Slow system troubleshooting
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This document provides instructions for troubleshooting a slow system by deleting temporary files, running disk utilities, removing unnecessary startup programs, increasing virtual memory, and removing unnecessary software. Specifically, it recommends deleting temporary files, running disk checking and defragmentation utilities, using MSCONFIG to disable startup programs, increasing virtual memory allocation from the advanced system properties, and uninstalling unwanted programs from both the add/remove programs control panel and via the RUN command appwiz.cpl.
Slow system troubleshooting
- 1. Troubleshooting of slow system Prepared by Prem Sahu Ambika Institute of Computer Technology
- 2. Delete temporary file from system Type the following command in RUN and delete all files 1. Temp 2. %temp% 3. Prefetch 4. Dllcache( Only in windows XP) Run other utility to check system performance 5. Chkdsk ( Scan disk Utility) 6. Dfrg.msc( Disk defragmentation)
- 3. Remove unnecessary program from startup Start-RUN- Type msconfig Go to startup tab and uncheck all unnecessary program Restart the system
- 4. Increase Virtual Memory Virtual Memory use hard disk space as RAM incase the physical RAM is low and unable to handle the process How to increase virtual memory- Right Click in My Computer-Properties- Advanced tab- Performance Setting- Advanced- Virtual Memory Box- Change- Increase Virtual memory- Set- Apply-OK
- 5. Remove unnecessary Software Start- Control panel- add and remove program- Select the program- Remove/Change Start- RUN- type appwiz.cpl
- 6. Remove unnecessary Software Start- Control panel- add and remove program- Select the program- Remove/Change Start- RUN- type appwiz.cpl