Speed Up Computer

Speed up your computer by eliminating unneeded traces of your personal information

Speed up computer- Prevention
Speed up computer- Anti-Virus
Speed up computer- Startup Items
Speed up computer- Defragment
Speed up computer- Update Drivers and Windows
Speed up computer- SecureClean

Internet content, spyware, trojan horses, viruses and adware can all cause your computers performance to decrease dramatically. These programs can create security risks and slow down your computer. If you remove this data you can speed up computer performance dramatically and prevent identity theft.

Removing the information is only half the battle. Preventing massive amounts of Internet content to be stored on your computer can help speed up computer performance by eliminating content that takes up memory. Manually deleting Internet content can be a timely process and instigate problems if it is not done properly. SecureClean can effectively remove Internet content and speed up computer performance.

Speed Up Computer Performance- Prevention

• Periodically remove stored content from visited web sites.
  
  
• Only download trusted material. For example, if you need to download software to do online banking from your bank, verify that the download is legitimate.
  
  
• Set your Internet security features to not access cookies from non-trusted sites.
  
  
• Run a system "defrag" often to optimize data loading.
  
  
• Keep up to date on windows updates.
  
  
• Keep your hardware drivers up to date.
  
  

Speed Up Computer- Anti-Virus

Having anti-virus software that is up to date on virus definitions will prevent viruses from attacking your computer. Viruses can cause data loss or corruption and slow down your computer. Having up to date virus definitions will speed up computer performance by preventing viruses from attacking and clogging computer memory.

Speed Up Computer- Startup Items

Windows has startup items that load every time you start your computer. Programs, Spyware, viruses, and other files can be installed to run with the Windows startup items. Eliminating these files from starting up can speed up computer performance dramatically. Windows support can walk you through the registry to remove these startup items. If you know how to edit the windows registry, we have provided the locations below that can get you to the Startup Group Items for the system tray:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Run
  
  
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / RunOnce
  
  
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Run
  
  

When changing registry keys you should always backup your registry. When you are in the registry select the My Computer and go to the File menu. In the File menu there is an option to Export. Selecting this will give you the option to save a backup registry copy to your specified location.

Speed Up Computer- Defragment

When data is stored on your computer the data is saved on any available space and location it can find in the order (inner to outer). You may save a file and it will be broken into pieces and the pieces will be stored in several spaces on the disk. Defragmenting will take any files that are stored in pieces and re-save them to be stored in order. This speeds up the time that it takes the operating system to access a saved file. Defragmenting your computer can dramatically speed up computer performance. To defragment your computer:

1. Double-click on the "My Computer" icon located on your desktop.
   
   
2. In the "My Computer" folder, right-click on a hard drive (for instance, C:) and select "Properties".
   
   
3. Select the "Tools" tab, and click "Defragment Now". (Stop all programs running on your computer before defragmenting).
   
   

Speed Up Computer- Update Drivers And Windows

Software and hardware are constantly changing. Updating Windows and your drivers will prevent problems from occurring and protect you by filling security holes from viruses and other malicious activity. Common and sometimes severe problems are caused by outdated or damaged drivers.

Speed Up Computer- SecureClean

SecureClean was Specifically Created to Help You:

	Clean hard drive data to improve system performance.
	Safely and reliably reclaim wasted disk space.
	Completely and permanently clean hard drives of past web surfing history.
	Clean hard drives of unneeded traces of personal information.
	Protect you and your family from identity theft.