| Friday, June 17, 2005 |
| Speed Up Your Slow System |
If your system is running slower than normal here are four east tips to help speed you up:
Hardware: If your system is over 3years old, there are really only two options for hardware.
1. Add more RAM (random access memory). This probably the most cost effective way to increase system performance for an older system. However, you need to make sure you buy the right RAM for your system and you need to find out how much RAM your motherboard will support.
2. You can add another hard drive to your system. Your hard drive doesn't need to be over 85% full.
Cleanup:
If you don't want to buy another hard drive you can clean up your existing one by removing old programs you no longer use. You tend to collect over the years so you'll be surprised at how much space is being taken up needlessly on your drive.
Temporary Internet Files can pile up causing lag time online. Keeping the Temporary Internet Folder cleaned out on a regular basis helps keep your online time more efficient.
Spyware/Adware Removal:
Make sure you scan and clean your system from Spyware/Adware regularly. For more info on that, please go to our security page.
Defrag Your Hard Drive:
This can help your system performance to some degree. It's good to do it about every other month. You definitely don't want to do it too often, it's not necessary. |
posted by The Knowles Family @ 9:39 AM   |
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