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By Brooks Carver
Today I am going to be talking about different ways you can
make a computer run faster. There is actually a lot you can do
yourself that will boost your PC's performance. So lets take a
look at different ways we can remedy that slow computer of yours!
1. Free Up Disk Space
A great way to make a computer run faster is to free up some
disk space. Windows comes with a disk cleanup tool that helps
you free up space on your hard disk.
The utility identifies files that you can safely delete without
messing anything up, and then enables you to choose whether you
want to delete some or all of the identified files.
How to use disk cleanup tool.
* Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point
to System Tools, and then click Disk Cleanup. If several drives
are available, you might be prompted to specify which drive you
want to clean.
* In the Disk Cleanup for dialog box, scroll through the content
of the Files to delete list. (If you have multiple hard drives
you will have to select which one to scan.)
* Clear the check boxes for files that you don't want to delete,
and then click OK.
* When prompted to confirm that you want to delete the specified
files, click OK.
2. Use Defrag Tool
When you add a file or a new program to a new computer, the hard
drive is relatively empty so new data is saved to the hard drive
in one whole block. When you need to use that information, the
computer can quickly access it because it is all in one place.
Defragging your system is definitely a way to make a computer
run faster.
How to use defrag tool.
* From the start menu point to "all programs"
* Point to "Accessories"
* Point to "System Tools"
* Click on "Disk Defragmenter"
* The disk defragmenter will display the hard drives on your computer.
Just select and click Defragment.
3. Get rid of spyware
Definition
Spyware is software with malicious intent - by design; it does
something bad to your computer. Usually, it gets installed without
your knowledge. It sometimes takes advantage of the fact that
most people click "I Agree" to software licenses without
reading them.
The only way to get rid of spyware is to have some kind of scanner,
sort of like an anti-virus. In order to make a computer run faster
and keep it safer your going to need an anti-spyware program.
This is tricky, a lot of the spyware programs out there are malicious
and will actually add viruses and spyware to your computer by
using the "spyware scanner and blocker". So please remember
to be very careful when choosing your anti-spyware program.
4. Find and repair disk errors
Detect and Repair Disk Errors
In addition to running Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmenter to
optimize the performance of your computer, you can check the integrity
of the files stored on your hard disk by running the Error Checking
utility.
How to run the error checking utility.
* Click Start, and then click My Computer.
* In the My Computer window, right-click the hard disk you want
to search for bad sectors, and then click Properties.
* In the Properties dialog box, click the Tools tab.
* Click the Check Now button.
* In the Check Disk dialog box, select the Scan for and attempt
recovery of bad sectors check box, and then click Start.
* If bad sectors are found, choose to fix them.
Tip: Only select the Automatically fix file system errors check
box if you think that your disk contains bad sectors.
5. Get an external hard drive
Adding an External Hard Drive to your computer will allow you
to clear out a lot of the things you don't need to be storing
on your normal hard drive.
A great example would be your music or pictures. All those songs
and pictures are sitting on your computer making it go slower.
You will see a decline in your computers performance as soon as
you use over half of your hard drive space.
Moving all your songs or pictures to your external hard drive
will free up a lot of space on your main hard drive. You can even
move applications such as photoshop or games.
An external hard drive is also handy because it is portable.
You can unplug it from your computer and take it to a friends
house and plug it in there, sharing photos and pictures very easily.
This is truly a great way to make a computer run faster.
About The Author
My name is Brooks Carver and I am a pretty die hard computer tech.
I have been working with computer directly for over 20 years now.
I have a beautiful wife and daughter, and when I am not programming
or fixing computers I enjoy spending time in the out doors.
If you like these tips then you will love my website. It gives
the top 10 ways you can speed up your computer. It is very user
friendly, it has pictures going along with every step to show
you exactly what I mean. I also give out valuable information
about what anit-virus and spyware programs that are safe to buy
and really work. There are other fun things there too, such as
top fastest things on the internet that you can vote on. If your
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