Ways to Make My Computer Run Faster
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With multiple uses for computers today, everyone is looking for new ways to
speed up their computer. Many have found spending a couple of hours each day
deleting their cookies necessary. When searching for resources, each website
tags the computer's id number and fills cookies very quickly. As such, is
necessary to keep these cookies removed constantly. With the new Internet
Explorer 7, the tool menu in the bar makes it simple to remove your cookies.
These days, it is important that you Defragment your computer regularly. In
the past, you could get by with Defragging once a week, yet, it has become an
everyday affair. So, after you finish doing your work, take a break and use this
time to do the Defragging. By the time you have return from your rest, the
computer will have finished the process and you can then resume work.
Defragmenting your computer is not the only thing you can do. After the
Defragmenting has finished, you should also do a disk cleanup to help compress
your old files. Doing both procedures takes a little time, but are well worth
it. This is because these two programs help prevent your computer from shutting
down or locking up.
Keeping your desktop free from unused icons will make a difference in your
computer's speed. Things such as short cuts, high resolution wallpapers,
graphics, cursors, and skins slow your computer down.
If you have an older computer, say three years old, it might be a good idea
to upgrade it. Rams and other chips tend to get outdated very quickly in that
short span of time. When you upgrade your Ram, it will greatly increase the
speed of your computer. Also, it is fairly inexpensive and easy to install,
providing you with the opportunity to touch the edge of the computer with your
forearms for about 60 seconds, enough to ground yourself and to protect you and
the chips from static that may still be inside the tower. If you are not
computer savvy, be sure to talk to a computer expert to find out what sort of
chips you need to get before dismantling and fixing your computer. Most experts,
such as the people at Radio Shack are very educated in such fields and will tell
you what you need to know at no cost.
Sometimes, computers may be infected by some of the viruses picked up from
the websites you visit. It is imperative to have some sort of anti-virus and
anti-spyware programs installed on your computer. One of the more popular
program used by PC owners today is Tend-Micro, a program that not only tells you
when that there is a virus present, it also quarantines the virus and then fixes
it.
All computer users are recommended to purchase a registry cleaner as it will
eliminate any clutter or junk that has built up from installing and uninstalling
programs. Without a registry cleaning program, your computer could become
sluggish, crammed full of error messages, and may have regular computer systems
crashes.
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Article Published/Sorted/Amended on Scopulus 2008-06-28 00:11:18 in Computer Articles
