Sunday, January 10, 2010

Now Why Is My Computer Slow? Are There Some Inexpensive Fixes?

By Kim Wilmont

A common question today in a lot homes is why is my computer slow? Even with proper virus protection computers will have many issues through the years.

There are many ways and places to look for help for the slow computer. Computer repair and protection is an extremely large business today. But virus defense is not enough. PC's are exposed to numerous types of dangerous files that can infiltrate and corrupt even the best computers. .

(1) Protecting your computer is the best defense. There are many levels of quality in virus programs. When you get a computer there will be a virus protection software offered for a trial period free of charge. After 30 to 60 days you will be constantly asked to upgrade and purchase the software on a yearly billing. One product, Avast anti-virus is highly recommended by many computer techs. The non-commercial or home version is free with just an annual re-registering and entering a new registration code number. It will take only 5 minutes for them to send you an email and then you just copy and paste the code. This is first-rate protection and does a "boot scan" that other anti-virus software do not. A boot scan is performed before Windows opens on computer startup. This virus scan has discovered many viruses that other anti-virus software applications have missed. And any added assistance is of course great when it comes to viruses.

(2) Remove software and programs that are not being used. Pretty much all computers have programs pre-installed when they are brand new that are not needed or even wanted by the buyer. Some of these are sly ways to sell their products. To remove un-used software applications go to the control panel and then to Programs and Features. From here just select a program and un-install it. But check this out and be cautious . If you un-install the incorrect program you may render inoperative something in your PC you do not wish to. The listing does give you the date the program was last opened but the names are not always descriptive enough to know accurately what you are about to remove.

(3) Do a registry clean-up. The best and safest way to clean up and fix your computer is to use a "windows registry" fixer service. Over it's life the registry of any computer will become disorganized and contain errors and duplicates that will make your computer very slow. A defrag and disk cleanup will probably help some but a good quality registry cleaner can eliminate, repair as well as organize your registry data. As you do research you will see many registry cleaners available but there are also lots of levels of operational performance from each one. You can do a free scan with the majority of these cleaners and see what errors and other issues are discovered. It will just take a couple of minutes for the scan to tell you whether or not your PC needs a registry cleaning. It is a safe and simple first move that may save you money and a lot of time.

When searching for the best registry cleaner to repair your slow computer, you want a program you can trust, that is proven, that has a free scan, and has gotten high ratings by owners for performance and overall usability.

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