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Repair Your Slow Computer
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Computer Tech,
Ed Lathrop
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As a PC repair person, the two questions I am asked most by computer owners is “Why has my computer slowed down so drastically and popping up error messages?” and “Is there anything I can do to fix this troubled PC?”
First there are three possible reasons a PC will slowdown and commit errors. Note: each of these things does not always cause slowdowns and errors. Sometimes they cause slowdowns, sometimes they cause errors and/or crashes, and sometimes they will cause all these things to occur. Also note it is usually one of these three things that is the underlying problem but sometimes it can be a combination of one, two or all three of them.
First, there could be registry corruption in the Windows operating system installed on the PC. More times than not, this is the problem causing your troubles.
Secondly, there could be spyware or viruses present in the PC. If you have a virus cleaner that is not an old, cheap or free one, it will usually arrest all spyware as well as viruses. In fact, if you have a good spyware cleaner installed, it will usually arrest all viruses as well as spyware. Because most computers are equipped with this protection, it is not so often spyware that is the problem causing your slowdowns and errors. However, if your virus/spyware protection is outdated, or if it is not activated, this could be what is wrong with the computer.
Thirdly, there is a mismatched or out dated device driver present in the computer. We usually don't look here until we are sure there is no registry corruption or spyware present.
The answer to the second question is yes. It most often only takes a registry cleaning with a good registry cleaner to repair your slow and error prone computer. Registry corruption causes an operating system to have to take many steps in order to get very little accomplished. So, removing this corruption frees up the operating system so it will be fast once again.
Of course, good registry cleaners let you scan your computer's registry so you can see if you have corruption before you buy the cleaner. This is a great asset because if no registry corruption is present you will not have spent any money and you can then get such a scan with a good spyware cleaner, and then a good driver scanner.
In the long run, it is probably a good idea, as you can afford them, to equip yourself with a registry cleaner and a driver scanner as well as a spyware cleaner. They are not very expensive, I fact, they are very reasonably priced when bought together and these tools can save you mountains of trouble!
The best news is there is a great tool available. This tool will give you a scan of your total computer systerm including the registry. It will clean and optimize the registry and
take care of internal settings that sometimes are automatically and incorrectly set by computer programs and even some internet sitres you have visited. In other words it is a registry cleaner plus-plus.
It is our highest recommendation and if you have one naturally, you don't need a registry cleaner this great product actually contains one. The cost? Well, it's about the same or even a little less than most registry cleaners!
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