Have you ever noticed a trend: the longer you work on your computer without having to reinstall the Windows, the more programs are beginning to slow, long is the download process, the number of errors increases like an avalanche. Some hotheads immediately begin to reinstall the system (and the most gifted in this format also screw). After reinstalling everything starts to boot and run very fast, but after a couple of months, the situation is repeated. Again reinstall all? This is not an option. Since the beginning it works quickly, it means that something in the system is changed, causing it to run slower. And what can be done to such changes were or how to get it back without having to reinstall?

Let's go in reverse order, ie, determine the result, we find the cause and try to fix it. So, the most frequent problems during operation:

Slow loading.

This may affect a large number of reasons. Initially, you can try to speed up the process, playing msdos.sys file parameters, description of which is given in the article http://www.winhowto.ru/reg_n15.shtml . But it is a constant cause which does not depend on how much time has passed since the installation of the system (and not the weight). Main influence bloated registry and run at Windows startup programs.

While not all programs are loaded from startup, you can not work normally, so that they can be safely included in the download process OSes. In addition, they strongly affect the slowing of all programs (second trouble from the list) because eat off part of the RAM. Consider whether you need all of them? I am sure 100% that at least a couple of extra programs you'll find. Ruthlessly delete them (in the sense of not the programs themselves, they are something else can come in handy, and from startup). Where can I see that you have loaded? This has already had an article http://www.winhowto.ru/reg_n2.shtml . Just briefly list the main places: the registry (section HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Current Version \ in sections, where the first word is a Run and HKEY_CURRENT_USER section), win.ini, system.ini, Start -> Programs -> Startup.

Great influence on the duration of the download size of the registry. What it is, the slower the computer boots. And it happens for the simple reason that every time the registry is checked for errors. If there are not found, it creates a backup copy. On the registry File size of the number of installed programs directly affect. You can remove all unnecessary software, but this is not an option. Most of the size of the leaves on the recording, the remaining from the already remote programs. For fun, see the section HKLM \ Software. For sure you will find there the remaining records from the previous standing programs. You can try to remove them all by hand, but where is the guarantee that you will find all the remaining "tails"? It is best for these purposes to use special programs. A couple of them has been described previously. It RegCleaner and NBG Clean Regisrty. Uzava registry size can achieve a significant increase in download speed.

Slowing work programs.

Again, there are several possible reasons. It is no secret that the lack of RAM leads to a slower work programs. A lot of RAM is never. The more programs running simultaneously, the slower they will work. Each program is required to work a certain amount of RAM, which it takes from the total. When the total volume of such pieces will exceed the size of physical RAM to start so-called pagefaults, ie part of the data from the RAM is written to the hard drive win386.swp file (for the Win9x) or pagefile.sys (NT, 2000). Writes are primarily those data that are least likely to seek. In fact, this process is much more complicated, but the essence of it is exemplary. When it becomes necessary to have data stored on the hard drive, they are read out, but, as you know, access to the data on the disk is much longer than the data from RAM, so there is an eerie braking, and even screw pops mercilessly. Therefore, to make it work more bright, it is necessary to free up as much RAM. The first is to unload the extra program, as I have written above. Then optimize the loading of drivers (Article http://www.winhowto.ru/reg_n16.shtml ). Also not recommended for use on a large volume of image as a wallpaper on your desktop, as it also takes place in the memory.

One of the important reasons is the high fragmentation of files on the disk. If you have a file is broken into several pieces, which are scattered all over the disk, then boot it will be much longer because the positioning of the read head will need some more time beyond simply reading the file, but it requires significant time costs. Therefore, it is desirable with heavy use of the hard drive (common entry and deletion of files) from time to time to defragment.

Frequent mistakes and failures.

Often when installing a new program, the Windows directory files rush (library) needed to run the program. Make corrections in the registry, system settings. And, unfortunately, sometimes these changes can cause failures in the operating system. Sometimes files are replaced with the standard library's own or obsolete versions. This is also not the best way affects the work. Well, if after uninstalling these libraries will be removed, the consequences could be unpredictable. I do not call to cancel the installation of new software, it simply must be dealt with wisely, especially if you like to experiment. There are utilities designed to eliminate the consequences of the "curve" install or uninstall the software. Their description is beyond the scope of this article (perhaps ever such material will appear on the site), but can give a tip: very good applets considered a Professional Uninstaller. Find it without problems in any search engine. There are also programs that can roll back all the changes in the system to the control point, but it is more useful for researchers of new software.

You can also use IPWarrior'a advice from 18.10.01 in "folk wisdom» ( http://www.winhowto.ru/nd_w98.shtml ). It just is useful to explore some new program from the unknown, and most importantly you will be sure that nothing bad will happen to system files.

And most importantly, try to determine, and then you fell down errors. Generally, out of nowhere, they do not occur - this is preceded by either installing any software or deletion. Well, and, realizing that caused malfunctions, eliminate them much easier.

And remember - the system re-installation - this is the last step, which is to go only when all other methods have been exhausted. Windows is able to function properly a few years. Love him, and he will answer you in return;).