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MWB | 09:33 Tue 30th Jun 2009 | Internet
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For the last couple of weeks it has taken a full minute to get into google or internet explorer & outlook express. This is from just after turning on my computer in the morning.

During the day, if I've been away from my computer for more than 1/2 an hour, it's about 45 seconds.

Why has it become so slow & is there a way to make it faster?
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Why has it become so slow & is there a way to make it faster?

Yes more lube,or a younger man....
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I use Regcure, disc cleanup, spybot s&d, avg.

XP home.
You should scan your computer with a reliable anti-malware application. Sometimes, PCs become slow because of various malicious software stay resident in background. You may use MalwareBytes antimalware, Spyware Doctor. spybot s&d is fine, but not the best at the moment. See yourself:
http://www.2-spyware.com/compare.php
It could just be your internet connection rather than your PC.
dump regcure - at best it does nothing ... at worst it could cause problems (the others are fine)
(also run the disc check and defrag 2 or 3 times a year)

ccleaner will do a thorough cleanup job
http://www.ccleaner.com/download
(it's free) - run about every 1-2 months

or
tools | internet options | general | browsing history | delete |
tick temp internet files
(if you visit lots of password sites leave cookies and the rest)
given you're having problems - I'd take out the lot this time and just accept you're going to have to log in a few times.

then run a disc check
from a command prompt - or run type
chkdsk /f
or right click the HDD in my computer
properties | tools |
do error checking and defrag

then in
tools | internet options | general | browsing history | settings

tick every time I visit
disc space to use - I use 5-600 if there is reasonable space on the disc
and a history of 10 days

It certainly won't hurt to do all this ... and it could well help
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Thanks.

Will do all this, bar the regcure.
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