PC running very slow - ? something working away in the background

[Ashfeld]

Hi guys, recently (past couple of months) my laptop seems to have something constantly running in the background [you can hear it ‘clicking away’ pretty much all the time] & it seems to be running at least 60% slower than normal - at times my typing is faster than it seems to be able to cope with [ie: when typing an email] and I'm not thaat fast :shock: - are there any obvious/likely culprits?

Presumably it could be that something is taking up a lot of capacity in the background, but I'm not a very 'techie' person [not at all, in fact :>], so if anyone could identify a possible reason, that would be much appreciated.


Cheers

 

[gregrocker]

Work through these Troubleshooting Steps for Windows 7 especially establishing a Clean boot, checking the logs for repeat errors, system resources for solutions to problems, test hardware. If you'll report back feedback we will have more steps.

 

[koolkat77]

Hi Ashfeld Welcome to Seven Forums

• Click on the task bar and start task manager or simply press Ctrl-Alt-Delete and start task manager.
• Click on the processes tab and take a snip with snipping tool or paint of all the processes running (Also show processes from all users).
• Post them in your next post http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

Edit: Forget mine. Follow Gregs good advice.

 

[gregrocker]

I think your idea is an excellent one, KoolKat. It reminds me that troubleshooting with the process explorer needs to be worked into the tutorial. Please proceed.

 

[koolkat77]

Thanks Greg.

Ashfeld do let us know the results of what we suggested.

 

[Starbeetle]

Run AVG or another anti virus software. Also try CCleaner

 

[gregrocker]

AVG bloated crapware is recommended by no one here. Use Microsoft Security Essentials with the Win7 firewall. Use CCleaner sparingly.