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3 EASY STEPS TO OPTIMIZE WINDOWS
By CJ, on November 30th, 2010
Over time, your trusty computer or laptop will unfortunately slow
down. Regardless of how powerful its technical specs are, old age will
eventually catch up and affect its performance. Buying a new computer
is an option but before doing so, consider optimizing Windows first.
This should give your computer a make-over and have it running almost
like new again.
DELETE UNUSED PROGRAMS AND FILES
A lot of manufacturers install trial versions of programs in a new
computer. If you don't plan to upgrade or buy the full versions of
these programs, or you don't find any of them useful, it is better to
just delete them. There could also be unused files, games or pictures
in the hard drive that you have long forgotten. If you still have old
games installed, uninstall them to free up some of the disk space.
To uninstall programs in Windows XP, go to Start > Control Panel >
Add or Remove Programs. This will display all the currently installed
programs in your system. Go through each one and click on Remove if
you want to uninstall it. For Windows Vista, go to Start > Control
Panel > Programs > Programs & Features. Choose the program and click
on Uninstall.
CLEAN UP AND DEFRAG THE HARD DISK
Windows has built in utility tools that you can use to defrag or
clean up the hard disk. Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories >
System Tools. Use Disk Cleanup to to clean your drives, you can choose
which drives to clean. It will do a quick scan and tell you how much
space you can free up if you continue. Then, you can choose which
files to delete.
Use Disk Defragmenter to defrag your drives. You can choose Analyze
to have a better view of the disk usage before defragmentation. This
process will consolidate all the fragmented or scattered files on your
computer and improve the performance of the system.
Although very helpful, these Windows built-in utility tools are not
that thorough and may not be able to clean up everything on the
system. For further optimization, use a third-party software that
specializes in these tasks. A registry cleaner, for example, will be
much capable of cleaning your system by digging in to the registry.
LIMIT STARTUP PROGRAMS
There are several programs that Windows loads automatically during
startup. This enables you to open them right away. It may be helpful
if you frequently use or run these programs but if you rarely do, it
will just take up valuable space on the memory.
To disable some of the startup items, go to Start > Run > type
msconfig. Go to the Startup tab. Uncheck the items or programs you
don't want Windows to automatically load. Take note though, that some
of these are really needed by the system. Some of the startup items
that need to be there are Firewall programs, anti-virus or
anti-spyware programs and the software of your ISP. , , ,
HOW TO DEAL WITH VIDEO CARD PROBLEMS
By CJ, on November 29th, 2010
The computer's display unit utilizes two hardware pieces, the video
card (or graphics card) and the display monitor. When the video card
has problems, you will not be able to run multimedia properly anymore
and this of course, is such an annoyance.
Symptoms of video card problems include system freezing, crashes,
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HELPFUL SECURITY TIPS WHEN GOING ONLINE
By CJ, on November 26th, 2010
The Internet is a very powerful tool. These days, being connected to
the digital world has become a big part of our every day lives. As
much as this technology is very useful, it can also be very dangerous
when not used properly.
There are a lot of dangerous people who use this technology . . .
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UNDERSTANDING BROWSER HELPER OBJECTS
By CJ, on November 25th, 2010
Browser Helper Objects or BHO's are small add-on programs installed
in Internet Explorer which are designed to add functionality to the
browser. This is also a way for the website designers to control and
customize the components of the browser. The browser automatically
runs the BHO's every time it is launched. Supposedly, this should
help the . . . Read More: , , ,
A GUIDE TO UPDATING OLD DRIVERS
By CJ, on November 24th, 2010
An effective driver is needed to keep your computer working smoothly.
These drivers allow the operating system to communicate with the
hardware device. There are many kinds of drivers such as the sound
card, video card, NIC card, and many more. If you don't keep these
updated, you could experience computer errors and installed . . .
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BLOCKING POP-UPS ON YOUR BROWSER
By CJ, on November 23rd, 2010
If you regularly go online to surf the net, then you might have
probably seen pop-up ads on your screen at least once. These pop-ups
can be pretty annoying, especially if you're doing work on your
computer.
Most of the pop-ups are usually a form of advertising banner,
promoting a product or service. The . . . Read More: , ,
EASY TROUBLESHOOTING STEPS FOR FAULTY INTERNET CONNECTIONS
By CJ, on November 22nd, 2010
Not being able to go online and losing access to your emails can be
so frustrating. This is why when the internet connection is
intermittent or completely lost, some people go crazy and panic.
Before picking up the phone to vent and scream at your ISP, try these
simple troubleshooting steps first.
There are . . . Read More: , ,
TROUBLESHOOTING A WIRELESS INTERNET CONNECTION
By CJ, on November 19th, 2010
Wireless connectivity has made life very convenient. For households
that have multiple computers, this is very essential technology.
Everyone with a wireless capable device can now share a network
without having to deal with nasty cable connections and wirings
anymore.
If you have been having problems with your wireless internet
connections,here are some simple . . . Read More: , , Page 1
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