Windows XP Computer Overall Slow, Freezing & Locking Up.

Anonymous
2012-10-19T01:37:46+00:00

My Mom's Windows XP Computer is overall slow, freezing & locking up mostly all the time. I don't have the money right now to pay for Premium Support through Microsoft to get it fixed. Can anybody please help me get this issue resolved immediately! It's been like this for a while. I just want my mom's computer to run normally like any other computer would. Please! Let me know. I appreciate it. Thanks.

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-11-06T18:33:40+00:00

    No. That. When I watch a video game stream on twitch.tv like Madden NFL 13 or NHL 13, the video is inconsistent. It doesn't go normal in the feed. The feed jumps. The video is not consistent. Do you know what I mean?

    Is this on your PC or your mother's PC?

    I know exactly what you mean. It's called buffering. It can happen because any of the following:

    1. PC's specs are not robust enough (such as CPU not fast enough or not enough RAM))
    2. Internet connection is slower than it should be
    3. Issue with router
    4. Presence of malware

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-11-06T18:46:51+00:00

    My mom's PC. Is there anyway I can fix it to be a normal feed to watch?

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-11-06T19:34:37+00:00

    I don't know. That's an old PC.

    Getting the extra RAM should help. But there is no guarantee.

    Also do you have a broadband connection? If so, is it DSL or cable?

    Finally, give us your download speed from this page:

    http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-11-06T19:40:10+00:00

    Broadband. Cable. Comcast.

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