Q: web pages slow to open, system freezes
systems, processor very slow, can not us internet to complete any task
Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.6.6)
Posted on Sep 21, 2016 3:28 PM
Please read If Safari is slow, stops responding, quits unexpectedly, or has other issues - Apple Support.
If that does not help, continue below.
Back up your Mac if you have not done so already. To learn how to do that please read https://www.apple.com/support/backup/. To learn how to use Time Machine read Use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac.
Then, shut down your Mac and restart it in "Safe Mode". To learn how to do that please read: Try safe mode if your Mac doesn't finish starting up. Compare how your Mac works in Safe Mode to how it has been.
Then, restart normally. If the same problem returns, please read the section If an issue doesn't happen in safe mode for Apple's recommended actions.
Finally, you can temporarily create a new User Account, and log in to that account to determine if the problem also exists when logged in to that Account. To learn how to do that read How to test an issue in another user account on your Mac - Apple Support. When you are finished troubleshooting, you can remove the temporary User Account by following these instructions: OS X El Capitan: Delete a user. Before removing it, confirm you don't need any of the files you might have created in that Account.
Let me know what you determine.
Posted on Sep 21, 2016 4:09 PM