| Is your laptop speed soooo slow? Or, maybe it is | | | | if you know what the windows registry is, don't |
| freezing (locking up), rebooting without reason or | | | | try manually cleaning it yourself. Purchase some |
| perhaps you are getting the deadly blue screen. | | | | good windows registry repair software. It will |
| Here are some possible reasons: | | | | save you a lot of headaches and time. |
| * Windows Registry Problems | | | | A lot of hidden culprits are simple files that are |
| * Not enough memory for all the applications you | | | | placed on your computer unbeknownst to you by |
| want to run. | | | | adware or spyware programs. Adware delivers all |
| * Experiencing hard drive problems | | | | the banner ads that you see while you are surfing |
| * Poor internet connection speed | | | | the net. Adware usually includes code that allows |
| * Virus, adware, spyware | | | | the adware publisher to snoop on your browsing |
| * Processor speed | | | | activity and then sell this personal information to |
| * Speed of graphics card | | | | third party advertisers. This tracking code that is |
| To fix your slow laptop problem you first need to | | | | added to your laptop is what is known as |
| identify exactly what is slow. First question to ask | | | | spyware. |
| yourself is; "Has it always been slow?". Did you | | | | Through adware and spyware unauthorized sites |
| consider it slow the day you bought it? If so, | | | | can add themselves to your desktop and to your |
| maybe you just purchased a computer that was | | | | internet favorites. These malicious components |
| undersized for your needs. It may be as simple | | | | also take up your hard drive space and slow |
| as you just need a laptop with a faster processor | | | | down your computer. |
| speed or more memory. | | | | If you have picked up a virus then your |
| If the applications you use have a lot of graphics | | | | computer may not only be slow but you may |
| then you may need to upgrade the graphics card | | | | see other erratic type operations which may |
| and possibly add additional memory. I would | | | | cause you to have to reboot the computer often. |
| suggest that you look closely at the system | | | | It really pays to always run some type of |
| requirements defined by the applications that you | | | | anti-virus software. Your laptop may very well |
| are using. | | | | come with a trial version of this type of software |
| If your laptop speed is only slow when you are | | | | already installed for you. |
| accessing the internet then this is more than likely | | | | In addition to protecting my computer with |
| due to the speed of your internet connection. | | | | anti-virus software, I clean it quite frequently with |
| Shop around for a new internet provider. I | | | | adware/spyware remover software, because |
| recently doubled my speed for the same price by | | | | these little nuisance files are being added daily as |
| just switching my internet provider. | | | | you surf the net. |
| If your laptop has not always been slow but has | | | | Even if you run out and buy a newer and faster |
| either suddenly slowed down or gradually over | | | | Laptop, you still need to apply some of the safe |
| time gotten slower and slower, then you probably | | | | computing practices mentioned here to keep your |
| have virus/adware/spyware type problems. | | | | Laptop running like a well oiled machine. |
| You may have a corrupt windows registry. Even | | | | |