Toshiba laptop
Thanks I know my 10 yr old desk top is a dinosaur. The Toshiba is only about 6 months old with 2gb ram and 250gb hard drive.
I appreciate the help,
RJ
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Over time parts just get old and will slow down. A ten year old computer just is not going to get much faster. The ram is only used on short tasks, such as photoshop, watching videos, and etc. Ultimatly you can try de-fragmenting your hard-drive, or clean out programs you do not use anymore. Adding more ram or a new hard-drive is not going to speed it up. You could also try backing up all of your files and reinstalling the operating system, which will format your hard drive. How old is your Toshiba? Again older computers just slow down like any machine and laptops see a lot more wear and tear. It is most likely not viruses or malware slowing you down.
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A couple different questions.
1. What are the different types of memory (ram) on a computer? How do they effect performance and speed.
2. I have a toshiba laptop and 10 + yr old HP desktop. They both have Norton virus programs that update, scan daily to find and repair issues. I also have seperate malware, virus program that I run monthly as a back up. I know registry errors can slow the performance. I have a ccleaner program from CNET (free download) with registry error program to repair some of these issues. As always the speed is not as good as when new. Would it be better to purchase a more comprehensive registry program?
I also find the signal speed from internet supplier varies. Which obviously creates problems.
Toshiba satellite LT has 2gig ram, 250gig HD.
I appreciate your suggestions,
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