Computer sooo slow need help ! - GoFuckYourself.com

Hunter · 01-29-2002, 09:33 AM

since yesterday my laptop has turned into a
C64 sooo slow, i ran Norton..no virus found
where and how do i check the performance
or what may have caused this?

i kind of need some help here

ICQ would be good
#121258311

Thanks

Amputate Your Head · 01-29-2002, 09:37 AM

format c:

01-29-2002, 09:46 AM

format c: is a real option. Maybe you got some bad sectors on your hdd, which causes the OS to move shit back and forth - slows down ...

Stop

and format the bitch.

Hunter · 01-29-2002, 09:52 AM

Thanks Amp, Equinox

that is not an option for
today
formatC will have to wait

any other suggestions?

Amputate Your Head · 01-29-2002, 09:53 AM

if you're running Win2K, run chkdsk /f and see what it finds...

-=HUNGRYMAN=- · 01-29-2002, 09:59 AM

Before you go formatting ... try the regular culprits of poor performance ...

Delete ALL your cookies and temp files ... one of my clients had over 18'000 cookies on his computer one time ... and another 131MB of temp files .... DELETE THEM ALL !!

Now it is time for a THOROUGH ScanDisk and Defragment ..

Also ... if you have several (more than a dozen) icons on your desktop .... move them elsewhere ... the more icons your desktop has ... the shittier performance you will get ... all you need on desktop is MY COMP, MY DOCS, NETWORK NEIGHBORHOOD, RECYCLE BIN .... fewer the better ..

Disable any screen savers ... sure, they look perty, but they clog your system resources over time, and even create bad sectors on your Hard Drive ... If you are going to be away from your PC for more than 15 mins, just turn the monitor off ...

Amputate Your Head · 01-29-2002, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by -=HUNGRYMAN=-
all you need on desktop is MY COMP, MY DOCS, NETWORK NEIGHBORHOOD, RECYCLE BIN .... fewer the better ..

What about all my shortcuts to my man-love memberships? What'll I do with those?

Ludedude · 01-29-2002, 10:32 AM

Send them to Lensman and then delete them ;)

make sure to CC: me though

Hunter · 01-29-2002, 10:37 AM

Thanks for your help on ICQ
Hungryman

bdld · 01-29-2002, 12:42 PM

there's a program called 'ram booster' i think you can find it at download.com
one of my computers is an old 5 gb 366mhz 128mb ram and you really need to keep it clean. try removing all the unnecessary things that automatically run on start-up and on ie -> tools -> internet options -> temp int files -> settings you can set it to only save a few mb of files. the other tips given here are helpful and work too

kangaroo · 01-30-2002, 05:32 AM

Are you Defrag c: yet?

01-29-2002, 09:37 AM	#2
Amputate Your Head There can be only one Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Somewhere else Posts: 39,075	format c: __________________ SIG TOO BIG

01-29-2002, 09:53 AM	#5
Amputate Your Head There can be only one Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Somewhere else Posts: 39,075	if you're running Win2K, run chkdsk /f and see what it finds... __________________ SIG TOO BIG

01-29-2002, 09:59 AM	#6
-=HUNGRYMAN=- Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Between your mamma's legs Posts: 4,753	Before you go formatting ... try the regular culprits of poor performance ... Delete ALL your cookies and temp files ... one of my clients had over 18'000 cookies on his computer one time ... and another 131MB of temp files .... DELETE THEM ALL !! Now it is time for a THOROUGH ScanDisk and Defragment .. Also ... if you have several (more than a dozen) icons on your desktop .... move them elsewhere ... the more icons your desktop has ... the shittier performance you will get ... all you need on desktop is MY COMP, MY DOCS, NETWORK NEIGHBORHOOD, RECYCLE BIN .... fewer the better .. Disable any screen savers ... sure, they look perty, but they clog your system resources over time, and even create bad sectors on your Hard Drive ... If you are going to be away from your PC for more than 15 mins, just turn the monitor off ... __________________ Last edited by -=HUNGRYMAN=-; 01-29-2002 at 10:00 AM..

01-29-2002, 10:32 AM	#8
Ludedude Suck it! Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Who wants to know? Posts: 4,432	Send them to Lensman and then delete them ;) make sure to CC: me though __________________

01-29-2002, 09:33 AM	#1
Hunter Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: just above you Posts: 283	Computer sooo slow need help ! since yesterday my laptop has turned into a C64 sooo slow, i ran Norton..no virus found where and how do i check the performance or what may have caused this? i kind of need some help here ICQ would be good #121258311 Thanks

01-29-2002, 09:46 AM	#3
X37375787 Guest Posts: n/a	format c: is a real option. Maybe you got some bad sectors on your hdd, which causes the OS to move shit back and forth - slows down ... Stop and format the bitch.

01-29-2002, 09:52 AM	#4
Hunter Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: just above you Posts: 283	Thanks Amp, Equinox that is not an option for today formatC will have to wait any other suggestions?

01-29-2002, 10:37 AM	#9
Hunter Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: just above you Posts: 283	Thanks for your help on ICQ Hungryman

01-29-2002, 12:42 PM	#10
bdld $100,000 Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 11,452	there's a program called 'ram booster' i think you can find it at download.com one of my computers is an old 5 gb 366mhz 128mb ram and you really need to keep it clean. try removing all the unnecessary things that automatically run on start-up and on ie -> tools -> internet options -> temp int files -> settings you can set it to only save a few mb of files. the other tips given here are helpful and work too

01-30-2002, 05:32 AM	#11
kangaroo Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sydney Posts: 112	Are you Defrag c: yet?