A Guide To Making The Computer Faster

Computers are great devices for making our daily lives easier and helping to get work done a lot quicker, and more interesting. But garbage can build up in our systems through the internet, affecting its performance and speed.

Steps for Making the Computer Faster

There is a lot that can be done to increase the speed of the computer. For making the computer faster, clean up the disk. Delete the programs that aren’t needed, especially the ones that come up during startup, defragment the drive and run Disk Cleanup. Usually temporary Internet files take the most amount of space because the browser catches each page you visit for faster access later. These are good ways for the initial steps that marginally improve the application load and boot time.  

·         Remove temporary Internet files. 

·         Remove downloaded program files (such as Microsoft ActiveX controls.) 

·         Empty the Recycle Bin. 

·         Remove Windows temporary files. 

·         Remove optional Windows components that you don't use. 

·         Remove installed programs that you no longer use. 

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Another step for making the computer faster is to stop the auto-starting programs. Click on the Start button, choosing the run, and type in “msconfig” at the command prompt. This will give you a list of all the programs that are loaded when you launch the PC. You should realize that there are many systems that you don’t use, so you can easily turn off anything that you don’t need. It is important however to keep the anti-virus and other important system components enabled.

For making the computer faster, you should run a full anti-spyware and anti-virus scan. Spyware can steal personal information without you being aware of it and without asking for permission. From web sites you visit, to usernames and passwords, spyware can put you and your identity at risk. Spyware can also hamper your computer's performance. There are some free programs such as Malwarebytes, AVG free anti-virus and SUPERAntiSpyware remover that are pretty effective in cleaning up.

The next step for making the computer faster is to clean up your registry. A good free program is CCleaner, and is worth taking the time to run. It erases the unused files from your computer and frees up a lot of valuable hard disk space making Windows run faster.   Keep as little programs as possible running on the System Tray. Do this by reducing the number of programs that start during Windows start-up. 

Another good idea using the above steps for making the computer faster, you can also upgrade your RAM. Some older systems hardly had enough RAM, but up-to-date operating systems and applications take up a lot of memory. You can add a high-capacity stick of quality RAM, and it will instantly boost the speed of your PC.

Now, it might be the right time to reformat the hard drive and reinstall the applications. Wiping out years of garbles registry entries, temp files and old software programs will help in making the computer faster. On all systems, shut down all open programs. Restart the computer with a floppy in the A: drive. At the A: prompt, type Format: C. Answer "yes" to the warning; you now wipe out all the data. After the reformat finishes, put the Windows installation CD in the CD drive and remove the floppy. Restart and re-install Windows. Make sure that you make a backup of all the data.

Another tip for making the computer faster is to upgrade the hard drive. It is complicated, but if you reinstall Windows, you should upgrade to a faster and bigger hard drive. Storage capacity of a hard disk can slow the performance of any computer, and over the time, magnetic disks also ware down. A failing hard drive can cause some performance issues. 

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