Have you recently gone out and purchased a state of the art Pc, with all the bells and whistles hoping to get the very best execution for your money? Are you now beginning to notice that your computer isn't performing as well as it originally did? Are you seeing for answers as to why your top of the line computer isn't working any great then the old engine you gave to your friends? If any of these questions ring a bell then this article is for you.
I am a certified computer technician, that is trying to educate as many citizen as inherent as to why their expensive, or not so costly computer never seem to run as well over time as they did the day they bought them. In this article I will be surface the following the subjects:
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1. Signs of a computer slow down
2. Coarse causes of a computer slow down
3. Easy solutions to a computer slow down
4. How to avoid a computer slow down
1. Signs of a computer slow down
You may be thinking, the confident sign to my computer slowing down, is I start to notice it slowing down. If you are reasoning this, then you are obviously correct, however that does not mean that you cannot detect a computer question earlier.
The first sign of a computer slow down, is you start noticing many programs loading in your task bar. Your task bar is placed at the bottom right quantum of your screen, and as the computer is initially loading you will see items pop up in that tray. When your computer comes configured from the maker it may or may not have alot of applications running, but in most cases it does not. As time goes by and citizen download things like Msn Messenger, Limewire, Yahoo Messenger, Aol Messenger, Icq ... They all start to accumulate. ultimately there are so many programs running that it takes a very long time for your computer to load.
Another inherent sign of your computer slowing down, is you start to notice weird seeing banner ads and pop ups while browsing the internet, or maybe even when your computer is just sitting idol. This is sorta a worst scenario then above, as this ordinarily points towards a virus issue rather then just a maintenance issue. Keep an eye out for this symptom because this is where things can go from bad to worse in a heart beat.
There exists many other Coarse symptoms, however for the purpose of this article, I feel that if you can get a deal with on these early signs and how to determine them, then you will be much great qualified piquant forward.
2. Coarse causes of a computer slow down
In 80% to 90% of my clients that come to me and their question article is "My computer is very slow", there are ordinarily two causes.
Cause 1 - to many programs installed and running
The first question I see, is citizen do not keep their computer organized. This question often occurs in houses with many house members using the computer, each someone has their isolate accounts, and each one downloads and installs programs at will. One thing to know right away is, for the most part every schedule you download and setup comes by default with a "Run on startup" option enabled, meaning as soon as your computer loads all the programs that were downloaded and installed with this option checked must load on startup. This is a very Coarse cause to a computer slow down, and can unmistakably be fixed. If you take a look at your taskbar (bottom right of your screen) and notice that there are many applications running, some of which you do not recognize, then we recommend reading our article on running Msconfig utilty to disable unwanted applications. (Refer to Apendix A at the bottom of this article for a link).
Cause 2 - inherent Virus or Spyware problem
As mentioned in the previous section, this is unfortunetly the much worse of the two causes. You can unmistakably tell if you have been infected by some sort of virus, spyware or adware if you notice that while you are online or even when the computer is sitting idol, that there are banner ads and pop ups on your screen. Typically in this case, what happens is while you were browsing the internet, you accidentally (or on purpose) clicked a link to a site that contained malacious data. Often times when you visit legit sites, you may see a banner add saying "punch the monkey and win" or something to that effect. Word of advice Do Not Punch The Monkey. Also, if you are reading this and reasoning you might have this problem, and are wondering why your anti-virus schedule did not find this, it could whether be that the virus is new and your software is not up to date, or perhaps if you accept the download and ignore warnings from your anti-virus then its your fault.
3. Easy explication to a computer slow down
As mentioned in a previous section, the explication to cause number 1 can be handled by using Msconfig to disable installed programs so they do not run everytime windows starts. In expanding to this, you can choose to perhaps uninstall programs that you do not need. For example, I have seen on some computers citizen are running, Limewire, Napster, Bearshare, etc... First things first, I hope you are using those to share pictures with your friends, and not download pirated music. Second, do you unmistakably need all those programs running at once? My hint would be to go to your control pannel and uninstall the programs you don't need. If you are unsure how to uninstall programs from your computer, then read our Uninstalling unecessary programs article. For a link to this article please refer to Appendix A at the bottom of this article.
In regards to the second cause for a slow down, this is where you have a decision to make. There are chances that this question does not get worse, depending on what type of virus you have been infected with, however in my caress it will get worse. The easiest way to try and remove this question is to run your Anti-Virus scan and see if it is able to detect the question and remove it. In the event that you cannot determine the issue, I would recommend referring to a computer technician and have the threat removed safely and cleanly before causing other issues. I am aware that if you have been reading this article and this was the question you were experiencing that you are a minuscule frustrated at this point. If this is case I apologize.
How to Avoid a computer slow down
Avoiding the problems described above is quite easy actually. The first and most confident explication to avoiding your computer slowing down, is pay attention to what sites you are visiting, what programs you are downloading and what you accept to setup on your computer. Often times, companies will play tricks on you when installing downloaded applications. A Coarse example of this is when you go to download "Adobe Flash" there is a small section on the setup page request you if you also want to setup google toolbar, and by default it is selected. For those citizen who just click click setup on a quarterly basis, this is a exquisite example of how extra applications get on your computer without you knowing.
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