Why is my computer slow?

I have a Gateway model 4026GZ with 224 mb of ram. It starts up REALLY slow. I use norton antivirus corporate edition to scan viruses and clean up my computer. Is there a virus or worm or spyware on my comp that i just dont know about or is it the ram, do i need more? Thanks guys!

Why is my computer slow?adware

I know for sure that amount of ram isnt enough these days. You should have 512 at the very least.

Why is my computer slow?antivirus scan

1. Norton has been known to take away from overall PC preformance, try another kind like Trend Micro PC-Cillin

2. Get more RAM (at least 512 total), your video card might be integrated and taking away from it - you might want to get a better video card

3. Download AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5 and Spybot Search %26 Destroy to scan for malware

4. Run a Scan Disk to get rid of any unecessary files

5. Run Disk Defragmenter
yes it's old and you need more ram...
try scanning for spyware and adware
You say you use norton antivirus corporate edition to scan viruses and clean up your computer? huh. It's realy taks a HUGE memory on the RAM %26 you must have at least 300MB free RAM to run your computer fast. Of corse you need more. From 2 monthes ago i installed norten antivirus %26 my computer was VERY VERY slow because i have 256MB of RAM. Thanks.
you do need more ram, you also need to get rid of nortons because it is a resourse hog and will take ahold of everything you have on it. And you need to clean your computer of old files and temps. also do a defrag on it.
id suggest uninstalling norton and try spyware doctor? for me spyware doc was the best....and yes.. u need to have at least 512 as programs nowadays demands 512 and abv...if u are still suspicious about a worm or spyware inside ur computer.. try updatin ur norton to the latest...
use ccleaner it is free and cleans your computer
Cause its flippin ancient.
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Norton is not good..its make computer slow.
remove unwanted files and don't keep any more files on the desktop and defragment the drives once.......