Many people take it for granted that new computers run fast, and will slow down as time passes by. They also think that the only recourse they have is to upgrade their hardware. This is a fallacy. Let's go through the various reasons that cause a computer to slow down, and then look at solutions for them. As we use the computer, more and more of the disk space is used up. Be it installing software, doing work on the computer and even surfing the web, all these consume disk space. If you have plenty of pictures and music files on the computer, the disk space is eaten up even more. This means that less disk space is there for the operating system to use when it requires the space. What you can do first is check your Recycled Bin for any important data that you need. If not, empty it. Next, you can also delete all the files inside the "temp" directory in your C drive. Also, don't forget to open up your internet browser and delete all the cache files (or "Temporary Internet Files"). These cache files can take up a lot of space and can take a while for the browser to delete. This should clear up quite a bit of space. You can also uninstall software that you don't need. Software take up space and sometimes run in the background and slow down the computer.I also suggest that you invest in a portable hard disk and move all the non-essential files, like music, onto the portable hard disk so you can further free up space on your computer.Next, you will want to remove the unnecessary applications that start up when Windows boot up. Very often, you can see their icons on the lower right of the screen, on the taskbar. When they start with Windows, it makes the boot-up process slower, and also consumes precious memory space when they are just sitting there in the background. To remove them, click on the "Start" button, then "Run" and enter "msconfig". You can use msconfig to prevent those programs from starting up when Windows boots.The final step is to optimize your Windows registry. The registry is a central database used by Windows and most applications to store information. If for some reason the registry malfunctions or doesn't work properly, it can bring down the system with it or cause the computer to run slower than it should. It is therefore very important to periodically perform maintenance on it. Luckily this is easily done.All you need to do is to get a registry cleaner software. A registry cleaner will thoroughly scan the entire registry and look for problems. It will then resolve any problems that it finds, and also perform optimization on the system. In the past, people had to do this manually but nowadays its fully automated and doesn't require any technical knowledge. There are many registry cleaners available but they are not equal, so you will need to find a good one.
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Saturday, 25 June 2011
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