Your Computer's Running Slow and You're Afraid It's About to Crash – Some Tips to Save Headaches
October 15th, 2009
A Few Computer Optimization Tips That Will Help You When Your Computer Crashes or About To Crash.
In today's society, everyone has become so reliable on his or her computers and when those computers crash users take a serious blow. My computer crashed a few months ago and it was a pain in the butt to get it working again. One day I just shut down my computer the proper Windows way and the next day when I went to turn it on again it just kept rebooting. If I tried to start it up in normal mode or safe mode the same thing would happen. Now I'm not one of those people that really need my computer too much, but when I turn it on I do expect the thing to start up for me with no problem.
I can understand if my computer had a really slow start up from lack of good computer optimization habits, but to not start up at all is terrible. I'm like most other people that rely on email, Facebook, MySpace and all the other social networks to keep in touch with friends and family and too not be able to use my computer is like being kept out of the loop. When my computer crashed I had to reformat the entire hard drive. Since the crash happened unexpectedly I didn't have time to back up all the files that I wanted to keep. I pretty much lost everything. I was really bummed out about losing so much data, pictures, and work.
Well I did learn one thing from the whole experience, and that's the fact that when you reformat a hard drive the information is not completely erased. What happens is that those pockets of data are covered over, so as long as you don't write anything new to the hard drive you can pretty much recover much of the data. I found a nice piece of software on the internet that was able to retrieve all the data that I had lost and pretty much saved the day for me. Another important thing that I now know is that instead of placing your operating system on the entire hard drive with all your other files, it's best to create a separate partition of about 5-10 gigabytes just for your operating system. If you have your computers built for you, then you should have the person set up a separate partition for your operating system.
By partitioning your hard drive separately, you will find that you can save your files in the case you have an operating system failure. If you do have an operating system failure then all you have to do is reformat that partition and keep the other partitions in tact. That was the case for me, I had a massive operating system failure and I had all my files on one drive and all my files were erased when I had no other choice but to reformat the drive.
Finally I realized that in order for your computer to function and run smoothly you need more than just the Windows updates. I actually experienced more problems with my computer after Windows updates were installed. It's always best to defragment your hard drive often and invest in a solid computer optimization program. The benefit of having a good computer optimization program is that it will constantly go in a clean your workstation of all the gunk that enters your computer from the internet. Things like spyware, cookies, Trojans, Windows errors and a whole bunch of other things that cause your computer to crash and or run horribly slow.
I personally chose WorkStation Optimizer because there are a lot of features that I could use and they provided a free downloadable copy to perform my first full system scan. I have not had any problems with computer for a while and Workstation Optimizer has helped a lot to keep my computer running fast and smooth and most importantly, secure from the outside world. There are many PC optimization programs available so just search around for one that’s right for you and your budget.
Be sure to keep your computer defragmented and use a good workstation optimization program. WorkStation Optimizer has worked very well for me.
by: Gloria_Frank