I am trying to get my computer to run better. It is very slow at start up but continues to be sluggish opening up not just the internet pages but also computer programs. I have downloaded and ran many different programs to help me. I have ran virus detectors, disk cleaners. windows cleaners. I orignally thought my computer was sluggish due to hdd space so i deleted a bunch of stuff. I brought my free space from 1gb to almost 25gb. progress yes but no change in my computer. I come to think my problems lies in a 5yr old computer that has a bunch of junk on it and/or software conflicts. How do I find out what is conflicting with what? Am i even on the right track here? I have been trying to figure this all out on my own instead of bothering everyone when there are ACTUAL problems other people need help with, but i think i am just digging myself into a bigger hole. I rean Belarc Advisor and here are the results: i hope this isnt over kill Computer Profile Summary Computer Name: Shawnda-f7llx8e (in NAN) — family Profile Date: Friday, January 09, 2009 12:52:19 PM Advisor Version: 7.2x Windows Logon: Owner Click here for Belarc's System Management products, for large and small companies. Operating System System Model Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 (build 2600) Dell Computer Corporation Dimension 2400 System Service Tag: FR99741 (support for this PC) Chassis Serial Number: FR99741 Enclosure Type: Space-saving Processor a Main Circuit Board b 2.65 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4 8 kilobyte primary memory cache 512 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Dell Computer Corp. 0C2425 A01 Serial Number: ..CN137403C203SN. Bus Clock: 533 megahertz BIOS: Dell Computer Corporation A05 12/02/2003 Drives Memory Modules c,d 79.96 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity 28.50 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8162B [CD-ROM drive] TEAC DVD+RW DV-W58E [CD-ROM drive] HP Photosmart 8200 USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 1 ST380011A [Hard drive] (80.00 GB) -- drive 0 254 Megabytes Installed Memory Slot 'DIMM_1' has 256 MB Slot 'DIMM_2' is Empty Local Drive Volumes c: (NTFS on drive 0) 79.96 GB 28.50 GB free Network Drives None detected Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers local user accounts last logon Owner 1/8/2009 11:38:26 AM (admin) local system accounts Administrator never (admin) ASPNET never Guest never HelpAssistant never SUPPORT_388945a0 never Marks a disabled account; Marks a locked account Dell AIO Printer A920 on USB001 HP Photosmart 8200 Series on USB002 Microsoft XPS Document Writer on XPSPort: Send To Microsoft OneNote Driver on WebEx Document Loader Port Send To Microsoft OneNote Driver on Send To Microsoft OneNote Port: Controllers Display Standard floppy disk controller Intel(R) 82801DB Ultra ATA Storage Controller - 24CB Primary IDE Channel [Controller] Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller [Display adapter] DELL E773c [Monitor] (15.7"vis, s/n 6418041408PE, January 2004) Bus Adapters Multimedia Intel(r) 82801DB/DBM USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller - 24CD Intel(R) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C2 Intel(R) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C4 Intel(R) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C7 SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio Communications Other Devices Conexant SmartHSFi V.9x 56K DF PCI Modem CNet PRO200 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter primary Auto IP Address: 192.168.1.100 / 24 Gateway: 192.168.1.1 Dhcp Server: 192.168.1.1 Physical Address: 00:08:A1:60:FCA Networking Dns Servers: 65.24.7.10 65.24.7.11 Dell AIO Printer A920 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 Compatible Mouse Generic USB Hub HP Photosmart 8200 Series (DOT4USB) USB Composite Device USB Mass Storage Device USB Printing Support (2x) USB Root Hub (4x) pcouffin device for 32 bits systems Virus Protection [Back to Top] Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic Version 7.0.3.159 Realtime File Scanning On Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic Version 0.0.0.0 Realtime File Scanning On Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic Version 7.0.3.92 Realtime File Scanning On Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Version 8.0.1.30 Realtime File Scanning Off CyberDefender Internet Security Version 2009 Realtime File Scanning On Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic Version 0.0.0.0 Realtime File Scanning On Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic Version 6.38.1.213 Realtime File Scanning On Missing Microsoft Security Hotfixes [Back to Top] All required security hotfixes (using the 12/17/2008 Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary) have been installed. Installed Microsoft Hotfixes [Back to Top] .NETFramework 1.1 S867460 on 1/29/2007 (details...) M928366 on 7/11/2007 (details...) CAPICOM KB931906 on 12/28/2008 (details...) DataAccess Q832483 on 5/18/2004 (details...) KB870669 (details...) MSXML4SP2 KB927978 on 11/23/2006 (details...) KB936181 on 8/15/2007 (details...) KB954430 on 11/12/2008 (details...) MSXML6 KB933579 on 6/23/2008 (details...) Office Excel MUI (English) 2007 KB936982[SP] on 12/28/2008 (details...) Office Home and Student 2007 KB936982[SP] on 12/28/2008 (details...) KB946691 on 12/28/2008 (details...) KB950130 on 12/28/2008 (details...) KB951338 on 12/28/2008 (details...) KB951550 on 12/28/2008 (details...) KB951944 on 12/28/2008 (details...) KB954326 on 12/28/2008 (details...) KB956358 on 12/28/2008 (details...) KB956828 on 12/28/2008 (details...) KB958437 on 12/28/2008 (details...) KB958439 on 12/28/2008 (details...) Office OneNote MUI (English) 2007 KB936982[SP] on 12/28/2008 (details...) Office PowerPoint MUI (English) 2007 KB936982[SP] on 12/28/2008 (details...) Office Proof (English) 2007 KB936982[SP] on 12/28/2008 (details...) Office Proof (French) 2007 KB936982[SP] on 12/28/2008 (details...) Office Proof (Spanish) 2007 KB936982[SP] on 12/28/2008 (details...) Office Shared MUI (English) 2007 KB936982[SP] on 12/28/2008 (details...) Office Shared Setup Metadata MUI (English) 2007 KB936982[SP] on 12/28/2008 (details...) Office Word MUI (English) 2007 KB936982[SP] on 12/28/2008 (details...) Software Update for Web Folders (English) 12 KB936982[SP] on 12/28/2008 (details...) WGA SP0 KB892130 on 12/23/2008 (details...) Windows Media Format 11 SDK KB929399 (details...) SP0 KB929399 on 3/15/2007 (details...) Windows Media Player 10 KB911565 (details...) KB917734_WMP10 (details...) SP0 KB911565 on 2/16/2006 (details...) KB917734_WMP10 on 6/17/2006 (details...) Windows Media Player 11 KB936782_WMP11 (details...) KB939683 (details...) KB954154_WM11 (details...) SP0 KB939683 on 9/4/2007 (details...) Windows Media Player 11 SP0 (continued) KB954154_WM11 on 9/10/2008 (details...) SP2 KB936782_WMP11 on 8/15/2007 (details...) Windows Media Player 6.4 KB925398_WMP64 (details...) SP0 KB925398_WMP64 on 12/16/2006 (details...) Windows Media Player WM817787 (details...) Q828026 (details...) KB952069_WM9 (details...) SP0 Q828026 on 5/18/2004 (details...) KB911564 on 2/16/2006 (details...) KB952069_WM9 on 12/11/2008 (details...) Windows XP KB923689 (details...) KB941569 (details...) SP0 KB923689 on 12/16/2006 (details...) KB928090-IE7 on 2/18/2007 (details...) KB929969 on 2/2/2007 (details...) KB931768-IE7 on 5/9/2007 (details...) KB933566-IE7 on 6/13/2007 (details...) KB937143-IE7 on 8/15/2007 (details...) KB938127-IE7 on 8/15/2007 (details...) KB939653-IE7 on 10/11/2007 (details...) KB941569 on 12/14/2007 (details...) KB942615-IE7 on 12/14/2007 (details...) KB944533-IE7 on 2/13/2008 (details...) KB947864-IE7 on 4/10/2008 (details...) KB950759-IE7 on 6/11/2008 (details...) KB953838-IE7 on 8/13/2008 (details...) KB956390-IE7 on 10/15/2008 (details...) KB958215-IE7 on 12/11/2008 (details...) KB960714-IE7 on 12/18/2008 (details...) SP10 MSCOMPPACKV1 on 2/3/2007 (Microsoft Compression Client Pack 1.0 for Windows XP) SP2 KB811113[SP] on 10/4/2004 (details...) SP3 KB929969 on 1/12/2007 (details...) KB936929[SP] on 8/30/2008 (details...) SP4 KB938464 on 9/10/2008 (details...) KB946648 on 8/31/2008 (details...) KB950760 on 6/11/2008 (details...) KB950762 on 8/30/2008 (details...) KB950974 on 8/30/2008 (details...) KB951066 on 8/30/2008 (details...) KB951072-V2 on 8/13/2008 (details...) KB951376 on 8/30/2008 (details...) KB951376-V2 on 8/30/2008 (details...) KB951698 on 8/30/2008 (details...) KB951748 on 8/30/2008 (details...) KB951978 on 8/31/2008 (details...) KB952287 on 8/30/2008 (details...) KB952954 on 8/30/2008 (details...) KB953839 on 8/13/2008 (details...) KB954211 on 10/15/2008 (details...) KB954459 on 11/12/2008 (details...) KB954600 on 12/11/2008 (details...) KB955069 on 11/12/2008 (details...) KB955839 on 12/11/2008 (details...) KB956391 on 10/15/2008 (details...) KB956802 on 12/11/2008 (details...) KB956803 on 10/15/2008 (details...) KB956841 on 10/15/2008 (details...) KB957095 on 10/15/2008 (details...) KB957097 on 11/12/2008 (details...) KB958644 on 10/25/2008 (details...) Windows SP1 IDNMITIGATIONAPIS on 1/31/2007 (Microsoft Internationalized Domain Names Mitigation APIs) NLSDOWNLEVELMAPPING on 1/31/2007 (Microsoft National Language Support Downlevel APIs) XML Paper Specification Shared Components Pack 1.0 XPSEPSC (XML Paper Specification Shared Components Pack 1.0) Click here to see all available Microsoft security hotfixes for this computer. Marks a security hotfix (using the 12/17/2008 Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary) Marks a security hotFix that fails verification (a security vulnerability) Marks a hotfix that verifies correctly Marks a hotfix that fails verification (note that failing hotfixes need to be reinstalled) Unmarked hotfixes lack the data to allow verification Click here for Belarc's System Management products, for large and small companies. Software Licenses [Back to Top] Belarc - Advisor 050997ce Corel - QuattroPro $serialno$ H+BEDV - AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic V 7 6c5068b30ef233c95af600392bc253ee729817c8 Hewlett-Packard - WebReg MY55A1W2DN04CR Microsoft - Internet Explorer 84876-600-9055504-04135 Microsoft - MediaPlayer 69808-818-0146987-04835 Microsoft - Office Home and Student 2007 81602-911-0537247-68943 (Key: JPCHF-JGR2K-VKGT8-TM8JK-B8TCJ) Microsoft - WebFldrs XP 12345-111-1111111-17674 Microsoft - Windows XP Home Edition 55277-OEM-0011903-00102 (Key: RCBF6-6KDMK-GD6GR-K6DP3-4C8MT)e Sony Pictures Games - Wheel of Fortune 13000-1 Symantec - MSRedist 1 Symantec - Norton AntiSpam 1 Symantec - Norton AntiVirus 1 Symantec - Norton Internet Security 1 Software Versions (mouse over * for details, click * for location) [Back to Top] 2007 Microsoft Office system Version 12.0.6331.5000 * Adobe Reader Version 8.1.0.2007051100 * AIO exe Version 1.0.7.1 * Alexander Roshal - WinRAR archiver Version 3.51.0.0 * Alice's Magical Mahjong Version 1.0.0.0 * America Online, Inc. - AOL Connectivity Service Version 1,0,25,3 * Avira GmbH - AntiVir Workstation Version 8.00.70.08 * Belarc, Inc. - Advisor Version 7.2x * Burger Shop * ContextMenu.exe * Corel Clipbook Version 11.245 * Corel Corporation Limited - PerfectScript 11 Version 11.0.0.233 * Corel Corporation Limited - Quattro(R) Pro 11 Version 11.0.0.233 * Corel Corporation Limited - WordPerfect (R) Office 11 Version 11.0.0.233 * Corel Corporation Limited - WordPerfect XML Project Designer Version 11.0.0.233 * Corel Corporation Limited - WordPerfect(R) 11 Version 11.0.0.233 * CorelDRAW(R) Version 11.217 * CorelDRAW(R) Version 11.245 * CyberDefender Early Detection Center Version 4.12.15.06 * CyberLink Corp. - CLDMA Version 1, 0, 0, 5417 * CyberLink Corp. - PCM2 Application Version 1.0.0826 * CyberLink Corp. - PowerDVD Version 3.00.3226 * Dell Photo Editor Version 0.1.1.1 * Demand Media - Belle's Beauty Boutique Version 1.0.1 * Disable HP Product Improvement Data Collection * Disney Mix Central Version 1. 0. 0. 0 * DVD Shrink Version 3.2.0.15 * Fengtao Software Inc. - DVDFab Version 4, 1, 2, 0 * FUJIFILM Corporation - FinePixViewer Version 5, 4, 0, 0 * Funkitron, Inc. - Slingo Quest Version 1.0.0.11 * Funkitron, Inc. - Slingo Supreme Version 1.0.0.103 * GameHouse - Super Collapse! 3 Version 3.12 * GameHouse Super SpongeBob Collapse! Version 1.00 * GameHouse, Inc - MindMedley Version 1.00 * gameinstaller.exe * GamesCafe - Sally's Spa Version 1, 0, 0, 1 * Garden Defense(TM) * granny_download Version 1, 0, 0, 1 * Hewlett-Packard - HP Installer Version 12,0,0,61 * Hewlett-Packard - HP Photosmart Version 8,1,0,12 * Hewlett-Packard - HP Software Update Client Version 3, 0, 4, 2 * Hewlett-Packard - Install Consumer Experience Version 5,3,0,75 * Hewlett-Packard Co. - hp digital imaging - hp all-in-one series Version 053.000.013.000 * Hewlett-Packard Company - HP Solution Center Version 050.000.152.000 * Hewlett-Packard Company - LightScribe Version 1.4.136.1 * Hewlett-Packard Development Co. 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Version 1.0.5000.0 * Yahoo! Messenger Version 9,0,0,2034 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks to anyone who reads this, i usually always find my answers here but this time i had to ask what to do now? Thanks again
I will try to help. First thing i would do is get more Ram this in it self should make a big improvement i recomend 1gig. This should help the Os run smoother and programs. Not really sure how many antivirus programs that u have running if you have more then 1 this could cause problems i know because i built a computer for my mother inlaw and had spyware doctor on it and avg antivirus caused big problems. I would also do 2 other things i use perfect disk defrag program and i do a defrag 1 a week. Also i use a program called register booster which scans your registry and finds errors and allows you to fix them. Also allows you to defrag the registry. Hope this helps good luck.
First, upgrade the RAM. Your PC is "choking on it's own vomit." The Dell Dimension 2400 has 2 DIMM slots and can be upgraded to a maximum of 2GB memory (2 x 1GB) I just bought 2 x 1GB PC3200 for $19.95 after rebate so it does go on sale, you just have to watch for it. Also, get rid of all the unnecessary crap software that Dell bundles with their systems. The first one that should go is all that worthless Adobe Photo software. (disregard. Already gone I see) That brought my sister-in-laws PC to it's knees untill I killed it. You won't know if there are any software issues until you upgrade your RAM since everything is running on swap space (HDD) right now.
Thanks for your help - however my computer crashed last week. Error in registry. I believe I deleted something important. I don't know what specifically, all I do know is that a fews days later my computer was turned on - windows bar came up and loaded and then the blue screen with registry error. I was lucky enough to install operating system on top of what I already had to get my documents in pictures. I then reformatted HDD. I am running AVG now. I havent decided what spyware/malware to download. Any suggestions? I also heard that defraging and compressing files make the computer sluggish. Is this only if you don't do it often? My system is running alot faster. I have not downloaded all the real arcade/game house games. I know I will eventually becuase my kids are driving me nuts. So I will upgrade my ram - (thanx for that) There are alot of people that search the web on my computer - I wouldnt put it past them to visit the x-rated sites. I am pretty sure I got a bad virus .. what suggestions do u have to protect my computer - besides the obvious of not visiting these sites at all?
Who ever said that defraging you computer slowes it down was wrong compressing files how ever is a different story. Perfect Disk is a software by Raxco that you will have to purchase. I will say this if you do not defrag in over a year it will take a long time but this should not be a problem because you just formated you hdd. Here is the link for you i beleave they give you like 30days trial. http://www.raxco.com/home_office/home_perfectdisk_professional.cfm As for antivirus i use bitdefender i had a few computers get viruses when i had Avg so i do not use them anymore if it happened once ok but like 3 times. Here are 2 links that can help you choose what version you would like. http://www.bitdefender.com/ http://www.bitdefender.com/2009/futurenow/en/2/products.html?s_kwcid=bitdefender|2489415446 Bitdefender also gives you 30 days to try there product with no restrictions i believe. Also you can put it on 3pcs for 1yr for only $29. Hope this helps and Good Luck
I do not know if you know this or not but you should occasionally deleate your cookies and temporary files. How you do this is when on the internet in the upper right corner click on tools then click on internet options on the general tab under browsing history click delete if you are not concerned about loosing you browsing history or any passwords that Ie has saved click deleate all if so just then click delete cookies and delete files. Oh also bitdefender has antiphishing and antispyware built in.
ok thanks you guys. I really appreciate it. What do you guys think of cyber defender or windows advance care(they recently change there name and I don't know it right off hand). I had these both before i would prefer windows advance, but they didnt detect all my viruses. I just want to make sure what ever software I have will detect and fix problems or threats. Am I asking for too much
