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[ucfvgirl]

Hello. I have been in Korea now for one year and when I first arrived, I purchase an older desktop from someone here on Dave's. Since then, I have used it for basic computer stuff like Office, Website photos, emails, etc. Nothing fancy like graphic games, videos, or music downloads.

As I am not a technical genuis when it comes to computers, I would like to know what a good basic computer should have: RAM, GIGS, and whatever else should be in the computer. And, how do I find out what my computer has? (I know that it was put together by someone, not bought in the store)

Over the past few weeks, it has been running extremely slow. I have done a virus check, emptied the temp folders, and done a defrag, but nothing seems to be helping the speed. What should I do now?

I would appreciate everyone's advice and please try to keep it in EVERYDAY ENGLISH so I can understand what you are saying.

[cubanlord]

[blackjack]

if you download this program http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php it will tell you what you have, easy to use freeware.

plus have you done a spyware/adware check or a virus or both?

also try running ccleaner it will clear out all your old temp files and wasted space http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10592746.html

[wormholes101]

The first place I would start is to reboot your computer, right click on the "taskbar" (bar along the bottom) and select Task Manager.

You'll see basic info on what is start up programs are running in your system, how much resources they are taking and what you have left. Check both the "processes" and "performance" tabs and please post screenshots of both if you can.

[ucfvgirl]

Thank you for all of these great suggestions. I will try a few of them to see what happens. Please continue to send suggestions. I appreciate your help.