why is my laptop so slow????

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#1 XxAK47xX
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ok this is my laptop.

toshiba satilight ( i dont know the model)

pentium Intel(R) 4 CPU 3.06GHz

1.84GHz, 512mb of RAM

i have 110 gig HDD and it 29% free

i have done a dick clean up and hard disk defragmentaion. I have don multiple full system virus scans and im clean!

i dont know what it its?

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#2 gp19
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512 RAM is way too low for today specs, I do hope you're running XP, because if you're running Vista then you're way bellow recommended requirements. Your processor seems fine, but a pentium 4 isn't so great either for today's demands.
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#3 nVidiaGaMer
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512 RAM is way too low for today specs, I do hope you're running XP, because if you're running Vista then you're way bellow recommended requirements. Your processor seems fine, but a pentium 4 isn't so great either for today's demands.gp19

My DELL 4600 XP is fine with 512mb of RAM for anything thats not gaming (general computing and surfing the net) although it plays some games fine like COD2.

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#4 XxAK47xX
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i dont use this laptop for gaming. ijust use it for music, internet , video and stuff. well i can run doom 3 maxed out withought a hitch. and yes im running xp.this is not a new laptop, more like 2 and a half years old
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#5 XxAK47xX
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it just seems that every think load slow like web pages, opening firefox, opening folders in general, start up, shut down and so on.
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#6 metal_head_5566
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reformat your pc not that hard
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#7 DGFreak
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You spelled "Satellite" incorrectly when it is written right in front of you on the computer?
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#8 XxAK47xX
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wow lol that was sad. i deserve to put my head down in shame for 3 seconds.
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#9 pure89
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of course with out formating your pc will be slow within 5 months
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#10 deactivated-5cf4b2c19c4ab
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of course with out formating your pc will be slow within 5 monthspure89
i second. Reinstall your os, and watch your computer go faster than it was new
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#11 kcashin
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check your graphics card memory and try disc defragmenter and try spybot
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#12 quincygatlin
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I have a toshiba satellite also, mine is 1.47Ghz and has 896 MB of ram. Mine is about the same age as yours. Mine used to be really really slow. I don't know what I did to make it faster unfortunately for you. It is still not the fastest in the world but it works fine for everything.
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#13 quincygatlin
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Well, there is one problem with mine actually, easy fix, it just needs a new battery my battery is messed up it barely last an hour on full charge..sad =[
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I have a toshiba satellite also, mine is 1.47Ghz and has 896 MB of ram. Mine is about the same age as yours. Mine used to be really really slow. I don't know what I did to make it faster unfortunately for you. It is still not the fastest in the world but it works fine for everything.quincygatlin
Apparently everyone here has a Toshiba Satellite. I have 3 toshiba satellites with p4 1.7ghz and 512mb of ram. But mine are as fast as ever, Because I USE LINUX
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#15 BlueBirdTS
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1) Reformat your PC.

2) Install all your software.

3) Run Auslogics Disk Defrag (free) and CCleaner, making sure to disable all startup programs.

4) Get rid of uneccesary programs and background processes/services.

5) Don't run an antivirus 24/7, just do periodic scans every week or so.

6) Look up some XP tweaks online and see if they help any.

Keep in mind that with 512MB of RAM and a Pentium 4 you aren't going to be able to do heavy multitasking no matter how well optimized your PC is, but basic tasks like web browsing, music, word processing, etc. should run okay. If all else fails try and upgrade to 1GB of RAM.

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#16 mike4realz
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do you have a lot of startups? if u do, it's eating up all your memory RAM and windows will use ur hard drive for extra memory which basically slows down ur system. make sure u only allow certain programs to startup such as antivirus software. And I recommend upgrading your memory RAM as well. They cheaper now
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#17 XxAK47xX
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Well, there is one problem with mine actually, easy fix, it just needs a new battery my battery is messed up it barely last an hour on full charge..sad =[quincygatlin
ya lol my bayyery lasts 2 minuets before it runs out. that's what happens when you use you laptop allot while it plugged into the wall.
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#18 quincygatlin
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[QUOTE="quincygatlin"]Well, there is one problem with mine actually, easy fix, it just needs a new battery my battery is messed up it barely last an hour on full charge..sad =[XxAK47xX
ya lol my bayyery lasts 2 minuets before it runs out. that's what happens when you use you laptop allot while it plugged into the wall.

Tell me about it lol

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