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May 24th, 2015, 09:36 AM
#1
Slow operating system
Hi Guys , Its been a long time since I needed to use this site but I now have a query that I hope you can help with .
I have 3 laptops all running windows 7 . I recently had to put a new hard drive into one and update the other from xp . they all about 5 to 6 years old. all 3 seem to run slow upon startup . boot time is slow but for example logging into facebook causes a 2 minute freeze initially . ( it loads quickly after that ) the same is true with other sites. if I try downloading multiple torrents it freezes too , same is true trying to run multiple applications. All seem to be running very little upon startup . services don't seem to have much going on . all malware and virus scans come back good ... all updates are installed . whats going on ? Is it windows 7 ? I'm not the only one who has complained of this issue either ? all have decent RAM and processors . Don't understand what they running so slow .
Can anyone advise ?
Sorry if this was raised previously .
Thanks
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May 24th, 2015, 10:29 AM
#2
TFC (Temp File Cleaner)by old timer
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/files...r-by-oldtimer/
7.4 GB of garbage, is the most I have found on a laptop acting like that.
I highly recommend weekly usage.
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May 24th, 2015, 10:55 AM
#3
A little more info might help:
- On each of those three machines, click the Windows Start orb, right-click Computer and select Properties. Now:
- Which "Processor",
- how much "Installed memory (RAM)" and
- what is the Windows Experience Index "Rating"
on each?
- While still in that window, click "Device Manager" on the left, then double-click "Disk drives" and give us the model number of the boot drive for each.
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May 24th, 2015, 01:29 PM
#4
Thanks for reply
3 gigs in all . on laptop I'm using at moment it has "rating " of 4.0
drive is WDC WD32 00BEVT-60A23TO SATA DRIVE
Processor is AMD Athlon Dual Processor 2.30ghz
let you know about the others when I can .. cheers
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May 24th, 2015, 03:35 PM
#5
WDC WD32 00BEVT-60A23TO SATA DRIVE is a 5200 rpm laptop drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136197
3 gb has slowed me down many a time.
Best bet, post the make and model of that laptop.
As you may need a ram upgrade.
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May 24th, 2015, 04:29 PM
#6
If the computer and OS are both 64-bit capable, recommending bumping it up to at least 4GB or RAM.
A WDC WD32 00BEVT-60A23TO is an older SATA 3.0Gb/s hard drive with a mere 8MB cache running at leisurely 5,400 RPM. Might want to consider replacing it wth a SSD (solid state disk).
Oh. An AMD Athlon Dual Processor 2.30ghz (P360?) is a rather lightweight CPU. May not want to sink a whole lot of money into it.
Have you tried the basic speed-up tips? http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10-...-up-windows-7/
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May 25th, 2015, 12:16 PM
#7
Its my nieces laptop and it doesn't get much use so not that bothered . more concerned with my own which has just had a new hard drive installed . There is nothing on it and just so slow when initially opening programs. I will try the basic speed up tricks .
Its a HP dm1 1030sa
Windows Experience is 3.3
Doesn't say what processor is in it . just says genuine intel CPU U4100 @ 1.30ghz x 2
Drive is HGST HTS545050A7E680 ATA
Prior to last hard drive going bust it was running fine but very noticeably decline is initial start up .
Thanks
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May 25th, 2015, 01:48 PM
#8
Hmmm, yet another weak CPU and a slow 5,400 RPM spinner. Same advice then: bump up the RAM to at least 4GB (with a 64-bit OS), get a SSD and run through the basic speed-up tricks.
Note: On s-l-o-w hardware with weak CPUs, try keeping your 'live' malware protection to a bare-bones minimum.
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May 25th, 2015, 03:22 PM
#9
thanks for replies. I'm just wondering why only now has it manifested itself as an issue . CPU is the same as when bought . prior to hard drive dying it was running fine and very quick response to boot and load programs. I only use Norton Internet security and SuperAntiSpyware as protection but neither seem to be using a lot of resources . Though I do get a lot of high performance messages for Norton . Is 1 gig of Ram gonna make that much difference ? It can take up to 5 gigs . Can CPU be upgraded or is that not cost effective ?
I basically just use this laptop for social media and torrents so I suppose I could live with the initial slowness . My gut feeling is that something other than RAM or CPU is causing it and just wondered if I could find out what . Or even if its a Window 7 issue as a colleague in work is complaining of the same thing . Maybe something in an update ? Cheers for all the answers !!
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May 25th, 2015, 03:33 PM
#10
I only use Norton Internet security and SuperAntiSpyware.
NIS is a resource hog. SAS got bought out a few years ago. Use Malwarebytes instead.
https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1...erantispyware/
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May 25th, 2015, 04:20 PM
#11
Originally Posted by vulture10
... I suppose I could live with the initial slowness .
1) There is no simple, single, magic button.
2) Have you tried doing a System Restore or restoring a backup, back to a date back before the problem occurred?
3) If not, have you tried the 10 ways to speed up Windows 7?
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May 25th, 2015, 05:06 PM
#12
thanks will switch to malwarebytes. cheers.
I did look at the 10 steps to quicken it but to be honest . this new hard drive went in only 2 months ago. ( prob less as not sure of the exact time) and a lot of them points are irrelevant. eg .. if I run msconfig it doesn't show up anything untoward. hard drive is essentially empty so why defrag ? straight away there was issues.
have recovery disks from the old system. maybe I should try them ??
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May 25th, 2015, 06:01 PM
#13
Upgrade to a 7200 rpm hdd or better yet a SSD. I used 240 GB SSD. About $80 for it.
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