Let the computer run faster

After a short or long time of use, any computer has a problem of slowing down. To resolve this situation, you need to consider the causes below and find a fix.

Due to hardware

In computers, in addition to the processor (CPU), RAM also plays an important role. Each program running will take up a portion of RAM, especially Windows always accounts for a huge amount of RAM, so for low-configuration machines with 128MB or 256MB RAM, you don't seem to have much. capacity for other programs.

Applications increasingly require high hardware to run, especially software to play games or handle large graphics such as Photoshop, Macromedia Flash .

The bigger the computer with the memory, the faster the applications will run and the more images in the game (especially games with 3D graphics) will move more smoothly.

If the software requires a minimum of 512 MB of RAM to run, normally your computer needs 1024 Mb of RAM to run properly. To solve this problem only the way you buy more RAM for your computer.

Due to poor cache management

When the computer RAM is used up, the operating system will use the virtual memory Paging file located in the hardware. So should your hard drive ever leave a large Paging file to keep your computer running slow (usually between 512 Mb and 2 Gb).

To set the capacity for the Paging file, do the following: Right-click the My Computer icon on the Desktop. Choose Properties Advanced Performance Settings Advanced Change (under Virtual Memory).

Here, select Initial Size and Maximum size to suit your computer RAM and hard drive capacity.

Do software

Current antivirus programs take up quite a bit of computer system resources. Most popular anti-virus programs such as Norton Anti Virus and McCafee integrate many features in a bundled software package, such as spyware blocking services, permanent system control functions in computer memory.

Every time the antivirus software suddenly runs a virus scan program on a regular basis, it can occupy 90% of your computer resources and hardly allow the computer to do anything else.

So you need to set the antivirus software parameters so that it only runs the functions you need, such as removing the option to scan the drive when booting. You should also consult the antivirus software effectively and take up less resources, such as Bitdefender, Kaspersky, BKAV.

Or you choose security solutions instead of utility programs that protect the system like DeepFreezer or ShadowUser . These software installed will set up a ramp to protect the computer program system against attack attacks, whether virus or spyware.

Do backup data

After a while running the program and installing new software. Hard disk fragmentation. Copying data from one location to another also causes this situation. This is a frequent cause and therefore you should also regularly run the hard drive defragmentation program.

You can run Windows' available program Disk Defragmenter in the following way: At the Start menu> Programs > Accessories > System tools > Disk Defragmenter .

Due to the heavy boot system setup

If you allow too many programs to run when booting the computer. So every time Windows starts running it has consumed a lot of resources for these default programs.

Those are the programs included in the Startup menu and in the Startup configuration of the msconfig function.

These programs are sometimes inserted by viruses, sometimes because you install new applications. Check out the following two locations and remove unnecessary programs that run when Windows starts.

1. At the Start menu> Programs > Startup . If you see a program that is not needed, point to the Application name and select Delete .

2. At the Start menu select Run Type msconfig , the System Configuration Utility dialog box appears. Go to the Startup tab. At the Startup item , uncheck the check box for any unnecessary programs.

Also notice when installing applications, if the application asks' Do you want to run the program when Windows starts? 'you should consider before pressing the Yes button.

Do data garbage

'Data garbage' after a period of time using computers is also a cause of slow speed. To solve this problem, you should use a specialized program to clean up your computer for performance optimization.

Currently popular is the program TuneUp Utilities 2007, Advanced System Optimizer . and you can find and download these software on the internet from http://www.tune-up.com/ and http:/// www. softpedia.com/get/Tweak/System-Tweak/Advanced-System-Optimizer.shtml.

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