Why Computers slow down?

There are several reasons why computers slow down. Here are some....

• Probably the computer is never cleaned. Just like a house never cleaned for a long time becomes unusable, computers are no different. Run Clean up today.
• Files gets fragmented as you use the system. Defrag drives regularly.
• Ad ware, spy ware slow down by eating the system resources
• Too many installed programs many of them are never used but get loaded every time you start the system
• Fragmented Page File.

How to defrag the drives?

Windows XP has an in-built system utility that can defrag the drives. This is not that efficient as third party software like Disk Keeper, but it is free with Widnows XP.

• Login as Admin or with an account that has administrator previleges if you have not already logged in so.
• Go to Add Remove Programs and uninstall the programs that are not required any more.
• Run the Disk Cleanup by clicking Start --> All Programs --> Accessories --> System Tools --> Disk Cleanup.
• Go to Command prompt, run the command defrag c:
• You may even like to automate the drives to automatically defrag

Automating Defrag Task

• Login as Admin or with an account that has administrator privileges.
• Copy the following lines to a text file, name it as "defrag_bat.bat" and store it C:\Windows\System folder.
• Create folder called C:\Temp if it is not present already.

Echo OFF
Echo ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// >> c:\Temp\Defrag.log
Echo Defrag started at @ && Date/T >> c:\Temp\Defrag.log && Time/T >> c:\Temp\Defrag.log
Echo ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// >> c:\Temp\Defrag.log
defrag c: /f >> c:\Temp\Defrag.log
Echo Defrag Ended at @ && Date/T >> c:\Temp\Defrag.log && Time/T >> c:\Temp\Defrag.log
Echo ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// >> c:\Temp\Defrag.logSchedule a Task to run it at a time you are not supposed to use the computer.

Facing any problem while running media on your laptop or PC

I have started facing a problem with media playback. Whenever I play a video or MP3 file on anything other than Windows Media Player (notably VLC), it frequently freezes for a moment or so. Other times it works just fine. I tried working with different versions of VLC and iTunes, but to no avail. What can be the likely reason for this?

So the solution is here:-

First, please check if you have the latest codecs installed. Also, your system should be checked for viruses. Check if your system is running unnecessary programs in the background. Scan and defragment your hard drive once a week. Update Windows via the Internet regularly.