Alright, so a lot of people complain that there computer is running slower. Well this can be caused by two things. The first one is viruses or spam, the second is just years of use and lot’s of programs and files. To fix these two problems i will be suggesting 3 free programs that will speed up your computer and prevent future problems. If neither of these work I have provided another alternative located at the bottom of the page.
First your going to need a Anti-Virus program. Yes I know, most people have one of these, but I highly recommend you stay away from paying for an Anti-Virus program. The ones you pay for like Norton or Mcafee all have so much useless crap in them they just slow down your computer. So as an alternative I suggest you download Microsoft’s Security Essentials. It’s free, requires little to no memory to run, and provides all the security needed for an average PC user.
Download Microsoft Security Essentials
Now the second program I suggest you get is an Anti-Spyware program. Without a Anti-Spyware program you leave your computer wide open to all kinds of spam. Spam will slow down your computer and make searching the internet a pain in the ars. So, the program that I suggest people get is Spybot Search & Destroy. This program not only scans your computer for all of the latest spyware, it also prevents spyware from entering your computer by blocking it through web browsers such as IE and Firefox.
Download Spyboy Search & Destroy
Finally the last thing I suggest users do is do monthly disk defrag. But I highly suggest you don’t use the disk defragmentor built into Windows. The defrag program built into Windows is slow and most of the time doesn’t do a sufficient job. So go and download the free version of Auslogics Disk Defrag. Not using the program leads to system slowdowns, PC crashes, slow startups and shutdowns. Auslogics Disk Defrag is designed for fast defragmentation of modern hard disks.
Download Auslogics Disk Defrag
ONLY FOR COMPUTERS THAT ARE BEYOND REPAIR!
Now if your computer is really slow and none of the methods above fix your problem. Well then I suggest a re installation of Windows. With a fresh copy of Windows followed by using all of the programs I suggested above, your computer will run fast and safe for a long time. I have provided a link below on how to reinstall Windows. Don’t forget to back up all of your important data first.
http://www.windowsreinstall.com/
Well instead of Microsoft Security Essentials, I have AVG (pro)
In comparison what would you rate MSE out of 10, and what would you rate AVG out of 10?