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How To Totally Reboot?

  • 08-06-2014 05:27PM
    #1
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,066 ✭✭✭✭


    I've got a Compaq laptop, seven years old. I'm gonna need a new one shortly but would like to squeeze s little more life outta this one.

    I mostly use it as a media player and for browsing but for the last while it is impossible to use for browsing so I just use my phone.

    Problem is everytime I attempt to browse it hangs, and hangs and hangs. A simple task could take 20 mins to load. Looking at a pic heavy forum is very frustrating and you can forget about video of any description.

    Using the laptop offline for anything else, e.g. word / excel / pic editing / playing music or saved videos ain't a problem.

    I've tried different browsers and it's made no difference.

    Am I better off deleting everything and starting from scratch ot is there anything else I can do?

    Thanks!


Comments

  • #2
    rocky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,787 ✭✭✭rocky


    Ctrl-shift-escape for task manager, see what processes are consuming cpu/memory.


  • #3
    degsie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,807 ✭✭✭degsie


    To be honest a fresh install would probably be your best bet, save your precious data first. Other than that you will need to start un-installing programs, check what starts at start-up and as suggested before see what processes are hogging your cpu/memory.


  • #4
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,349 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    msconfig to check what starts up at boot
    is all the RAM working? if not try reseating it
    uninstall what you don't need
    run ccleaner, scan disk for errors, remove all but most recent restore points, defrag
    make sure you've only 1 AV software (and that its up to date)


  • #5
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,066 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    Thanks lads.

    I have an external hard drive that I can dave my data to. How do I go about a fresh installation?


  • #6
    GoodLord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 445 ✭✭GoodLord


    Big Nasty wrote: »
    Thanks lads.

    I have an external hard drive that I can dave my data to. How do I go about a fresh installation?
    Did you get restore disks or a windows disk? Restore will restore the pc to factory settings with all the software that was on it when you got it. A windows disk would reinstall windows


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