[rshaffer61]

Lets take a look at the hard drive and see what you have.

Go to
1: Start
2: My Computer
3: Right Click on "C" drive
4: Click on Properties
5: In this field it will tell you total drive space and also free space

Please include results in your next reply

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Used Space: 112GB
Free Space: 38.2GB

And the little pie chart shows that pretty much exactly 1 quarter of memory is free

[samwiches]

Used Space: 112GB
Free Space: 38.2GB

And the little pie chart shows that pretty much exactly 1 quarter of memory is free

[rshaffer61]

OK that's much better for the C drive.
Now has the system gained any speed and is the stuttering as bad or is it better?

[samwiches]

I would say that it has got better, but it is still occuring nonetheless

[happyrock]

now that you have enough free space...
do this
these tweaks will speed you up some and free up resources that can cause your symptoms
click on start...run...type in MSCONFIG...press enter...click on start tab...
on a desktop you uncheck everything EXCEPT your ANTI VIRUS and firewall...on a laptop you have to be more selective or your touchpad ...wireless and things like that won't work...you will have to google each one and then decide what you can get rid of in the start up section....


turn off indexing...click ...START...MY COMPUTER...right click on the hard drive...properties..uncheck allow indexing and compress drive...then click on OK...when it asks about subfolders say YES...it will take a little while to finish...

go to add/remove programs and get rid of anything you don't want or use
get rid of real player... Quicktime ...and Adobe reader
they are resource hogs...lower down I will give you the alternatives for them all..
get CCLEANER
To clean your temp folder, recycle bin, etc..please download this free tool...

CCleaner

Don't install any Toolbars, or other programs, should it ask you!Just
uncheck the option of installing the Yahoo toolbar....if you get
the slim version it does not have the toolbar
thats the one I recommend...
It will put a shortcut on your Desktop.

Before first use...
Select Options then Advanced.
UNCHECK "Only delete files in Windows Temp folder older than 48 hours"
The rest of the standard settings are fine...

Click on CCleaner to start it. Then click "Run Cleaner"

DO NOT USE ANY OF THE OTHER TOOLS...RUNNING THEM MAY CAUSE OTHER PROBLEMS

What JavaRa does is to check if your computer has the latest version of Java Runtime Environment (JRE).
If the version you have installed has been superseded by a newer version the program will download and install this newer version for you, by running Java's update program.
JavaRa then allows you to remove all possible older versions of this program. This way it will ensure that the security of your PC is enhanced will create extra space on your hard disk....get it here

this replace's Adobe reader
Foxit Reader is a free utility that includes some tools that Adobe lacks, including a "typewriter" tool that lets you type text over any PDF, and edit any of the text they contain. not just files that have been set with form fields.
Foxit launches very quickly (in about one second) and it requires no installation... It allows you open, view, print, and change the page layout in PDF files. For some functions, such as the typewriter function, FoxIt Reader shows an ad for FoxIt Reader Pro. However, these functions still work with minor limitations.
get foxit reader

I highly recommend these alternatives to quicktime and real player..
they both are
- Quick and easy install..about 30 seconds..
- No background processes
- Low on resources
- Smaller size
QuickTime Alternative...QuickTime Alternative will allow you to play QuickTime files (.mov, .qt, .3gp and other extensions) without having to install the official QuickTime Player

Real Alternative.. will allow you to play RealMedia files without having to install RealPlayer or RealOne Player.
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Starting Disk Cleanup

* Click Start ... Programs... Accessories ... System Tools ... Disk Cleanup
OR
* In Windows Explorer or My Computer... right-click the disk in which you want to free up space... click Properties... click the General tab... and then click Disk Cleanup....

[samwiches]

Thanks for the tips, I've followed a lot of them!

Although I have one question, I downloaded QuickTime Alternative not too long ago (I had a video conversation program and it only ran using QuickTime Alternnative), and iTunes is my music library of choice, and I couldn't use iTunes with QuickTime Alt., whenever I tried to run iTunes I got some alert from iTunes telling me to uninstall it and re-install the latest version of QuickTime

[happyrock]

QuickTime Alternative does work with iTunes..it should be seamless and transparent to you the user (it should just work like normal)

[samwiches]

I just installed Quicktime Alt., and iTunes said:

QuickTime version 7.6.2 is installed, iTunes requires QuickTime version 7.6.4 or later.

Please uninstall iTunes, then install iTunes again.

[happyrock]

after a little research...it seems now that the new versions of itunes will not work with the alternative ...sorry but your stuck with the stock quicktime if you want itunes to work...
how is your computer working now...

[samwiches]

It's okay thanks for looking that up.

It's working a lot better than it had been before I came here, like for example if I clicked the volume control in the taskbar it would freeze and take about 10 seconds to load but now it's instantaneous


Thanks for all your help!

[happyrock]

your welcome...

[samwiches]

Sorry to bump an old topic, but this problem is happening again and worse. I did a quick search and noticed other people also experiencing this, is there a solution yet?


Thanks