| | | | | on my computer choose properties, advanced tab and |
| Nowadays, it is very frustrating if you have a slow | | | | settings in the performance section. On the Dialogue |
| running computer. Everybody wants to get their | | | | box click on visual effects tab then click on the option |
| moneys worth and buying a new PC just because it | | | | to adjust for best performance. If you're running Vista |
| has slowed down is not always a good idea. Before | | | | click on start, and then click on control panel, system |
| thinking of replacing your computer try out different | | | | and maintenance, and performance information and |
| ways to make your computer perform faster. | | | | tools then choose adjust for best performance to help |
| | | | | speed up a slow running computer. |
| Step one. Defragment your hard disk drive here is a | | | | |
| program in the accessories found on Microsoft | | | | Step five: Run a free registry scan. A registry is in |
| windows to defragment the hard drive. It organizes the | | | | every computer that has windows. Adding and |
| files, enhancing the speed of file retrieval on your | | | | removing program files can leave partial files and |
| system. The good thing about defragmenting is it's | | | | maybe corrupted files in the registry. These errors in |
| free. | | | | the system registry can contribute to the slow |
| | | | | performance of your computer. You can download |
| Step two. Turn off programs you're not utilizing. Over | | | | the free scan and execute the program to see these |
| time as you accumulate programs and do not use | | | | errors it would be best to have a registry cleaner on |
| them anymore then it would be best to remove these | | | | your computer anytime. Keep in mind that not all |
| programs as they use up the memory of your system | | | | downloads over the internet that are free are also |
| when they load at start up and use disk space. | | | | free of adware,spyware and malware. They can |
| | | | | harm your computer and its performance. |
| Step three. Run the disk scan. Running the disk scan | | | | |
| can check on errors on your disk drive. To execute | | | | After following the free simple steps mentioned, it |
| this click on my computer and right mouse click on the | | | | would be best to invest in a registry cleaner on your |
| hard disk drive that you would like to check. After that | | | | Computer as it can correct these errors and can have |
| click on properties, tools then click on error checking. | | | | your computer running like new in a few minutes and |
| This will check for errors. | | | | fix a slow running computer for good. |
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| Step four: Turn off desktop animation. It would be wise | | | | If your computer is slow here is the answer to a Slow |
| to shut off desktop animation as this utilizes a lot of | | | | Running Computer this will make your PC faster, just |
| memory. On Windows XP turn it off by right clicking | | | | click here. |