Windows 7 How to Identify and Fix Slow Computer Settings After Unauthorized Changes

[prkundan]

Some one has tampered my comp settings. All Progs are running slow. Which settings should I check?

 

[Neemobeer]

How do you know that someone tampered with your computer?
Could be any of the following to name a few

• A failing hard drive
• Malware
• Too many processes running on your system
• Excessive dirt built up on the system components especially the CPU heatsink

 

[prkundan]

How do you know that someone tampered with your computer?
Could be any of the following to name a few

• A failing hard drive
• Malware
• Too many processes running on your system
• Excessive dirt built up on the system components especially the CPU heatsink

But it doesn't happen always only occassionally.

 

[Neemobeer]

Then you'd need to use something like procexp to look at what processes are running and if any of them are using a lot of the system resources.

 

[prkundan]

What is proexp? How to use it?

 

[prkundan]

I am confused as to which processes to terminate?

 

[prkundan]

My RAM is only 2GB can this be a reason for the slow down?

 

[edizgeorgi]

See user settings, see Processes settings, and services settings. Is there any change here? If there are extra installed programs, wipe the fronts.

 

[Joe S]

My RAM is only 2GB can this be a reason for the slow down?

Yes that is probably part of the problem. You probably need 4GB min 8 would be better.
Joe

 

[prkundan]

See user settings, see Processes settings, and services settings. Is there any change here? If there are extra installed programs, wipe the fronts.

Thanks for your advice .GOD BLESS YOU!!!!!!!!!!

 

[prkundan]

Yes that is probably part of the problem. You probably need 4GB min 8 would be better.
Joe

Thanks. GOD BLESS YOU!!!!!!!!!

 

[Neemobeer]

Having only 2GB of ram will certainly slow down your computer. The higher your RAM utilization is the slower your computer will be. Since all modern operating systems take advantage of virtual memory which essentially is that the OS makes every process think it has a much larger set of memory than what is available. The OS maps the virtual memory into page tables and swaps parts in and out of physical memory. These context switches can be expensive resource wise.

 

[prkundan]

Thanks for your advice. GOD BLESS YOU!!!!!

 

[prkundan]

See user settings, see Processes settings, and services settings. Is there any change here? If there are extra installed programs, wipe the fronts.

Can you please explain how to see these settings? And what to seein these settings?