help...slooww computer

nerdchelle · May 24, 2004

My boyfriend's computer is so extremely slow. I would rather use a stone and chizel to write a paper then dare get on his computer to type it. Its an HP "Kayak" with a Pentium II processor. From what I understand about computers, that is pretty old and crappy. He also uses AOL for his internet service which only slows things down about 100% more. I've tried deleting some stuff (like his Temp. Internet files..which he had over 6,000 of) but I am not exactly sure what I can and cannot delete and I don't want to make things worse. I'm really not good at computers but I usually run adaware/spybot on mine, do you think this is the problem with his? God, I can only imagine the time it will take to download those.. Is there anything I can do that doesnt involve buying a new computer? Any suggestions are appreciated!

alanc · May 24, 2004

Welcome to MG nerdchelle

Running Ad-aware and Spybot on his PC too is a must, it could be clogged with spyware. Make sure you update them 1st before you scan.

A nifty little freebie for various cleanup chores (temp files, TIFs, registry, etc.) is Crap Cleaner (interesting choice of words, eh? )

Also running Defrag regularly is important.

What OS is he running and how much system RAM in the machine?

bigbazza · May 24, 2004

Hi, Download the latest versions of whatever you require on your PC (or another friends PC, if no CD burner). Burn it to a CD and load them into his computer that way. This may speed up things. Read old posts to see a list of programs recommended as essential. As well as CrapCleaner I keep recommending

Cleanup! http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=990
EmpTemp http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=1575

Run all 3 as each one will pick up stuff that others miss. Hope this helps. Bazza

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nerdchelle said:

My boyfriend's computer is so extremely slow. I would rather use a stone and chizel to write a paper then dare get on his computer to type it. Its an HP "Kayak" with a Pentium II processor. From what I understand about computers, that is pretty old and crappy. He also uses AOL for his internet service which only slows things down about 100% more. I've tried deleting some stuff (like his Temp. Internet files..which he had over 6,000 of) but I am not exactly sure what I can and cannot delete and I don't want to make things worse. I'm really not good at computers but I usually run adaware/spybot on mine, do you think this is the problem with his? God, I can only imagine the time it will take to download those.. Is there anything I can do that doesnt involve buying a new computer? Any suggestions are appreciated!
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Maxwell · May 24, 2004

Given that the computer is old and may have accumulated a lot of "information". It may be beneficial to format and reinstall only the necessary applications the you need.

However alanc's question is relevant: "What OS is he running and how much system RAM in the machine?"

If you decide to format/reinstall or clean then you should check to see recent compatible drivers can be installed, may even need a BIOS update - see HP support pages: http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Look...nt=z-A-R1002-1&h_tool=prodhomes&h_query=kayak

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