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Having a slow computer is always bad news. Having to wait for things to load and not being to accomplish things in the needed time frame. Here are 8 ways to help improve your computers overall performance and make your computer’s speed where it needs to be!

1.Clear out the junk

Doing some basic housekeeping on your computer can have a positive effect on your computer’s performance. You can manually clear out your browser’s history, cache, cookies, and offline website data. Since we recommend using Firefox, all you have to do is load Firefox go to Tools>Clear Private Data. You can then clear most things out. It is also good to use a program like CCleaner.It allows you to clean your registry, web browser and more. You should also uninstall programs that you no longer use. It is good to use an uninstall program because when you uninstall programs in Windows with the built in uninstaller it leaves small files behind that can slow down your computer significantly over time. Revo Uninstaller is a popular uninstaller used for this. Cleaning up unused icons off your desktop can improve performance too. You can make folders to hold your shortcuts to clear up space. Doing this is easy and can make your computer run better.

2.Shut off unneeded services and start-up programs

You might not notice, but when you initially log onto your computer, multiple unneeded programs and services start up when your Operating system is loaded. Some go to the system tray while others run in the background without you knowing. To fix this problem you can use a program like SpeedupMyPC

Or we can use the utility built into Windows called Msconfig. To use Msconfig simply go to start>run>type in “Msconfig” then hit ok. Once you are using the utility you can turn the unneeded programs and services you don’t use.

3. Turn off visual effects

Windows Vista comes with some fancy animations . Unless you have a good graphics card, those little animations can eat some of your needed system resources.

In Vista, you can turn off the Aero window decorations by right-clicking on the desktop and selecting Personalize. Click the Windows Color and Appearance link, and follow the ‘Open classic appearance properties for more color options’ link at the bottom of that window. From there choose the Windows Vista Basic theme to disable the transparencies.
To make your computer performance even better, you can right-click on My Computer and select Properties. Click on Advanced System Settings and then, under the Performance section, select Settings. Here, you can disable all the unneeded animate effects and windows previews. This tip also works for Windows XP.

4. Malware

If you use Windows, you will almost always run into some virus or spyware infections.Browsing the internet wisely and keeping your software update are good precautions, but you should still scan your computer for Malware regularly. Malware is one of the biggest problems when a computer runs slow. Spybot is a good anti-spyware program. Bitdefender is one of the most popular anti-virus programs

5. Update your software and drivers

You should always keep your software and drivers updated. Doing this will keep you secure and help your computer performance.

6. Use lighter weight apps

Using lighter weight applications can improve your computer performance drastically. Using a program likePidgin instead of AOL, MSN, and Yahoo messenger can save you lots of needed system resources. Most programs have a good alternative you can use.

7. Start over, by reinstalling the OS entirely

Sometimes it is good to just reinstall the operating system. Back up all your personal data and bring out your OS installation or system recovery discs. Put them in the CD drive and follow the directions.

8. Defragment your hard drive

When files are saved on a computer they get broken up and scattered in different locations on your hard drive. This happens because, rather than re-saving an entire file, Windows only writes the new data, putting it in the hard drive’s next available empty space. At first, this improves speed. Other times the next empty spot isn’t in the same spot as the original file and your document becomes fragmented. When your files start to become more fragmented, the computer has to work harder to put all the pieces together. This results in your computer performance declining. To fix this we need to defragment the drive. When we defrag the drive it rearranges the files on your disk. It reunites the separated parts and makes your files able to be accessed quicker. Windows XP and Vista both have a built-in defragmenting solution. It is better than nothing but we suggest to use different software like Smart Defrag for best results.

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