New laptop. Week old. Running smooth until now. Help?

Mikeandrd9213

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I recently bought a Toshiba Satellite C55-A and it's been running really smoothly until now. I was just wondering if anyone could tell me how I could speed it up a little bit? And if someone could tell me which programs to uninstall. Thanks a lot.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
I recently bought a Toshiba Satellite C55-A and it's been running really smoothly until now. I was just wondering if anyone could tell me how I could speed it up a little bit? And if someone could tell me which programs to uninstall. Thanks a lot.

You both 32 & 64 bit JAVA.
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I would remove:

BitTorrent

& Microsoft Office{unless it was paid for}.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
Think of the programs you are seeing, as books sitting on the shelves in a library. All they are doing are taking up space. Only if you are actually running programs, then you may run into an issue that if you do not have enough RAM, you could see the computer slowing down.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Linux Mint 17.2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite C850D-st3nx1
    CPU
    AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon (tm) HD Graphics 1.40 GHZ
    Memory
    12GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon™ HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Crucial M500 240GB SSD
    Mouse
    Logitech M525
    Internet Speed
    45/6 - ATT U-Verse
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    None needed. It is Linux.
    Other Info
    Arris NVG589 Gateway; Router - Cisco RV320; Switch - Netgear GS108 8-Port Switch & Trendnet TEG-S50g 5-Port Switch; Access Points - Engenius ECB350, Trendnet TEW-638APB; NAS - Lenovo ix2-4; Printer - Brother HL-2280DW; Air Print Server - Lantronix XPrintServer

    A/V UPS - Tripp-Lite Smart 1500LCD 1500 Va/900 W.
I recently bought a Toshiba Satellite C55-A and it's been running really smoothly until now. I was just wondering if anyone could tell me how I could speed it up a little bit? And if someone could tell me which programs to uninstall. Thanks a lot.

You both 32 & 64 bit JAVA.
See picture:

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I would remove:

BitTorrent

& Microsoft Office{unless it was paid for}.
The 64 bit installs require both 32-bit & 64-bit for Java. But if the OP is not running any programs, or going to any sites that require Java, it can probably be deleted.

Microsoft Office is most likely the freebie that comes with Windows. It can stay. BitTorrent, they would need if they are using it for downloading legal torrents.

Really need to know the exact model number, not just the series number, to know what unit they have. That series is a pretty robust one. It is not shy when it comes to certain units in that Series Line, having some serious horsepower.

The OP needs to either give us the whole model number, or give us a system screenshot with Speccy. That way we know what is really going on behind the scenes, and why they are stating that they are having issues.

Most likely it is as it came from Toshiba. 4GB of RAM, and if they went for the i3, or AMD E1 series chipset, that could be an issue.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Linux Mint 17.2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite C850D-st3nx1
    CPU
    AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon (tm) HD Graphics 1.40 GHZ
    Memory
    12GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon™ HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Crucial M500 240GB SSD
    Mouse
    Logitech M525
    Internet Speed
    45/6 - ATT U-Verse
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    None needed. It is Linux.
    Other Info
    Arris NVG589 Gateway; Router - Cisco RV320; Switch - Netgear GS108 8-Port Switch & Trendnet TEG-S50g 5-Port Switch; Access Points - Engenius ECB350, Trendnet TEW-638APB; NAS - Lenovo ix2-4; Printer - Brother HL-2280DW; Air Print Server - Lantronix XPrintServer

    A/V UPS - Tripp-Lite Smart 1500LCD 1500 Va/900 W.
Think of the programs you are seeing, as books sitting on the shelves in a library. All they are doing are taking up space. Only if you are actually running programs, then you may run into an issue that if you do not have enough RAM, you could see the computer slowing down.
Not exactly, not all of them. some require service/s to run all the time, using memory and processor time. When deciding which programs are or have resident status it's best to check with "Task Manager" to see what's going on there, if it is taking some memory, processor etc. Checking and disabling some of the Startup items that are not needed on continuous basis is also good idea. After using APPs, make sure they are completely closed.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen7 2700x
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime x470 Pro
    Memory
    16GB Kingston 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
    Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
    WD 1 TB Blue
    WD 2 TB Blue
    Bunch of backup HDDs.
    PSU
    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
    Case
    Raidmax
    Cooling
    CCM Nepton 140xl
    Internet Speed
    40/2 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD
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