The post title is in the form of a question because I am constantly asked the question, “Why is my Computer so Slow?“.  This question isn’t easy to answer because the answer could be a mixture of a number of reasons.  When someone tells me that they have a very slow computer, I usually take a step back and drill them with questions to try and figure it out without even looking at the computer.  By the time you finish reading my articles, you should also be able to fix a slow computer based on a set of questions and answers.

Here are a few questions you can ask yourself when you have a computer running slowly:

• Do you have enough memory in the computer to handle the programs you are running?
• Do you have a really slow computer because it is held captive by a virus?
• Have you checked how many startup programs your computer is running?
• When was the last time you checked your hard drive space?

Those are a few of the basic questions I will be getting in to as I build a reference site for speeding up slow computers.  For now, I will say that you would want to max out your memory if it’s affordable.  Windows 32-bit computers can hold 4 gigs and 64-bit computers can hold 8 gigs.  The old computers are really hopeless if they can’t max out at more the 512 mb of memory.  If memory isn’t the problem, don’t worry, there are many other options to help a computer running slow.

Well, this first post was more or less a quick review on “Why is my Computer so Slow?” and what causes a computer slow down.  I have a number of articles to post that will go into greater detail on each of the questions presented here and many more questions dealing with slow computer issues.  If you have any questions about what I have talked about so far, please leave a comment or go to the contacts page and fill the form out to send me an email.  I will do my best to help you learn how to fix a slow computer.

Take it easy and come back soon to check out the next post.

Steve