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The 1st easy thing you can do is turn off your PC once in a while. By turning your computer off, it will complete a quick cleanup on every shutdown. Also, if you begin to sense a slow down of your computer, I would recommend defragmenting your PC. It is not as tough as it looks. To defragment your PC, here’s what to do:

Start menu >>>
All Programs >>>
Accessories >>>
System Tools >>>
Disk Defragmenter

When the defragmenter window comes up, you can click the ‘Defragment’ button, and let it get to work! According to this computer repair Naperville service, this happens to be one of the best steps to speed up your computer. When the process is finished, there are a couple extra tips for you to try to quicken up your computer.

You may not have ample hard disk drive space. Verify that there happens to be at minimum 200-500MB of free hard disk drive space. The available space allows the PC to have room for the swap file to increase in size and also room for temporary files. You can erase your temporary internet files by completing these steps:

1. Bring up internet explorer
2. Press ‘Tools’ and then scroll down to Internet Options
3. You’ll now notice a Delete Files and Delete Cookies button.
4. Press each one & empty them out by selecting ‘OK’. Also type c:WindowsTemporary Internet Files into your address bar & remove anything that might be in this directory.
5. After that, go to ‘Run’ that can be found below the start menu, and type in ‘%temp%’. Remove everything that happens to be in this folder also. Next, empty your recycling bin by right clicking on it & moving down to Empty Recycling Bin. The computer repair Naperville technician says this will quicken up your PC in a big way.

Finally you need to scan for malware. Today, malware & spyware happens to be a huge part of a lot of PC issues including a slow PC. Even if an anti-virus scanner happens to be installed on the PC I recommend doing a malware scan on the PC.

Having computer troubles? Hey, I’m the webmaster at www.theonlygeek.com and I am here to solve all your computer problems. Is your computer making funny noises? Maybe you are receiving several errors, or maybe you caught yourself a virus? Well, in this article, I’ll teach you how to solve each problem step by step.

If your computer is making a lot of noise, you may need to replace your computer fan. There are certain types of computer repair that you might want to undertake yourself. There are several minor fixes that can be handled with a bit of instruction and attention to detail.
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