I’ve had this laptop for around 2 weeks now, and i haven’t really downloaded anything. I use a wireless internet connection from my mum’s laptop downstairs through a USB dongle, and my laptop is a Sony Vaio CR31. I don’t understand why it is taking so long to show a web page. Help, please?
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If it’s taking long to load just web-pages and nothing else, then it is probably the speed of your internet, and your distance from the router. If your entire PC is running slow, then you probably have a program running in the background that is absorbing RAM.
most likely the wireless connection 1st update ur laptop fully (windows update) 2nd update all drivers especially those which have to do with your wireless connection
this should help
What Operating system is it running? Windows Vista? Do you have an anti-virus/ security program(s)? Does your mum have any of these problems?
does your mums laptop still run the web ok?? just checking if the problem is on your machine or in general, give the laptop a bit of a spring clean, defragment the drive and within internet explorer or whatever browser you use clear out temp files, cookies and history, if it still runs slow download spybot search and destroy it’s free to check for spyware, more on IE speeding up below
If it’s running so slow only in web surfing but works okay on anything else, then it has nothing to do w/the machine. Try borrowing somebody else’s computer and seeing whether it runs as slow on someone else’s network. Or go to a nearby hotspot and see if you can zoom on wi-fi.
You may have some spywre infecting your machine – what anti-spuyware software do you use and when did you last use/update it?
For running slow there are many causes:
Microsoft Registry Problems = Slow Computer!
Spyware/Adware
RAM
De-Fragmenting
Etc.
Below can help you speed up your pc:
Manage your startup:
Open your Start menu -> Click Run -> In the command screen type “msconfig.exe” -> In the “system configuration utility”, click either “service” or “startup” tab -> Uncheck all programs that your are no longer using.
De-Fragmenting
1. Right click of C Disk.
2. Click properties.
3. Click tools tab.
4. Click “Defragment now”.
5. Click Defragment.
You can search which process full use you cpu, and end the process.
Under steps:
1. right click on the TaskBar.
2. click the Task Manager.
3. click the processes tab.
4. double click the CPU.
5. find if the “System Idle Process” is max.
6. if not right click and click end process.
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