How to Tune Up Your PC
If your PC is very slow, then don't despair or give up. Here are some handy tips that will help you to fix this problem and get your PC working exactly as it used to.
Disc clean up / disc defragmentation
To speed up the system, you might need to clean up the hard drive from unnecessary programs and other files. To do this, first go to the Start menu, from there all programs, then Accessories Click on System tools. From there select Disc Clean up. Remember to select all writable drives to get the best outcome.
Disc defragmentation is also an effective option to tune up your machine. After time, a disk may become fragmented, slowing it down. To fix this, follow the previous procedure to go to the System tools option and then click on Disc Defragmenter. The program itself will do the rest, and your PC will thank you for it.
Cleaning away viruses
Virus, malware and other harmful programs slow down your PC a great deal. To ensure better processing speed, you need to clean up any viruses that are lurking on your system.
Norton, Kaspersky and McAfee bring some of the best anti virus programs. These help you to scan your whole system and eliminate malicious programs from it. Remember to update your virus scanner regularly to detect and remove the latest threats.
Cleaning the start up menu
Keeping too many programs in the start up slows down your machine as it loads these programs first when the PC is switched on. The more programs you keep there, the longer it takes for your PC to start up. So keep only a few important programs in the start up and remove the rest.
Fixing up the registry
The registry preserves vital information related to your systems software and hardware. When you want to launch a program, it comes through the registry. Often the registry gets stuffed with a huge number of obsolete applications and damaged files and also can get infected by viruses which slow down your PC.
To fix this, you need to use registry cleaner to get rid of all unused and corrupt files from the registry. Norton 360 includes an excellent registry cleaning package that can help you to get your registry back in order and speed up your PC.
Upgrading your hardware
Your system can slow down due to insufficient memory or an old, slow hard drive. Your hard drive may be full of data, and become slower and slower. This can affect the efficiency of your machine. It wont cost you too much to upgrade your hard drive and add additional memory space to your system.
Discounted Software offers a range of utility software by Symantec that will keep your PC tuned up, plus media creation software from Roxio, and Parallels Desktop for Mac, which will allow you to run Windows on your Macintosh.
