Monday, April 20, 2009

Computer Tech Tools - Three Must Have Ones

By Hiel Strassman

From my observation there are three computer tools everybody should have but most people only have one of the three. The fact most people only have one of them is probably why people are always asking me where their computer's speed went. This is the question I get asked more than any other, hands down!

In this article, I will try to give a thorough answer to not only this question, but also the more important follow up question, "How can I get this lost speed back?" The short answer is you need the right tools to help you keep on top of all the elements trying to steal speed from your computer. So, let's talk about the tool number one, which is something most of us have. Then we will turn our attention to those often overlooked but very important other two.

Spyware Does More Than Just Slow A Computer Down

Most of us already have a spyware cleaner. This is a very good thing because; I believe it is the most important computer maintenance tool. My only criticism is a lot of people have free and poorly performing ones. These types of spyware cleaners do not provide the level of security necessary to keep all spyware off hard drives.

It is unwise to be equipped with anything but the best spyware cleaner because slowing down your computer is not its most treacherous mission. In fact, it is not its mission at all. Spyware scripts are written to steal information about you. Information such as your banking account information, passwords, social security number and anything else it finds. You should pay a lot of attention to spyware. Choosing an inferior spyware cleaner could have negative consequences.

A Corrupt Registry Can Cause Serious Problems

Registry corruption is the result of software being deleted or upgraded or changed in any way. Before you say, "Good, then I won't delete any software," consider this: spyware, adware and viruses and the other stuff we refer to, as malware is software. In fact, malware means malicious-software. Of course, we all know the importance of deleting malware from your computer. It positively has to be done, but it does leave registry corruption behind.

There is no doubt about it; registry corruption can slow a computer down. I have seen registry corruption slow down computers so much they would not start up! For this reason it is not practical to go about your computer business these days without a registry cleaner. Registry cleaners are not very expensive and you can get a free scan to see if you have any corruption before you commit to buying one.

Driver Scanners Do In Seconds What Used To Take Hours

The third important computer maintenance tool is the driver scanner. A driver scanner will keep all your device drivers updated. This is important because a Windows operating system updates periodically and these updates tend to make the OS incompatible with the device drivers they support. While we should always keep our drivers upgraded, most of never do. This is simply because it is a difficult task. Now, we have driver scanners to perform this aggravating task automatically.

So, there you have it. Now we all know what spyware and adware are really up to and that simply being free of these parasites will not insure our computers will operate at their best. For this, we certainly do need our spyware cleaners, but we also need to be equipped with a good registry cleaner and the new time-and-grief saving driver scanner. You can become equipped with all these necessary tools for less than a hundred bucks and if that seems like a lot of money, consider the alternative.

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