Usually, when someone wants to increase their computers processing speed, their first thought is to buy a new, up to date computer. Something that is newly on the market. They do this with the hope that they won’t have to buy anything new for a long time.

Newer applications and programs are becoming so complex that they require more disk space and memory to operate. And the consumer ends up repeating their routine of buying new computers and/or components in an endless effort to try to keep up with technology. This can get VERY expensive and frustrating. Specially when you consider the very REAL fact that once you get your new computer home, it is already considered obsolete! Even before you plug it in!

So as you have seen from previous posts, there is much you can do yourself to optimize your PC. So this deminishes the need for you to seek out tech support.

Lets Recap

1. We found out that we don’t really need the System Restore and that it is potentially dangerous to use it. That if we do use it and we previously had viruses, we could reactivate them if we didn’t really get rid of them correctly.

Defragmenting your hard drive

Next is something that a lot of people just simply FORGET to do! Sometimes I even forget to do this if I get busy on my computer and get carried away. lol

When you are using your computer, files are constantly being moved around to make room for information coming into the computer from outside sources, such as CD-ROM, scanners, web cams, internet and any other input device you can think of.

Because of this, your files get fragmented. Meaning that they get broken into smaller bits and then put wherever there is room for the pieces.

It seems like almost every home has one of these paperweights in it but few know how to keep it running in top condition. OptMyPC will run you step by step through many of the ways to tweak it so that your computer will be an aid to you and not something that you will think twice about before turning it on.

Is your computer suffering from some or all of the following?