Best way to make a old computer run like new? any suggestions?

24 May 2011, 8:54 PM#1

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.

24 May 2011, 9:19 PM#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, 10:10 PM#3

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, 1:22 AM#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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XiRaX wrote:
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.

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, 1:58 AM#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, 2:24 AM#6

Reformat it, save important files on a USB drive so you can add them after the reformat.

25 May 2011, 2:34 AM#7

kyo1234 wrote:
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

i already did i got 125 gb free out of 160 gb and its still slow and im like wtf u aint supposed to be as slow as a snail xD

25 May 2011, 2:57 AM#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, 3:07 AM#9

Sothe wrote:
Pay attention to what I said. Reformatting it restores the computer to it's factory settings, i.e, good as new. Not snail mode.

i tryed it it reformats it to factory setting and its still slow i think it has a virus that just wont come out dag on thing work right lol.

25 May 2011, 3:10 AM#10

It's close to impossible to still have a virus after a reformat. Maybe your computer is fried.

25 May 2011, 5:10 AM#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, 9:09 PM#12

Chad wrote:
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.

i have tune up utilities to but that doesnt help out my windows xp it does fix my labtop though but not my windows xp desktop...