Let's start with computer start-up. Why does your computer take forever to boot? That is because you have too many programs installed that load themselves when you turn on your computer. The more programs like these you have, the slower your start-up gets. Examples of these are your anti-virus and the firewall. These two, however, are important programs. They are set to automatically run at start-up so that they can immediately do their respective tasks of protecting your computer. Some of the less important programs that usually set themselves to start during boot are Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, and your Torrent Downloader. You may set these, as you please, to either start automatically during start-up or do it manually after it. Remember though, that anti-virus is an essential program, and it is advised to set it to automatically start during boot to lessen the threat of Spyware and Viruses.



These could be another reason why you have a SLOW COMPUTER. These are potentially dangerous programs that infiltrate your system through ways that you would not expect, like infiltrating through spam in the e-mail, through file downloads, and through infected web sites. Once they are activated they may alter your system and change your settings, which will result to data loss, control by outside parties, or even a system crash. Having this in your system will slow it down.

Now if your computer is fully protected and completely virus-free but still it runs slow, there are other reasons for having a SLOW COMPUTER. What are they? One of them is Registry errors or conflicts. Windows registry is the control system of your computer, and registry problems may cause problems like BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death), crashes when running programs, slow booting, slow shut down, and slow performance of your system.

Another reason for having SLOW COMPUTER is that you have low virtual memory. Your computer's virtual memory is where the computer processes applications for programs to be able to run. It is a needed space aside from the storage space on your hard drive that's allotted for files and installed programs. An overloading of this will result in the slowing down of your system. It works much like traffic - too many vehicles on the street will slow down the flow. In your computer's case, too many running programs will slow down the system.

Yet another reason for having SLOW COMPUTER is that it already needs defragmentation. What is defragmentation? I would describe it as rearranging or sorting of files. As you use your computer you, more often than not, take in and take out files - download and delete. As a result, your files will be scattered throughout your system, resulting in the slower searching and processing of programs. You therefore need to defragment your hard drive once in a while to avoid this minor problem.

These are some of the common causes that slow down your computer performance. But if you still have a SLOW COMPUTER after trying all the remedies and finding nothing after a thorough diagnosis, them perhaps the one last thing that needs looking into is your hardware. Hardware problems can cause such problems as slowing down computer performance. What causes computer hardware problems? Over-heating, short-circuits, wear and tear, dust, impacts - these are the culprits when it comes to hardware problems.

These are the top reasons that would cause your computer to run slow. These are the causes you should look into when diagnosing for such a problem.