Cleaning for the Novice
Posted on June 23, 2008 - Filed Under Finance
You unpack that great new computer you just bought, connect everything as shown in the diagram, and flick the switch. The monitor flickers on and you see all the lights flash for the first time. Nothing is more exciting! Your speed demon computer starts so fast that you don’t even see the listing of hardware at the end of the tests. Suddenly, the Windows logo appears and things slow down—way down. In fact, the computer is so slow that you get a cup of coffee. Disappointment sets in and you wonder what all the hubbub is about—this computer isn’t any faster than the dinosaur in your office and it might even be slower. Don’t beat that computer or take out a hit on the salesperson. Your computer really is a speed demon. Windows, or should I say all the stuff installed on Windows, is simply consuming all of the computer resources.
NOTE
A resource is something an application needs to run. The application is stored on the hard drive because the hard drive is the only permanent memory available to it. The Random Access Memory (RAM) used to run the application is temporary memory—it loses its content when you turn the machine off, but the hard drive doesn’t. Windows loads the application into memory so it runs faster. Of course, any task the application performs requires the use of processing cycles. Applicationsalso require access to the display and use of operating system services. All resources are consumableand finite. When one application uses a piece of memory, that memory is no longeravailable to any other application. When the system runs low on resources, it also begins to reactslowly to your commands, so freeing resources to maintain good performance is essential.
This chapter provides hints and tips for the novice (beginning) user. Many novices feel they can’t work with their computer because they could damage it in some way. With careful setup, however, even novice users can help their computer use resources better. Don’t let anyone tell you that the steps in this chapter are too complicated. All you really need to do is go slowly and make sure you understand a task completely before you begin.
The first section of the chapter helps you avoid basic problems that most novices encounter when
cleaning their computer. For example, this section helps you understand that before you remove an
application, you must make sure you save it and its settings. That way, when you discover you’ve
made a mistake, you can restore the application to its former state. The second section describes some
essential cleaning tasks you can perform once you set your system up properly. Always perform the
steps in the first section before you do anything in the second section.
taken from; Microsoft_Windows_Xp_Power_Optimization.By_Technics
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