What Could Make Your Pc Run So Slow?

The old Pc, she ain't what she used to be...many long years ago. The sad thing about my somewhat altered tune is that my Pc isn't that old. When I bought it, I was so happy because the one I was replacing was old and very slow. After a few months, I began noticing that my new pc was following in the path of my old Pc. What was manufacture my new Pc run so slow?

Finding out what was manufacture my Pc so slow

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As I searched the Internet for clues as to why my Pc was so slow, I kept advent over several reoccurring themes.

Not sufficient memory can make your Pc run so slow. A fragmented disk can make your Pc run so slow. Viruses and Spy-ware can make your Pc run so slow. A full disk can make your Pc run so slow. A corrupted registry can make your Pc run so slow.
Memory

New Pcs come with sufficient memory, but the older ones were made before today's super memory hungry software was written and as a succeed your Pc could be running slow because it doesn't have sufficient memory. This can be fixed by checking with your Pc's constructor as to what type of memory you need to buy to upgrade your Pc. If your Pc is rather new, I wouldn't worry about the memory, unless you play a lot of computer games.

Fragmented disk

As you use your Pc, it reads and writes information on the hard disk. It looks for empty blocks of space to write in. Sometimes your Pc has to write a file in several separate blocks that are not close together. This means that the disk drive has to take longer to write or retrieve that information. As files are erased and new ones are written the blocks of empty space can come to be more and more scattered. This can make your Pc run slow. The easy fix for a fragmented drive is to go under the Start-Up menu to "All Programs." From there navigate to "Accessories" and then to "System Tools." In that briefcase you will find the program labeled "Disk Defragmenter." Run that program and succeed the prompts.

Viruses and Spy-ware could be what makes your Pc run so slow

As you surf the Internet distinct websites will endeavor to add software to you computer. Most of the time it is software that gathers information on your browsing habits so that the advertisements you receive can be tailored to you. That may sound helpful but once several of these spying programs are on your Pc, they take up your Cpu cycles and make your Pc run so slow it can drive you nuts. This can be fixed by running good anti spy-ware and virus software. Many anti-viruse programs like Avg software can be downloaded and run on your computer for free.

Note: Some anti virus software is incompatible with distinct chips so if you touch a sudden slow down in your Pc after installing virus software, uninstall it to see if that software was the cause.

Full Disk

I can't dream this being a qoute on the newer Pc's since they come with pretty immense disks, but if you have huge library of music, video, and/or movies you could be filling up your disk so full that it is manufacture your Pc so slow. You see, your Pc uses space on your hard disk as virtual memory, sort of a place to put things while it is working on other things. If there is not sufficient space for the virtual memory on your hard disk you will make your Pc So Slow! The fix for this is to store a lot of your collections on an external hard disk storehouse device or burn them to Dvd's or Cd's. You could also buy a bigger disk for your Pc.

A corrupted registry could make your Pc run so slow

This is often an overlooked culprit in manufacture your Pc run so slow. The registry is a huge data base that resides on your computer. It keeps track of virtually all of your software settings and hardware settings. It is referred to by your Pc every time you start up your Pc and every time you run an application. As time goes by it becomes corrupted with obsolete and erroneous entries left by software that has been erased or software that was poorly coded. Your Pc is left with a maze of dead-end entries to quest through in order to get the information it needs. This makes your Pc so slow. The fix for this is to download one of the many exquisite registry cleaners out there and run the program on your Pc to get it operating like it is brand new.

What Could Make Your Pc Run So Slow?