It’s frustrating when you are in a hurry to send an important email and it takes ages just for your computer to boot. I am sure many of us would have ...
It’s frustrating when you are in a hurry to send an important email and it takes ages just for your computer to boot. I am sure many of us would have had this experience.
The startup programs are the once to be blamed for this. You see them as icons in your system tray. Most of the gadget programs that you may have downloaded in your computer prefer to log in as soon as your PC is turned ON. Though this may sound to be convenient,
but let’s face it, when we don’t use these applications all the time why do you want these to automatically start and occupy your precious memory and CPU cycles.
Some of these run in the backdrop and you don’t even get to know these are running. Some of the PC’s that are slow have in excess of 100 startup programs. I am sure you would want to get rid of these. Most of these useless programs would have got installed by you long time back and now you don’t have track of them. Though it is difficult to identify these installed programs but there are ways to get rid of them.
One can use the MSCONFIG feature of windows and identify some startup programs. All you need to do is click on ‘start’ and the on ‘Run’ and then type MSCONFIG. This is very useful when you don’t have a lot of programs in your system.
Another feature is the Autoruns tool which is free from Microsoft. When using this toll you need to be extra cautious as this may remove some of the programs needed by windows to run successfully in your computer. Registry is a very bust part of windows. It’s that place which tracks and stores all the program and process movements.
The remove program process many a times does a shoddy job at cleaning when the programs are uninstalled. Thus we can say that the registry is usually full of unwanted and information that is as good as useless.
Let’s understand how the registry affects the computer’s performance. All the time when windows accesses the registry it has to wade through tons of unwanted data till when it finally reaches the required piece of information. There have been times when up to 25% of registry in computers was unwanted data.
Hence we need an uninstaller which is different that the ‘remove programs’ uninstaller which doesn’t work optimally. Registry Fixers is the answer. Registry first aid is so amazing that it not only removes the obsolete data but at the same time fixes any registry errors that may also threaten the speed of your computer.
Fragmenting your hard disks is another option that you can consider. Data in your hard disk is stored in the form of blocks. These blocks are saved all over the hard disks. They need to be in a back to back format. Hence whenever you are searching for a file the read/write arm of the hard disk has to travel along all the different blocks to search for your file. Considering this fat don’t you think it would have been easier if all blocks were contagious? You may say that you don’t create many files then how does this impact me.
Please remember that though you don’t create files, your windows and your applications generate a lot of files continuously while they run different programs. To begin with there is the browser cache which writes all the files onto your hard disk. You also have your checkpoints in the system and the indexing service. That’s a lot of activity with files.
Fragmentation means non contagious blocks. To make the blocks contagious windows offers you an option. By doing this all your files get regrouped in contagious blocks. You need to right click on “My computer”, select properties, then tools and select the option “Defragment Now”.
A fast computer is essential to run software which will enable you to watch TV on PC. A fast processor will ensure a smooth video watching experience.
