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[Dangerous]

my laptop is running very slowly now.videos take an age to play and web pages dont load up properly sometimes.ive uninstalled some programs and defragged the disc.
what else can i do?

[Hucknall Ram]

Buy a better laptop?

[StaffsRam]

Make sure you've got the latest drivers installed.

[JW_DCFC]

If you have had it for over 2 years i would suggest get a new one.

[froggg]

get an Apple, fast as fook.......

[Daveo]

Save all your files to disc and reinstall windows would be the best option, or even do a system restore back to when it was running fine.

[GboroRam]

Check how much memory it's got. Windows 7 really needs 4GB minimum.

If you right click in the task bar at the bottom of the screen and choose "Start Task Manager" there's a performance tab that might help pinpoint what the problem is being caused by. The processes tab will show what programs are using the most processor and memory - will help you spot where the problem is coming from. For instance if you've got (as an example) an antivirus program that's using lots of memory, maybe you need to think about using a different antivirus (or at least try reinstalling it).

Also run something like Malwarebytes Anti-malware, you never know if there's something going on that shouldn't.

[Martyn]

I had to sort out a friends laptop the other day. If you can't sort it yourself is there anyone you could ask for a favour or maybe a case of beer?

[rynny]

Martyn, on 06 February 2012 - 08:22 PM, said:

I had to sort out a friends laptop the other day.  If you can't sort it yourself is there anyone you could ask for a favour or maybe a case of beer?

Sounds like someone is fishing for a case of beer, here.

[DerbyRam!]

Dangerous, on 06 February 2012 - 02:35 PM, said:

my laptop is running very slowly now.videos take an age to play and web pages dont load up properly sometimes.ive uninstalled some programs and defragged the disc.
what else can i do?

I can fix it for a case of beer?

[Obi1Kenobi0]

If you're running Vista not a lot, that baby will suck up all your resources without you really knowing it, a bit like an ex I once had. If your laptop is over 3 years old I'd get a new one.

[voyager1]

You don't say what operating system you're running. Also, do you know the specifications of your PC? i.e. the RAM, CPU and hard disk size.

Also do you remember making any changes to your PC prior to it going slow? i.e. installing new software.

[Steve Brummie]

Like the colour of your skin, or the day you realise you're old, accept the slowing down of a laptop as a fact of life, a factor which cannot be changed.
The laptop is still doing myriads of tasks which you may or may not comprehend, and doing them at an amazing speed. Unfortunately the end product, the one thing you really want to happen, takes longer and longer to show itself the older the equipment gets.
gates & co keep creating more memory and system hogging software all the time, not only because they can but to create a need and desire for ever more powerful machines which do the same as the older ones but make perfectly good gear appear obsolete. Then they pull the plug on the old gear making it appear useless despite all the good work it has done. A bit like life really.
PS a reinstall may help and if possible install more memory. Or try Ubuntu (Linux) ran alongside Windows as an alternative OS.

[Smyth_18]

I've just got a new one. Buy now pay 6 month later at pc world. 0% APR.
Got a laptop bag, wireless mouse, memory stick and Norton free with it.

580 quid for HP Pavillion. Not bad at all.

[GboroRam]

Only problem with PCs and pay later, you'll still be paying for it when it's ancient technology.

[Smyth_18]

Its only 6 months though mate.
I wouldn't do it if it was like 2 years.

They also have a new plan where you can get upgrades and have as much support as you need all the way through it.. It's quite a pricey monthly cost though. (well it is for a young'un like me anyway.)

[GboroRam]

Not suggesting you shouldn't - sometimes it's the only option you've got; but personally I find it annoying that I end up paying for stuff long after it's fooked/unwanted.