Computer being slow and programs unresponsive

Nitrohazard82 · 07-14-2009, 09:32 PM

I use Vista 32bit OS, and recently have been having problems, my computer boots up fine but i find as I'm playing an MMO and running FireFox it seems to take ages to alt-tab between programs and sometimes programs randomly stop responding and takes 40 seconds or so to get a response out of my computer. the picture of my task manager is when i didn't have my MMO running. it has only recently started doing this, i never had problems like this before and could normally run 2 MMO's at the same time and not have lag while doing so, as well as alt-tabbing as quick as it takes me to press the keys. it also seems to take along time to shutdown, and i often get the feeling of smashing my head on the keyboard because my computer running so "slow" here is a picture of my task manager and my resource manger and it looks worrying. - http://s885.photobucket.com/albums/a...rrent=OMGZ.png I did have steam running in this screenshot.

Things I have tried:
-disk checker (drives aren't dirty or corrupted).
-updated OS and graphics card.
-windows told me I didn't need to defrag.
-scanned for viruses and spy-ware etc.
-have checked power and temperature (have dusted).

Might just be the case of needing more RAM.

Any advice from the guru's of computers would be appreciated

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**speedster123** · 07-15-2009, 06:42 AM

welcome
Please list your computer specs-
Ram
Board
Cpu
Power supply
Video

07-14-2009, 09:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Nitrohazard82 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1 OS: Vista - 32bit	Computer being slow and programs unresponsive I use Vista 32bit OS, and recently have been having problems, my computer boots up fine but i find as I'm playing an MMO and running FireFox it seems to take ages to alt-tab between programs and sometimes programs randomly stop responding and takes 40 seconds or so to get a response out of my computer. the picture of my task manager is when i didn't have my MMO running. it has only recently started doing this, i never had problems like this before and could normally run 2 MMO's at the same time and not have lag while doing so, as well as alt-tabbing as quick as it takes me to press the keys. it also seems to take along time to shutdown, and i often get the feeling of smashing my head on the keyboard because my computer running so "slow" here is a picture of my task manager and my resource manger and it looks worrying. - http://s885.photobucket.com/albums/a...rrent=OMGZ.png I did have steam running in this screenshot. Things I have tried: -disk checker (drives aren't dirty or corrupted). -updated OS and graphics card. -windows told me I didn't need to defrag. -scanned for viruses and spy-ware etc. -have checked power and temperature (have dusted). Might just be the case of needing more RAM. Any advice from the guru's of computers would be appreciated .

07-15-2009, 06:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
speedster123 Mentor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: United States-New York-Long Island Posts: 5,223 OS: xp pro SP3	Re: Computer being slow and programs unresponsive welcome Please list your computer specs- Ram Board Cpu Power supply Video __________________