speed up your computer

What to do if your computer is slower than it used to be?There are several things that you can do. In this article I'll try to present the most common problems, and the solutions for it. The bases is that your OS is Windows.

• For a fresh copy of Window you should follow the next guideline:

    Install Window on a clean formatted partition.    Do not repair the old installation (unless you can not recover precious data...) because there would be tons of garbage left over. Instead, delete the old system by formatting its partition. By formatting the partition any bad sector would be discovered and mark as appropriate. This means that data would not be written in the bad sector, and so it would not be lost.    On a clean formatted partition the files would not be fragmented, and would be placed in the right order.    If you install windows XP, immediately after the installation, install the latest service pack.    When everything is ready first thing when connecting to the internet try to download a good anti-virus, and if you do not trust windows firewall download a basic firewall.    Do not use the computer without anti-virus and firewall online for more than 3 to 5 minutes because it can be infected very quickly.   Install only free/open source software, or licensed software. Do not install cracked software because in 95% of the cases it is infected with some kind of malware. And install only the programs that you need, no tons of them...   Keep it clean, and it will run like new for a long time.

• If your PC run Windows for some time, and its performace drops you can try the followinds:

   Uninstall all unused software (try to use a dedicate program for uninstalling. Personally I use Revo Uninstaller). Delete all unwanted, and garbage data. Write all important media (like pictures, video-clips, documents) that you do not use frequently.    Did you know that if on the main partition (aka Windows partition) the space is low, the performance is definitely affected? I do not have time to explain here why, but you should trust me ;)..      Use a free software to fix and defrag the Winndows registry. If Windows registry data base is huge, and has lots of unused entries it would has a great impact on your computer speed. Every time the system is turned on, the registry data base is loaded, and every file extension is searched for in it. Almost any action has something to do with registry database.   After you cleaned your system you should try a defragmentation program. Windows has utility that do that, but also there are plenty of free software online. Personally I bookmarked some links to free software that I use at: http://www.102links.com/en/folderThumb-links_of_firefly.html&folder=speed-me-up&curentCategOut=1673   Defragmentation could speed up considerably your system, especially if you used allot and for a long time the system.   So, if you browse this steps and your computer is still slower than it used to be maybe that is time to reinstall a fresh new copy of the system.

•   malware

   This article do not treat the malware problem, but if all the above steps fail, than it's very probable that you PC to be infected with some kind if malware.    If you scan your system for viruses with several anti-virus software, and find nothing, the it's time to consider a radical change (format and reinstall). From time to time this is inevitable if you want your PC to run smooth.   Well, good luck. :)