Ive upgraded ram from 576mb to 2gb,but computer still slow?

hi all. ive just upgraded the ram on a computer x.p from 576mb to 2gb. friend recommened changing the virtual ram to 4095, i done this but computer still slow and no re-adjusting message came up. before done upgrade of ram 2gb the virtual ram was set at 576 and max at 1152, was i right to change it to 4095 after the upgrade of 2gb ram



ive read up that its 1.5 x the ram u have installed, but was told by few friends that 4095 virtual ram with 2gb ram installed is ok

ive done plenty of scans, and no viruses etc. i do have hard drive partition, but no sure how this quite works. ram was installed at computer shop and can see it has registered with computer. and can see the change in virtual ram as 4095 in both values so that has changed



would i have to set another virtual ram on the other partition as well?



here is the specs:

Maximum Memory Capacity: 2048MB

Currently Installed Memory: 2GB

Available Memory Slots: 0

Number of Banks: 2

Dual Channel Support: No

CPU Manufacturer: AuthenticAMD

CPU Family: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3400+ Model 12, Stepping 0

CPU Speed: 2411 MHz

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thanks ahead for any help with thisIve upgraded ram from 576mb to 2gb,but computer still slow?
There are a several reasons why your computer is freezing/slow. First question is when the last time you cleaned your registry. Having a corrupted registry can cause a whole host of errors and problems. Freezing up is one of them. If you have a lot of unnecessary registry keys that are hogging up your computer resources. Your computer is bound to choke. Scan your registry with a good registry cleaner. If you pull up more than 20 errors or duplication, clean your registry.

Go to:http://tpdownload.net get one to free scan your pc



2. Depending on your RAM specs and your computer usage. This could also be the issue. Having an insufficient amount of free space does not allow your RAM to function properly. If you are using a lot of RAM by net surfing or other activities without enough empty space your will get freezes. You don't need to buy new RAM but you should increase your free space by removing unnecessary data and perhaps increasing your virtual memory. The below link will show you how.



3. Spyware could be the culprit, so do a scan and see if your computer is infected.

Get the best one from: %26lt;--http://toptenantispyware.com to scan your computer.



4. That last area is a hardware driver. This could be the problem if new hardware has been added to the system. So, the drivers should still be up to date. So try the first two suggestions and see if you can get your computer to stop freezing/speed up.

Check your drivers. Hope this helps.

Go to:http://tpdownload.net/WhyIsMyComputerSlo learn how to fix it.



Ive upgraded ram from 576mb to 2gb,but computer still slow?
Theres more to the speed of your computer then just the ram, if your computer is still running slow with 2gb of RAM installed then i suggest that you get a new computer
The Speed Of Your Computer Has More To Do With It's Processing Speed (Your CPU) Than How Much Memory There Is On The Hard Drive. A Dual Core Processor Would Operate More Quickly. The Speed Is Also Effected By What's Going On In The Background? If It Is Constantly Scanning Incoming Files For Security It Will Slow Everything Down. It Also Depends If You Have Dial Up Or Broadband And What Speed Of Streaming Is Available?

I Hope This Helps Mate.
you setup on your machine is fine go to start run and type msconfig

load up only the basics then reboot see if it's still slow if it's fast then you have a lot of items loaded on start up that does not need to be loaded. also you did not state the bus speed of the computer or how fast the hard drive is, that makes a difference to. a ide drive is slower than a sata drive and if you have a raid card you could speed it up by 4 times with the right raid configuration. MY guess it's your hard drive and loaded programs.
I'm not sure what the exactly is causing your problem but



1) I hope you are not trying to game with that onboard graphics card (SiS 760gx). You may have an AGP slot on you Motherboard that you can install a card into (7 series Nvidia Geforce or a X1xxx series Ati Radeon card). Depends on you're Power Supply too.



2) Your Proceesor could be too slow for what you're trying to run



3) You may have loads of adware/spyware on your system so you might want to install and run Spybot Search and Destroy on it.








Most computer users have been trained that if you want more speed for your computer, then add more memory. Well, this is true, in certain circumstances. But for most of the times, it really is just bad files in your registry files. Corrupted or missing registry files can make your computer too slow.

The registry is a main part of your computer's Operating System. With time, as you use Windows and install and uninstall programs, your registry will get congested and full of errors. So your computer could slow down. So, if you can clean it up this problem can be solved.Sometimes you can speed computer up by 300%. To clean up registry,You can download a software called regsitry cleaner---Clean registry,remnant,corrupt files and temp files,history,cookies,etc.. This site:

http://www.make-pc-fast.com/

lists top 5 registry cleaner,you can download and scan for free.

Good luck!


Check http://www.pcoptimizerprodownload.com

With pc optimizer pro you can safely clean, repair and optimize your computer.

It will help improve your system performance.

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Help slow computer. No viruses? What's wrong?

My pc was having problems. I ran avg and got rid of the problem I had. But now my pc is sooooo slow and I can't fix it. I've done all the scan disk. defrag. cleaned up un needed files and still slower than slow. sometimes locks up. Sometimes it says my virtual memory is too low. How to I change that? and is that my only problem? Please help. Thanks?Help slow computer. No viruses? What's wrong?
Try some normal, routine maintenance:



1. Set wallpaper and screensavers to blank or none — they run continuously in the background and use memory.

-----right-click on the desktop, select Properties

-----click the screensaver tab, on the left where it says ';screensaver,'; select none.

-----click the desktop tab, for background, select none

2. Review your start menu – remove anything you don’t need on a daily basis — load games, etc. on an as-needed basis.

-----click Start, Settings, Taskbar and Start Menu

-----click the Start Menu tab

-----select a program you do not want to load at Startup, then click remove.

-----Caution -- do not touch anything you are not sure of or you will mess up your computer royally.

3. From Internet Explorer, click Tools, Internet Options: delete cookies, delete files (offline), and clear history. (You can also set days to store history to 0.)

----- These actions will clear your computer’s cache. (http://help.yahoo.com/l/ph/yahoo/mail/ac… )

4. Run Disk Cleanup, Scandisk, Defrag at least every two weeks (the more frequently they are run, the less time they take). These can be found in Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools.

5. Periodically, click Start, Programs, Run — then type ipconfig renew

(that’s ipconfig space renew).

6. Optional: Speed vs Goodies — in the Control Panel, System, Advanced, Performance, Settings — you can have visual effects or let Windows select the best options. I am using “Best Performance.” Your choice.

7. Speed up Windows Explorer – WindowsXP (from PC World) ? If you are on a network ? Open Windows Explorer, go to Tools, Folder Options, click on the View tab and uncheck Automatically search for network folders and printers-and you'll feel the speed again.



These things should increase speed and free up memory as much as possible.



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i know a lot of ppl having unexplained probs like yours with their computers including me lol no idea whats causing it though
Maybe you need some more memory installed.



Time to call a Computer Guru.
AVG free doesn't remove all viruses especially if it is a worm or some vb based file. it doesn't even detects it. Can you see your hidden files if not then their is some virus problem, otherwise find a registry cleaner us it and try to uncheck some programs from the startup and look up in the task manager of running programs that you know nothing about and there source is unknown they might be viruses
start%26gt;run%26gt;msconfig



go to the last tab, click ';disable all'; then click apply, then ok. it will prompt u to restart your computer. do it.



IF it still is slow:



mycomputer%26gt; right click%26gt;properties%26gt; advanced%26gt; 1st settings button%26gt;



and click ADJUST FOR BEST PERFORMANCE

click apply

click ok

restart computer...





IFFFF ITS STILL SLOW



if all that fails, get a new computer lol
so was it ever slow before?



If its an older computer the CPU (the place that does all the calculations for the computer) might be getting old.

Considering with all the new programs and advancements with computer programs its probably working overtime to work for you.
AVG is not great, so may not have picked up everything, and you do not have anti-spyware. Uninstall AVG and get these:



Avira: http://www.free-av.com/ (if you don't have anti-virus, or if you have Norton or AVG replace it with this)

Spyware Terminator (turn off web security guard): http://www.spywareterminator.com/

Spybot: http://www.safer-networking.org/ (use immunise feature)

Superantispyware: http://www.superantispyware.com/

Comodo: http://comodofirewall.notlong.com/ (turn off defense+ to see fewer alerts)



Update all and scan your computer, removing or quarantining what is found.



If that fails, try installing more RAM.

Check what you need with http://www.crucial.com/
Your computer might not have enough ram. you could increase the virtual memory, but that probably won't make it too much faster.



to increase the virtual memory go to:

Start %26gt; Control Panel %26gt; System %26gt; Advanced %26gt; click the settings button in the performance box and a new window opens %26gt; click advanced %26gt; click change in the virtual memory area.



Now set the size of the virtual memory to about 1000, and the max size to about 1200, click set. NOTE: If the virtual memory was set to off this would explain all your problems.



The changes may need a restart to take effect.
The previous examples dealt with good software gone bad. Now for the software that was conceived to be bad right from the start: Enter viruses, worms, Trojans and all kinds of spyware. Some of these will slow your computer intentionally. For the others it will be a side effect. But the unfortunate result is the same: your computer will be painfully slow, spy on you, and will attempt to infect other computers. So, if you noticed that your computer is running slower than it used to, this is a good indication that it may be infected by some type of malware. And often one malware program will try to bring its friends to join the party inside your computer. If you don't want this to happen, keep your computer clean!

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Computer running very slowly.....please help?

my computer (laptop actually) is running very slowly. it was ok (still slow) before i updated my McAfee virus software,but once i updated it,it began to take up to 15 minutes to fully start up.also,i can no longer manually de-frag my computer,mcafee does it for me...however i have not noticed a change in my computers speed.



when windows virtual memory is too low, it gives me an option to delete old files and stuff,and it scans it,does anyone know how to do this without thel ittle bubble telling me to?





does anyone know how to make my laptop run faster?



also, i have windows live messenger,but my computer started making that go reallllly slow,so atm im re-installing it,and making sure i click 'allow acess' lol



can anyone help me?



(its only a few years old,has broadband,and is always connected to the power)Computer running very slowly.....please help?
I use a laptop as well - thus - Questions in return



Is McAfee set to scan at start-up?

I'd almost be willing to bet it is and if so, there's your problem.

With every thing else that launches at start up - a scan is the last thing ya need.

A note on de-frag. You can still de-frag via system tools but make sure everything is turned off as anything running in the background will confuse (for lack of a better term) de-frag and it will attempt to start over from the beginning (I just hate that burning feeling I get from endless looping).

You almost mention age of computer, what do you have for expanded memory? It might be time to add or upgrade.

(edited answer to include this) - as this added memory ';space'; would help your virtual memory problem.

Live messenger has a few problems... so re-install... might not help as much as you'd hope.

Well... hope that helps

Take careComputer running very slowly.....please help?
try to restart it
download this free program, fix ya right up. http://iobit.com/. (advanced windows care). Good luck. Mikie.
Hi,

I don't trust McAfee, I used to installed in my computer, once I removed it, my whole computer break down and need to intall Window again. It look like a virus itself. I use Norton.

By the way, try to put in your Windows installation disk and repair your windows.

good luck.
use system restore...



start%26gt;all programs%26gt;accessorys%26gt;systme tools%26gt;system restore



select 'i want to restore my computer to an earlyer time'



then select before you updated mcafe



mcCafe is the type of program (like norton) that tells you to update, if you dont they will send you a virus that your current mcCafe (or norton) cant detect and will crash your computer...

try Kasperski(dont know how to spell it) its a Russan antivirus (ironicly) russans are notorious for hacking and craking software and developing viruses, they finaly made somthing to help you. its very nice. im using it for ages and happy. if you do use it be aware the computer makes a funny scream when it finds a virus.







oh and, my friend installed norton on his MAC computer... he didnt update it, his MAC screwed up from a virus within a week...a MAC, have you ever heard of that?

PC games have faulty graphics? Help!!!! WILL CHOOSE A BEST ANSWER!?

It's happening on both my games Spore and Portal, so it's not just scratched discs.



The graphics seem normal at first, but gradually (within a minute or so) the objects are sort of distorted.... it's hard to describe. You can tell what they are etc, but lines come off the images more and more, until the game crashes entirely and the computer restarts itself.



With portal, it said: 'Internal driver error at present. You're likely out of OS paged pool memory'

I've clicked run, typed msconfig and disabled unnecessary programs, but it's made no difference. I've also changed the initial size of virtual memory to the maximum size, but again no difference.



The answer to a question similar to this was to turn the graphics down, but i don't know how to do this.

I'll choose a best answer, thanks in advance! :)

4 minutes ago - 4 days left to answer.PC games have faulty graphics? Help!!!! WILL CHOOSE A BEST ANSWER!?
Ok, to turn the graphics quality down, there is usually a graphics option in the Options menu.



But you need a better processor or graphics card or both. Your computer can't run them, it's not good enough.PC games have faulty graphics? Help!!!! WILL CHOOSE A BEST ANSWER!?
its happend too me before when i tried playing zeno clash. reinstalling the game should work if not i would contact steam or valve about your problem

PC Games with faulty graphics and eventually crashing?

It's happening on both my games Spore and Portal, so it's not just scratched discs.



The graphics seem normal at first, but gradually (within a minute or so) the objects are sort of distorted.... it's hard to describe. You can tell what they are etc, but lines come off the images more and more, until the game crashes entirely and the computer restarts itself.



With portal, it said: 'Internal driver error at present. You're likely out of OS paged pool memory'

I've clicked run, typed msconfig and disabled unnecessary programs, but it's made no difference. I've also changed the initial size of virtual memory to the maximum size, but again no difference.



The answer to a question similar to this was to turn the graphics down, but i don't know how to do this.

I'll choose a best answer, thanks in advance! :)PC Games with faulty graphics and eventually crashing?
Don't know.

These 2 messages keep appearing?

1. ';Default search change attempt blocked.';

2. ';Virtual memory low.';

PLEASE tell me more about these issues and how to clean it up. VERY slow and keeps freezing up.

Thank you!

(Step by step in english please!)These 2 messages keep appearing?
The first one usually means that something is trying to change your internet home page. To solve this run a good virus scan (mcafee or norton or f-secure) and also run an antispyware program like spysweeper and Hitman Pro.



For the seccond error that you are getting check to see how much space is left on your hard drive to do that right click on the start menu and select explore. Right click on the C: Drive and go to properties. you should now see a pie chart that has Blue and Pink in it. across from the blue it show how much of your hard drive is used and beside the pink it shows how much free space there is. Above the pie chart it says capacity for you hard drive. Depending on how big your harddrive is you want to make sure that the used space isn't the size of the harddrive. (eg harddrive capacity=20GB and used space=19.4Gb then there is a problem)



If there is too much blue then what you want to do is clear up some space on your computer by deleting stuff off of it. You then want to do a defragmentation. to do a defrag one the window that has the pie chart click on the tools tab and select defrag.



Hope that helpsThese 2 messages keep appearing?
1. ';Default search change attempt blocked.';

means your AV or antispware program block an attemt to hijack your explorer.



.2. ';Virtual memory low.';

mean you need to do a clean up:

http://www.ccleaner.com/

http://www.download.com/Advanced-Windows
http://forums.techguy.org/all-other-soft



Follow the instructions on this page should sort out your problem, let me know if its works.
you should be able just to clean up your memory and fix that.
I agree with Sly. You may also need more RAM...
Don't know first one.



Second one you may need to defragment your system and get rid of cookies and spam and various bits of unwanted stuff from the C drive. How to do that depends on whether you have Vista, or Windows XP, or older.
I agree with the others. I also don't know about #1, but you can get in touch with me if you need help with #2.
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Adding another hard drive to my computer - Can I install programs to my new one?

Hey I have a ide 250gb Hard Drive and was going to get another one. I know to set it to slave before installing it to my computer, after that will it show up in 'my computer'?



I have a few others questions too (answer what you know thanks heaps)

- To install programs to my slave/new hard drive, Do i just change the installation path when i am installing the program?

- Will installing a program on my new hard drive (The one i have now has 104gb left) make the program run any faster/slower?

- Will my computer/the programs run any faster?

- If I set my virtual memory to run on my new hard drive which will have most of it free space will it run faster than setting virtual memory on my current hard drive? and what should i set the virtual memory to be (I have 1.5gb Ram)



Final question, Can i install lets say ubuntu on my new hard drive and if so do I set it as slave or master? And how can I choose what OS to boot up at?



Sorry about all the questions but just answer what you can. Thanks!Adding another hard drive to my computer - Can I install programs to my new one?
Once your new hard drive shows up on ';My Computer'; identify the drive letter.



-- To install new programs on the new drive, just change the installation path to this drive, when you install new programs.

-- I dont think the program will run faster, unless the new hard disk itself is faster. If the new hard drive's read/write cycle time, rotation speeds are faster, it may make a difference.

-- Again setting virtual memory on the new drive will not make it any faster unless the reason is hardware specific as mentioned in previous point.

I dont know about your last question.Adding another hard drive to my computer - Can I install programs to my new one?
- yes you just need to change the installation path and the program will be installed on your new hard drive



- the program / computer will not run any faster or slower whichever hard drive you choose. this matter is affected by your cpu and ram speeds. however a full hd will have an effect on your virtual memory which may slow down your system.
Your new hard drive should be the same as your old one, so anything you can do wioth your old hard drive can be done with the new one.



As for Ubuntu, with all Linux distros, there is an option to install a boot loader, either GRUB or LILO. A boot loader is a splash that shows up when you boot your computer, allowing you to select the desired operating system with arrow keys.
since you have a 250 gb harddisk, it would be better if you shift your datas to your new drive and gain some free space and install the programs in the same drive. since your OS will be in you older drive, the performance will definitely better if you install in the same drive.



about your next question, as others have also already answered, yeah you can install ubuntu or any other Linux operating systems in that drive. you'll get a boot menu when u start your computer and u can just switch to any OS you wish.
1. yes

2.yes

3.a bit slower it has to look for the program over a larger area

4. no

5.no

6. letwindows set itsself