Five Fixes For A Computer Running Slower Than Normal
Fixing a computer running slower than usual can be a risky business. Choosing software to do it should be done with due diligence and care. Following these suggestions carefully and methodically will lead to an improvement at the very least.
Before you consider the quite drastic step of cleaning the registry, take a few deep breaths and look at some other options. Going slowly may quite possibly save you not only a large amount of money, but tons of grief. Try them first, and only then start looking around for a reputable registry cleaner:
1. Cleaning your computer’s Desktop. This is very often a serious culprit. Truly! A Desktop dark with shortcut links will slow down a PC right into the ground. Especially if some of it includes downloaded files (images, videos, zip files, aborted installation programs, etc.) Go through them all with a toothcomb and DELETE all the unnecessary stuff. Windows have utilities to do this, but it is better if you inspect them all, one by one.
2. Windows Task Manager. This handy facility can be accessed by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del. Open the different tabs and look through the running processes, applications and so on to identify old programs that you no longer use. Once you are sure of your list, uninstall them through Control Panel. This is important – an improper uninstall will leave a lot of trash in the PC Registry (deadly for computer performance and speed!)
3. Do a Proper Defragmentation of your hard drive. Nowadays many of the less professionally designed programs will leave very large temporary files behind after installation. To clean all this and other useless trash from a hard drive, is best done with a dedicated program – more of this on my website. The very least you can do, is a defrag after each and every install/uninstall you do. This habit will have tremendous impact on your computer’s speed.
4. Registry Cleanup. Easier said than done! There are a host of registry cleaners available on the web, but this is one occasion you want to be extremely careful – the “registry” is vital to running your computer. Your registry holds all the information for your PC’s operating system to run. This includes preferences, software product keys, information and serial keys; program install/uninstall information and installed hardware; etc. Over time (often quite a short time!) the Registry becomes a massive file, and needs cleaning up. A word of sage advice: In choosing your Registry Cleaner, you want to walk like a cat around offers including the word “free.” It just might be the occasion you are forced to learn about things like “Registry Backup”, “System restore” and other stomach-clenching concepts . . .
5. Hardware Problems. Sad to say, this is also a likely cause, and this is where you learn to run Hardware Troubleshooters. If you’re lucky, the culprit will be a computer component that can be replaced. Nevertheless, nine out of ten cases, one or more of the options mentioned above will lead to a significant improvement of your computer’s performance.
Heaven on earth is to find a software suite that will identify AND fix all of the problems and situations discussed above. The good news is that such a suite really do exist. Wouldn’t want to consider life without one . . . Better news is that some of them do not cost an arm and a leg to acquire.
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