Methods To Speed Up Your PC

In this article we will discuss some of the methods by which you will be able to speed up your PC. The operating systems which are taken into consideration are Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista. We shall also be looking at some methods by which you will be able to be on guard while you are online.

One of the foremost causes of your PC slowing down is due to the presence of excess files on your hard disk drive. Junk files are always being created in the hard disk for every file related activities. Fear not it is easy to remove such junk files easily from the PC by using the Disk Cleaner. Disk Cleaner can be accessed under System Tools. After the searching process the junk files will be listed, some important files also will be listed such as the Microsoft office installation files. Office installations files may get corrupted with virus infection, at such cases these back up files are required. If you have the installation media, it is better to delete the back up installation files. Do this for all the drives in the computer. You should notice a slight boost in the performance of the PC.

The next procedure which must be done is the disk defragmentation process with the help of Disk Defragmenter. Disk Defragmenter can also be seen listed under System Tools. What is fragmentation process? The hard disk saves files of the same program in different parts of the drive. So when the program is invoked, the hard disk has to search for the different pieces all over the disk. This might take time and will lead to slow execution of the programs. With the help of Disk Defragmenter, files of the same program are gathered in nearby spaces in the disk thus speeding up the access of data.

The third factor which we are going to discuss in here also comprises of hard disk problems only. With the passage of time various errors may creep into the hard disk platters. These errors result due to improper shutdown or due to various voltage fluctuations. When the hard disk is subjected to physical shocks, the head might hit the platter of the disk and accumulation of dirt may result as a result of this. Any hard disk errors can be fixed with the help of Disk Error Checker. StartMy ComputerRight-click hard disk properties  Tools  Check Now  Check Disk.

If you are using Windows Vista, you can always resort to the help of the ready boost technology which is incorporated into the operating system. With the help of this technology, you will be able to use storage devices as an extension to the main memory. The OS will start using the recently added memory stick too and data will be added to the stick too. Thus a minor improvement can be seen in the productivity of the computer. Make sure that the memory stick which is connected to the computer supports ready boost technology.