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March 7th, 2010 | 
Author: The bases is that your OS is Windows.
What to do if your computer is slower than it used to be?
There are several things that you can do. In this blog I’ll try to present the most common problems, & the solutions for it.
* malware
This article do not treat the malware problem, but if all steps fail, than it is probable that you PC to be infected with some kind if malware.
If you scan your OS for viruses with several anti-virus program, & find nothing, the it is time to think about a radical change (format & reinstall). From time to time this is inevitable if you require your PC to run smooth.
* For a fresh copy of Window you ought to follow the next guideline:
Install Window on a tidy formatted partition.
Do not repair the elderly installation (unless you can not recover precious information…) because there would be tons of garbage left over. In lieu, delete the elderly OS by formatting its partition. By formatting the partition any bad sector would be discovered & mark as appropriate. This means that information would not be written in the bad sector, & so it would not be lost.
On a tidy formatted partition the files would not be fragmented, & would be placed in the right order.
If you install windows XP, immediately after the installation, install the latest service pack.
When everything is ready first thing when connecting to the net try to download a nice anti-virus, & if you do not trust windows firewall download a basic firewall.
Do not use the computer without anti-virus & firewall online for over 3 to 5 minutes because it can be infected quickly.
Install only free/open source program, or licensed program. Do not install cracked program because in 95% of the cases it is infected with some kind of malware. Install only the programs that you require, no tons of them…
Keep it tidy, & it will run like new for a long time.
* If your PC run Windows for some time, & its performace drops you can try the followinds:
Uninstall all unused program (try to use a dedicate program for uninstalling. Personally I use Revo Uninstaller). Delete all unwanted, & garbage information. Write all important media (like pics, video-clips, documents) that you do not use frequently.
Did you know that if on the main partition (aka Windows partition) the space is low, the performance is definitely affected? I do not have time to portray here why, but you ought to trust me 
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Use a free program to fix & defrag the Winndows registry. If Windows registry information base is large, & has lots of unused entries it would has a great impact on your computer speed. Every time the OS is turned on, the registry information base is loaded, & every file extension is searched for in it. any action has something to do with registry database.
After you cleaned your OS you ought to try a defragmentation program. Windows has utility that do that, but also there is lots of free program online.
Personally I bookmarked some links to free program that I use at: www.102links.com
Defragmentation could speed up considerably your OS, if you used allot & for a long time the OS.
So, if you browse this steps & your computer is still slower than it used to be perhaps that is time to reinstall a fresh new copy of the OS.
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