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Many people take it for granted that new computers run fast, and
will slow down as time passes by. They also think that the only recourse they
have is to upgrade their hardware. This is a fallacy. Let's go through the
various reasons that cause a computer to slow down, and then look at solutions
for them. As we use the computer, more and more of the disk space is used up. Be
it installing software, doing work on the computer and even surfing the web, all
these consume disk space. If you have plenty of pictures and music files on the
computer, the disk space is eaten up even more. This means that less disk space
is there for the operating system to use when it requires the space. What you
can do first is check your Recycled Bin for any important data that you need. If
not, empty it. Next, you can also delete all the files inside the "temp"
directory in your C drive. Also, don't forget to open up your internet browser
and delete all the cache files (or "Temporary Internet Files"). These cache
files can take up a lot of space and can take a while for the browser to delete.
This should clear up quite a bit of space. You can also uninstall software that
you don't need. Software take up space and sometimes run in the background and
slow down the computer.I also suggest that you invest in a portable hard disk
and move all the non-essential files, like music, onto the portable hard disk so
you can further free up space on your computer.Next, you will want to remove the
unnecessary applications that start up when Windows boot up. Very often, you can
see their icons on the lower right of the screen, on the taskbar. When they
start with Windows, it makes the boot-up process slower, and also consumes
precious memory space when they are just sitting there in the background. To
remove them, click on the "Start" button, then "Run" and enter "msconfig". You
can use msconfig to prevent those programs from starting up when Windows
boots.The final step is to optimize your Windows registry. The registry is a
central database used by Windows and most applications to store information. If
for some reason the registry malfunctions or doesn't work properly, it can bring
down the system with it or cause the computer to run slower than it should. It
is therefore very important to periodically perform maintenance on it. Luckily
this is easily done.All you need to do is to get a registry cleaner software. A
registry cleaner will thoroughly scan the entire registry and look for problems.
It will then resolve any problems that it finds, and also perform optimization
on the system. In the past, people had to do this manually but nowadays its
fully automated and doesn't require any technical knowledge. There are many
registry cleaners available but they are not equal, so you will need to find a
good one.