There really is nothing more depressing is there ?. It takes nearly 20 minutes to boot up and while you are using it - it freezes up or operates like a dog. BUT there are methods for beating this with out going out and buying a replacement. Theory is that some manufacturers of hardware and software truly design PCs like this so you get that frustrated that you decide to buy another.

Computer Is Slow ? Follows these steps to make a sluggish computer operate quicker:

1. It's tempting to get lots of protection software. But settle on just 1 or two programs. These kinds of software frequently seriously slow down Pcs..

2. Watch out for spyware and viruses - as well as being dangerous they can slow your performance.

3. Is your version of Windows up to date. If not update it

4. The registry on your Computer (like a listing of your data files as well as programs) can get disorganized as well as corrupted causing your computer to run slow. You need to run a 'registry' clean-up program to solve these problems.

5. If you're anything like me you're invariably downloading Programs. Trouble is you most likely seldom if ever utilize most of them after the initial trial etc.. Clearly they require space on your hard drive and in memory - making your pc run slow, as well as perhaps start up slow. So get rid of the rubbish !.

6. Remove temporary and unneeded files from the hard drive. Freeing up drive space may speed up your system. Run Disk Cleanup as well.

7. If you have had your Computer a few years the files become fragmented (pieces here and there). This makes them slower to read and update. Run the Disk Defragmenter to consolidate the files as well as the free space.

8. Be certain that your hard drive has no errors. Your Computer spends considerable time reading and writing data to the drive and if you have any specific issues with the disk then you'll get slower pc performance. Run the Check Disk utility

9. When you purchased a PC having a small memory then this can cause it to run slow. Preferably you need at least 1Gig. Consider purchasing more it can make a huge improvement.