| It can be very frustrating when your computer runs | | | | come out to fix it. |
| slow. There are a few things you can do yourself to | | | | If they agree to do this, you have found a good |
| solve the problem and you don't need to be a techie. | | | | company. Explain what is wrong, currently, with your |
| Here is help on things you can do today to make your | | | | computer. Then try their advice and in many cases |
| personal computer run faster. | | | | that will be just what you need to solve the problem. |
| When you buy a new computer, one of the best | | | | Tips to fixing a slow computer you can try yourself. |
| things about it is that it starts up fast and it runs fast. | | | | 1. Check to make sure the fan is not caked in dust. |
| But over time this changes and that once speedy | | | | Often the fan that cools your PC can be so covered |
| computer starts to slow down. | | | | in dust it will not do a good job. That can cause real |
| I'm not sure if this has happened to you - but you can | | | | problems for your computer. Buy a can of air and |
| even experience more anxiety of your computer all of | | | | gently blow it around the fan to clean off all the dust. |
| a sudden shuts off! It has happened to me. | | | | You will be amazed how well this simple fix can solve |
| Well before you call your local computer repair person | | | | problems. |
| out to help and that costs you money, here's what you | | | | 2. Free up disc space. Quite often the problem with a |
| can do yourself to try and solve the problems. | | | | slow computer can be that too much disk space is |
| I will give you some great tips in a moment but here is | | | | being used by things you do not need. Here are a few |
| the one I like best and have used with great results | | | | things you can do to free up disc space and make |
| over the years. | | | | your computer run faster: empty your recycling bin, |
| Look on the Internet for local computer help or local | | | | remove installed programs that you are no longer |
| computer service. Call a few of these people. Explain | | | | using, remove temporary Internet files. |
| that you occasional have the need for someone to | | | | 3. Install and use regularly a good program that will |
| come in to your home and service your computer. Tell | | | | detect spyware and remove it from your computer. |
| them that you are evaluating companies to see who | | | | 4. Prevent unnecessary programs from loading when |
| will be the best. Ask how much their rates are? Ask | | | | the computer starts up. This is something that happens |
| them about their service. | | | | over time as you add programs to your computer |
| Share with them that you are looking to establish a | | | | may are set up to start when you start the computer |
| relationship with a company that you can use on a | | | | and then they continue running in the background |
| regular basis. You want a company that will listen to | | | | unnecessarily. Talk this over with your PC repair |
| your problem over the phone and offer to trouble | | | | company and they should be able to tell you over the |
| shoot and give suggestions you can try yourself. In | | | | phone simple ways to disable these programs room |
| many cases it can be something simple you can do | | | | running at the start and in the background all the time. |
| and save them having to come out and you spending | | | | These are a few simple ways that are often |
| lots of money. Of course, tell them, there will be times | | | | overlooked but once executed can help to speed up a |
| when the problem will be too big and they will have to | | | | slow computer. |