Computer running slow or sluggish?

Sometimes your computer will run slow after a certain amount of time. It's just never as good as it was the day it came from the shop.

The most common causes are:

• The hard drive becoming overloaded with files


• Viruses and spyware


• Innovations in web technology which require more R.A.M (memory) and processing power.

To find out how much R.A.M your computer is using you should press ctrl + alt + del on the keyboard. When the task manager comes up click the performance tab.

The usage of R.A.M will be displayed under PF USAGE. If this amount or R.A.M is more than you have installed on your system then you need an upgrade.

Go to http://www.crucial.com/ and scan your system. This will tell you exactly what memory you need and hey it's cheap!

You should also clear unessesary files from your hard drive.

Also you should regularly scan your drives for viruses and spyware.