My old laptop was so slow it took 5 minutes just to open a browser tab

I was ready to buy a new one, but first I ran a free program called CCleaner to clear out old junk files (like my 2GB of browser cache). Then I opened the Task Manager and stopped 12 programs from starting up when I turned it on. After that, I took off the bottom panel and blew out a ton of dust from the fan with a can of air. Now it boots up in under a minute, which is good enough for me. Has anyone else tried just cleaning the inside of an old computer and been surprised?

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abby_palmer9d ago

Ever open up an old desktop? I did that for my parents' computer and the dust inside was like a small animal... it was crazy. Just cleaning the heatsink made it stop shutting down from overheating.

faithb789d ago

Oh man, that's not dust, that's a whole new pet. Bet it had a name and everything.