March 14, 2010

Does Your Computer Always Run Slow?

So you are looking for a solution on how to speed up your slow computer.

To fix a pc running slow is not as hard as you think. Here are some tips on how to find out why your pc runs slow.

Fixing a slow computer need not be difficult. You only need to identify the reason for the slow computer.

If your computer doesn’t perform at its optimum you may be wasting a lot of time. Before you can come up with a fix for a slow running pc you need to evaluate and determine exactly what is running so slow.

Here are some questions to answer first

  • Does it run slow only while using a wireless connection?
  • Does your pc always seem slow?
  • Is it slow when you have a number of tasks going at one time?
  • Does your pc run slow on startup and shutdown?
  • Does it run slowly only while gaming?

By answering these questions you can narrow down your problem and make it easier to come up with a fix for your slow computer.

If this pc has always been slow maybe you simply have to slow a processor and not enough memory If your pc too slow when you are playing games then you may just need a faster graphics card or more memory.

If it’s only slow while online it may be your internet connection is actually slow and not your computer. Other offenders include unnecessary services and programs running and not enough RAM in the system. As the system and the computer gets older and the computer is already filled with more and more files and programs, then that computer has now the tendency to slow down more.

Too many icons on your desktop also will slow down your PC.

I know it’s a convenient way to locate things, however, this behavior will cause you more trouble than it is worth. Clear the desktop of these shortcuts and will quickly find you have to waste a lot less time for your computer to start-up.

I have found that a lot of computer users like to create shortcuts or place applications on the desktop directly. It is a very convenient way to keep track of things that are used regularly. Actually such action will absolutely slow users computers down. Get rid of any unneeded desktop icons.

If you have more than twenty icons or files on the desktop, delete some of them immediately. In the future do not put a lot of shortcuts on your desktop. Visit this website to find out more: http://pcrunningslow.org

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