Speeding Up Computer That is Running Windows - Things You Can Do on Your Own to Speed Up Your Computer

Speeding Up Computer That is Running Windows - Things You Can Do on Your Own to Speed Up Your Computer

Over time your laptop or computer will slow down, especially if you use it a lot for a variety of different functions. This is just the way it is and unfortunately you will need to take some of your precious time to perform maintenance on your computer.

I have a friend who says "maintenance will kill you" because it takes so much of your time. She was referring to maintenance of cars, lawnmowers, the house, etc.

But, in the case of your computer if you don't maintain it then you can pay the price of your time by waiting on your computer or laptop to respond. And this can add up to a lot more time and frustration than the time that you will invest in maintaining your pc.

So if you are tired of wasting your time with your slow pc then stop and follow some of these steps to speed computer up:

Access Your Data Faster - Let's say you have a printed copy of a 30 page report and you need to file it in folders in a file drawer where some of the file folders already have something in them and some don't . Due to size, each folder can only hold 5 pages of your report. So you have to put the first 5 pages in the first empty folder which is number 3. And then the next empty folder is number 8 where you put the next 5 pages, and so on until you have the whole 30 pages filed. This is what could be referred to as a fragmented report because its parts are not stored contiguously in the file. This is similar to what happens when your files are stored on your hard drive by your operating system. Part of the file is stored at this spot on the hard drive and another part is stored on down the way somewhere on the hard drive. When your files are fragmented on the hard drive it takes the operating system longer to search the hard disk to put your file back together and open it for you.

Thus the need to Defrag your hard disk in order to help in speeding up your pc. Disk Defragmenter is a utility provided in Windows that consolidates your fragmented files on your hard disk so that they occupy one contiguous space on the hard disk. When your file is stored end to end like this then reading and writing of the file speeds up.

When should you run Disk Defragmenter?

1. On a regular interval (say weekly if you use your computer every day)

2. When your free disk space gets to 15 percent or less

3. If you add a large number of files

4. When you install new software or a new version of the Windows operating system

To run Disk Defragmenter Click Start -> All Programs-> Accessories-> Systems Tools and then Disk Defragmenter.

Run Error Checking Utility - Another thing related to hard drives that you can do is check for and repair bad sectors. You can do this with the Error Checking Utility. Close all your open files and Click Start -> Computer . Then right click the hard disk you want to check for bad sectors and then click Properties -> Tools -> Check Now.

The Check Disk dialog box will open (Error-Checking in Windows 7). You can then select "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors" check box. Then click Start.

Remove Spyware and Clean Your System Registry - Spyware is little files that are added to your computer without your permission that collect your personal information, also without your permission. In addition to invasion of your privacy spyware can impede your computer's performance. There are a number of products on the market that you can use to rid yourself of spyware, adware and malware.

The System Registry is a file used by the operating system(prior to Windows 7) and other applications to store settings. You will find information in the Registry about what hardware is installed, how the Start menu and taskbar work and how the operating system starts.

The Windows Registry is a very highly used database and therefore records are being written and deleted from the registry frequently.

If some of your Registry entries have been corrupted you could be seeing problems such as "Blue Screens", Windows freezing, some programs stop working all together and slowing down of your computer.

Add More Ram (Memory) to your Computer - If your computer will handle additional memory then add some. It is not that expensive and can make a big difference in the performance of your computer.

These tips will give you a good starting point for speeding up your computer. You can scan your computer for adware for free by visiting this site: http://best-adware-remover.fix-it-here.com.

To clean up your Windows Registry I would recommend this Registry Cleaner .

Look for other articles by me that will give you additional tips on speeding up computer that is running windows operating system.

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