PC Acting Sluggish?

Try the following tricks to help speed up your system


Clear the Prefetch

The Prefetch stores temporary files used to open programs during the start up. Cleaning this folder out will free up system memory thus speeding up your computer, if only slightly. To do so follow these simple steps

Click Start > Run
Type "PREFETCH" in the Run box and press ENTER
Select all the files you see in the folder and hit DELETE

Clear the Temporary Files

Every time you open a document, view a picture, or play a game, your system stores temporary files to help load these things faster at a later time. Sounds good at first, but these files are stored in your systems memory, and the more they build up, the slower your computer gets. Try this out.

Click Start > Run
Type "%TEMP%" in the Run box and press ENTER
Select all the files you see in the folder and hit DELETE

Also make sure you clear you Browser History and Temporary Internet Files. This option is normally found under Tools > Internet Options or Tools > Clear Private Data in your browser.