Unused Programs - Could They Be To Blame For Your Computer Slowing Down?

If you have had your computer for a while now chances are that it has slowed down and this must really frustrate you

. But exactly why did it slow down? It all starts with the computers operating system. The operating systems is build to be as quickly and as efficiently as possible, but unfortunately after a long period of time that really doesn't happen to be the case. What happens is that junk starts to build up on the computer and this will cause it to slow down. The obvious answer to this dilemma is to simply remove the junk and then the computer will start to run faster again, and you are right if that is what you were thinking. The only problem with this is that most people simply just don't know where the junk builds up and they also don't know how to remove it.

Where are the areas that junk builds up? There simply are too many to discuss in this article and there also is to many areas that you can tune to make your computer faster so what were going to do is focus on just one area so you have somewhere to start. Start with removing programs that you don't need anymore. Why? Most people will download a program and then when they realize that they don't need it anymore they will just leave it on their computer and move on. Why is this bad? First off, that program is taking up space on your hard drive but more importantly it is most likely running in the background of your computer and using up resources that you can be using.

Just to be on the safe side here, don't remove a program if you don't know what it is or what it does - your computer might actually be using it. Only remove a program if you know what it is and if you know for sure that your computer doesn't need it. Here's how you do it:

If you are a Windows XP user just start by clicking Start, going to the Control Panel, clicking on the Add/Remove Programs and then waiting a little while for the list to be populated (if you have a lot of programs on your computer it will take a while for all of them to appear). Now, just remove the programs that you know you don't need by clicking on the program and then selecting "Change/Remove". After that you just have to go through with the process to remove it.

If you are Windows Vista user, click Start, go to Control Panel and make sure that at the top of the window that you have "Classic View" selected. Double click on the Programs and Features button (wait a few seconds for your programs to come up) and just select the programs that you don't need and select Uninstall to remove them. Remember to only remove programs if you what they are and if you know that you don't need them.

by: Kevin Owens

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