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my computer is performing like a virgin sucking a dick. what can i do? it is only 2 years old so it isnt obsolete, at least for my purposes. what im going to do tonight before going to bed is delete temp files using system suite, and defrag my hard drive. any other recommendations.
This might sound strange, but it seems to improve performance if you're using a window operating system.
Back up your data and anything else on your hard drive that you can't replace. Reformat your hard drive (or just delete everything). Reinstall your operating system. Reinstall your programs.
You might want to do this as often as every six months.
Have you tried adding more RAM?
If you have spyware you're fucking up, but here's the solution:
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35407
If you don't have firefox I scoff in you general direction.
yes, add ram
yeah thats what a lot of ppl are telling me to do, and i really dont want to, but i think its just getting to the point where i have to in order to maintain sanity.
my comp already has 2 gb of memory
get a mac you jew
defragmenting usually helps a little
reformat... and stop using limewire?
firefox!
I suggest a reformat also.
2 gb of ram should be way more than enough if poker programs are the most intensive programs you run.
new comp, 2 yrs is ancient and working is boring
My computer is 8 yrs old, a new pc is not needed.
Try going back to a system restore point that was before all this started happening and see if that helps any.
did anyone ask for the opinion of some mac elitist?Quote:
Originally Posted by Schiplt
[quote="Sauce123"]new comp, 2 yrs is ancient and working is boring[quote]
lol unfortunately im not rich and $800 means something to me.
tanes- dont really use limewire. i have it, but i rarely, if ever, use it.
so was it running slow because you had some sort of trojan on it ? sick sick sick man
Good anti-virus program and a solid firewall is needed to keep the shit out.
Does it start alot of programs at startup?
Using alot of auto-update crap?
Have alot of programs you dont realy use and/or know what they do?
If it's realy bothering you how slow it is, my guess is that it's more then what a simple defrag can fix. Hard to tell from here tho without knowing anything about your comp. No reads on villan! :)
/format is the safe bet.
This thread makes the other thread hurt that much more
My computer its at least 5 years old. I have 512mb of ram..
Sounds like youve got some malware. And if you have limeware then thats likely part of your problem. The program itself, iirc, has malware attached to it, its not just the files you download through it.
/thread should have ended hereQuote:
Originally Posted by swiggidy
If that fails reformat, which fucking sucks.