How2: Make your computer run faster!

4 simple and easy ways to make your computer run faster!

Easist:
1. Go to Start
2. Go to Control Panel
3. Go to Programs and Features (you may have to click the "View By: Large Icons" in the upper right hand corner
4. Uninstall any programs that are no longer used

Easier:
1. Make sure you have a virus protection program installed -- not only will a virus possibly steal information from your computer, but it will certainly slow it down
2. I recommend downloading AVG Free or Microsoft Security Essentials
3. Install the program and scan the entire computer -- it may take a while, but it is good to do this at least once

Easy:
1. Go to Start
2. Type "msconfig" into the search bar (for XP users, go to Run and type "msconfig"
3. Click on the Startup Tab
4. Right-Click on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen, and click on "Start Task Manager"
5. Under the Task Manager Window, click on the Processes Tab
6. Click on the Memory column to sort the processes from highest memory to lowest memory
7. Look through the list at items to see what unused processes are consuming the most memory
8. If it is something that does not seem necessary to always be running, find the same process under the startup tab in the System Configuration window, and uncheck it so that it does not run every time the computer is turned on.

Also easy:
1. Go to start
2. Search Disk Defragmenter
3. Click the Defragment Disk Button -- this may take a while

Not quite as easy, but very helpful:
1. See if you can add more memory to your computer
2. If a laptop, usually you can add memory through the bottom side easily. If a desktop, you can easily take the cover off and add memory to the designated slots.
3. Make sure you add the correct type of memory -- DDR, DDR2, or DDR3. The best way to do this, is to look up the original specifications on your computer, and add the same type of memory (other than the size.)