Do you have a Slow Windows Computer?
New cars are known for that “new car smell.” New personal computers are known for their speed. Both seem to fade, however over the months and years after purchase.
Nearly all new personal computers come equipped with some kind of Microsoft Windows operating system. The operating system in the essential software that makes the computer run. Unfortunately, many computers also come with a wide assortment of “value enhancing” software, many of which has no value and no enhancement. In fact, much of this software can actually slow the performance of your computer.
Called “bloatware” by detractors, this additional software can offer everthing from an introductory offer for a virus scanner or Web service to silly devices like an Internet-updated temperature report. The problem is, all of these little “good to have” items cause a drain on the system. Even in an age where memory is measures in gigabytes instead of kilobytes, the amount of memory used to run programs is still limited and each of these programs is loaded into memory at startup. A lot of little items carving out small sections of memory for themselves can add up to a lot of waste, especially if many of them are hardly ever used.
Some programs load into memory just in case you might want to use them, patiently waiting for some event to trigger them into action. If such a device is a printer, this might make sense. However, if the software is hogging memory in case you might want to run a particular type of video that you use maybe once a month – or never – that memory is wasted.
The best thing to do is to simply cancel these programs when you are first asked if you want them to install. The second great solution is to uninstall them later. The problem with the second method is that these programs often leave files and entries in the Windows Registry even after you uninstall them. The files stole space on your hard drive and the registry entries cause Windows to run really slower as the registry expands.
Removing entries and keys from the Windows Registry is not for the faint of heart, since even the smallest change if done incorrectly can being the entire system to a halt. Fortunately, several software solutions exist to carefully prune the registry, each with its own strengths and capabilities.
Answer Registry Reviews offers relevant articles on the Windows Registry, compares various registry cleaning software products, and offers links to download and purchase solutions to clean and repair your Windows Registry.
