yaff2 Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Hey guys, lately my computer has been getting really laggy after it boots up. I try not to restart it for this reason. When i turn it off, or reset it, it will boot up, sounding like its working REAL hard, then when it signs me back on, it will take like 10 minutes for everything to load. Also when i first sign on, it will say my computer is at risk, but then it will be fine, and when msn is loading, it will sign me on, then ill lose my internet connection for a min. But after i give my computer about 10 mins or more to settle down, it will work a bit better, but it still laggs real bad for a long time. I have read up on how to optimize my computer, and i did a Disk Check, and Disk Cleanup, but that has done nothing. I was going to defrag my comp, but it wants to take files that i use away. The computer is have, isnt good, but its just been acting up in the last little bit. Im thinking i just need to upgrade the ram and hard drive because right now i only got a 160 gig hard drive and 448 mb or ram. Any ideas on why this is happening, and what i can do to fix it? 1980 Berlinetta with a 350, bored, mild cam, intake carb, headers, exhaust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 I would do scans with your antivirus and anti-spyware, it could likely be the cause of your problems. Also, msconfig is a good utility if you go to the startup tab to choose the files that load or not when you start the computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 448mb RAM? Owch! I may not be right, but this could play a small part in your problem. Try Ccleaner to try and empty some files off your computer. 2257AD.TUMBLR.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yaff2 Posted April 25, 2009 Author Share Posted April 25, 2009 i know the ram has quite a bit to do with it, i jus dont have the money to upgrade right now. pay day isnt till friday, and i owe my dad like 200 bucks from that. so that will leave me with like 300 + so i may be able to afford it... depends. 1980 Berlinetta with a 350, bored, mild cam, intake carb, headers, exhaust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksonic45 Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 I would do scans with your antivirus and anti-spyware, it could likely be the cause of your problems. Also, msconfig is a good utility if you go to the startup tab to choose the files that load or not when you start the computer. Also, try loading it up in safe mode and see if there's any difference. If there's a massive difference you should do what sbrideau said and scan for viruses and delete some startup programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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