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Old 06-10-2013, 11:28 AM #1
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One of the more common problems, I suspect. I'm thinking things are running in the background that don't need to be but who am I to know?

Dell laptop, Windows 7, using Firefox. Have McAfee Total Protection.
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You are.

How long has the 'slowness' been apparent? Have you installed any new programs recently? Mcafee and Norton are notorious for clogging up system resources.

Hit CTRL+SHIFT+ESC at the same time, that will bring up the "Task Manager".

Have a peek through the list(s) and see if anything looks sketchy. I do not advise stopping any of the services unless you are 100% sure that you dont need it to function. Google the process, decide, and see if it helps your system.

OR, maybe a good ole defrag is due.
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Thank you! Have noticed the slowness for maybe a month or 2. No new programs I can think of or remember.

I will try your suggestion, thank you!
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Oh dear - 515 Registry Errors! Speedupmypc fixed 15 of them but I must purchase the full program to fix the rest.

Anyone recommend a good, free program to clean Registry Errors?
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Glary Utilities http://www.glarysoft.com/

free and I've used it for years - it will ask if you want to buy pro version but just click no.

It has a one click clean up button so very easy to use.
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Thank you! I tried Piriform CCleaner but don't understand how to use it.
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Just leave the settings as they are don't change anything and you should be fine.

I haven't used CCleaner for over a year, Glary is so much simpler with the 1-click..

here's a how to video for CCleaner-
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Glary did the trick! I deleted the other programs. Thank you!
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Just curious... did it help?
Is your computer running better now?
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