harestone Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 What are the full specs of your computer ? Haha, i've been waiting for that to be answered. ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wassamadda1 Posted February 4, 2013 Author Share Posted February 4, 2013 What are the full specs of your computer ? When you say "full specs" what do you need exactly? You have to appreciate that what I know about computers you could fit on the back of a very small stamp! I'll have a look tomorrow once you let me know what you need. As an aside, I have to say that I aint a fan of Windows 8. Not as easy as previous editions to find things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harestone Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 If you're finding windows 8 hard to navigate install classic shell, it gives you a start button and a menu ala windows 7. I'm using it and it does make win 8 bearable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howden Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Have you checked performance in the task manager (Not sure if you have this on Win8) but worth checking if your memory and processor are under extreme loads, it might be that your pc isn't capable of running win8? ---------- Post added 04-02-2013 at 21:25 ---------- Also, again, not sure of win8 but if relevant...open run command and type 'msconfig', go through your startup processes and untick anything you don't need, do the same with service (Tick hide all microsoft services first). This will stop a lot of background services from running, but will require a restart. Again, somebody will be along shortly to tell me that windows 8 doesn't have this feature... To get to msconfig on win8... Go to the tiled start screen, without clicking on any of the icons just type msconfig a new screen will open, click on the system configuration box, the desktop will open and it will display the msconfig window. To run task manager on windows 8 Open the desktop screen right click on an empty space on the taskbar left click on task manager in the menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me-and-pippo Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 When you say "full specs" what do you need exactly? You have to appreciate that what I know about computers you could fit on the back of a very small stamp! I'll have a look tomorrow once you let me know what you need. As an aside, I have to say that I aint a fan of Windows 8. Not as easy as previous editions to find things. Processor (CPU) specifications, name type and speed. Memory, type and size. Don't ask me how to find that out, my knowledge of Windows 8 is zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harestone Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 To find specs in win8 go to the lower left corner and right click, then click system, the page will pop up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkertelecoms Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 When our PC's do this it's usually the CPU's overheating. A clean out and vac sorts it (as long as you're gentle). Hmm assume if you've had someone check the RAM they checked for clear airways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wassamadda1 Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 Sorry for the delay. Here's the spec's : Intel ® Pentium ® 4 CPU 3.20GHz 2.50GB RAM. 32-bit operating system, x64-based processor Windows 8 Pro. Ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dromedary Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Could be the pagefile - useful article here; http://superuser.com/questions/145955/how-to-diagnose-very-slow-pagefile It happens to me now and again - mainly when I'm using Firefox and loading a website with lots of pictures. I tend to use chrome as my main browser now. I'm surprised at that article as you don't even need a page file these days. I'm using chrome and have no page file or problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me-and-pippo Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Sorry for the delay. Here's the spec's : Intel ® Pentium ® 4 CPU 3.20GHz 2.50GB RAM. 32-bit operating system, x64-based processor Windows 8 Pro. Ta. Those specs look Ok to me, have you taken the side panel off and checked for dust & fluff in the air vents and fans ? (see 'walkertelecoms' post above) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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