my5 year old'dell xps 400 seems to run much slower than usal,any ideas how to speed it up a bit. ?? WILLIE''

Have you cleaned out your temporary internet files recently?

Have you done any maintenance at all lately? Like disk cleanup, disk defragment etc.?

'SEEMS TO have COME ''alive''. dumped junk,etc. thank' you both. ''WILLIE''

Good going, Willie! Just like a card needs an oil change and routine maintenance to keep running smoothly, a computer needs a little "cleaning up" now and then.

Download a good Spyware program like Superantispyware or Malwarebytes and run a scan.

What was said here is all true - but spyware will grind you to a halt if you don't take care of it. A slow PC is a big tip-off that you may have some spyware running in the background.

If you use one, I'd recommend the free version of Malwarebytes - it can't be beat.

+1

I updated the drivers to my videocard. And the computer runs much smoother and faster now

'HOW CAN I' contact 'MALWARE' ? i.am SORTA 'SLIPPING , ON HOW to do these little tasks. older than 'DIRT' willie day

Join the club, Willie! I'm pretty old myself. If your computer is running better after a cleaning, you are probably ok. What anti-virus do you use? If you are keeping it updated and running a scan you are good to go there too. But if you want to run a scan with Malwarebytes to make sure you don't have any bad stuff lurking, you can get it ***here***. Just select one of the download sites, install it after it's downloaded (the file is called mbam-setup). Then update it and run a scan. You can use it along with your anti-virus software.