Monday, July 4, 2011

Simple, Easy Computer Repair Methods

By James Leigh


Computer problems will be experienced by just about everyone no matter how careful they are about keeping their computer working correctly. This is especially true for computers that are connected to the internet. Home computer correction is well worth the effort though since computer repair can be a very costly service.

There are so many different viruses and spyware programs in existence now that it's almost impossible to keep them from infecting your computer. This is even the case for computers that have anti spyware and anti virus programs installed on them. But it is still very important to have a good anti virus and anti spyware program on your computer, and to keep them updated regularly.

The first thing you should do when you begin to encounter computer problems is run your antispyware and anti virus programs. Do one first, and then the other. And make sure to update them before running them to make sure you have the most up-to-date definitions. These will clean up your computer and take care of most problems you may experience.

If that doesn't work, you may have registry problems and/or a highly fragmented hard drive. So get a registry cleaner program and run that to clean up your registry (make sure to do a backup first), and only let it delete registry entries that you know you don't need anymore. These will typically be for programs that you've uninstalled. And run the disk defragmenter overnight (it will likely take a few hours to complete), and restart your computer when those have completed as well.

If you are still experiencing computer problems, then the best idea is to do a search on the internet. Try to figure out what the problem is likely to be, and what other people have done to fix it. Forums are great resources for free advice and instructions on how to fix just about any computer problem.

These are fast and easy ways to fix most computer problems. And they don't take a lot of knowledge about computers either, which is great because just about anyone can do them - including you. Computer repair, when done by yourself is free and increases your self-confidence and computer knowledge.




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