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Hi
I have a Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 73SFF which is 6 years old. Recently some apps have been freezing during use. Includes g-mail, Musescore, photo editors. Keyboard numeric pad doesn't always work. Is it just getting old and knackered? I have removed dust from the heat sinks and re-started the PC several times. I normally leave it running continuously.
Thanks
download and run glary utils.
hit 1 click maintenance
tick all the boxes
dx
Thanks I'll try that.
let us know please.
dx
Certainly an improvement but not 100%. I had a similar issue when the PC was quite new and some extra (from 4 Gb to 8 GB) memory fixed it. I am going to try that again going up to 16Gb.
i would expect it's TSR or programs running at start-up.
i always find 360 total security package useful http://www.360totalsecurity.com/
dump and uninstall any other anti-virus (nortons/avast etc etc) or stuff like malwarebytes etc etc
and install the free 360 software
then use that to auto optimise your start-up list.
99% of issues can be cured by glary and 360.
Thanks again - what is TSR?
old accronym..name - terminate and stay resident, denoting a type of program that remains in the memory of a computer after it has finished running and which can be quickly reactivated.
today that means - you load things on your pc, they install a little program that auto loads on start-up everytime . very few are actually needed and can quickly eat up RAM and kill speed. 360 does the process of clearing these out for you.
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Originally Posted by dx100uk
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Finally got round to installing 360. Looks much slicker now. Thanks for the advice.
good you clicked full check box?
dx
Yes I did
regards
Alex