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    computer speed

    a couple of months ago i upgraded my laptop...thinking that i would now have a really fast computer that would switch on a faster...no more waiting while loading programs or internet websites etc...

    i must have done something wrong or there must be a setting which requires adjustment.

    when i first switched on the machine...man i thought this is what i expected...in fact it was until the updates started from microsoft...now the new computer is just a slow as the old one was...yet i have an i5 with the what was the fastest processor...500 gig hard drive...4 gig ram etc etc ...now i use both laptops because while i am waiting for the one i use the other...it ridiculous...everytime i switch the thing on there are updates then it shuts down and reboots...then you have to wait while it conficues...etc etc...and slowly but surely it is taking longer to load programs...i dont need all the fancy bits that microsaft offers i just want a simple fast computer to run all my old programs for work and access the internet to search for stuff and have my chirp on the forums...it is such a pity i couldnt have just turbo charged my old laptop...which ran fine with windows xp pro...and i could run all my work programs...now i have to use vitual xp to run the porograms.

    what have i done wrong...or what do i have to do to speed it up...and is it a good idea to stop the updates?

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    Murdock, what version of Windows are you using? Did your laptop come with a Windows installation disk?

    If you look at the task manager, are there any processes eating up most of your memory and/or CPU?
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    Hi Murdock,

    I have found that all laptops/desktops that run windows as an operating system do degrade in speed over time. I would suggest you get yourself a utility like Glary Utilities, there is a free version available, and run through the different areas to optimise you laptop. (http://www.glarysoft.com/)

    Personally I do not switch off the Windows updates, as I believe they are released for a reason. What you could do however is to change the way the updates are effected on your laptop, say for example, set it so that it tells you about the updates, but does not automatically install them. Then you can later on when you have the time and its convenient to you, authorise the updates you require and let windows perform them for you. Using a laptop the ideal time to do this is obviously when you are not connected via your 3G, but rather are connected to the internet via your office network or an ADSL line. (Some updates can consume huge chuncks of your available bandwidth).

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    Well, I do not think I am qualified to decide which updates to allow or not. An update should be there for a purpose, not so?

    While on the topic of speed. Is a broadband speed of 100 mbps. good enough? How do I increase it? I currently use an ADSL Bullion 800VGT router.
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    While on the topic of speed. Is a broadband speed of 100 mbps. good enough? How do I increase it? I currently use an ADSL Bullion 800VGT router.

    Hellishly fast but possible a typo - maybe 10 Mbps?

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    I have found that if I delete my cookies on a regular basis it sorts out a lot of the speed issues. In fact I have my laptop on a setting which deletes all history and cookies whenever I exit from windows.

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    Read this article from PC Pitstop - http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2012/0...new-computer/?

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    Quote Originally Posted by chrismine View Post
    Hellishly fast but possible a typo - maybe 10 Mbps?
    That's what my PC is telling me. Or is that just the LAN connection?
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    That is only the LAN connection - sorry...
    Go to www.speedtest.net on do a test - you can post the results here...

    Mine - http://www.speedtest.net/result/1777535512.png
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    I'm guessing that's your speed between the PC and the router. You'd need to be directly on the backbone to get a true 100Mbps ADSL in this country, as far as I know the fastest ADSL generally available (via the land line) is 10Mb.
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