In order to speed up your computer you can perform and do several things that can help you in this purpose. Fixing errors and optimizing the way your computer administrate resources is the most recommended way to do that. There are too many techniques recommended by experts, computer manufacturers and software developers that will guide you to get the most out of your personal computers. In these articles I will talk you about at least 5 ways that can speed up your computer and improve the way you perform each task in your personal computer. If you are frustrated or disappointed about the long time your computer take to make a single task, I will give the formula that make your computer as fast as a new one in just few minutes.
1. Delete all temporary Internet Files: Temporary Internet files are located in the Windows folder. There you can find another folder with this name. Delete temporary internet files and even scan this folder with AVG Antivirus and Lavasoft Ad-Aware can help you to speed up your computer in more than 30%. Sometimes you take a lot of times and your temporary internet files are located doing almost nothing. The reason why supposedly temporary internet files exist is because they help you to increase the speed to access several WebPages in the internet through files named cookies. But in the real world, when you have a large amount of temporary internet files you should clean this folder to avoid you computer get slow.
2. Remove installers from your computer: Sometimes people loves have installers in the hard disk. It is not recommended because the more installers you have in your hard disk less will be your free storage capacity. Installers such as Firefox, MSN Installers and more should be saved in DVDs or CDs in order that can be used in the future when you require them. Never save Installers in your hard disk for a long time.
3. Delete all the files that are located in the Recycle Bin: When you delete files in your computer, these files go directly to Recycle Bin. If you want the files you delete don’t go to recycle bin but could be definitely eliminated from your hard disk you should position the pointer or mouse on this file or document and the press SHIFT+DELETE. Once you do that the file will be completely eliminated from your computer. If you do what traditionally everybody do which is press DELETE your files will move directly to Recycle BIN. What you should now to do is go to the Recycle BIN and eliminate all these files and documents stored there. Doing this you increase the possibilities your computer have a better performing.
4. Remove Windows Temporary Files: Other files you should remove to accomplish with this goal are removing windows temporary files. Windows temporary files haven’t any function and should be eliminated from your equipment.
5. Delete programs you don’t use: Programs you aren’t using can be a problem for your system. In the same way you eliminate the things you have at home you don’t use you should eliminate these files that are only taking an unnecessary place in your disk.
Let’s see now how you can troubleshoot problems that don’t let your system start but are caused by disk errors. Sometimes your system is not capable to start and the problem could be a hardware error. When you see a message on screen saying that “Non-system disk” it could be something that could scare you. The first you think is that your personal information was lost because your disk failed. It doesn’t occur this way. I will give you a formula that will help you to troubleshoot this problem in your personal computer. The only thing you must do is follow these simple steps and then see what happen.
In first place, you should restart your computer and see if the message or error continues. I tell you that because sometimes computers seem something that can be affected by spirits from hell. You see something doesn’t work and when you start your system again the problem doesn’t appear anymore. When you restart your computer, your computer will try to load the operating system (Windows) from a removable media and then will do the same from your hard disk. If you see don’t happen anything you is because some sectors of your hard disk could be corrupted. This problem could be easily solve inserting your Windows CD in your CD or DVD ROM and perform a repairing installation. To perform a repairing installation you only have to insert the Windows CD in your personal computer and the “CD autorun” immediately will give you the options to install new copy, reinstall Microsoft Windows or make a repairing installation.
Sometimes a reinstallation could fix the problem but the most recommended step is performing a repairing installation for to main reasons. The repairing installation is capable to determine where the problem is and fix it upon its detection. The second main reason is because a repairing installation takes less time than a full reinstallation of the system. Sometimes you try to make a repairing installation and you don’t see positive results. In this case Microsoft’s irresponsible staff tells you call your technical support, but let me give you another good thing you could try in order this problem can be fixed as soon as possible.
There are possibilities your hard disk has sever physical problems and you can open the case of your CPU and move the data and electrical cables that comes from power supply. If you have your personal computer in a moisture room it may cause problems in your hard disk. You can even test this hard disk in other computer to determine if the disk and information contained in it is safe and then proceed with the installation of this hard disk one more time. If your hard disk have problems and you don’t know how troubleshoot it my recommendation is that with just few knowledge about computers and with a simple guidance you can test and troubleshoot, but if you want the assistance of somebody you can find too many information about it in the internet.
Yesterday I received a phone call when I was on my way to home. Who was calling me is Peter, a good friend which is facing problems with his personal computer. Peter told me his computer was working perfectly well but now he sees it can’t start. I told him I will move where he is located to help him to solve this problem. I now that you probably have faced a problem like this. I would like to give you some recommendations related to the steps you should follow when you see your computer is having this problem. Sometimes the problem could be easily fixed and you only have to perform some steps that Windows itself have programmed when this frustrating situation happens. Let’s see how it works and why this occurs.
In first place, is important you know that the problem could be very easy to fix when your computer can’t start. Sometimes the main reason of this problem is any error when you shut down your computer. All Windows versions have an anti-error mechanism to protect your system when it occurs. The same thing happened to my friend Peter, because his personal computer is a Laptop and it had problems during it last shut down process. When the computer was started, immediately it presented an error in the screen. The easiest way to troubleshoot logon problems or fix any error related to start up your system again is detecting first the problem. To know or at least be informed about the problem the only thing you should have is read the information message or the error notification says. Even though you probably don’t understand what it means I will tell how interpret what computer is saying to you.
In the case you don’t see any error report or message you press the turn on button of your computer and immediately press the F8 Key. Once you press this key for at least 4 seconds you will see a DOS mode menu that describe some starting up options that you can select one of them. In this screen your will see options such as Safe Mode, Save Mode With Networking, Save Mode With Command Prompt and more. In this Windows Advanced Options menu you will see an option saying “Last Known Good Configuration”. My recommendation that instead select “Safe Mode” like most people do, is better you select the last know good configuration. The operation system (Windows in this case) records your last good configuration before the error was produced. With this option you will be able to recover this configuration free of errors and your system will be able to start perfectly as before.
If the problem persists you can test with some of the other options that appear in the windows Advanced Option Menu. I recommend you to test now with “Save Mode”. This option is specially design you start your system with the most simple and basic configuration in order you can fix any error in your personal computer.
If you are facing slow problems with your personal computer and you see it is getting slower everyday there are a couple of thing you have to evaluate. Computers today are a basic work tool that helps you to make your entire daily tasks. When you are using your computer I know you need fast equipment that can solve problems instead cause problems. Slow computer problems are a common situation and there are many reasons behind this. You can find everywhere in the internet several tools that will help you to optimize your computer and fix errors that lead your computer to work very slowly. Also, there is a massive promotion of companies offering all kind of computer fixing services, taking your money and not necessarily satisfying your needs. I would like to share with you some tips that will help you to fix this problem or at least determine what could happen with your personal computer.
1. Test with a good antivirus and anti-spyware: I am going to make my personal recommendation in order you can be successful in your personal computer maintenance. There are a ton of software in the market that the only thing can do is give you problems and make your computer get slower. No matter important and reputable brands such as Norton, McAfee, Panda and more. I will recommend something simple but very efficient and the best of all is completely free. I am talking about AVG Antivirus. It is a complete solution that will detect and eliminate all kind of viruses in your computer and never will affect the speed of your computer.
2. Perform a good disk cleaner: Disk cleaners and above all software that eliminate all kind of ads and promotions from the internet. For this I will recommend you to use the popular “Ad-Aware” from Lavasoft. It is a high-efficient tool that will help you to detect all kind of spies in your computer keeping it absolutely performed.
3. Remove from your disk unnecessary files: Sometimes you start downloading all kind of files to your computer only because you have 120 GB in your hard disk. It is important you know that the more information you move in your disc the more possibilities your hard disk could get slow. Try to delete and remove all kind of movies, videos, music, documents and more that your aren’t using.
4. Update your RAM memory: RAM memory is in my opinion something that can determine how fast your computer work. If you are working with Windows Vista you will never feel your machine is OK, if you don’t have at least 1.5GM RAM or more. Is very important you have a good amount of RAM Memory.
5. Defragment your hard disk: When you defragment your system performance can be positively impacted in more than 50%. That’s why is very important you perform a hard disk defragmentation every time you need it in order you can fix errors on disk and keep your equipment optimized.
A short introduction related to disk defragmenter:
For those users of Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows vista has the benefits of use one of the most useful tools that come integrated in the different Windows operating system versions. This tool is known as “Windows Disk Defragmenter” and it is an incredible tool that can be easily used in your computer. The general description about this tool is that Windows Disk Defragmenter is part of a set of tools where you can find “Error Checking” and “Backup”. Windows Disk Defragmenter or Defragmentation can be localized when you make right click on “C:\”, then you select properties and you will see a window open. The next step is select the describe option as “tools” and here you have defragmentation.
Defragmentation process:
Defragmentation is an easy and straightforward process, but probably you are making the question about what can I get defragmenting my hard disk. Let me tell you that you can get a wonderful solution and you don’t have to pay anything. Defragmentation is a process that helps your hard disc to optimize all the dispersed information in your hard disc and virtually will gather it in contiguous disk sectors in order your disc can be more optimized. This optimization will lead your computer to work faster. If your computer is new you don’ have to make any defragmentation process, but if you have 6 month or more using your computer everyday several hours, you probably need perform a defragmentation process.
When you perform a defragmentation in your personal computer it first start making an evaluation of your hard disc in order it can identifies disk errors. Once this first task is done, then, defragmentation wizard will start with the second process that will give you the opportunity to have a faster computer when this process is completed. When you are performing defragmentation process it can take 1 or 2 hours, but there are computers that can take several hours. It all depends on the amount of data requiring be defragmented and optimized in your hard disc. My personal recommendation is that if you see that you need continue your work and the process is taking a lot of time, you can stop the defragmentation and continue it when you go to sleep.
If you have more than 1 volume it is completely possible perform a defragmentation on each disks. Windows will perform the defragmentation in one disk at time and then will take the following volume. For instance, if you have volume C: and volume D: in your personal computer it can do the performing task in both.
What is the benefit of defragmentation?
I personally think that defragmentation is a magical tool that helps you to have your computer in shape and it is part of the maintenance of your equipment. Sometimes you pay money for have fixed some problems in your computer and the only thing technical support do is what you could do alone at home; defragmenting your disk”.
