Over the years, computers die down. They get cluttered with cookies (no not the food, they basicly are data stored on your computer from internet uses) you family photo's, games, files, folders, programs. A lot other things, the list goes on.

Today I am going to be showing you how to clear your computer to be blazing fast!

1. CCleaner

This program, is truthfully the best program I have ever downloaded. It is a completely legitimate program that clears registry errors (basicly the registry is what tells your computer how to react to functions and commands) and un-needed waist from your computer. It is 100% safe and will work so well. Just go download it off of download.com or just search it on google. When the program is open, click the "Cleaner" tab and check everything you want it to safely clean. Then click "Run Cleaner" and depending on how much clutter you have, it could take 15 seconds. Then again, it could take 30 minutes. After doing this, click the "Registry" tab and keep everything checked on the left check box. Click "Scan For Issues" then most likely a lot of things will come up, then click "Fix Selected Issues" and it will ask if you want to back up your registry. Press yes. Basicly what you just did was save the your original registry (the computer code that tells your computer how to react to actions and such) and save the back up registry file to wherever needed. Another window will pop up, click "Fix Selected Issues" button again. Then click the "Close Button" and bam. We are done!

2. Disk Clean Up

This is a built in feature to Windows (Most Versions) that will automaticly seek for un-needed junk and clean it just like CCleaner. Open it, if it asks for a drive. Select :\C or whatever is your primary drive. (To Check, go to your start menu and click MY COMPUTER if it says Local Disk (:\C) then your primary drive is C. If it says (:\D) your primary drive is D. Then press ok after you selected your drive. It will calculate how much it can clean up, then the action Disk Clean Up program will pop up. Click "OK" then your done. Well, it may take a second or two to clean it up depending on how much crud you have. But for now, you have cleaned up a lot of your computer.

3. Shortcut Icons

This is short, and sweet. Delete EVERY SINGLE un-needed icon off your desktop. All they do is cause more start-up time that is needed and it slows everything down. If you dont COMPLETELY need it, delete it.

4. Windows Theme Classic

This is also a pretty short and sweet one. Right click, on your desktop.

Vista:

You should see, a "Personalize" tab when you right click on your desktop. Click it. Then you will see a list of options, click theme. There will be a dropdown box that says "Theme" above it. Change it from "Windows XP" or "Windows Vista" to "Windows Classic" This will help your video memory, and ram. At the same time. Helping the speed of your computer quiet a lot!

XP:

Right click your desktop, click "Properties" then click the theme tab. Then do as above. Choose in the DropDown box the "Windows Classic" theme. Click "Apply" then "Ok"


5. "Adjust Windows For Best Performance"

This will REALLY help your computer. First off all, you are going to want to click your start menu. Then find the "My Computer" or "Computer" tab and right click it. Press "Properties" Now click "Advanced System Settings"

Under the "Performance" box click the "Settings" button. When that window opens press the radio button (small white circle that you can click) that says "Adjut Windows For Best Performance" Then at the bottom of the window click the "Apply" and "Ok" button. Congradulations! Your done.


Well after you have done all this, your computer should start getting faster. Use CCleaner every day and the rest atleast once a week. Also a quick note, uninstall un-needed programs will help your speed also.

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