Article Written By: Alister_Profitt
Do you think your PC is slowing down? Do you think that your PC would be outrun by an eighty year old? If they are not maintained properly, PCs will start to show signs of slowing down. This is evident when it takes a longer time than usual to complete a command on the PC, such as opening the start menu. You will find that it takes a far longer time than when you initially bought the PC.Your registry gets larger and larger every time a program is run or installed. This has to do with the Windows Operating System, and the way it handles information. After a while, this causes the registry to slow down significantly.To fix and speed up your PC, follow the steps below:Uninstall Useless Programs – Most persons acquire a large amount of programs and applications on their PC. Most of them are used, but some are forgotten, and just take up additional hard disk space, and slows down the registry. These extra programs has the same effect on a PC as fat has on an obese person. Uninstalling these programs is like removing the excess baggage that has accumulated in your PC after a whileFixing Registry Errors – Your registry holds vital system information that is critical for the operation of the Operating system. Also, it stores data for all of the applications that have been installed onto the PC. After a while, the registry can become bloated with invalid entries and corrupt data. To repair the registry, you need to delete entries which are redundant. It is extremely important that you do not edit your registry manually unless you yourself are a professional or are guided by a professional. If caution is not practiced, your PC can crash. There is software dedicated to repairing the registry, the best in my regard Auslogics. They can delete all of the fragments of invalid information stored in the registry with a click of the mouse.De-fragmenting Hard Disk Drives – When your PC is storing information on to the hard disk, it uses the first available space found. This means that the PC does not logically archive information in an ascending or alphabetical manner. Data is stored randomly in the hard disk. After a while, the process of running programs from the hard disk can slow down, because the PC has to search thoroughly to find application data for the program. De-fragmenting your Hard Drive can fix the problem. I recommend the software Defraggler to fix these problems.After you finish each of these steps, your PC should be running optimally and your computing experience will be significantly increased.
This Article Has Been Published on Sat, 11 Sep 2010 and Read 154 Times