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I know there are other topics about that, but they don't quite solve my problem. So the PC is not my personal, so I don't really know how was it treated, what has been installed/uninstalled and the leftover files from that. It is slow at startup, at usage, at everything (usable, but annoying).
I used the Disk Cleanup on all the partitions, Defragment as well, ran the antivirus (Avast), disabled the unused services and also the processes from the Task Manager that are not needed. I also used some free tool for "fixing the PC and making it faster", in any case it is still slow.
I want to know how to fix it as that guy, who was coming home, when I was small, and fixing my PC by doing some alien stuff. :D
UPDATE: Got to know that the computer acts normally until the Internet (the router) is turned on. So I guess there are some services (or tools from the antivirus) that start together with the web connection and slow the whole thing.
How old is this machine? How long has it been that XP has been installed? The best "fix" is to reinstall XP. – terdon – 2013-07-17T19:12:09.137
The machine is like... 10 years old. The XP has been installed a year ago, but reinstalling of the OS is not quite acceptable, because there are lot of specific programs that need authorization of 3rd party, etc. (long story). I used to fix it by reinstalling, before, but I don't think this is the best way. – Milkncookiez – 2013-07-17T19:15:42.170
2Is this a laptop? What is your hardware? Define "slow", it is slow compared to what? Was it ever faster? How much RAM? Have you ever cleaned it? Does it get hot? – terdon – 2013-07-17T19:22:34.123
You could install another program named
wireshark
- this will make your laptop even more slower, but then you could watch what internet connections are active and how much data is sent. – ott-- – 2013-07-17T21:13:44.473