Easy Basic Repair Tips For Computer Novices

By: George Pettit

Computers can be a wonderful source of entertainment and an informational portal, but sometimes things seem not to go so well and you may need to call the professionals like computer repair Brisbane. But you can start first by looking for the problem yourself. The system seems to stall and nothing is working what you do. There are several things to look for when a computer starts miss behaving and they are fairly simple to perform.

Repair Tips

- The first thing to look for is to see if the problem is hardware or software, check the power, the plugs etc. If nothing is wrong with that check the programs on the computer. Remove all programs that are no longer needed.

- Next clean out the registry and cache, remove all of the old searches that have accumulated in the temporary folder in the computer.

- Do a disc scan and a defragmentation to organize files into a uniform position this will free up more space on the hard drive.

- Schedule regular maintenance for the computer.

- Make sure there is a good anti-virus program installed on the computer

- Upgrade memory if needed this will speed up any computer.

- Do an Msconfig, this will stop unnecessary programs from initiating at start up causing the system to slow down

- Back up files in case there is a virus and files are destroyed.

- Choose a private repair shop that can personally attend to your computer repairs instead of a large chain that may not be as attentive

- Be picky when searching sites, some sites have harmful viruses and spyware on their sites and as soon as you click on they start invading your system, adware is very prominent also.

Overview

In some cases something as simple as adding memory can speed up a computer. The best thing to do is to check the memory capacity for your particular computer; each computer can only hold a certain amount of memory. For some computers they can only hold maybe one gig of memory and if you try and put 2GB's in it won't make a difference and it would be a waste of money. See how old your system is and in some cases it may be financially savvy to just invest in a new upgraded system instead of trying to fix an old model. Sometimes the professionals like computer repair Brisbane have to cure your computer problems if you are not able to do it yourself. There is no defeat in asking for assistance.

About the Author

George Pettit is a journalist and president of Computer Repairs Brisbane Group (CRBG). He is often writing about computer viruses, malewares, web development and similar topics.

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