When Good Computers Go Bad

When Good Computers Go Bad I remember the day that your new computer (or by me-Uncle Larry) and pulled that shiny case out of the box? When finally all the cables properly altered in a unmanageable ball, then tued on, the screen tued on and has gone on. The PC was fast, programs loaded in a moment, and Inteet surfing was a breeze. These were the days.But your PC now seems to be a Walker and a dozen car batteries just to generate enough energy to start. Now you can use your PC, go get coffee, walk the dog, and wave hello to local waste Management person throws your garbage around like a toy. If you go back inside when the computer is ready to go, were surprised. Then, once you click on something, the waiting time starts again.So what happened? Where did you wrong? There are many things that, for your PC to slow down. Perhaps you forgot to order the little gerbil inside? one who is running around the wheel that powers your PC. Maybe you have loaded one-to-many programs, and now the hard gasping for air. You can use a computer that is more than 2 years, this may result in some new programs, to name just does not work. Need more The computer's memory. And if you're young, you are simply lucky. Between games, instant messaging programs, and tons of Inteet history, you should be looking for a professional psychiatrist.But your PC is not dead on arrival. There is a way to relive the old pile of metal in a time-functional machine. Start by opening the Control Panel (Start, Settings, Control Panel Most of the machines) and click on "Add / Remove button. Look through the list of programs that you no longer use. Make sure you recognize the name, and not erase her aunt Maria recipe Book on accident. If you, your wife will remind you every day for the next six years. Remove with caution. For programs that show in duplicate, remove the older version. If you are unsure about a program that does not delete it. Call an expert - or your teenager.You should check your hard disk. Windows is quite simple. Double-click My Computer on the desktop. Your desktop is the main screen is displayed when the computer is tued on, you know, with the cute puppy background or image of someone who has children. If the job window appears, right click on your hard drive, usually labeled as drive C. You should be a menu of options, select "Properties." This is a small window with a pie chart a little cleaner. Note: your used and the space is free. If your cake has a value of only 1 slice left of free space, you need to clean the hard drive, or even larger. Windows wants to at least ten per cent of your hard disk to be free, just the minimum. I suggest more like twenty percent. With hard drives in 100-gigabyte range now, there is no need to worry about space issues.These are some good deals to retu to the PC that his ex self.Will Hanke is owner of Lighthouse Technologies, Web design, programming and the company hosting. He is also the author of numerous software applications from companies in the United States.