computer running slow when watching videos etc....

by Guest on Tue Sep 13, 2011 3:56 pm

Hello all you smart technology buffs out there Big Grin

In the last week or so my computer seems to be taking ages to load photos and in particular, videos. If I want to watch somebodys videos, it takes so long to load that I end up frustrated and not watching them.

Any ideas or suggestions so I can speed things up again thinking

Thanks in advance from one not so savvy computer operator Blushing

by **Steve** on Tue Sep 13, 2011 4:10 pm

from cd or the net?

by **janey** on Tue Sep 13, 2011 4:21 pm

I'm afraid I can't help as my pc at home won't load 98% of films, I think its because its pre-historic! Xx

by **Steve** on Tue Sep 13, 2011 4:31 pm

If you watching a film off the net you may want to reboot your internet box, deleted all of your history/cookies.

If it's a CD you may want to turn off things you not used like the internet brower you may have open / make sure your not doing a anti virus scan when you watching your film and also do a defag, deleted all of your history and cookies

by Guest on Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:55 am

I have done a "disc clean-up" and will run my "defragment" later.

I'm just trying to watch clips that people have posted on here mainly.

by **janey** on Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:14 am

If its ones on photobucket I can never watch! Xx

by **lynne** on Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:33 am

when i am on my ipad at home, i cant watch some you tube clips

by **Steve** on Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:56 pm

so you not going be the dj then mrs lynnee

by mr2essions on Wed Nov 02, 2011 10:55 am

Its most likly your graphics card drivers, if it was working up until recently try a system restore. failing that give me a PM and i can help you some more

by **leigh46137** on Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:49 am

mr2essions wrote:Its most likly your graphics card drivers, if it was working up until recently try a system restore. failing that give me a PM and i can help you some more

System restore = Last resort...! ones I would try; Bandwidth issues with your IP or update your Browser and Flash player, check for spyware most of them keep using your internet to monitor and spread out over the net,(botnet). depending on the age of your comp it also could be down to a lack of resources (memory for one), have a look on the net for ways to free some memory up.

by Maria. on Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:32 pm

leigh46137 wrote:
mr2essions wrote:Its most likly your graphics card drivers, if it was working up until recently try a system restore. failing that give me a PM and i can help you some more
System restore = Last resort...! ones I would try; Bandwidth issues with your IP or update your Browser and Flash player, check for spyware most of them keep using your internet to monitor and spread out over the net,(botnet). depending on the age of your comp it also could be down to a lack of resources (memory for one), have a look on the net for ways to free some memory up.

I would go with this. Also, is your internet (when not accessing any flash / videos / large pictures) normally slow ? How much RAM have you got installed ?

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