Posts Tagged ‘registry’

March Maintenance Reminder – PC Spring Cleaning

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Spring is here.  It was a beautiful weekend here in Texas and I’m sure many of you spent time outside enjoying the sun, cleaning the yard, etc.  While prepping your yard for the spring and summer is important, don’t forget that your PC needs some attention too.

In the rest of today’s article, we’ve posted links to the tools you need and a simple “5-Point Maintenance Plan” that you can follow to keep your PC running like new (or better).  The average user can perform these tasks in 30 minutes to an hour, depending on the size (hard drive) and speed (RAM and processor) of the computer.

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February Reminder – PC Maintenance

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

At least once a month, we like to send out a friendly reminder about PC maintenance.  It has been about a month since our last maintenance post and we wanted to make sure you didn’t forget about these important tasks.

In the rest of today’s article, we’ve posted links to the tools you need and a simple “5-Point Maintenance Plan” that you can follow to keep your PC running like new (or better).  The average user can perform these tasks in 30 minutes to an hour, depending on the size (hard drive) and speed (RAM and processor) of the computer.

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Have You Tuned Up Your PC Lately?

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

MaintenanceHopefully the title says it all.  Have you performed any routine maintenance on your PC lately?  My guess is that the answer is no.  Unfortunately, most people are never educated about regular PC maintenance and are doomed to follow the same destructive pattern that keeps PC manufacturers rolling around in money.

Buy a computer -> use it for a year or two -> have trouble -> repeat

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Your Registry is Probably in Need of a Cleaning

Friday, October 16th, 2009

When my 6 year old laptop began to slow down I decided that I was going to fix the problem.  I didn’t have any extra cash for a new laptop and I really didn’t see a reason to add another monthly payment to the collection.  As I researched topics like “speed up computer” and “computer slow” I quickly found several themes and one of them was cleaning the Windows Registry.  I didn’t know what that was, but it sounded like an important piece of the puzzle, so I set out to learn more.

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