No one is happy when a computer fails to work properly in any way. The problem that annoys my customers more than any other is when their computers slow down. Computer slowdowns happen all the time. So do errors and crashes. Are you having any of these problems? Let’s find out what’s wrong.

Standing between us and a superbly operating computer is spyware and viruses. These two troublemakers are similar to one another. Viruses take a different track in the way they attack a PC. Viruses are out to get your computer only. Spywares mission is to get information about you; it just happens to cause your computer to act up as it goes about its evil work.

Make Sure You are Virus Free

So, first, if you have a virus scanner, do a virus scan and remove anything it finds. If you dont have a virus scanner or you have one, but it is suspect, do a Google search for “free virus scan.” You will get many hits. If the free scan finds viruses you will have to pay to get the virus removing part of the scanner activated. In my opinion, a good virus removal tool is well worth the money.

If the virus scan finds nothing or you have a virus removal tool remove viruses, do a spyware scan. Once again, if you don’t have one, do a Google search for “best antispyware free scan.” You will find a good free antispyware scan on the page that comes up.

Getting Rid of Spyware is Very Important

Very often a spyware scan will turn up incidents of spyware even if regular virus scans had been done. This is because most virus scanners just dont find all the spyware. So, if you find you need to pay to activate the spyware remover function, it will well be worth the price to keep your personal information safe. Dont go with a free spyware cleaner though, from my experience, they are worthless.

Now that we know we are free of spyware and viruses, lets look for registry corruption. If you a have a registry cleaner use it. If you dont, do an online search for one. Dont search for a free registry cleaner, you dont want one of those. Search for a free registry scan. A good registry cleaner will give your registry a free scan so you will know if you have registry corruption, but it wont repair the corruption without you purchasing the product. Since registry corruption causes more computer slowdowns than anything else I know of, this purchase is a necessary one.

Registry Corruption Simply Must Go!

Windows XP and Vista are more prone to registry corruption than older operating systems. This is due in part to the fact these operating systems are so much larger than their earlier counterparts. It is certainly smart to keep a registry free of corruption because registry corruption can stop an operating system from performing any functions.

Doing the things outlined in this article have helped many computer owners get their computer going full speed and error free again. If your computer is one of the rare ones that was not helped by this procedure, at least take heart in knowing everything you did bodes well for your computers health in the long run.

A computer that still isn’t up to par at this point needs attention at a repair shop. Or maybe there is one more thing you could do. Open up your task manager and look for a program that is using your entire computers strength. If you find such a program, close it. If it is ever necessary to use it you can open it when you need to.