[ChrisInAR]

Would anyone be kind enough to give me a lil advice?

I restored my cmptr recently, ‘cuz it was performing waaaaaay to slowly. I thought that by doing so, everything would be RESTORED as if the cmptr was brand new. Boy, was I wrong.

I still have prob’s w/ slow downloading time, my cmptr is VERY slow when starting up, &, even after “restoring” things, it still takes longer to surf the net than it did when it was brand new (I have a broadband connection, NOT a dial-up). What am I to do, & is it even possible for me to get things running as fast as it did when I bought it about 5 yrs ago???

Thank you very much.

[JoeProBono]

Soooo Kay just what did you buy 5 yrs ago?

[Isabel C.]

I restored my cmptr recently, ‘cuz it was performing waaaaaay to slowly. I thought that by doing so, everything would be RESTORED as if the cmptr was brand new.

cmptr? Are you rationing vowels today?

[djf]

One word:

FDISK

[TomGuy]

I still have prob’s w/ slow downloading time, my cmptr is VERY slow when starting up, &, even after “restoring” things, it still takes longer to surf the net than it did when it was brand new

Do you periodically run a registry cleaner and/or spyware cleaners?

The registry can get clogged with a bunch of stuff that slows down the computer. Also, spyware can cause slowdowns.

Additionally, what anti-virus program are you running and do you have it running a bunch of real-time activities? That can slow your system. If so, turn off all that are unnecessary. [AV programs have a tendenc to become bloatware and glutware.]

[relictele]

Define ‘restored’ - are you talking about restoring from a backup or using a recovery (reinstallation) disk provided by your PC’s manufacturer?

Restoring from a backup may simply reestablish problems with registry, system files, etc. that were part and parcel of your setup at the time you created the backup.

The only way to to get ‘factory fresh’ is to reinstall Windows (or use the recovery disks) and applications then restore only your data from the backup.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

restored my cmptr recently

In light of your problem, that phrase with the word 'restore' in it requires some specifics.

Did you backup just user data and then wipe the drive clean and restore a fresh copy of the OS and then restore your user data?

Did you simly do a repair restore of the OS (presuming Winders here) with the install disk?

What exact steps did you take to 'restore' your computer? That needs to be known up front before any diagnosis can be done.