subject: Do It Yourself Computer Fixes - How to Fix a Computer That Runs Too Slow 1 [print this page]
Why Is My Computer Running So Slowly? Are you harassed by computer error messages that dont really make sense? Does your computer freeze constantly, making you loose hours of work or lag out of your favourite games? Are you frustrated by programs that constantly crash and make productivity difficult?
Are your windows and programsopening and closing a lotslower than they did when youfirst bought it?
It may well be that you just need to perform a registry clean. By doing this you can literally spring clean your computer.By removing old unused files, cookies, and other undesirables that you may have picked up from using the world wide web. Sometimes people download applications that come with a few little surprises that the installer wasn't really expecting.These utility add-ons can seriously impact your computers running speed and performance.
when customers tell me about these type of problems the first thingthat I do is what I call basic running maintenance:
I back up all the important stuff, remove old cookies, .tmp files and perform a defrag, update and run the anti-virus,test the drivers are all up to date and then look for more insidious things that are hogging your resources and dragging your computer speed down.
However, even for I.T Professionals, it can be hard to fix problems that are not on the surface like registry problems and find hidden spywear, malware and adware that you really shouldnt have dragging down your computers performance. Like everyone else computer technicians have tools and helpful software utility programs that they use to help them thoroughly diagnose and repair computer problems. Performing registry checks and regular computer scans is also good practice to help your machine stay at the top of its performance. I have placed a link on my webpage for a product that I highly recommend for this purpose:
