Home Computing – Making Your Computer Run Faster
The main point of a computer is to be able to do tasks quicker than you would otherwise be able to do them. Therefore, the speed at which your computer runs is important, and when it slows down due to errors and problems, it is something that must be resolved.
There are plenty of simple and easy to do things that can be done to increase the speed of your computer, such as…
– Run a disk cleanup
– Remove any programs or software that you no longer use
– Defragment the drive
These first steps will almost certainly improve the boot up speed of your computer and the loading time of applications.
Stopping programs from auto-running is the next step, and you can do this by typing ‘msconfig’ at the command prompt, which is accessed by clicking the Start Menu and then clicking on Run.
You will then be shown a list of all the programs which are automatically loaded when you turn on your computer. Some will stand out as being unnecessary and these are the ones that you should target. Remember, to still let system components and your anti-virus program auto-run though.
Cleaning up your computer’s registry is the next thing that you should do. You can do that manually, but a safer and quicker approach is to use a registry cleaning program. Once your registry has been reviewed and streamlined, more hard disk space will be freed up and Windows will run faster.
Clearing your computer of any viruses, worms, trojan horses, adware and spyware is another important step to take. Any one of these can significantly hinder the performance of your computer and, should be unfortunate enough to have a combination of them, then you are running a great risk of your computer soon becoming unusable.
Should none of the above take your computer back to an acceptable running speed, then it may be necessary to reformat your hard drive and re-install everything again. If you’re going to do that though, it might be worth your while to upgrade your hard drive if you have had it for a long while already.
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Written by admin on January 3rd, 2010 with Read more articles on Hardware.