| By :
George Hutton
Buying a new computer is a wonderful experience. You get it home, open the box, set it up and fire it up. The amazing speeds, the fantastic graphical capabilities, the sleek new designs are something that makes all people feel really good. If you use it for work, you can easily imagine all the extra productivity you'll get, and if you simply want to use it for entertainment, well the sky's the limit to what you can do. But then, after a while, something strange can happen. Your computer doesn't run as fast as it used to. Calling up those programs takes a little bit longer than normal. Every morning when you start up your computer, it may seem to take a bit longer. And you get that annoying "program not responding" message that happens so frequently when things hang up. What is the cause of this? It's obvious that your hardware hasn't changed, your memory chips and your CPU. It's not like the memory wears off like the rubber wears off on the tires on your car. The computers resources are a constant, so the only explanation is that there are more programs using the same resources. When more programs use the same resources, things will naturally slow down a bit. There are a couple of reasons why this can be happening. One is that you've added more software, or the software you originally started with has upgraded to a new version. Almost all programs you buy today will check for updates on a consistent basis. And with every update, there is always the chance they will require more of your computers resources. Another explanation could be that you've actually added more programs. Many free and popular programs that a lot of people use will always be on and running in the background, even if you aren't using them that particular moment. Another possibility is that you've somehow acquired some kind of spyware or adware programs. These can be tricky, as they rarely announce when they install themselves on your computer. They are designed to operate with a lot of stealth, hence there name. Even if you open up your windows task manager to look for them, you either may not find them, or won't be able to turn them off. If this is the case, and you suspect you have some spyware or adware that has infected your system, the best thing to do is get and run some anti spyware program that will search your computer. These powerful programs will not only get rid of all the junk you have on there right now, but they will set up a virtual defense shield that will keep out all the future invaders. In this day and age with computer software becoming more and more sophisticated every day, it's important to stay protected, and stay safe.
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