Vista - slow computer

08-01-2008

My computer used to be very fast, opening programs in less than a second...
now something has changed, and it takes between 1-5 minutes to open
programs.... i can't defrag my computer, because it fails halfway through,
because of the slow speed. i don't know what to do.... except that because of
how slow it is, most of the time i'd rather just leave it off... but i have
work to do, so i bear it with a large grain of salt.... is there a(ny)
solution(s) out there?

**roy69** · 08-01-2008

You say that your defrag fails, this may be indicating a disk fault. This will slow down your computer. What is the error you get with defrag?
I would back up your important data just in cast.
Run chkdsk.

08-02-2008

Try a more suitable newsgroup. This newsgroup is for Microsoft ".NET"
programming questions.

"firstmateirongut" <firstmateirongut@xxxxxx> wrote in
message news:8B3BE545-6BBA-4AA1-AD5B-4B65823A1FAD@xxxxxx

Quote:

> My computer used to be very fast, opening programs in less than a
> second...
> now something has changed, and it takes between 1-5 minutes to open
> programs.... i can't defrag my computer, because it fails halfway through,
> because of the slow speed. i don't know what to do.... except that because
> of
> how slow it is, most of the time i'd rather just leave it off... but i
> have
> work to do, so i bear it with a large grain of salt.... is there a(ny)
> solution(s) out there?

08-31-2008

how can i resolve this problem, is it possibile to be guided step by step to
speeding up my computer?

"firstmateirongut" wrote:

Quote:

> My computer used to be very fast, opening programs in less than a second...
> now something has changed, and it takes between 1-5 minutes to open
> programs.... i can't defrag my computer, because it fails halfway through,
> because of the slow speed. i don't know what to do.... except that because of
> how slow it is, most of the time i'd rather just leave it off... but i have
> work to do, so i bear it with a large grain of salt.... is there a(ny)
> solution(s) out there?

09-01-2008

Did you not see the replies in this thread telling the original poster that
this was not a newsgroup for general Windows questions? It is a newsgroup
for general questions about programming in the Microsoft ".NET" programming
platform.

"sab" <sab@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2613566E-E1AC-485F-B350-F33FFC235BEE@xxxxxx

Quote:

> how can i resolve this problem, is it possibile to be guided step by step
> to
> speeding up my computer?
>
>
> "firstmateirongut" wrote:
>

Quote:

>> My computer used to be very fast, opening programs in less than a
>> second...
>> now something has changed, and it takes between 1-5 minutes to open
>> programs.... i can't defrag my computer, because it fails halfway
>> through,
>> because of the slow speed. i don't know what to do.... except that
>> because of
>> how slow it is, most of the time i'd rather just leave it off... but i
>> have
>> work to do, so i bear it with a large grain of salt.... is there a(ny)
>> solution(s) out there?

**lewismc** · 08-13-2009

try Auslogics boostspeed @ www.auslogics.com

08-01-2008	#1 (permalink)
firstmateirongut n/a posts	slow computer My computer used to be very fast, opening programs in less than a second... now something has changed, and it takes between 1-5 minutes to open programs.... i can't defrag my computer, because it fails halfway through, because of the slow speed. i don't know what to do.... except that because of how slow it is, most of the time i'd rather just leave it off... but i have work to do, so i bear it with a large grain of salt.... is there a(ny) solution(s) out there?
My System Specs

08-01-2008	#2 (permalink)
roy69 Vista home premium 64 bit 2,115 posts	Re: slow computer You say that your defrag fails, this may be indicating a disk fault. This will slow down your computer. What is the error you get with defrag? I would back up your important data just in cast. Run chkdsk.
My System Specs

08-02-2008	#3 (permalink)
Scott M. n/a posts	Re: slow computer Try a more suitable newsgroup. This newsgroup is for Microsoft ".NET" programming questions. "firstmateirongut" <firstmateirongut@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:8B3BE545-6BBA-4AA1-AD5B-4B65823A1FAD@xxxxxx Quote: > My computer used to be very fast, opening programs in less than a > second... > now something has changed, and it takes between 1-5 minutes to open > programs.... i can't defrag my computer, because it fails halfway through, > because of the slow speed. i don't know what to do.... except that because > of > how slow it is, most of the time i'd rather just leave it off... but i > have > work to do, so i bear it with a large grain of salt.... is there a(ny) > solution(s) out there?
My System Specs

08-31-2008	#4 (permalink)
sab n/a posts	RE: slow computer how can i resolve this problem, is it possibile to be guided step by step to speeding up my computer? "firstmateirongut" wrote: Quote: > My computer used to be very fast, opening programs in less than a second... > now something has changed, and it takes between 1-5 minutes to open > programs.... i can't defrag my computer, because it fails halfway through, > because of the slow speed. i don't know what to do.... except that because of > how slow it is, most of the time i'd rather just leave it off... but i have > work to do, so i bear it with a large grain of salt.... is there a(ny) > solution(s) out there?
My System Specs

09-01-2008	#5 (permalink)
Scott M. n/a posts	Re: slow computer Did you not see the replies in this thread telling the original poster that this was not a newsgroup for general Windows questions? It is a newsgroup for general questions about programming in the Microsoft ".NET" programming platform. "sab" <sab@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:2613566E-E1AC-485F-B350-F33FFC235BEE@xxxxxx Quote: > how can i resolve this problem, is it possibile to be guided step by step > to > speeding up my computer? > > > "firstmateirongut" wrote: > Quote: >> My computer used to be very fast, opening programs in less than a >> second... >> now something has changed, and it takes between 1-5 minutes to open >> programs.... i can't defrag my computer, because it fails halfway >> through, >> because of the slow speed. i don't know what to do.... except that >> because of >> how slow it is, most of the time i'd rather just leave it off... but i >> have >> work to do, so i bear it with a large grain of salt.... is there a(ny) >> solution(s) out there?
My System Specs

08-13-2009	#6 (permalink)
lewismc Vista Home Premium 32bit 54 posts	Re: slow computer try Auslogics boostspeed @ www.auslogics.com
My System Specs

Similar Threads
Thread	Forum
Slow computer	Vista General
Slow computer - what to do?	Vista General
slow computer	Vista performance & maintenance
Old computer really slow...	General Discussion
Vista on a slow computer	Vista General