Tips to Speed Up Your Computer

Remember when you first got your new computer? How fast it was, Like a Porsche on the auto bond. Windows smashed through the start up process in no time.

Remember when you first got your new computer? How fast it was, Like a Porsche on the auto bond. Windows smashed through the start up process in no time. Applications opened up so fast all you could is stare in amazement. But over time your Porsche turned in to a metro driving up hill pulling a trailer. Never fear there is step that can be taken to speed your old pc up. You do not need to be a super geek to perform these tweaks. Your computer will probaly never be as fast as it was when it was fresh out of the box. But below is a list of steps you can take to regain some performance on your pc.

Visual effects in Windows can be turned off to help speed things up a bit. If you go to start, control panel, system, then on the left side under tasks click advanced system settings. Now select performance. Here you can uncheck certain visual effects. Windows Aero transparency can also eat up resources; it is very simple to turn off. 1. Go to the start menu 2. Then select personalization 3. Now select Windows color and appearance 4. Now look for open classic appearance properties for more color options 5. Under color schema choose Vista basic

Why defrag your hard drive? Well if your hard drive is fragmented, Its like trying to build some thing when your tools are in ten different rooms. When you defrag it's like putting all your tools right next to each other. So how to defrag, 1.Go to start, computer, right click your hard drive and go to properties then tools. 2. Click the Defragment Now button. 3.A window will open, Once again click the defragment now button. 4.Now select the drives you would like to defragment, Hit ok and your computer will start to defrag.

What is Spyware? It is malicious applications that allow the publisher to monitor your online activity and cause pop-ups when you are online. Spyware can clog up your hard drive and slow your computer. Some times they gather information you enter in online forms. There are programs out there that can find and get rid of these malicious applications like Adaware and Spybot search and destroy. Remember, just because you download a spy ware removal tool you need to keep it up to date and run it to keep you protected.

Uninstalling unused Software Installing excess Software can slow down your computer. It grows your registry and can add extra utilities to start, which can slow you down. So the programs you don't use should be removed. 1. First go to Start menu then control panel. 2. Click on programs and features. 3. Click the programs you want to uninstall. Do not uninstall any programs you unfamiliar with, Windows may need them.

System clutter Over time, excess file clutter can build up on your computer and hog up your hard drive space. Cleaning out excess file clutter and freeing disk space can help to increase your computers speed. 1. To get to disk clean up go to Start then select computer right click your hard drive then Properties. 2. A box will pop up that will calculate how much space it can free up. 3. Next, select the files you want to get rid of. 4. Click ok and let the computer do the cleaning for you.

Clean out and Fix Registry The Windows Registry can begin to house out of date information. Such as, applications that have been uninstalled. These types of things can stack up and clog your registry, slowing down your PC and resulting in error messages and crashes. Your computer start up process may take longer then before. Cleaning your registry is the easiest way to help prevent these problems. The registry is a dangerous place for most people to go in to, you can screw things up very bad, if you do not know what you are doing. So I suggest you Software for this task,You can find the software and ratings for them on Cnet.

What is RAM? Well it is what your computer uses to store information for processing by your CPU. So when your computer runs out of RAM it has to use your paging file on your hard drive, which is much slower then ram. When you add more RAM it gives your CPU a bigger workspace to process the entire task you ask it to do. You can buy RAM at your local computer store or from an online retailer. All in one programs are a option if all this seams over whelming, or you do not want to take the time. There are programs out there that can take care of these steps for you. You can find the software and ratings for them on Cnet.

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