Ever wonder why your computer seems to be running more slowly than
usual, or why you can not view some items on the web that your friends
can? Well hopefully we can help you resolve some of those issues. Lets
start with updating the software on your PC. But before we do that, if you
do not know what defragment is, or if you have not done it in a long time,
please skip to the defragment section and do that first.

Updating Your Software:
Its well know to many that computers and the software that runs them are
not perfect. Updates are made available by software manufacturers to
"repair bugs" in the programs they supply you with. Some updates are
made to combat current issues such as Viruses, as new viruses come out
everyday. Other updates are supplied to you to keep you up to date with
today's current technology. So where do you start? How much does it cost?.

Start with your operating system, in this case, Windows Machines. As
long as you are not upgrading your system to a newer version of Windows,
your software updates are freely available to you from the Windows
update site. While you are online you can get to the Windows Update site
by clicking on "Start", then "Windows Update", (sometimes you may find
this icon by clicking Start, then and then going up to "settings"). Once
you have arrived at the Windows update site, click on "Product Updates".
The site is set up to check your computer and determine which updates
your system needs. It will then supply you with a list of available updates
in which you may choose to update individually. You simply apply a check
into the box you wish to update, then you click the big "Download" button.
It may be necessary to do this a few times as you can not update
everything at once. (Special note, Internet Explorer updates will take the
longest, be prepared). Once you are done updating it is a good idea to
defragment, as your system files may be a mess.

Updates which enhance your viewing experience such as flash are readily
available from our help page, as well as links to update your AntiVirus
definitions, (we also include a link to the Windows update site for your
convenience). Our help page supplies you with links to the latest AntiVirus
updates available from 2 high profile manufacturers, these definitions
are free to obtain, although you may need to pay a small fee after a
period of time to enable your program to be updated. All you do is
download the program from the website, and then double click on it. Or
you can choose to "Open" the program after it downloads which will do
the same thing............update your AntiVirus protection.

Definition of Fragmented: having been divided. Easy way to think of it,
your house has been ravaged by teenagers and its a mess. To clean it up
and put everything back in its place you "defragment". Just as you would
find it difficult to find things in your house, when its a mess, so does your
computer. Your computer looks for files to "be in their place", if they
are not in the proper place, the computer must search for them and this
takes more time. So lets do it, but first be aware......if you have never
defragmented your system, or if you have not done so in a long time, it may
take awhile depending upon the speed of your system, and how big of a
mess it is. Once you start defragmenting, it is best to allow the system to
completely finish, and it will tell you when its done, (usually asking you
if you wish to quit or defragment another drive).

First right click on your desktop and choose properties, click on the
screensaver tab, then from the drop down menu, choose none. This will help
prevent the defragmenter from being interrupted.

Click Start, then go to programs, then Accessories, then system tools and
click on "Disk Defragmenter". Select the drive, for most of you it will be
"C", (that is the most common drive that your operating system is on), then
just click the button that says ok, or defragment. At this point I suggest
you go have a cup of coffee, or perhaps enjoy some TV. You might come
back and check it in about 15 minutes. It will either show you a "completed
percentage", giving you an idea how much longer it will be, or it may show
an error message in which you will need to run scandisk or checkdisk to
correct a deeper problem before you can finish defragmenting. If you need to
run checkdisk, (Windows 2000 & XP), you will have to reboot your machine.
Should you have any problems defragmenting, restart your computer in
Safe Mode and then give it another try.

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