it's sleepier than I am!

[sigerson]

My computer has, in the last two months, become so sloooooowwwww. Slow enough that it took it about twelve minutes to go from hibernate to active this morning.

I will bake a loaf of bread (or make an apple pie) for any person willing to come over and try to fix my poor slow laptop, Half-n-Clowns, in situ. Is it spyware? Viruses? programs not updated enough? something horrible and hardware-related that costs more than the computer itself?

Or maybe it just needs coffee. Do I pour it right on the keyboard or hook up a USB (Universal StarBucks) port?

Comments

[ethicsgradient.livejournal.com]

Bummer. I hate windows. People often suggest defragmenting as a possible solution to sluggishness that has crept in over time. Also, if you have very little free space you may sometimes encounter issues.

I have no experience with spyware and the like, but I'm told there are programs that help scan for and remove it. Unless you're installing a lot of random crap you download I wouldn't think spyware is much of an issue, though you never know. I'm told that there is some free Microsoft anti-spyware program, possibly called Windows Defender, but my information is somewhat out of date.

Also, if you don't run the windows updates periodically, it couldn't hurt to do so. I'd be happy to spend a little time with your computer and try to rehabilitate it, as would Jess, I'm sure, though I don't know how comfortable you are with people poking around in your stuff....burning all your pr0n to CD is a good idea anyway, since then it's not taking up valuable disk space :P

[dafne99.livejournal.com]

I'd be willing to whore out my husband to fix it for you if you'd pay for the airfare. ;)

[wavyarms.livejournal.com]

I'll come over. I ask for pie. Also, I can't get there until sometime next week, b/c of crazy schedule. Next Monday afternoon or Tuesday evening (Tuesday's better) both work.

I recommend the USB port rather than the direct keyboard method until then.

[anacrucis.livejournal.com]

I had a coworker who tried the coffee solution with her laptop. It didn't go so well :)

[Once the coffee dried out, things went fine. Until the sugar finally ate through her motherboard 6 months later...]