On this page you will find a few frequently asked computer questions .

FAQ: Why is my computer so slow?

There can be many reasons for your computer being slow. If it has slowed recently, you should look to see what changes have been made in the recent past. However for most people, their computer seems to get slow over time. If you remember that your computer was faster when you first got it, then it is likely just the effects that time have on a computer. For example, over time users tend to install and uninstall software on their computer. While there is nothing wrong with this, many times these software programs may not clean up after themselves good enough. They may leave files on the hard drive and entries in the registry that waste space and make the Operating System work harder to find what it is looking for. In addition, if these programs are never removed, you may be running low on hard drive space or have too little memory for the programs you are running. Another big cause of slow systems while access files is caused by fragmentation of the hard drive. A hard drive naturally becomes fragmented over years and years of writing and deleting files to it. Fragmentation is when the Operating System can't find contiguous free space on the hard drive to store a file. In that situation, it must spread the file around the hard drive where it can find free space. This slows writing and reading operations. You can schedule a defrag to run in Windows by viewing the Properties of the drive with the problem, and selecting the Tools tab. If you are having problems with a slow system, we can help you return it to it's original state. There is no one answer for the cause of slowness on what used to be a fast computer. However, we can usually remedy the problem by doing cleanup. This includes running a "check disk", defragmenting the hard drive, removing unnecessary startup programs, clearing temporary file caches, and repairing any hardware problems.