Fixes For PC Slow Down...

It is quite natural for a computer to start failing performance wise after certain duration of time period. The exact reason for which is not known, but we can fairly point out some of the reasons because of which the PC has started slowing down. In this article we shall be looking into some of the common causes for PC slow down and remedial measures to fix them up.

Access the task manager of your OS, by pressing Alt + Ctrl + Delete button and under the process tab you will find the currently running processes. These processes maybe confusing to a novice computer user, but still you must be able to recognize most of the processes. After all it was you who had installed all those junk and you should be having a good idea about the softwares which are being installed on your personal PC. An ideal Windows XP installation should be having less than 20 processes in the default installation. Soon after you start installing various required and non required softwares in your PC, additional processes will be listed on the task manager. You have to realize that these processes take up extra RAM usage and hence the PC becomes sluggish.

The remedial measure? Uninstall all the junk softwares which are present in the computer. Because with un-installation you will be able to find that these processes are lowered because the program files are deleted. Cute, is it not? Now here is an scenario. You uninstall the programs, yet this process tab is still filled with processes. Now the situation just became grim and you can be rest assured that your PC has been infected by a virus or spyware software. Such malicious programs are designed such that once they are given access to a computer; it will keep on creating junk files and processes.

These files and processes will keep on taking memory cycles of your PC. And hence the PC will start slowing down. You need to invest on good antivirus and antispyware software so that these malicious products can be removed from the PC safely as well as effectively. Now there are various such programs available in the market, which one would you choose? Tough, eh? Well the answer lies on the internet itself. Read through various performance reviews of various antivirus softwares and reach to a conclusion by yourself.

A good antivirus software acts in such a manner that the malicious programs are removed from the computer and future infections are also inhibited. There are some antivirus solutions which in turn make the PC sluggish. Why is this? Such softwares are designed to keep on checking for viral infections at all the times, when they are not doing it they access the files present in the PC and verifies whether such files are infected or not. This process can take up huge memory. It is better to invest on a product which reduces the memory usage as well is effective on the viruses.

How To Fix A Slow Computer?...

If you are a computer enthusiast, then only question that you will be asked by your less tech savvy friends or relatives is – “How to fix my slow Computer?!”. While, there is no specific answer of this question, there is however certain things that one can do to ensure the performance of the computer. Here is trivia and tips as to how to fix a slow computer.

As I said before, there is no one way to achieve this. You will have to just try different possible solutions and hope that one of the will work for you. One of the common reasons why computers suddenly tend to perform slowly is due to someone else using up all the resources hence, leaving you with very limited computer resources to use. This could be because of some daemon process, or some virus which is meddling with the registry. If it is just a daemon process, then you don’t have to worry much about this as you can just cancel the process from the task manager and remove it from the start up folder. If it is a virus, then you will need to do some more work to get rid of it. First is to update your virus definition in the antivirus program and then to run the antivirus program to find the virus and remove it. You should be successful in this process as most of the antivirus programs are automated and will take care of all the required cleansing process. If it doesn’t detect, then the roots of the virus are too deep, so you will have to find a new tool to remove the virus. A simple Google search will give you thousands of tools for this and use one of them to get rid of it and you are good to go.

If the above solution doesn’t fix it, then try and fix the registry of your computer system. While it is almost impossible to manually do it, there are some amazing programs written for this purpose which you can have for a mere $30.Along with this, clear all your temporary files, do a disk clean up, disk defragment and other generic windows cleaning process. With all this I think it should improve your system’s performance.

If none of the above tips helped you, then try and find out the recent change that happened to your computer which might very well be the culprit for this. Check if the program was installed correctly and in the right place. Also check for its compatibility with your system’s configuration and their hardware requirements. Sometimes, even if the required configuration is higher than what you have, the program will run but then will slow down you system. In such cases, upgrade your hardware to the required configuration by the software and this should definitely be able to help you recover the much needed system performance.

Why Is My Computer So Slow?...

A lot of people often ask this question –‘why is my computer so slow?!’ Well, there could be several explanations to this question based on your computer’s condition. One can only tell you the exact reason only after examining your computer. Here are some guidelines as to how you can determine the reason and improve the speed.

With the technology changing every day, if you have bought your computer like a year ago, then it is probably slow because of the out dated technology. While you get the latest software’s off the internet, the much required hardware upgrade to run these programs is often neglected. One another reason could be because of the incompatible hardware. Most of the software programs run on old machines they will be more efficient when run on a better technology. For instance, a process defined for a dual core processor might run on single core processor but taking up too much time and resources.

If you are facing this problem even with latest hardware, then it might be due to the OS and programs you are running or due to the viruses. Here is what you can do to increase the speed in such cases.

In a Windows based machine, registries which store the program information might get clogged when there are too many installations and uninstallation of applications. This can be rectified by cleaning the registries once in a while. There are thousands of programs which will do this for you. Get one of those freeware programs and clear your registry.

Another reason for your computer to be slow is because you are running too many background processes. These are generally known as daemon processes which run in the background without user’s intervention. If one of these processes has errors, then all the resources might be diverted to support this activity. The solution is to go to the process scheduler and cancel this process so that the resources are let free.

There are these memory issues which also render your compute slow. If your hard drive is full, then the indexing would be partial making it hard to find any file on your computer which might be taking too much time. The remedy to this is to add some extra memory or to free up some memory. Another kind of memory error is insufficient RAM. This could happen when you are trying to run huge programs which have very rich graphics. If you do not hav enough RAM for this, it will start using your secondary device as Ram which might make it slow. Just by adding some more RAM will solve this problem.

If you are a heavy internet user, then there are all kinds of websites which install adware and download viruses to your system. These programs might be eating up your computer resources. Get a good antivirus and spyware detector and delete these files so that the resources are freed for use.

Reasons Behind Computer Slowness...

Honestly, there are few things that are as frustrating as a slow computer. And the frustration that comes from computer slowness is understandable, given that people mostly invest in computer in order to speed things up and increase efficiency.

The major causes of computer slowness fall into three main categories, namely those that have to do with accumulation of clutter in the computer, those that have to do with infection of the computer by malware and those that have to do with hardware deficiencies. A closer look at each of these categories can shed light on how to overcome computer slowness – and make your computer the efficiency-booster it was meant to be.

Starting with the category of reasons behind computer slowness that have to do with accumulation of clutter in a computer, specific examples include programs that one installs one their computer and never gets to use, files that one creates, uses for whatever reasons he/she intends to use them for, and then forgets them in the computer –eating storage space while serving no useful purpose. Yet another form of clutter in a computer occurs in the form of registry entries (keeping in mind that the computer’s registry logs every operation the computer has to perform). Now the thing to do about this category of reasons behind computer slowness is to adopt a discipline of regular computer clean up. You might consider installing a good piece of PC clean up software, and running it regularly – or better still, presetting it to run automatically after so many days, so that you effectively automate the computer clean up task.

Turning to the category of reasons behind computer slowness that have to do with infection of the computer with various forms of malware, we find common culprits here being viruses, spyware and adware. Malware slows down a computer for a number of reasons. For one, all forms of malware are programs in their own rights – and are forever in competition for computing resources with the useful programs you have installed on your computer, especially given that most of these kinds of programs are created to run in the background at all times. Adware and Spyware, besides slowing down your overall computer speed, also tend to slow down your Internet connection as they tend to be connecting (through your Internet connection, of course) to the servers of their masters, telling them what you are doing on your computer so that the servers can serve you with relevant ads in the case of adware. Now the thing to do about these malware is to install a reputable anti-virus program on your computer, ensure that it is always running on the background – and more importantly – ensure that your anti-virus (and anti-spyware) programs is continually updated, as the malware are always evolving to stay ahead of the anti-virus programs.

Examples of reasons behind computer slowness that have to do with hardware deficiencies on the other hand are those that are, for instance, caused by low computer memory. The solution to these always lies down in proper diagnosis of the particular hardware deficiency slowing the computer and taking the necessary corrective action – like installing new memory chips on the memory card slots in your computer’s motherboard expansion slots.

How To Improve Your Computer Speed...

There are many solutions offered to people who complain about the slow speeds of their computers. Type a search entry related to slow computer on any major search engine – and see just how many resources have been developed to address this problem. Perhaps the reason behind there being so many resources about how to improve your computer’s speed is because computer slowness is one of the commonest and most baffling problems. Computers are meant to be fast and to improve efficiency, after all. The problem is, every computer that is used regularly is bound to get slow with time and a computer that regenerates itself to the extent that it doesn’t get slow with time has not yet been discovered.

Of course, a computer that gets slow doesn’t have to be thrown – as most these resources developed to help people with slowing computers will tell you. There are a number of solutions offered to people suffering from computer slowness – from cleaning up the computer to uninstalling redundant programs and to deleting files you no longer use. All these do tend to work – but many people are ever on the lookout for a solution that will take care of their computer speed problems in such a way that they won’t have to think about the problem ever again. And while no such ‘cure-all’ solution yet exists, there are at least a couple of things you can do to improve your computer’s speed almost on a once and for all basis.

The first such thing that you can do is to install a good PC clean up software, and automate its running – so that it cleans up your computer after every so many days under a preset criteria, without your direct intervention. The efficacy of installing such computer clean up software in attempting to improve your computer’s speed once and for all stems from the fact that accumulated clutter on a computer is one of the major reasons behind computer slowness and unless you automate the de-cluttering process, you will sooner or later find yourself having to deal with computer speed issues. You need to install and automate computer clean up software regardless of your computing habits because even the most disciplined computer user who doesn’t install every program they come across and who deletes every file once they are through using it still have to contend with the problem of clutter accumulating on the registry (which logs every operation that the computer performs) and about which there is absolutely nothing you can do, short of regularly cleaning it.

The second thing you can do to improve your computer speed once and for all is to ensure that it always has enough memory for the operations it is subjected to. This is because low computer memory is another major reason behind computer slowness and about which there is really nothing you can do short of upgrading it. And since you never know what will get thrown your computers way in terms of computing power and memory requirements, the thing to do to resolve memory problems would be to fill in the expansion slots meant for memory cards with as many (and as high-capacity) memory cards as it can take – so that you never have to worry about computer slowness resulting from low memory.

How To Fix Simple Computer Problems...

A closer look at most of the problems that people take to computer technicians shows that they are simple problems – things that they could have solved quite easily by themselves. Granted, there are some computer problems that require a technician’s intervention. Things like hardware problems that involve opening up the computer’s casing and touching the circuitry are best dealt with by a qualified computer technician. Indeed, most computer manufacturers include a warning (complete with an hazard sign) to the effect that users without specialized electronics knowledge must not open the computer’s casing and attempt to solve the intricate problems therein.

But apart from those computer problems that touch on the hardware, there are other simpler problems, mostly touching on the computer software that one can quite easily sort for themselves without having to engage the (probably expensive) services of a computer technician.

If a piece of software is not working properly, most-times the solution could be something as simple as un-installing the software and reinstalling it again. This is surely something everyone – even a non-expert computer user who cares about their money can do on themselves.

Even if you don’t know precisely what to do about a particular problem (and no one expects you to know, unless you are computer technician), then you can always Google the phrase and see what resources the net has about that kind of the problem. New resources are cropping up on the net by the hour, and a problem which seemingly had no problem yesterday can today have many good solutions on various websites and computing forums.

Apart from software problems, another huge category of computer problems which you can probably fix by yourself are those that have to do with your computer’s speed – like when you realize that computer has become excruciatingly slow. Now in almost all cases, slow computer speed is caused by software problems, rather than hardware problems. This is because in almost all cases, people who complain to be having problems with their computer’s speed turn out to be people who have cluttered their computer with dozens of programs they no longer use and lots of files they finished with long ago, and which they continue to hold in their computer – not for back up reasons – but rather because of attachment and fear of letting go something they spent their time creating. The moral of this is that faced with a slowing computer, the thing to do is to attempt to clean it up, before calling in a computer technician. Cleaning up a computer should not be really hard – what with the plenty of the computer clean up software now widely available on the Internet. All you have to do is to download such a PC clean up software into your computer, specify to it a criteria for cleaning up, and then run it – and you are left with a clean computer. And by the way, cleaning up a computer in this way can actually solve many other problems besides slowness.

Ways To Speed Up Your Computer...

If you have been using your PC for sometime and you feel as if it is increasingly slowing down – then you are probably right. Every computer that is used for a considerable period of time is bound to start slowing down. And unlike what many people think, in most cases a computer’s gradual slowdown has nothing much to do with its hardware components. In most cases, the root cause of a computer slowing down is the software installed on it and what you do with it. Luckily there are some simple things which cost you very little or no money, and which you can do to boost your computer’s speed.

Viral infections are one of the major reasons behind a computer slowing down – and it is advisable that you not only keep an up-to-date copy of antivirus software continually running in the background of your computer, but also ensure that you carry out a comprehensive scan at least once monthly to clean up computer viruses that might have escaped the dragnet of the antivirus software. Of course, if the antivirus was not able to stop the installation of these viruses, it might not then be in a position to uproot them. But just knowing of the existence of the virus in the computer can be starting point of a process through which you can manually remove the viruses from the computer. This step costs you nothing.

Too many redundant programs installed (and probably continually running in the background) is another major cause of computer slowness. All these redundant programs eat up computing resources – and in fact compete for these same resources with useful programs. The thing to do about this is to install only programs that you really need on your computer – and ensure that you un-install those that you no longer have real use for. Indeed, you should integrate the un-installation of programs that have turned redundant as part of your regular PC clean up routine. This step too, costs you nothing.

Low computer memory can also cause computer slowness – and the thing to do is to increase your computer’s memory (through the widely available memory chips) to match your computing memory needs. Most modern computer motherboards come with expansion slots where you can fit in these memory chips and sort out your memory problems. The memory chips cost very little money in most cases – and can solve a lot of your computing woes.

Corruption of your computer’s registry is another major reason behind computer slowness. The computer’s registry, as it were, logs every operation that the computer performs, and is therefore prone to get cluttered with continued computer use. It is for this reason that you have to include registry clean up as an integral part of your regular computer clean up routine. Take care, though, that you don’t delete essential registry entries during your PC registry clean up routine – because doing this can cripple your computer completely.

Trojan Virus Fixes...

The Trojan virus is really frustrating. They cover themselves in the form of spy ware or ad aware files. It is not a very easy task to get rid of these viruses.

The next step is to identify an anti spy ware software which helps in finding out the virus and sorting it out. In case you have hands on experience with computers and executable files, then you could save a few dollars if you are able to sort out matters. Otherwise, setting things right could be a real headache.

The free spy ware programs can be installed in your computer. But this might cause instabilities in the system.

Sometimes we are not aware about the Trojan Virus. To confirm this and to sort out things, we need to identify the following:

Random files being open

Slackened computer performance

Automatic connection to websites in which you are not interested

All kinds of pop ups and toolbars opening

Computer behaves vaguely like automatically getting rebooted again and again.

Problems with Internet etc

Steps to sort out this problem:

First and foremost: Make a detailed list of all the problems faced by you.

It might appear very stupid, but it is a necessity. Unless you jot down your problems, you could not be able to assess them. Setting a spy ware problem right is not going to settle all issues, but it would definitely sort out majority of the issues.

Step Two: Opt for a free scan to fix the Trojan Virus

Identifying and selecting the tight Trojan removal software can be quite confusion because there is a wide range of products to select from.

Decide on software which is easy to handle, has assistance both local as well as online. Also go through the online reviews so that you get an idea about the quality of service.

Step Three: Threats identified can be sorted out by buying good software which assists repairs.

In case you have downloaded and completed the scanning process, then 99% of your job is done. The repair activity is a matter of seconds. The greater the threat, the sooner you need to sort out the problem.

It is imperative that you protect the computer, so that it is not affected. A good software not only supports problems relating to Trojans, pop up generators, ad aware but also caters to many other functions. The Windows Registry is the brain of your computer and it needs to be maintained well. Opting for Windows Registry software is the ideal way to protect your computer. In case you have the budget, please go ahead and purchase it.

Once the repair is through, it is advised that you restart the PC so that the necessary changes can be effected. Follow the steps one and by one and you could notice that most of the problems have been automatically sorted out. There would definitely be a noticeable improvement in your computer. Trojan virus fix is really not all that complicated and it fixes things so easily.

Slow Computer Speed...

Windows PCs have not been delivering the requisite quality as terms of quality. When too many applications and programs are installed and removed from the computer, the computer automatically becomes slow. All these programs may not be required by the PC.

There are so many services and functions which are installed in the computer which you are not even aware of.

There are many background programs which keep running within the computer and the computer becomes as slow as a snail and it is not able to perform the functions effectively. You could try and sort out the problem by immediately deleting all the unwanted services. But with so many background programs running, the speed of the computer automatically reduces. With a plethora of services running side by side, it is difficult to figure which ones to shut down and which not to shut down.

Some unneeded window services which can be turned off are:

Adobe Service – Many computers do not have this facility. Even though it is not necessary, just disconnect it if you do not have it.

Alerter: Make sure you disconnect it so that you do not get alerts.

Application Management needs to be set to the manual.

Clipbook: In case you have a clipbook, ensure that you disable this.

Computer Browser: This needs to be disabled in case you are off the network.

Cryptographic Services need to be set to the manual in case you are unsure whether you need it or not.

Distributed Transaction Service needs to be set to the manual

DNS Client needs to set if you are off network

Error Reporting Service: This is an unimportant service and needs to be immediately disconnected since they are very poor with communication and customer service. This service forwards the request to Microsoft, but there is where it ends. There is no response from Microsoft. They do not get back and there is no reply or solution about the problem. Disabling this service also saves a lot of bandwidth.

Quick Switching Compatibility: You need to disconnect this facility if you are the only user of the computer. Individuals who do not use the quick switching feature also need to disable the facility. Similarly, if you logoff and allow other users to operate, then it is not required by you. It is not effective for computer with low memory.

FTP Publishing: This facility can be disabled if FTP is not used.

Help and Support: The facility has to be either set to the manual mode or it has to be turned off in case you do not take the assistance of the help feature. In case you need any help, you could start it once again.

Learn More About Spyware...

Spy ware is software which is secretly installed in the PC. This is done without the permission and approval of the person. Some software are installed by seeking permission from the computer owner. Programs like Adware are marketing softwares which are uploaded in the computer.

The difference in Adware and Spyware is the permission from the user. Spyware is loaded without the permission of the owner and it could lead to many problems in the computer. Most of the computer users want to get rid of this software from their personal computers. On the other hand, Adware is installed by taking permission from the PC users.

The first and foremost step in the removal of spyware from your computer is identifying whether there indeed there is spyware software loaded on the computer. In case it has been uploaded, then the next step has to be taken. Research studies have deduced that close to 80% of PCs are loaded with spyware and close to 90% of PC users are not even aware of this. Only when the computer starts giving problems, do they realize that spyware could be the problem.

Pop up messages are an indication that the computer is facing problems. Numerous advertisements which pop up while opening the PC are really irritating. This is a result of the spyware which has been inbuilt in the PC. This happens even when you are not using the web service. These pop up advertisements are extremely frustrating and it slackens the speed of your computer. It is not very easy to delete the toolbars which are added automatically without the browser’s knowledge. New home pages are added without the consent and approval of the PC user. If you are not so lucky, it also happens that important data is also sometimes erased out. This could lead to so many other problems.

But there certainly is a way out. There are many spyware removal programs which help in finding out whether spyware is loaded in the computer. Some of these programs also help in deleting spyware.

Most of the spyware removal softwares do not charge anything for cleaning. But some programs complete the cleaning process and then charge for a fee. Some genuine examples are Ad Aware and SpyBot.

Most of the spyware removal programs help in getting rid of the spyware from the PC. It is advised that you load about 2 to 3 programs. There could be possibilities that there are programs which are difficult to remove. You could browse the net and look out for options to sort out this problem. Following the instructions methodically would help in removing spyware as well as viruses which slow down the computer.