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Troubleshooting Slow Broadband Speed

by Rod Dunne January 6, 2011
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Slow broadband speed can result from issues with the web connection itself or software problems on the PC. In this article, we’ll show how to troubleshoot slow Internet connectivity, how to establish what the speed of your connection is and some of the computer repairs maintenance tasks you can perform to fix the most common (more)

How To Speed Up Windows XP

by Rod Dunne August 2, 2010

The brute force approach to fix slow computer performance is to add more memory. But this approach doesn’t resolve what is actually slowing down the computer. Here, we’ll look at how to speed up Windows XP computers using manual and automated methods. The focus is on XP as this system is still in widespread use (more)

How To Fix Slow Computer Problems – Windows 7

by Rod Dunne July 31, 2010

Windows 7 pulled together a number of tools and diagnostics to help fix slow computer issues. Here, we’ll look at some of these tools and suggest some ways of making the best use from them. Windows XP/Vista/2000 Users: The Windows 7 tools listed in this post are found in different locations in earlier operating systems (more)

Computer Freezes Randomly | Main Causes And Cures

by Rod Dunne July 26, 2010

Troubleshooting why your computer freezes randomly is one of those types of computer problems that are frustrating to resolve since a code/fault/message that points you to the cause is rarely shown. Each time my computer freezes randomly I run through the following checklist of probable causes. Before Windows Boots Up I double check all the (more)

How To Fix A Slow Computer

by Rod Dunne July 17, 2010

Understanding how to fix a slow computer can sometimes appear like a game of trial and error. In reality though, achieving a faster PC boils down to understanding what programs/services are putting undue demands on your slow PC. Here, we’ll look at some of the common reasons why a computer runs slow and propose some (more)

My Computer Is Slow

by Rod Dunne June 7, 2010
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Anytime I find my computer is slow I immediately run through the following checklist to establish what might be wrong and how it can be remedied (and preferably even sped up). As with any PC repairs, be sure to make a laptop backup of your data before attempting any changes to your computer. Anti Virus: (more)

Clean Registry Tips And Software

by Rod Dunne June 4, 2010
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Keeping a clean registry is a fundamental maintenance task that all Windows owners should do on a regular basis. This article brings together some simple ways of cleaning registry files along with some useful tools for automating the process (e.g. Registry Easy). Knowing how to clean registry files is a simple way of speeding up (more)