My computer keeps crashing and being slow no matter what
January 30th, 2020
i am at an end, i just want to throw it out a window and be gone with it, but i need it, but its so slow..
and its like bad, cause every day, i spend an hour or so on making the settings right again, 2 hours today, and then i wonder why i have too little time..
System Specs HP ProBook 6560B (x64) Processor Intel� Core� i5-2410M (2.30 GHz, 3 MB L3 cache) Chipset Mobile Intel� HM65 Express Memory Standard memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM Memory slots 1 SODIMM Storage Internal drive 320 GB 7200 rpm SATA II Optical drive DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL Graphics Display 15.6″ diagonal LED-backlit HD anti-glare (1366 x 768) Graphics Intel� HD Graphics 3000 Network interface 10/100/1000 NIC Wireless Broadcom 802.11a/b/g/n
IS: Avast 2014 free and Windows Firewall
No Windows updates
Tune up Utilities Turbo Mode
Browers open: Opera next (it wont run chrome next to it while i have 4 GB of memory..)
I want to die.. if even my damn computer doesnt work..
What exactly do you mean by “crashing”?
Slow in what ways? Also, I suggest you get your HDD checked out with the following app:
http://www.google.com?t=14769892&start=0
Well in this case the first thing for you to do is to reinstall Windows. Probably that will solve all your problems.
Well in this case the first thing for you to do is to reinstall Windows. Probably that will solve all your problems.
So you want him to reinstall the OS based solely on a presumption that it’s virus/spyware infested?
You do realize that this involves a lot of time & effort, Right?
If his HDD is at fault, This would be a major waste of time (I’m not saying that this is definitely the case of course, But nevertheless, It’s worth looking into before even considering a reinstall.)
install hdd sentinel..check whether your hard drive has bad sectors, bad sectors lead to slowness and blue screens, if it is faulty, replace it and re-install windows
http://www.harddisksentinel.com/hdsentinel_pro_setup.zip
Well in this case the first thing for you to do is to reinstall Windows. Probably that will solve all your problems.
So you want him to reinstall the OS based solely on a presumption that it's virus/spyware infested?
You do realize that this involves a lot of time & effort, Right?
If his HDD is at fault, This would be a major waste of time (I'm not saying that this is definitely the case of course, But nevertheless, It's worth looking into before even considering a reinstall.)
You bet your ass It’s the easiest solution. At least when you know how.
In the end, it takes a lot more time to try to “fix” it in other ways.
Application crashing or OS (BSOD) crashing?
It’s very hard to troubleshoot a pc over the internet…
Open Task Manager and click the performance tab to see the CPU and Memory usage… Mine idles at 5%-8% CPU & 1.24gb memory used…
If either is reading high open the Processes tab and see if you can tell what is using it up…
Avast Free is a good AV but doesn’t catch everything, I would also install Malwarebytes and maybe Trojan Remover and run a scan with them…
Well in this case the first thing for you to do is to reinstall Windows. Probably that will solve all your problems.
So you want him to reinstall the OS based solely on a presumption that it's virus/spyware infested?
You do realize that this involves a lot of time & effort, Right?
If his HDD is at fault, This would be a major waste of time (I'm not saying that this is definitely the case of course, But nevertheless, It's worth looking into before even considering a reinstall.)
You bet your ass It's the easiest solution. At least when you know how.
In the end, it takes a lot more time to try to "fix" it in other ways.
Format will solve MOST of the thing thats going on I format my pc every 2 months to keep it fresh and running at the max since my pc can do the format real fast. Nothing is wrong with a format once in a while.
Op already spend hours trying to fix it and 2 hours today doing so. It will take him an hour or so scanning for virus etc so why not just take an hour to format it and make it new?
Yes a reinstall will fix almost anything but not always what the user wants to do..
Sometimes you need to get it running better just long enough to save your non replaceable data…
I used to make a clean install then install the apps I used most.. Then make an image with Ghost and could do a complete reinstall in about 5 minutes…