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Improving The Performance of Your Computer


Computer performance is important to every PC owner and user. There are several ways that you can boost the performance of your computer, without having to pay for expert advice or technical help. Once you bring your personal computer home from the store or receive it in the mail there is no one around to offer basic personal computer maintenance tips for cleaning up and improving performance of your computer. Maintenance and cleaning up of your PC should be part of a regular routine to ensure that you don't have any long-term problems with the computer.

If still your PC is running at a snail's pace, then perhaps you have a low computer memory. Perhaps the software you constantly use take up a lot of memory just for them to be installed and to run. Even if you are not currently using the software, they can be running in the background, causing your system to slow down. If this is what you have detected, then uninstall some of the software that you rarely use to maintain your PC. One other tip that you should definitely consider is to always use the scandisk and disk defragment tools that are available freely on all computers.

These programs monitor the health of your disks and help to reorganize the data in a manner whereby the computer can easily access, without taking the time to sift through cluttered databanks. A fragmented disk that clutters up over time is inevitable, and the tools here will help eliminate the problem. The windows operating system stores crucial information about your computer in a database file. In this database it stores information about your hardware, software and settings you made to this software and hardware. This data is crucial to keep your pc running smoothly.

All the changes which are made to the pc are stored as keys in the registry. If your computer slows down quite a lot, you most likely need a registry cleaner program to check your computer's registry database. This internal PC database is vital for a computer that performs at top speed. Poorly-written software programs can leave traces behind and introduce errors into your registry. Be sure you get a highly-rated registry cleaner that has a good guarantee. ncreasing the memory on your computer is highly recommended and in today's market comes at a very low cost. It will then dramatically increase your RAM (random access memory). Using certain software can alert you to the other servers that are running low on RAM. You can also check your performance via the task manager in your computer settings.

Also, it is important to run a good anti-virus program to keep your system from becoming infected by viruses and worms, both of which can cripple not only your computer, but your entire network. With a bit of searching, you can find some great free anti-virus programs that are available for download. There are also a good number of excellent commercial programs available for purchase. These simple steps will help you improve the performance of your computer without necessitating any additional costs, unless you need more memory.

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