why does my computer take forever to open applications

**ss~zoso~ss** · 10-09-2007, 02:58 PM

my computer is about a year old here are the specs

1gb ram
AMD Turion 64 bit 1.8 ghz 1600mhz fsb
80gb HD
ATI radeon xpress 200M graphics card

iTunes, firefox, and AIM are the apps i use the most and it seems that they take longer than they should to launch, iTunes especially

**ss~zoso~ss** · 10-09-2007, 03:01 PM

to remove some typical suggestions

i frequently defrag the HD
i run norton anitvirus scan frequently
and i empty out browser cache and shit regularly
also i've tried increasing the virtual memory

**86 IROC-Z** · 10-09-2007, 03:04 PM

cuz joo dl 2 manies warezz's tht haves all teh spyewares

**DanWS6** · 10-09-2007, 03:04 PM

How many programs do you have running? Do you have most of your memory used with programs open? Increasing virtual memory won't help. If you've used up your 1GB of ram it means you get to thrash your HDD with slow io reads/writes due to virtual memory. Not too familiar with itunes but maybe it does a quick scan of your music when it loads. Do you have thousands of songs?

**Knighthawk LS1** · 10-09-2007, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by ss~zoso~ss

my computer is about a year old here are the specs

1gb ram
AMD Turion 64 bit 1.8 ghz 1600mhz fsb
80gb HD
ATI radeon xpress 200M graphics card

iTunes, firefox, and AIM are the apps i use the most and it seems that they take longer than they should to launch, iTunes especially

Depends on what you have running in the background, you can check to see how much ram you are currently using by hitting ALT+CTRL+DEL then clicking the performance tab. i found when i was using iTunes, all though i'm 2.6Ghz, 2.5GB ram, my system would fall falt on its face, iTunes likes to reconstruct the damn library every single damn time, which is annoying.

You can try to limit the amount of programs that start up.

**ATCharming** · 10-09-2007, 03:06 PM

another question along the lines... why the hell does my computer skip when playing audio and video? i cant watch a whole video or listen to a whole song without it constantly skipping... especially when i got internet explorer and windows media opened at the same time... it just WONT fucking play without skippin... annoying as hell... i got a amd turion 64 processor and 80gb hard drive also i believe

**96z28** · 10-09-2007, 03:06 PM

Or your hardware is old and burnt out. Thats how my computer is right now. I have no spyware or viruses. I defrag my hd once a week but it dont help. This comp is close to death

**86 IROC-Z** · 10-09-2007, 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by ss~zoso~ss

to remove some typical suggestions

i frequently defrag the HD
i run norton anitvirus scan frequently
and i empty out browser cache and shit regularly
also i've tried increasing the virtual memory

Well there is one of your problems. Uninstall Norton and get something that uses way less system resources and is free, like AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition, and also their Anti-Spyware program for free at grisoft.com. If you have the OS disk, I personally would save all the data to CD's and reformat the hard drive... that way you're starting with a clean slate and the computer will run 10x faster, no exaggeration.

**ss~zoso~ss** · 10-09-2007, 03:08 PM

with iTunes running, firefox, and AIM i am have 535520 k memory available

**ss~zoso~ss** · 10-09-2007, 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by ATCharming

another question along the lines... why the hell does my computer skip when playing audio and video? i cant watch a whole video or listen to a whole song without it constantly skipping... especially when i got internet explorer and windows media opened at the same time... it just WONT fucking play without skippin... annoying as hell... i got a amd turion 64 processor and 80gb hard drive also i believe

dont steal my thread NOOB lol

**Knighthawk LS1** · 10-09-2007, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by ATCharming

another question along the lines... why the hell does my computer skip when playing audio and video? i cant watch a whole video or listen to a whole song without it constantly skipping... especially when i got internet explorer and windows media opened at the same time... it just WONT fucking play without skippin... annoying as hell... i got a amd turion 64 processor and 80gb hard drive also i believe

when that happens to me, it usually means my system resources are low, WinAMP is usually the best program that uses way less resources. WMP, is a resource hog.

**ss~zoso~ss** · 10-09-2007, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by 96z28

Or your hardware is old and burnt out. Thats how my computer is right now. I have no spyware or viruses. I defrag my hd once a week but it dont help. This comp is close to death

computer is 1 year old

**86 IROC-Z** · 10-09-2007, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by ATCharming

another question along the lines... why the hell does my computer skip when playing audio and video? i cant watch a whole video or listen to a whole song without it constantly skipping... especially when i got internet explorer and windows media opened at the same time... it just WONT fucking play without skippin... annoying as hell... i got a amd turion 64 processor and 80gb hard drive also i believe

Try reinstalling your audio drivers... or if its from playing in a CD or DVD drive, try getting a new one, they're only about $20 bucks.

**96z28** · 10-09-2007, 03:09 PM

lol i feel the love all around this site. Thats why i love it hahaha

**86 IROC-Z** · 10-09-2007, 03:11 PM

I have 1700 songs (6.75 GB) in my iTunes library.... doesn't take that long to start up.

**Nastyfoot** · 10-09-2007, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by ss~zoso~ss

with iTunes running, firefox, and AIM i am have 535520 k memory available

Spyware

**ss~zoso~ss** · 10-09-2007, 03:17 PM

i appreciate all the help, please continue, i'm looking into shit right now.....

**Knighthawk LS1** · 10-09-2007, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by Nastyfoot

Spyware

just because it shows that number does not mean spyware, it just means the amount of resources being taken up, iTunes takes up alot of memory.

**JwMonE99** · 10-09-2007, 04:43 PM

First of all these are all the side effects of having a windows/Microsoft product.

But it would help to delete your cookies like once a week, it slows down the computer as well and stop looking at porno lol, you get killed with spyware hehe j/k i dont know if you do or not