my hard disk is running slow ?

Question

my hard disk is running super slow i have installed nes window xp i have 1gb ram and 2.8 dual core processor but still it is running slow my hard disk 160 gb and thee is 20 gb Space left 1.r there any bad sectors in my hard disk i don't wanna format my hard disk 2. should i remove them by using a soft were or through window 98 cd 3. or formatting the hard disk and than checking for bad sectors will work or is there any other solution

Answer 1

Hard Disk slowdowns are almost always a result of file fragmentation. When files become fragmented the HDD is forced to go to multiple locations to acquire a single file, dramatically slowing access times. Windows provides a built-in disk defragmentation software which can be accessed via the System Tools window in the Start Menu or by right-clicking on a HDD in My Computer and selecting Properties -> Tools -> Defragment Now...



Also, you should not need to format the drive in order to check for bad sectors with ScanDisk.



One final point to make is that just because your computer is slow doesn't necessarily mean your hard drive is slow. Defragmenting will not hurt you in any way, but if that doesn't help you might consider checking for other issues in your system. EXTREMELY slow computers are usually a result of malware (virus, spyware, etc.) infection, faulty OS parameters (Windows having issues, especially registry issues) or excessive resource usage (too many apps running at once), not hard disk access times.

Answer 2

specific it is going to likely be particularly slow that is because of fact while the computing device is used it searches archives interior the annoying disk - which would be annoying while there's hundreds of archives. it may be like reading 500 books in 5 minutes

Answer 3

i think there may bad sector in your hd,or it is infected by virus which slowen don your system.so follow the instructions

1.first of all defragment your hd,just right click on hd drive(like c d),and go to property>tool>chech now,defragment now,wait for some time it defragments

2.if not solved then just format by taking windows cd.

instruction to format

1.insert windows cd

2.restart,press any key to boot from cd

3.wait while files are being loaded

4.to set up windosws xp press enter

5.press f8 to agree

6.then press esc to setup new windows

7.delete all drives(sure you have taken back-up)

8.make new drives,just follow the instruction,it is easy.

9.then install windows in the drive by formatting

10.wait it automatically install windows,it will reboot ,but dont press any key when asking,just wait windows will setup

Answer 4

first of all u have to manually select drives then go to properties then select tools menu check now options then select both fubnctions for bad sectors automaticall fix errors after selecting restart ur pc it will analyse it takes 15to 40min ok dont stop procedure continue for one time ok

then do for every drive after it completed same go to properties and tools defragment procedure

ok after this remove unwanted tools present in ur pc like toolsbars of yahoo tec bcz it slows pc from control panel > addremove progams > ...ok then go to start run then type %temp% and select all files and delete all . then select all cookies from internetbrowser explre or u use any browser delete all cookies ok....

Answer 5

I think your pc is infected by virus, install a good anti virus and scan for virus in your pc.It will increase your hdd speed.

If still it is not right then back up your data, you can copy your important data from your main sys drive like c dive and copy it in other drive and format only the sys main drive it surely increase speed.