How to Fix a Slow Computer

Computers are great when they are running fast. They let you watch movies, play games and do all your work. However, when they start running slow, it's a different story altogether, and they soon become the biggest nightmare ever. Unfortunately, there are millions of slow computers around the world, a problem which is getting worse and worse. But luckily for us, there's actually an easy way to fix them and make them fast again. Here's how...

Most slow computers have got a simple problem - and that is their central database (known as the 'registry') is corrupted and damaged. This database is the core of your computer, storing all your PCs settings and system files... which means that Windows is constantly accessing the files that are inside it. Every time you use your computer, Windows is looking up all different settings from the registry, which means that 100's of registry files are open at any time.

This is okay, but the problems occur when Windows actually gets confused with these files and mixes them up. This makes them corrupt (unreadable), which means that it takes your computer a lot longer to read them. This makes it slow down, and with 1,000's of corrupt files, your computer can end up crawling along at a snails pace. This is a problem which is totally hidden from our view, because it's buried deep within the Windows system. Because of this, it's actually the most common cause of a slow computer.

Fortunately, this problem is also incredibly simple to fix. All you need to do is clean out all the corrupt files in the registry, as each one is slowing your PC down that little bit more. However, because the registry has 100'000's of files inside it, it's simply impossible for a human to scan it by hand... so we need to be able to rely on an automated tool called a registry cleaner. These tools have been specifically designed to clean out the registry, and the ones that will speed your computer up the most clean the most files.