My computer was made in 05 and is 6 years old and runs like crap takes way to long to load but has okish internet all im wondering if anyone on here knows how to make a old computer run like a new one.
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- 24 May. 2011 08:54pm #1
Best way to make a old computer run like new? any suggestions?
- 24 May. 2011 09:19pm #2
Download Maleware bytes, Ccleaner, and Defraggler
then run them all in order
then uninstall things you aren't using, and make sure in startup programs that you dont have any unneccesary things running....thats about it
- 24 May. 2011 10:10pm #3
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Look in your boot options or something, might be f11 depending on your computer and look for a "Factory Recovery" or "Factory Reset."
I love that feature on computers. It runs like the first day you bought it.
- 25 May. 2011 01:22am #4
heh i already got them and tried that im runing windows xp with only 33 proccesses and its very slow anything else?
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lol dude it wont work for me something screwed up the recovery option so it wont run right when i try that option even with destructive memorie still wont do it and im like wtf is keeping you down???? D<
- 25 May. 2011 01:58am #5
Delete anything you dont need, lol those programs should do the trick, along with setting start up options to were it runs the least amount possible
- 25 May. 2011 02:24am #6
Reformat it, save important files on a USB drive so you can add them after the reformat.
- 25 May. 2011 02:34am #7
- 25 May. 2011 02:57am #8
Pay attention to what I said. Reformatting it restores the computer to it's factory settings, i.e, good as new. Not snail mode.
- 25 May. 2011 03:07am #9
- 25 May. 2011 03:10am #10
It's close to impossible to still have a virus after a reformat. Maybe your computer is fried.
- 25 May. 2011 05:10am #11
I got my laptop in early 2007. I've taken really good care of it for the past few years and it still runs like it is brand new off the shelf. Once a week I clean off all the junk. Cookies, Back ups of crap I don't need, Spray it down with an air can a few times. Etc etc. I use Tune Up Utilities. I think it's better then CClean, Defragging, and Malware bites combined. I set up my Firefox so every time I close it, it deletes all the cookies and temporary files it creates so those don't pile up and take up a ton of space. Best way to take care of it is to make sure there aren't 991825912590 files of junk on the computer, keep it clean, delete crap you don't need. Watch what you download, etc etc. If you want to make it faster I suggest cleaning it and removing all those junk files and possibly if you can, drop more ram and memory in it.
- 25 May. 2011 09:09pm #12
- 26 May. 2011 11:35pm #13
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Buy new parts for it if nothing else works. Intel i5 2500K Processer, a new motherboard, some other stuff, and your better than new
- 27 May. 2011 01:24am #14
heh no need any more i had windows xp so i just slaped in a disc and now i got windows 7 ultimate! dang its so freaking fast its better than new now DDD
- 27 May. 2011 01:35am #15
- 27 May. 2011 04:41am #16
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Just install windows 7 bud.
- 27 May. 2011 01:53pm #17
Buy more RAM.
- 27 May. 2011 02:13pm #18
I would have just gotten TinyXP and installed it over my XP. For everyone who suggested spending money: 's wrong with you?
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