My computer is running really slow. i have anti-virus and anti-spyware software running?

my computer is running really slow. i have anti-virus and anti-spyware software running, nothing comes up. its a fairly new pc. what should i check?

My computer is running really slow. i have anti-virus and anti-spyware software running?antivirus scan

from the ''Run'' command in the ''start'' menu, type ''msconfig''.

XP or Vista:

press windows key + letter R

enter msconfig

press enter

Then click on the ''Startup'' tab [ XP ]

and you will see everything that gets loaded on boot.

All of those things are candidate to turn off.

turn off ONLY those items that you yourself have added

You may need to start something later if it happens to be a service that is needed for a program or app.

But check it out and you should be able to get your boot speed back up to par.

Run disk cleanup, and de-fragmenter.

These applications are built-in with windows and will help you remove any unwanted files etc.

XP:

Disk Cleanup:

start

all programs

accessories

system tools

Disk Clean:

click disk drive [c] to clean

place a check in each box that shows any numbers on the right

CAUTION ,RECYCLE BIN WILL BE ON THIS LIST.

IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO EMPTY IT,...DO NOT CHECK IT !