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In my article Slow Computer Problem I discussed a common problem – that the computer becomes slow over a period of time. I did not gave any solution to the problem. In this article, I will discuss how to make your computer faster.

1. Reduce the number of Programs that start at the Start Up - One of the main reasons your computer slows down over a period of time is that the number of programs running at the start of the computer keep growing and this significantly slows the computer. So how do you stop these programs from starting at the begining. The old msconfig program works good. Press the windows + R key and write msconfig in the pop up window. Click on the the startup button. Unckeck all programs that you do not need at the start up.

2. Remove the Sidebar in Vista - The sidebar in VIsta takes some time at the startup. You can reduce the system startup time by disabling the sidebar. To disable the sidebar, right click on the sidebar or sidebar icon, and choose properties. Uncheck the “Start Sidebar when Windows starts” checkbox.

3. Defragment your Hard Disk - You should frequetly defragment your hard disk. Start the disk defragmenter in the night and, when you get up in the morning, the defragmentation should be complete. It does not dramatically increase the system performance, but it does not harm.

4. Remove Unneccessay Registry Entry - Use CCleaner to Always keep your computer clean. Remove Junk and Unnecessary registry entries. Use CCleaner for this purpose. This is an excellent tool.

5. Remove Spywares – Use spyware removal software to remove all the spywares from the computer.

Programming slow computer, vista

I had purchased a Core 2 Duo based computer. Man it was fast. Turn it on and and the windows screen will come quick. The internet was fast. Then slowly and gradually it will slow down over the time. It was the same machine. Same operating system. Why did it slow down ? This is not my question and your question. This is everyone’s question. Everyone faces this problem. The computer goes so slow that you feel like throwing it away.

Let me try to explain what causes it.

When the computer is new, it is fresh. There is no much software in it. Even antivirus software is not installed in it. Then you install some softwares. Then you install antivirus which slows it down a little bit.  After using the computer for a while you install new programs. Some of those programs and games are set to load when Windows boots up and takes up valuable memory and system time by running in the background.

You also get viruses and spyware from surfing the net, checking e-mail, and downloading stuff. Over time those viruses will make  Windows that could cause it to slow and not perform at its best. Spyware will take up memory and system time. This is the cause of most people’s computers loosing speed.

Also your file may get disfragmented over the time. The disgfragmented files makes the hard disk slow over the time.

I will also discuss how to fix these issues yourself.

Programming vista