subject: My computer is running slow - How To Make Your PC Run Faster [print this page] My computer is running slow - How To Make Your PC Run Faster
Disk fragmentation, registry fragmentation, a number of startup programs & services, a large occupied disk space, a number of installed programs cause a system slow down and elave you asking why is my computer running slow.
I will show you how to defragment the disks and the registry, disable unwanted startups & services, clean-up the unnecessary files from your disk, uninstalled unwanted programs in order to optimize the system performance.
Here's how:
#1 Defragment the Disk Drives:
1. Click: Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Disk Defragmenter
2. Select one or more partitions to deframent.
3. Click "Defragment" button to start the job.
4. Wait for completion. Close the window after it has been finished.
#2 Defragment the System Registry:
1. Download a system and registry scanner.
2. Download, install and open it.
3. Close all running programs.
4. Start the program, and choose the defragment and repair the whole system registry to find a solution to why my computer is running slow.
#3 Manage Startup programs.
1. Click Start -> Run.
2. Type "MsConfig" (without quotes); and press ENTER.
#3. From the "Startup" and "Services" tab, uncheck those you do not wish to run at the time your operating system boots up. [Note: Be sure to uncheck the box named "Hide All Microsoft Services" in the "Services" tab
4. Click Apply -> OK.
5. Restart the system when prompted.
If you are not comfortable doing this you can use a system and registry scanner to do this for you.
#4 Uninstall Unused Programs:
1. Click Start -> Control Panel.
2. Click "Add or Remove Programs" or Programs -> Uninstall a Program.
3. Select a program which you do not require anymore. Click "Uninstall" button to proceed.
4. Follow the uninstall wizard, and restart the system after completion, if prompted.
If you are asking why is my computer running slow following these steps will fix it quickly. If it has suddenly slowed down or is generating error messages downloading and running a system and registry scanner will fix this. Click here to scan your computer now.
