(+13rep) NEW laptop running slow?! =s

[Ostinato]

Hiya.

Basically I got a laptop like 3 months ago for uni. As I am at uni I decided to try and futureproof and got one with some good specs. So I have a big harddtrive, 3gb ram and all the rest of it lol.

However, it has always been going great but I must admit I am pretty dissapointed with the performance over the past month or so. But at the moment, it's a bit of a peak.

It keeps just running really slow and freezing and stuff. The main problem I keep getting is when I am just browsing the net the whole browser stops responding and just freezes. Is it likely this is just an IE problem?
Also, the past week I've noticed that when I was right clicking the options where whitened out and didn't actually show until I scrolled over them.

I mean this is a problem I used to have on my blimming 128mb ram computer in like 2001 lol.

It's just a bit annoying how I paid a hell of a lot of money for a laptop I thought would last me a good 4 years or so, and after 4 months it's going quite slow.

It's not even like I have millions of files on it either. I have about 800 songs and a few folders of pictures and stuff, but nothing major.

My old computer lasted me like 4 years with 1gb ram and even smaller hd so why is this happening?

Lol sorry for the rant, but I also run norton antivirus, internet security and windows defender and it's not giving me any virus or anything like that.

For good help I will give +rep thanks.

[Kevin]

Hiya.

Basically I got a laptop like 3 months ago for uni. As I am at uni I decided to try and futureproof and got one with some good specs. So I have a big harddtrive, 3gb ram and all the rest of it lol.

However, it has always been going great but I must admit I am pretty dissapointed with the performance over the past month or so. But at the moment, it's a bit of a peak.

It keeps just running really slow and freezing and stuff. The main problem I keep getting is when I am just browsing the net the whole browser stops responding and just freezes. Is it likely this is just an IE problem?
Also, the past week I've noticed that when I was right clicking the options where whitened out and didn't actually show until I scrolled over them.

I mean this is a problem I used to have on my blimming 128mb ram computer in like 2001 lol.

It's just a bit annoying how I paid a hell of a lot of money for a laptop I thought would last me a good 4 years or so, and after 4 months it's going quite slow.

It's not even like I have millions of files on it either. I have about 800 songs and a few folders of pictures and stuff, but nothing major.

My old computer lasted me like 4 years with 1gb ram and even smaller hd so why is this happening?

Lol sorry for the rant, but I also run norton antivirus, internet security and windows defender and it's not giving me any virus or anything like that.

For good help I will give +rep thanks.

What model laptop is it? I think i know what's wrong and BTW Norton antivirus can also slow down your computer, it's a really desperate anti virus

[Ostinato]

Oooh well norton came with it so I just used that, but my subscriptions just ran out so I think I will remove it anyway.

Erm it's a toshiba satelite somethink or other...

[Kevin]

Oooh well norton came with it so I just used that, but my subscriptions just ran out so I think I will remove it anyway.

Erm it's a toshiba satelite somethink or other...

It could be a virus, since your subscription has just ran out, your not protected fully.

If you want me to sort out NOD32 for you, PM me

[Affreux]

I have the same problem but normally i just run it off the charger as when im just using my battery its fairly slow - may not help but it works for me

[BeanEgg]

Try defraging it.

Also, disable start-up programs to speed up.

Start Menu > Search: msconfig > Start Up Tab > Disable all (Then restart)

Also, go to Start > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Clean Up

This should work.

[Ostinato]

No I don't think it is a virus.

Oh my I have just went into that ms config startup thing and I Have blimming loads...

I'll get a screenie. Also I don't think defrag will do much as, as I say, I haven't had it long so haven't delete a great deal of files or whatever to make up a use of fragmented space.

EDIT: OMG LOL, THERE IS SO MUCH STUFF IN THAT STARTUP BIT LOL. COULD THIS BE THE PROB?! WHAT CAN I KEEP AND WHAT CAN I DISABLE? I HAD TO TAKE THE SCREENSHOT IN 3 BITS BCOS THER WOS SO MUCH.

[BeanEgg]

All.

But not your firewall, or real-time protection softwares.

You can manually do the rest by starting them.

My PC's got more. LOL

[efq]

IE7 froze on my laptop all the time, I tried FF and I have no problems, and with the latest news, IE7 has a security leak in it so use FF or Opera whilst its being fixed

[Ostinato]

Yeh I think I might just go back to firefox tbh. That was my main browser in my old computer but I ended up just getting back into IE on this one.

If I disable some of them I am disabling the operating system and stuff...