My computer is self built and I have put together several computers over the years successfully, but this issue is a first for me. This is also my first experience with a SSD hard drive if that means anything.
The specs are:
Intel i5 processor
SSD HD 120GB
4GB Ram
Windows 7 Professional Edition
Avast anti-virus
After say an hour of regular use (Excel, Word, and Chrome browsing), anything associated with Windows explorer comes to a crawl. All the programs running work fine, but if I for example click on the start menu or try to switch between open windows it struggles.
I haven't found any malware or viruses. My wife is the main user and doesn't really do much more than browsing and office product work.
I thought it was maybe something to do with Aero, so I disabled it, but the problem still shows up randomly. Restarting solves the problem for a bit, but then it comes back. I am really stuck with this one. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I can provide any information you may think is relevant.
Thanks,
-J
The specs are:
Intel i5 processor
SSD HD 120GB
4GB Ram
Windows 7 Professional Edition
Avast anti-virus
After say an hour of regular use (Excel, Word, and Chrome browsing), anything associated with Windows explorer comes to a crawl. All the programs running work fine, but if I for example click on the start menu or try to switch between open windows it struggles.
I haven't found any malware or viruses. My wife is the main user and doesn't really do much more than browsing and office product work.
I thought it was maybe something to do with Aero, so I disabled it, but the problem still shows up randomly. Restarting solves the problem for a bit, but then it comes back. I am really stuck with this one. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I can provide any information you may think is relevant.
Thanks,
-J
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- OS
- Windows 7 64bit
- Antivirus
- United States
