| Do you own a Windows-based computer? If so, have | | | | so do plan ahead of what else you want to do. |
| you realized that there has been a decline in the | | | | #3 Clean your hard drive |
| performance of your computer ever since the first | | | | Another method is to clean up your hard drive. A hard |
| day you purchased it? There are times it may just | | | | drive with too much unnecessary stuff can eventually |
| hang on you or at other times, it may seem as if it is | | | | slow down your computer. Do a search for disk |
| processing extremely slowly. However, instead of | | | | cleanup and start getting rid or those files that you do |
| buying a new computer you should first try to figure | | | | not need and clear up your hard drive today. Chances |
| out if you can preserve your current one. Below are | | | | are that you will have a much better performance |
| some quick fixes to help you diagnose the problem | | | | from your computer after that. |
| with your computer. | | | | #4: Clean your registry |
| #1 Run anti-virus software | | | | Every computer has a registry that keeps the crucial |
| Viruses are extremely irritating as they are often | | | | information about who uses the computer and the |
| created by people with nothing better to do other than | | | | applications that can access your computer. However, |
| to try to hurt other people's computers. Viruses can be | | | | with time, the registry becomes rife with errors and |
| rather deadly as it name sounds, it can cause your | | | | plagued with false entries. Search the web for a good |
| computer to slow down and even erase off precious | | | | registry cleaner, moreover it is rather cheap and work |
| data! It is therefore essential to have a good anti-virus | | | | great and can help boost the performance of your |
| software to prevent such a fate from happening to | | | | computer. |
| you. You can easily find one through a web search | | | | These solutions will most probably just take less than |
| and compare the different kinds of software available. | | | | an hour for you to complete but the results are |
| #2 Run a defragment routine | | | | phenomenal if the crux of the problem lies with what is |
| This sounds very technical to the average Joe who | | | | mentioned above. Furthermore, the 'quick fixes' |
| does not know much about computers but it actually is | | | | mentioned above are free of charge or at the most |
| very simple to carry out. All it means is to properly | | | | cost less than 50 dollars. As such, don't be too hasty in |
| arrange the data in your computer more efficiently. | | | | wanting to purchase a brand new computer when |
| You can use the search function on your computer to | | | | your old one starts to act a tad funny. Give these tips |
| find the program used for de-fragmentation and follow | | | | a try first before spending big bucks on getting a new |
| the cues to start de-fragmenting your computer. The | | | | computer or you may just regret the hole that you |
| process is free however it may take quite some time, | | | | have burnt in your own pocket. |