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I have been asked by many, many people “Can you make my computer faster?”. My answer is always an astounding “Yes! But you might not be able to afford it”.

Before you go buying things to make it faster make sure to try these basics.

1. Delete all unnecessary files and folders. I reccommend using ccleaner for all your cleaning needs as it deletes temp files, cookies and history. You can always use the registry cleaner function too as it deletes unncessary registry entries.

2. Check for system errors.

Instructions on how to check for errors: Double-click My Computer, right-click a local hard drive “C:”, then left-click on properties, click the tools tab and under error-checking click “Check Now”. Make sure to check “Automatically fix file system errors” then click “Start”.  Now next time you reboot your computer it will check and fix any errors you may have.

3.  Defrag your hard drive. I’m still amazed that people still don’t know how to use Windows defrag program even though it has been a part of Windows since Windows 95!

Instructions on how to defrag your computer: Double-click My Computer, right-click a local hard drive (usually “C:” is fine), then left-click on properties, click the tools tab and finally click the defragment now button. The program should open and then all you need to do is highlight one of the hard drives and click “Defragment” to begin.

If you have NEVER done any of these steps before then your computer should be much faster now. If you have already done these things then you may want to consider some more drastic changes such as adding RAM or upgrading your motherboard and processor.

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