CJ Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 My PC has started to run very slowly - especially when using Outlook. It even locks up on accasions too. I have masses of space left on my hard drive (90 gig out of 114) but it is still playing up. I have run Lava Soft Adaware and deleted a few things but nothing really malicious. Is there anything else I can do? Any other programs I can try? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 ctrl alt del and check to see what processes are running, anythign what looks out of place stop that process. Only other things are a defrag and delete any pc hogging anti virus namely NORTON lol. and get avg free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffSupra Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Have you got much stuff running in the background? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaveriK Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 run msconfig and look at whats being run at start up. Also log onto windowsupdate.com and officeupdate.com and check for updates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted October 8, 2006 Author Share Posted October 8, 2006 Well, I tried most of that but it is stil running slowly - albeit only with Outlook (that occassionally locks up too). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk-rich Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 its all the porn, blocking the pipes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Latest video drivers or reinstall Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Have you installed anything lately, even if you've de-installed it after? COuld be time for a format/install.. You have partitioned your HD into Windows/Data? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 col i had this a few weeks ago , dumped the norton as is suggested here , put on the avg . im with ntl and they arnt very good atm , it was ntl that was slow with me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted October 8, 2006 Author Share Posted October 8, 2006 its all the porn, blocking the pipes I always thought porn helped unblock the pipes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted October 8, 2006 Author Share Posted October 8, 2006 col i had this a few weeks ago , dumped the norton as is suggested here , put on the avg . im with ntl and they arnt very good atm , it was ntl that was slow with me I already dumped norton ages ago and run NOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted October 8, 2006 Author Share Posted October 8, 2006 Have you installed anything lately, even if you've de-installed it after? COuld be time for a format/install.. You have partitioned your HD into Windows/Data? No and no. It seems to run slowly when acessing things through Outlook. pretty good with everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Run something like Registery Mechanic.... http://www.pctools.com/registry-mechanic/free/promo/VNU0306 and see if that helps, usually helps a little bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted October 8, 2006 Author Share Posted October 8, 2006 Run something like Registery Mechanic.... http://www.pctools.com/registry-mechanic/free/promo/VNU0306 and see if that helps, usually helps a little bit. Just tried that so lets see what happens. Thanks folks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaveriK Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Just out of interest what is being run at startup, you are interested in the Startup and services tabs to start with. There is an option in services to hide Microsoft ones to see the wood from the trees so to speak. Is it running slowly because of Outlook or all the time? If Outlook is the route of it it could be a mailer type virus/malware or just a case of reinstallation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Are you accessing POP3 or IMAP mail boxes? When I was trying to access 4 POP boxes, it could take ages and timed out a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted October 8, 2006 Author Share Posted October 8, 2006 Well, that little program Mr. Phoenix reccomended seesm to have done the trick and everything is now working fine and dandy Once again, many thanks for all your help people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Run something like Registery Mechanic.... http://www.pctools.com/registry-mechanic/free/promo/VNU0306 and see if that helps, usually helps a little bit. Just tried this but the licence key provided won't work?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Just tried this but the licence key provided won't work?? Works fine here. Have you installed one of their products before? It could be refusing due to a previous expired product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 That code didn't work for me either. It actually says on the site that the code will not work with the latest downloadable version only the version on some coverdisk! Ho hum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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