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Visual C# - 'C#' pronounced as C Sharp - is the implementation by Microsoft Corporation of C Sharp computer programming language specification, also created by Microsoft and included in Microsoft Visual Studio suite of products, and thus also known as Microsoft Visual C#. Programmers will agree that it is by far the most commonly used implementation of C sharp amid multiple implementations of the language. 
Microsoft Visual C sharp has become so immensely common that often a reference to 'C Sharp' is incorrectly taken to indicate Visual C Sharp.
Microsoft Visual C Sharp is an object-oriented computer programming language. It is based on C++ and has features that are similar to the features of Java. With this programming language, Microsoft aims to band together the computing power of C++ with the programming easiness of Visual Basic. 
Microsoft Corporation has designed C sharp in a way that it works with Microsoft's .NET platform, the assemblage of technologies and products that Microsoft Corporation spent the last few years and about 80% of its budget in .NET researches and development. Smoothing the progress of the exchange of information and services over the World Wide Web, and enabling program developers make highly convenient applications is the aim of Microsoft Corporation with the creation of Visual C Sharp.
Since Microsoft Visual C# is the most popular/most used implementation of C Sharp specification, there is a high demand of the programmers who are experts at the language, and considering the probabilities and Microsoft's insistent marketing of it, it can be safely said that Visual C Sharp is going to be continuously used for a long, long time to come. This is the reason more and more programmers are making efforts to learn and get experts at the language. 
For those of you who are new to Visual C Sharp and even those of you who are new to this whole world of programming languages and would like to learn the most popular programming language of today and tomorrow, Microsoft Corporation's official website offers several different free online resources to help you learn and master the language. In an effort to make you put to practice what and as you learn, Microsoft offers its famous Visual C# 2005 Express Edition as a free download from its web site at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/express/
When you get good at Visual C Sharp, you can buy Visual Studio to work with the programming language with a full-featured code editor, code wizards, compiler, project templates, a potent and comprehensible debugger, designers, and other tools to show off the best of your creativity and talent.
Vlancers offers freelancers worldwide the opportunity to open an account and be discovered by companies and individuals worldwide who are seeking the freelance services that they are an expert in. Freelance professionals also have the facility of importing their score card to this find freelance website . Finding qualified professionals in different line of works has never been this easy. If you and/or your company are in need of a qualified professional, the carefully programmed platform of Vlancers has all to find just the right service provider.
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Visual C# - 'C#' pronounced as C Sharp - is the implementation by Microsoft Corporation of C Sharp computer programming language specification, also created by Microsoft and included in Microsoft Visual Studio suite of products, and thus also known as Microsoft Visual C#. Programmers will agree that it is by far the most commonly used implementation of C sharp amid multiple implementations of the language. 
Microsoft Visual C sharp has become so immensely common that often a reference to 'C Sharp' is incorrectly taken to indicate Visual C Sharp.
Microsoft Visual C Sharp is an object-oriented computer programming language. It is based on C++ and has features that are similar to the features of Java. With this programming language, Microsoft aims to band together the computing power of C++ with the programming easiness of Visual Basic. 
Microsoft Corporation has designed C sharp in a way that it works with Microsoft's .NET platform, the assemblage of technologies and products that Microsoft Corporation spent the last few years and about 80% of its budget in .NET researches and development. Smoothing the progress of the exchange of information and services over the World Wide Web, and enabling program developers make highly convenient applications is the aim of Microsoft Corporation with the creation of Visual C Sharp.
Since Microsoft Visual C# is the most popular/most used implementation of C Sharp specification, there is a high demand of the programmers who are experts at the language, and considering the probabilities and Microsoft's insistent marketing of it, it can be safely said that Visual C Sharp is going to be continuously used for a long, long time to come. This is the reason more and more programmers are making efforts to learn and get experts at the language. 
For those of you who are new to Visual C Sharp and even those of you who are new to this whole world of programming languages and would like to learn the most popular programming language of today and tomorrow, Microsoft Corporation's official website offers several different free online resources to help you learn and master the language. In an effort to make you put to practice what and as you learn, Microsoft offers its famous Visual C# 2005 Express Edition as a free download from its web site at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/express/
When you get good at Visual C Sharp, you can buy Visual Studio to work with the programming language with a full-featured code editor, code wizards, compiler, project templates, a potent and comprehensible debugger, designers, and other tools to show off the best of your creativity and talent.
Vlancers offers freelancers worldwide the opportunity to open an account and be discovered by companies and individuals worldwide who are seeking the freelance services that they are an expert in. Freelance professionals also have the facility of importing their score card to this find freelance website . Finding qualified professionals in different line of works has never been this easy. If you and/or your company are in need of a qualified professional, the carefully programmed platform of Vlancers has all to find just the right service provider.
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Samsung may have loaded up its 13-megapixel smartphone shooter with playful settings, but it didn't skimp on raw image prowess.

Samsung Galaxy S4 shootout versus HTC One, iPhone 5


Samsung may have loaded up its 13-megapixel smartphone shooter with playful settings, but it didn't skimp on raw image prowess.

Posted at 4:25 AM |  by Unknown
Created About the earth Day . By abdessamad hamzaoui

Google Celebrate The earth Day

Created About the earth Day . By abdessamad hamzaoui

Posted at 12:28 PM |  by Unknown
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Finally Egypte was launched a tablet . Named inar . android Tablet . this is the characteristics of The Inar Tablet :

Weight: 750 grams
Screen: 9.7-inch accuracy 720X 1024
Screen colors: 16 million colors
Processeur: 1.6 GHz
Memory Aldkhalah: 8 GB
External Memory: Supports up to 32 GB microSD
RAM: 1 GB
OS: Androrad 4.0
Camera: 2 MP
Front camera: VGA
Support networks generation Altalt: Yes
WIFI: Yes
  
And this is a pictures of the Tablet :
Inar tablet
Inar tablet

Inar tablet

Inar tablet


Inar Tablet


First Egyptain Tablet in History

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Finally Egypte was launched a tablet . Named inar . android Tablet . this is the characteristics of The Inar Tablet :

Weight: 750 grams
Screen: 9.7-inch accuracy 720X 1024
Screen colors: 16 million colors
Processeur: 1.6 GHz
Memory Aldkhalah: 8 GB
External Memory: Supports up to 32 GB microSD
RAM: 1 GB
OS: Androrad 4.0
Camera: 2 MP
Front camera: VGA
Support networks generation Altalt: Yes
WIFI: Yes
  
And this is a pictures of the Tablet :
Inar tablet
Inar tablet

Inar tablet

Inar tablet


Inar Tablet


Posted at 12:26 PM |  by Unknown
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How to choose The best contest on 99 designs

The 99 designs is a great website . the number 1 on this domain . it's easy to make money by it . you need just a experience and know the design basics.
Firstly: Go to 99designs.com and login 
Step 2 : Go to 99designs.com/browse
Step 3 : choose the category . i tell you to the logo design and the website design is the better it's easy to        make $$ by it . one logo =200$. it's on the picture !

step 4 :Filters: 1=  show the designs of the oters if it'syou  can't show the designs of your Competitors on the contest . if it's the other sign you will see the other designs .
2= Guaranted if it's the customer is Compelled to choose the design winner, even if he did not like any design . and if it's  the  other icon the custommer will pay just if he liked a design .
3=Golden or not . if it's only the golden members will submit the designs . and if  it's the other icon . every member will submit as design .
   


SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS !









How To choose The best Contest On 99designs ?

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How to choose The best contest on 99 designs

The 99 designs is a great website . the number 1 on this domain . it's easy to make money by it . you need just a experience and know the design basics.
Firstly: Go to 99designs.com and login 
Step 2 : Go to 99designs.com/browse
Step 3 : choose the category . i tell you to the logo design and the website design is the better it's easy to        make $$ by it . one logo =200$. it's on the picture !

step 4 :Filters: 1=  show the designs of the oters if it'syou  can't show the designs of your Competitors on the contest . if it's the other sign you will see the other designs .
2= Guaranted if it's the customer is Compelled to choose the design winner, even if he did not like any design . and if it's  the  other icon the custommer will pay just if he liked a design .
3=Golden or not . if it's only the golden members will submit the designs . and if  it's the other icon . every member will submit as design .
   


SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS !









Posted at 5:09 AM |  by Unknown
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Hey . All Fans of  TheFreshGeek. Today on a new post ! talking about Haw to make money using design .
To see How it works . See The next Video
do you ask ‎how much money does a fashion designer make ?
how to get rich at 15 ?




Make Money By design !

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Hey . All Fans of  TheFreshGeek. Today on a new post ! talking about Haw to make money using design .
To see How it works . See The next Video
do you ask ‎how much money does a fashion designer make ?
how to get rich at 15 ?




Posted at 1:47 PM |  by Unknown
Law of attraction

Hey all. Today in the self developpement we will talk about the Law of attraction . -The key-
I advise you to watch the following video is the one who will change your life, he secret that 
key to open happiness and all that you want from the money and Sons and More :) 


Law Of attraction

Law of attraction

Hey all. Today in the self developpement we will talk about the Law of attraction . -The key-
I advise you to watch the following video is the one who will change your life, he secret that 
key to open happiness and all that you want from the money and Sons and More :) 


Posted at 8:01 AM |  by Unknown
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If you have never heard of download do virtualbox, it is the free and open source equivalent to VMware. If you are still lost, what virtualbox software ?
basically does is let you run any operating system inside your current operating system virtually!. For example, you can run Mac-OS X inside Windows, or Run Windows inside Ubuntu Linux, just like having a Windows emulator for Ubuntu, etc. The possibilities are endless. windows virtualbox download is a blessing for those of us who are in need of running another operating system. Let’s say that your main computer is Windows based, however, you are in need of running a program that only exists in Linux, or you want to test certain programs you downloaded from the web but are afraid of catching a virus.With virtualbox windows 32 bit or 64 bit you will be able to accomplish all of that reliably and without the licensing constraints of Vmware authorization service.

Installation

What we are going to be doing in this project is basically install Ubuntu 10.10, with ubuntu aircrack and tools on a machine running virtual box windows7, however, you can do any combination you like, OS X on Windows 7, Windows XP on OS X, virtualbox for xp on Linux, the combinations are endless and the tutorial will be exactly the same for all of them.
download de virtual box,  you can find it for a variety of operating systems, including Windows, OS x virtualbox linux  Once installed, open it and click on “New” to create a new virtual machine.


Next, give it a name on the field provided, and choose the OS you are going to be installing. Since we are going to be installing Ubuntu, this is what we are going to choose. Click “next” to continue.

Next we are presented with the memory allocation setting. This basically pertains to the amount of memory you want to allocate to your new virtual machine. Slide the bar until you reach the desired amount. and click “Next” to continue.
Bear in mind that the more memory you choose for your virtual operating system, the less you will have available for your host operating system, this memory, however, will only be allocated while the virtual machine is running. If you plan to run both operating systems at the same time, while both of them are running intensive operations, then choose the amount of allocated memory wisely, otherwise choose something a little below half of your total amount of memory. Of course this all depends on the total amount of memory you have, you can’t expect tolerable performance out of a single core machine with 1GB or less of total memory. In this case it is time to upgrade.
 Next, choose “Create a new hard disk” and click on “Next” to continue. You will then be presented with the “Create New Virtual Disk Wizard“. Click “Next” here as well.
 On the first window of the virtual disk wizard, choose “Dynamically expanding storage“. Choosing this option will make the virtual hard drive grow automatically as it needs space. This will allow you to conserve space on the host machine. Click “Next” to continue.


 Next, choose the starting size for your virtual drive. Since the space will expand dynamically, just leave the default space allocated by virtualbox software,  usually 8 or 10 gigabytes. Click “Next” to continue and click “Finish” on the next window to create the virtual drive.



Once finished, you are going to see your newly created virtual machine. This virtual machine however, does not contain any operating system yet, you need to install one. To install an operating system, just load your installation CD in your host machine, click on “Start” and go through the installation just as you would on any computer.
Optional Step: If you downloaded an operating system like Ubuntu from the web and it came in ISO format, virtualbox software will run the ISO for you, it is not necessary for you to waste a CD for this installation.
 When you are done with the installation process, the virtual machine will restart and voila! you have your operating system running. If you want to adjust the screen size, do it inside the virtual operating system just as you normally would, just be careful not to make the resoltion bigger than the host’s resolution or the virtual machine’s desktop will fall outside the host’s screen limits.

Final Thoughts

If you have no experience with virtual machines, with this tutorial you can see that the process of installing and running one on your computer is probably easier than you thought. Good luck with your project and if you have any questions, feel free to ask!

installation virtualbox ubuntu – Tutorial

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If you have never heard of download do virtualbox, it is the free and open source equivalent to VMware. If you are still lost, what virtualbox software ?
basically does is let you run any operating system inside your current operating system virtually!. For example, you can run Mac-OS X inside Windows, or Run Windows inside Ubuntu Linux, just like having a Windows emulator for Ubuntu, etc. The possibilities are endless. windows virtualbox download is a blessing for those of us who are in need of running another operating system. Let’s say that your main computer is Windows based, however, you are in need of running a program that only exists in Linux, or you want to test certain programs you downloaded from the web but are afraid of catching a virus.With virtualbox windows 32 bit or 64 bit you will be able to accomplish all of that reliably and without the licensing constraints of Vmware authorization service.

Installation

What we are going to be doing in this project is basically install Ubuntu 10.10, with ubuntu aircrack and tools on a machine running virtual box windows7, however, you can do any combination you like, OS X on Windows 7, Windows XP on OS X, virtualbox for xp on Linux, the combinations are endless and the tutorial will be exactly the same for all of them.
download de virtual box,  you can find it for a variety of operating systems, including Windows, OS x virtualbox linux  Once installed, open it and click on “New” to create a new virtual machine.


Next, give it a name on the field provided, and choose the OS you are going to be installing. Since we are going to be installing Ubuntu, this is what we are going to choose. Click “next” to continue.

Next we are presented with the memory allocation setting. This basically pertains to the amount of memory you want to allocate to your new virtual machine. Slide the bar until you reach the desired amount. and click “Next” to continue.
Bear in mind that the more memory you choose for your virtual operating system, the less you will have available for your host operating system, this memory, however, will only be allocated while the virtual machine is running. If you plan to run both operating systems at the same time, while both of them are running intensive operations, then choose the amount of allocated memory wisely, otherwise choose something a little below half of your total amount of memory. Of course this all depends on the total amount of memory you have, you can’t expect tolerable performance out of a single core machine with 1GB or less of total memory. In this case it is time to upgrade.
 Next, choose “Create a new hard disk” and click on “Next” to continue. You will then be presented with the “Create New Virtual Disk Wizard“. Click “Next” here as well.
 On the first window of the virtual disk wizard, choose “Dynamically expanding storage“. Choosing this option will make the virtual hard drive grow automatically as it needs space. This will allow you to conserve space on the host machine. Click “Next” to continue.


 Next, choose the starting size for your virtual drive. Since the space will expand dynamically, just leave the default space allocated by virtualbox software,  usually 8 or 10 gigabytes. Click “Next” to continue and click “Finish” on the next window to create the virtual drive.



Once finished, you are going to see your newly created virtual machine. This virtual machine however, does not contain any operating system yet, you need to install one. To install an operating system, just load your installation CD in your host machine, click on “Start” and go through the installation just as you would on any computer.
Optional Step: If you downloaded an operating system like Ubuntu from the web and it came in ISO format, virtualbox software will run the ISO for you, it is not necessary for you to waste a CD for this installation.
 When you are done with the installation process, the virtual machine will restart and voila! you have your operating system running. If you want to adjust the screen size, do it inside the virtual operating system just as you normally would, just be careful not to make the resoltion bigger than the host’s resolution or the virtual machine’s desktop will fall outside the host’s screen limits.

Final Thoughts

If you have no experience with virtual machines, with this tutorial you can see that the process of installing and running one on your computer is probably easier than you thought. Good luck with your project and if you have any questions, feel free to ask!

Posted at 3:37 PM |  by Narut0
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Why is my computer slowness ? Being a computer professional I cannot remember how many times I’ve been asked this question. It is probably the #1 question in the computer world, and just as other common questions this one does not have only one answer. A wide variety of conditions can cause a computer to lose speed over time. Most of these conditions can be resolved by any user with little computer knowledge. In this article I will list most causes and solutions to this common problem, making you aware of things you probably never realized and guiding you by the hand to help you get the most out of your computer.

Causes
Don’t worry if you do not understand some of these, I will explain them thoroughly in the next section.
Common Causes:
#1 Too many programs running at start up
#2 Hard Drive is too fragmented
#3 Hard Drive is too full
#4 Registry has grown over time
#5 Spyware
Less Common Causes:
#1 Bad Sectors on Hard drive
#2 Overheating
#3 Data Corruption
#4 Computer is trying to connect to a network resource.

Solutions
Next I will give you some solutions. Follow the steps in the order presented as they are listed in order from most to least common. Start with these only if the cause is not obvious to you (like spy-ware advertisement pop-ups, etc).
Free-up Memory, Hard Drive Space and Optimize:
(Includes solutions to causes #1, #2, #3)
Computers use memory to “think” however is most of the time just memory is not enough. At this time is when the computer needs to use hard drive space as memory. If the computer has little space left on the hard drive or too many programs are loading in memory, when the computer starts up it will not have enough resources to run fast and efficient.

STEP 1: Delete unneeded personal files:
Over time we tend to store files on our computer that can take up a lot of space which we no longer need. Such as downloaded videos, installation programs, etc. While these programs do not directly affect your computer’s speed is it good to eliminate them to make more space available on the hard drive, and to prepare the hard drive for defragmentation (I will go into this later). Most of these programs are usually found in two locations, the windows desktop and the “my documents” folder. Look in these two sections and start deleting.

STEP 2: Delete unneeded Windows files by running Windows Cleaner:

1) Click on "Start"
2) Click on "Run"
3) Type "cleanmgr" and hit enter
 Everything there is self explanatory, so check all items you wish to clean. One of the selections includes the “download” directory, if you have anything there that you wish to save transfer it to another directory before continuing. Don’t worry, none of this will delete your personal files or will affect your already installed programs.





STEP 3: Uninstall unneeded programs
This step will not only help free up additional space on the hard drive but will also help free up memory. As the computer boots-up many programs load and remain in memory. They do this to optimize the way they run. This is beneficial for them but detrimental for the computer’s overall performance, especially when too many are loading up and occupying space in your limited and precious memory.
1) Click on Start
2) Click on Settings
3) Click on Control Panel
3) Click on Add/Remove programs

Start deleting any programs that you are certain you do not need, like America Online Free trials, Internet Explorer toolbars, Online Games, etc.

STEP 4: Defragment your Hard Drive
Hard Drives have an arm with a magnetic head that writes data as the disk spins. To save time the arm writes this data wherever it is located at that particular moment. This saves recording time but in the long run it makes the computer slow as the data becomes scattered throughout the disk in fragments. This causes the arm of the hard drive to travel longer distances to read a file. Defragging (or drefragmenting) gathers all pieces belonging to a particular file and puts them all together. Therefore, next time a program is executed it is done as efficiently as possible.

1) Click on "My Computer"
2) Right click on Drive C:
3) Click on "Properties"
4) Click on "Tools"
3) Click on "Defragment Now"
4) Click on "Defragment"
 
Defragmenting might take from minutes to hours, depending on the amount of data you have and how fragmented it is. While a defrag is being performed it is best not to work on the computer. Hence a good time to perform a defrag will be any time you foresee your computer being idle, like at night while you sleep.

Registry has grown over time

For those of you that do not know what the registry is, the best explanation I can give you is that the registry acts as a “windows brain”. It is one big configuration file that tells windows what to load at start up, what program to execute when needed, how to control hardware, etc.
Whenever a program is installed it adds entries to the registry. The problem is that even when these programs are uninstalled they leave some of these entries in the registry. As time passes the registry grows making the computer slower, especially when booting up. There are only two solutions for this problem, one is to clean the registry, and the other to reinstall windows.


If you do decide to clean the registry I would have to warn you that this rarely works for speeding up you computer. Registry Cleaners just do not do an effective job most of the time. However since reinstalling Windows takes so long, trying a registry cleaner would not hurt.
If you do decide to take this route try EasyCleaner which is free, do not waste your money buying another product no matter what it claims.
The best ideal solution here will be to backup your files and reinstall windows. However this is a very time consuming task that could take you days but it will guarantee that all work performed will be 100% effective as well as one very important aspect… you will know for certain that you are not wasting your time.

Spyware
Spyware is basically software that gets loaded on your computer without your permission when you are surfing on the web. This software usually studies your surfing habits and then sends you pop-up adds based on what its know about you. Another type of Spyware are those that infect your computer and then try to sell you a product to solve your problem.
Spyware infections can make your computer slow and ever render it useless depending on its severity. They load into memory every time you boot up, making their removal a very hard undertaking. Some even kill your Internet connection just so you can buy their “fix”
There are several ways you can clean a spyware infection. It all depends on its severity and on how reliable the cleaning information you find is. No software will provide a solution for all the spyware out there, specially if this ainti-spyware software is executed on the same Windows operating system affected by the spyware.
One solution that has worked for me in the past has been to run Trend Micro’s antivirus from their free web based application, however I must say this has not been reliable lately. Nowadays I am using BartPE. BartPE is basically a utility capable if creating a Windows version that can be customized and run live from a bootable CD. This guarantees that you are running a clean spyware-free Windows version from your CD on the same computer where the infection has occured. Spy-ware cleaning software companies have plug-ins for BartPE, this gives your the capability of having all Spyware removal utilities at your disposal when boot from the CD. And since you are using a new clean Windows version running on a different drive, you do not have to worry about spyware loading into memory. All spyware will be inactive in drive C: ready to be cleaned.
One drawback bartPE has it that it does require a lerning curve to create a Windows image that you can boot from the CD. Going into the use of BArt PE is beyond the scope of this article, however there are plenty of articles on the web that will help you with this.
If your computer is infected with spyware, you are not familiar with BartPE and you are really pressed for time, best this to do is to reinstall Windows. Sometimes even using BArtPE is not enough to remove spyware, and if you are pressed for time this would just make matters worse.

Solutions to less common causes
Bad Sectors on Hard Drive
Bad Sectors as their name state are physically damaged spots on the hard drive were data can no longer be stored. Hard Drives develop bad sectors over time, this can make the computer slow due to the time it takes to try and retry reading these sectors.
When hard drives start developing bad sectors it is just a matter of time until they die, hopefully you become aware of the situation before this happens, because if it does and you do not have backups of your data you will have a big problem in your hands. All it takes is one bad sector on the wrong spot and all your files might not be accessible anymore.
Unfortunately new Windows versions do a mediocre job informing users when bad sectors start developing on the Hard Drive. One way to find out if you have bad sectors is to run Scandisk. ScanDisk is a utility that scans your hard drive for bad sectors and filesystem errors. The problem with ScanDisk is that inexplicably the report that it gives at the end appears in the screen for fractions of a second, making it almost impossible for users to see whether they have bad sectors or not. A better solution is to use a free utility called MHDD.
MHDD is software you download and burn to CD. This CD is then used to boot the computer and analyze the hard drive. To analyze your hard drive for bad sector with MHDD do the following:
Boot from MHDD CD – » Enter “scan” at the promp -» hit enter -» press F4 to begin

Overheating
When a computer is running hot CPU’s tend to lower processing speed to reduce heat, this is however not a common occurrence. Possible solutions include moving the computer to a cooler environment, adding more fans (to desktop computers), etc. Adding too many fans however can be detrimental to the computer in the long run, since more air and therefore more dust is circulating inside the case. Dust gathers around electronic components and acts as an insulating material preventing heat from escaping.
If you suspect your computer is overheating open it up and remove as much dust as as possible form all components, specially from the CPU heat-sink and fan. Try not to touch electronic components with a duster or your hands, I usually use a vacuum cleaner for this; being careful not get it near jumpers, or other components that might be sucked by the air. It works really well, just be extra careful when using it.

Final Thoughts
There is no better way to speed up your computer than to reinstall windows. Unless the problem is hardware related, 99% of the time this will fix the problem, and will leave the computer running at the same speed it ran when you first took it out of the box. Reinstalling windows however can be a painful process specially when you have to backup all your data, you do not have a restoration CD and you have to search the web for drivers. However if reinstalling Windows is above your skill level try the methods listed in this article, they will sure help improving your computer speed.

The Absolute Best Method to Make your Computer Faster

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Why is my computer slowness ? Being a computer professional I cannot remember how many times I’ve been asked this question. It is probably the #1 question in the computer world, and just as other common questions this one does not have only one answer. A wide variety of conditions can cause a computer to lose speed over time. Most of these conditions can be resolved by any user with little computer knowledge. In this article I will list most causes and solutions to this common problem, making you aware of things you probably never realized and guiding you by the hand to help you get the most out of your computer.

Causes
Don’t worry if you do not understand some of these, I will explain them thoroughly in the next section.
Common Causes:
#1 Too many programs running at start up
#2 Hard Drive is too fragmented
#3 Hard Drive is too full
#4 Registry has grown over time
#5 Spyware
Less Common Causes:
#1 Bad Sectors on Hard drive
#2 Overheating
#3 Data Corruption
#4 Computer is trying to connect to a network resource.

Solutions
Next I will give you some solutions. Follow the steps in the order presented as they are listed in order from most to least common. Start with these only if the cause is not obvious to you (like spy-ware advertisement pop-ups, etc).
Free-up Memory, Hard Drive Space and Optimize:
(Includes solutions to causes #1, #2, #3)
Computers use memory to “think” however is most of the time just memory is not enough. At this time is when the computer needs to use hard drive space as memory. If the computer has little space left on the hard drive or too many programs are loading in memory, when the computer starts up it will not have enough resources to run fast and efficient.

STEP 1: Delete unneeded personal files:
Over time we tend to store files on our computer that can take up a lot of space which we no longer need. Such as downloaded videos, installation programs, etc. While these programs do not directly affect your computer’s speed is it good to eliminate them to make more space available on the hard drive, and to prepare the hard drive for defragmentation (I will go into this later). Most of these programs are usually found in two locations, the windows desktop and the “my documents” folder. Look in these two sections and start deleting.

STEP 2: Delete unneeded Windows files by running Windows Cleaner:

1) Click on "Start"
2) Click on "Run"
3) Type "cleanmgr" and hit enter
 Everything there is self explanatory, so check all items you wish to clean. One of the selections includes the “download” directory, if you have anything there that you wish to save transfer it to another directory before continuing. Don’t worry, none of this will delete your personal files or will affect your already installed programs.





STEP 3: Uninstall unneeded programs
This step will not only help free up additional space on the hard drive but will also help free up memory. As the computer boots-up many programs load and remain in memory. They do this to optimize the way they run. This is beneficial for them but detrimental for the computer’s overall performance, especially when too many are loading up and occupying space in your limited and precious memory.
1) Click on Start
2) Click on Settings
3) Click on Control Panel
3) Click on Add/Remove programs

Start deleting any programs that you are certain you do not need, like America Online Free trials, Internet Explorer toolbars, Online Games, etc.

STEP 4: Defragment your Hard Drive
Hard Drives have an arm with a magnetic head that writes data as the disk spins. To save time the arm writes this data wherever it is located at that particular moment. This saves recording time but in the long run it makes the computer slow as the data becomes scattered throughout the disk in fragments. This causes the arm of the hard drive to travel longer distances to read a file. Defragging (or drefragmenting) gathers all pieces belonging to a particular file and puts them all together. Therefore, next time a program is executed it is done as efficiently as possible.

1) Click on "My Computer"
2) Right click on Drive C:
3) Click on "Properties"
4) Click on "Tools"
3) Click on "Defragment Now"
4) Click on "Defragment"
 
Defragmenting might take from minutes to hours, depending on the amount of data you have and how fragmented it is. While a defrag is being performed it is best not to work on the computer. Hence a good time to perform a defrag will be any time you foresee your computer being idle, like at night while you sleep.

Registry has grown over time

For those of you that do not know what the registry is, the best explanation I can give you is that the registry acts as a “windows brain”. It is one big configuration file that tells windows what to load at start up, what program to execute when needed, how to control hardware, etc.
Whenever a program is installed it adds entries to the registry. The problem is that even when these programs are uninstalled they leave some of these entries in the registry. As time passes the registry grows making the computer slower, especially when booting up. There are only two solutions for this problem, one is to clean the registry, and the other to reinstall windows.


If you do decide to clean the registry I would have to warn you that this rarely works for speeding up you computer. Registry Cleaners just do not do an effective job most of the time. However since reinstalling Windows takes so long, trying a registry cleaner would not hurt.
If you do decide to take this route try EasyCleaner which is free, do not waste your money buying another product no matter what it claims.
The best ideal solution here will be to backup your files and reinstall windows. However this is a very time consuming task that could take you days but it will guarantee that all work performed will be 100% effective as well as one very important aspect… you will know for certain that you are not wasting your time.

Spyware
Spyware is basically software that gets loaded on your computer without your permission when you are surfing on the web. This software usually studies your surfing habits and then sends you pop-up adds based on what its know about you. Another type of Spyware are those that infect your computer and then try to sell you a product to solve your problem.
Spyware infections can make your computer slow and ever render it useless depending on its severity. They load into memory every time you boot up, making their removal a very hard undertaking. Some even kill your Internet connection just so you can buy their “fix”
There are several ways you can clean a spyware infection. It all depends on its severity and on how reliable the cleaning information you find is. No software will provide a solution for all the spyware out there, specially if this ainti-spyware software is executed on the same Windows operating system affected by the spyware.
One solution that has worked for me in the past has been to run Trend Micro’s antivirus from their free web based application, however I must say this has not been reliable lately. Nowadays I am using BartPE. BartPE is basically a utility capable if creating a Windows version that can be customized and run live from a bootable CD. This guarantees that you are running a clean spyware-free Windows version from your CD on the same computer where the infection has occured. Spy-ware cleaning software companies have plug-ins for BartPE, this gives your the capability of having all Spyware removal utilities at your disposal when boot from the CD. And since you are using a new clean Windows version running on a different drive, you do not have to worry about spyware loading into memory. All spyware will be inactive in drive C: ready to be cleaned.
One drawback bartPE has it that it does require a lerning curve to create a Windows image that you can boot from the CD. Going into the use of BArt PE is beyond the scope of this article, however there are plenty of articles on the web that will help you with this.
If your computer is infected with spyware, you are not familiar with BartPE and you are really pressed for time, best this to do is to reinstall Windows. Sometimes even using BArtPE is not enough to remove spyware, and if you are pressed for time this would just make matters worse.

Solutions to less common causes
Bad Sectors on Hard Drive
Bad Sectors as their name state are physically damaged spots on the hard drive were data can no longer be stored. Hard Drives develop bad sectors over time, this can make the computer slow due to the time it takes to try and retry reading these sectors.
When hard drives start developing bad sectors it is just a matter of time until they die, hopefully you become aware of the situation before this happens, because if it does and you do not have backups of your data you will have a big problem in your hands. All it takes is one bad sector on the wrong spot and all your files might not be accessible anymore.
Unfortunately new Windows versions do a mediocre job informing users when bad sectors start developing on the Hard Drive. One way to find out if you have bad sectors is to run Scandisk. ScanDisk is a utility that scans your hard drive for bad sectors and filesystem errors. The problem with ScanDisk is that inexplicably the report that it gives at the end appears in the screen for fractions of a second, making it almost impossible for users to see whether they have bad sectors or not. A better solution is to use a free utility called MHDD.
MHDD is software you download and burn to CD. This CD is then used to boot the computer and analyze the hard drive. To analyze your hard drive for bad sector with MHDD do the following:
Boot from MHDD CD – » Enter “scan” at the promp -» hit enter -» press F4 to begin

Overheating
When a computer is running hot CPU’s tend to lower processing speed to reduce heat, this is however not a common occurrence. Possible solutions include moving the computer to a cooler environment, adding more fans (to desktop computers), etc. Adding too many fans however can be detrimental to the computer in the long run, since more air and therefore more dust is circulating inside the case. Dust gathers around electronic components and acts as an insulating material preventing heat from escaping.
If you suspect your computer is overheating open it up and remove as much dust as as possible form all components, specially from the CPU heat-sink and fan. Try not to touch electronic components with a duster or your hands, I usually use a vacuum cleaner for this; being careful not get it near jumpers, or other components that might be sucked by the air. It works really well, just be extra careful when using it.

Final Thoughts
There is no better way to speed up your computer than to reinstall windows. Unless the problem is hardware related, 99% of the time this will fix the problem, and will leave the computer running at the same speed it ran when you first took it out of the box. Reinstalling windows however can be a painful process specially when you have to backup all your data, you do not have a restoration CD and you have to search the web for drivers. However if reinstalling Windows is above your skill level try the methods listed in this article, they will sure help improving your computer speed.

Posted at 3:37 PM |  by Narut0
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