computer is slow

The CPU,Data Bus and Hard drive will paly a big factor in how processing speed is determined
Not to forget that memory, progams and applications you have installed on your computer will be a factor in how fast the computer performs.

You may consider upgrading the memory to get better performance,try Scandisk and Defragging the system to see if this will help.

You should also consider performing maintanence to see what files are duplicated and programs you can delete from the startup menuto sacrafice some performance.

From the description you have given it would be to your advantage to consider an upgrade to see increased speed performance from the computer.
Pentium w/MMX is considered to be outdated,so you may want to see if you have the option of upgrading the CPU,with the current motherboard.

If the C: drive is nearly full, that is likely the cause of your slowdown.

Do either of these;

1. Run Defrag on the D: drive.
From System Properties, Performance tab, Virtual Memory;
Change the virtual memory settings to use the D drive instead of the C drive.

Also, on the file system tab, change computer type to network server.

Click apply

Upon reboot,
Clean out your Windows\Temp
And Windows\Temporary internet files folders.
defrag the C drive.

2. Clean out the temp file folders as above.
Move ALL data files to the D drive.

If your operating system has been on the PC for over 2 years, you can get a significant performance improvement by formatting the C drive, and re-installing windows and you programs.
A pain, Yes, but the performance improvement is well worth the effort.
Just be sure to back up all critical files and settings before formating the drive.

Chas

I need this information
1-OS?
2-OS installed on which partition(C,D,E...)
3-when you feel it is slow , for example when you runing special software? when you try to access to MY COMPUTER?...
4-is it assembled pc or brand one?
5-which programmesappear in your sys tray?
after that I can make help.

You have answered you own question. go back to C:\drive and determine how much space is available. Keep in mind that windows sets aside 200mb for temporary swap files, and don't forget xxMB for virtural memory all on c:\drive. Suggest cleaning up c:\drive or better yet replace it with a larger drive. drives are getting cheaper at pricewatch.com and price grabber.com.

You don't mentioned your OS, RAM just guest...

If you are running Win98 its obvious that's why it is too slow......Coz if you want a fast and reliable system with that specs use Win95....3.1

I have some steps here that can speed up your system..
1.)Use the operating system that is suitable for your specs...i recommend that you need win95 or 3.1

2.)Clean the registry....i have a program here name Registry Cleaner...it may help you to give a speed by cleaning the registry entry that is not useful...

3.) Defragging....Optimized hard drive give much speed...

4.) If you can search some updates for your driver and BIOS go on have a search for the latest updates...if will give you a robust performance....

Other:
Generally, when Windows load and you hard drive is very slow, and sometimes cause is the insufficient space, try to free up the c: move the unnecessary file to D: it also help the hard drive speed...

Pinoy_Teknik

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