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Old 27-03-2010
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My Computer Is Slow

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Hello, I am getting quiet strange problem on my computer. I am having windows xp operating system installed on my computer. I am having Intel Original motherboard of the 945 series. And I am having 3GH processor. I have installed the 2 GB of ram on it. And at the starting it is running with better speed. But, now it is giving me problem of the slow working. If you are having any specific solution on this, then please provide that to me.

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Old 27-03-2010
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Re: My Computer Is Slow

Hello, It may be possible that your computer is having infection of the virus and that is why you are getting such kind of error. So, simply make use of the avast home edition and remove the virus infection and you will able to remove the virus and your computer will start working faster. Avast is having following features:
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Old 27-03-2010
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Re: My Computer Is Slow

Hello, it may be possible that you are having many of the software applications installed on your computer then it may be possible that your computer is running slowly. If you want to remove the slowness of your computer then you must need to stop the processes which are not required. So, that you will able to get the solution. It will be needed to use the Task manager and then you will able to get the solution for your problem. End the process which are not required.
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Old 27-03-2010
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Re: My Computer Is Slow

Hello, you need to check the following:
  • Have you done anything new then remove that
  • Verify your system resources
  • Run the antivirus application
  • Reboot your computer
  • Scan for viruses
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Old 27-03-2010
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Re: My Computer Is Slow

Hello, you must need to make use of the safe mode for checking your computer performance. As your computer is uses minimum software applications your computer will work faster over there. If it works faster then you can get solved your problem by stopping the applications which are taking more memory. To start in safe mode:
  • Restart your system.
  • While restarting your computer press the F8 button.
  • Select Safe Mode, then press ENTER.
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Old 27-03-2010
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Re: My Computer Is Slow

You can get your computer slow due to the following:
This issue can be caused by any of the below possibilities:
  • Hard disk drive got full.
  • Some of the applications are having bad or corrupt files.
  • Data corruption.
  • Windows updates and drivers are not working.
  • Overheating
  • Hardware problem.
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