Slow down across the system?

I have Microsoft Office 2004 and about 150gb space on my laptop but everything has slowed down recently. Can anyone suggest a reason? It affects word, the internet, mail - everything.

Hi goslowshazza, and a warm welcome to the forums!
Could be lots of reasons, but I'd get Applejack...
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15667/applejack
After installing, reboot holding down CMD+s, (+s), then when the DOS like prompt shows, type in...
applejack AUTO
Then let it do all 6 of it's things.
At least it'll eliminate some questions if it doesn't fix it.
The 6 things it does are...
Correct any Disk problems.
Repair Permissions.
Clear out Cache Files.
Repair/check several plist files.
Dump the VM files for a fresh start.
Trash old Log files.
First reboot will be slower, sometimes 2 or 3 restarts will be required for full benefit... my guess is files relying upon other files relying upon other files!
Disconnect the USB cable from any Uninterruptible Power Supply so the system doesn't shut down in the middle of the process.

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4. Clear out logs files (manually or use system maintenance utilities).
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After I installed 10.8.4, my Internet browsing slowed down to the pace of a dial-up connection -- unless it froze up completely. How do I get my system back to a normal operating mode? Can I dump 10.8.4 and go back to the one that at least worked?

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4. Are there any other devices on the same network that can browse the Web, and are they also slow?
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Visualizing SAP XI routing configuration across the system landscape

Hi Experts
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I have a Macbook Pro that was slowing down. The HD was nearly full as I do a video work. I removed over 400gb of photos and video and it made no difference. I ran disk inventory x and that says that there is only 60gb on the hard drive but disk utility sa

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Why can't i access my itunes anymore? whenever i click on it, it makes my laptop freeze/slow down to the point where not even ctrl alt delete works properly and i have to turn the laptop off and then back on to get anything done.

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Since upgrading firefox why is the system slowed down to the point of frustration i.e scrolling upand down , clicking on pages it seems to take an age

even filling this form in has taken a lot longer than just clicking and typing ,scrolling down a page it seems to pause then stutters . if i have various web pages open to compare something similair it seems to be slowing down . To write this some of the actions to write seems to halt and i am not a fast typer .just tried your installed plugins window it wont move

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* https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Basic%20Troubleshooting
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My keyboard repeat is very slow, regardless of the System Preferences

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Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
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Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac” is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
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The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, or by corruption of certain system caches.
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The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
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HT4528 My iPhone 4s has slowed down in the last few days.

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Counter slows down when the number of the expected pulses don't arrive

G'Day Everyone,
I'm having a problem with some counter work I'm doing, and can't seem to work out where the problem lies. I'm using a NI-PCI-6602, and I setup the counter, send a couple of DIO lines high (this tells the attached custom electonrics to fire), and then clock the pulses that arrive. I'm looking for four pulses to come back (I set this using "Counter Buffer Config.vi" and look for them with "Counter Read Buffer.vi"), and it works really well when four pulses arrive. Unfortunately, sometimes the instrument may not send all of the four pulses (I occasionally get back 0, 1, 2 or 3 pulses). When this happens, my VI slows down remarkably - when all four are there I get in the order
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cheers,
Christopher
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Attachments:
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Thanks for the help everyone (especially Darren who guided me toward the solution) - the problem was a simple one, but I couldn't see the forest from the bush fires: the project is based on LabVIEW 5.1 (old project, no money - I'm sure you all know the deal!), and so a clean install gave the errors. It turns out that the board (6602) was released after LabVIEW 5.1 (and hence LabVIEW5.1's default NI-DAQ), so a fresh NI-DAQ install corrected any problems...
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I'm seeing that little rainbow curser more and more and the computer is slowing down when shifting between programs where it didn't before. For example, when I jump from Excel to Safari there's a lag where there never used to be. I have plenty of memory both internally and externally. What can I do? I've already ran the Disk Utility.
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