[skyanna]

Hi all,

My powerbook seems to be really slow. Web pages take forever to load up, and typing alway seems to lag on the screen--even on my Microsoft Word. I know it's not the internet connection because my brother's powerbook is fine compared to mine. Is it because I rarely turn off my powerbook? Or is it some other problem? I'm getting alittle worried.

[rjt1000]

Hi and welcome to the forums

Can you give us some more info:

What model PowerBook do you have, and what speed is it?
How much RAM?
What OS version?
What size hard drive and how much free space?
Did the slowdown happen suddenly (like after installing a software update or application) or over time?
Are there any applications that work normally?

Also, take a look at Utilities>Activity Monitor>Show All Processes>Sort by % CPU usage and see if there is a process hogging the CPU.

Good luck

[peeb]

Try setting up a new account, and see if that one is slow too - if so, it is most likely something you have installed that is slowing things down.