There are a lot of reasons your computer can slow down, and there are just as many things you can do to speed up computer performance. But there are a limited number of things you can do to allow your computer to provide consistent performance over time.

Registry Cleaners Do Make A Difference

One tool that you don’t want to be without when it comes to improving computer performance is a registry cleaner. Now, to be sure, there are dozens of registry cleaners available today, but not all registry cleaners are equal. SpeedUpMyPC 2012 is different because it not only clears out unnecessary lines of code in your computer’s registry database but also optimizes the performance of your computer so you get the most out of your computer each and every time you use it.

There’s nothing quite like SpeedUpMyPC 2012on the market today. Optimizing your computer performance is essential to getting the most out of your computer, especially since there are so many processes at work on your computer at any given time.

SpeedUpMyPC 2012 carefully analyzes your computer and determines the way you work. Then, it makes the changes that best suit your computer and your computing needs. SpeedUpMyPC 2012 monitors your PC and keeps it running smoothly around the clock. With SpeedUpMyPC 2012, you’ll get the best service and support, too. Download product updates, enjoy unlimited professional support and use as many as three licenses for your product purchase.

SpeedUpMyPC 2012 can keep all of the PCs in your home or small office working smarter throughout the year. SpeedUpMyPC has received rave reviews and has been downloaded more than a million times by satisfied users who rely on it to keep their computers running quickly and reliably.

SpeedUpMyPC 2012 not only helps your computer operate more quickly, it also minimizes the downtime you can experience with PCs that haven’t been optimized for use both on and off of a network. SpeedUpMyPC 2012 even offers a money-back guarantee if you don’t see improved performance on your computer after installing and using SpeedUpMyPC!

There’s absolutely no reason to put off trying SpeedUpMyPC 2012! Clean up your registry and keep it protected, while optimizing the performance of your computer’s major systems and network connections at the same time. Don’t settle for an ordinary registry cleaner. Insist on the best – SpeedUpMyPC 2012!

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If you’ve ever suffered through the re-installation of your operating system, you know (or at least you should know) that reinstalling the operating system is a last-ditch effort to correct an intractable problem. Unfortunately, a lot of users (and technicians alike) use it as a cure-all when basic troubleshooting and maintenance don’t resolve a slow computer problem.

Is Reinstallation Necessary?

Reinstallation may have been necessary – even preferred – at one time to take care of slow computer problems. In my view, it’s akin to pulling out the biggest hammer in the toolbox. I tend to avoid re-installation until I’ve exhausted all other options. I do this partially because there are a lot of settings and adjustments I’ve made to my personal computer that I simply don’t want to lose.

There is also the issue that once a fresh installation of the operating system has been carried out, you may find yourself spending an additional hour (or hours) applying every patch and service pack that’s been issued since the new OS was introduced. If your version of the OS is new, this can be relatively painless. If not, you could be applying 40-60 patches and one or more service packs to your “fresh” installation. And you also run the risk that after completing this Herculean task, you’ll still be left with a slow computer.

A better approach is to determine why the computer is behaving slowly in the first place. Computers can slow down for a variety of reasons – including lack of physical memory, lack of available disk space, and significant fragmentation on the hard disk. You could also experience problems with device drivers that have begun to misbehave. There’s also the odd possibility that a recent OS update or patch isn’t performing as expected.

Once you’ve determined that your computer has sufficient resources to run the applications you use, you can also check the network connection and the servers you’re connecting to. If your computer operates normally with its network card disabled, your problem isn’t likely to be solved by replacing the OS.

People tend to ascribe odd computer behavior to viral infections. While it’s true that viruses can certainly slow down your computer and decrease its ability to perform, a good anti-virus program will not only detect and remove offending malware, it will also prevent your computer from being impacted in the first place.

I advise people to download a registry cleaner like SpeedUpMyPC because it not only manages the registry, it also optimizes the computer for the best possible performance. If you’re not impressed with your computer’s performance, download a copy of SpeedUpMyPC and see for yourself why more than a million PC users rely on it to speed up their computer performance.

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One of the researchers at Qualsys Labs has created a proof-of-concept denial-of-service (DOS) attack that, in theory, could turn a speedy server into a slow computer virtually undetected. How? Simply by changing the way a server must respond to an incoming packet of information.

Slow DOS Attack Concept Not New

The idea of attacking a Web server one piece at a time isn’t new. In 2009, Slowloris demonstrated the “death-by-a-thousand-HTTP-requests” approach, in which partial page requests are dribbled out in a maddeningly slow fashion. After awhile, Slowloris can clog up most or all available TCP ports, effectively stopping the server in its tracks.

The latest evolution of the slow death takes a different approach. Instead of issuing partial requests, Slow Read issues full page requests but then slows down the server by reading the response ever so slowly. In addition, the attack could exploit the variable TCP packet size to create zillions of exceedingly tiny packets, which are then read oh-so-slowly. The server, which is ready to send data, must hold unread packets in a buffer, waiting for the attacker to request more data. If a number of malefactors applied this to the same server, the server would simply stop working for legitimate users as it waited to ship little, tiny data packets to the slow readers of the world.

The result: one seriously slow computer. What is the likelihood that the Internet will suddenly screech to a halt with this? Not much. Server admins can prevent this kind of attack by configuring Web servers (or any server – really – that uses TCP/IP) to refuse connections to requestors that set unreasonably small data packet sizes. They could also address the issue by timing out requests. If a page request can’t be completed (on the recipient’s side) within a certain reasonable period of time, the connection could be (and should be) dropped.

The theoretical attack, however, does underscore the role of data transmission in computer performance. Sometimes computers that are connected to a network are exceedingly slow – not because something’s wrong with them – but because something’s wrong with the computer on the other end of the connection.

That’s always something to take into consideration when trying to troubleshoot a computer problem. If the problem occurs during a network connection, disconnect the computer from the network. If performance improves, you know that the problem is related to the network connection and not to the computer in question.

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In the last several posts, I’ve talked about how you can speed up your computer by changing configuration items that you might otherwise overlook. In this post, I’ll cover a few more tips you can use to keep your computer working fast.

Consider These For Your Computer

One of the reasons your computer may be slow is that it relies on a physical hard disk to store and retrieve data. Don’t limit your definition of data to just the files you store. When you’re working on your computer, your operating system is stored on your hard disk, so every time you call on your OS to do something, you increase the risk that your computer will need to activate its hard disk to complete your request.

Mechanical items are comparatively slow, so when the hard disk gets involved, your computer will slow down. So how can you avoid this? Well, consider switching to a solid-state drive (SSD). They’re much faster than a mechanical hard disk and the all-around speed of your computer will improve remarkably.

Solid-state drives aren’t without their faults, but if speed is what you’re going for, this is definitely one area in which you can recover some otherwise “lost” time. The use of solid-state memory isn’t new. After all, that’s essentially what a USB drive is. As a replacement for mechanical hard disks, SSDs have been around for laptops for awhile. In the laptop environment, SSDs actually make a lot of sense because they’re at a lower risk of accidental damage from being dropped or mishandled.

They’re also really lightweight – a big plus when you’re lugging around a laptop! But how do they perform? In some operations – like read and write – SSDs typically outperform mechanical hard disks. They also offer marginal improvements in power consumption on laptops, though not significant enough to write home about. Another big bonus – they don’t generate a lot of heat, which can be uncomfortable for the user and can lead to early component fatigue in some configurations.

So what are the three main disadvantages of solid state drives? Cost, cost, and cost. Solid state drives are significantly more expensive than regular hard disk drives, so right now, the only opt-ins for SSDs are for those users who need the advantages of SSDs more than they need the several hundred dollars’ difference in price. The good news is that if you do opt for a solid-state drive, Windows 7 is optimized to make the best use of the device, so you can be assured that you’ll get excellent performance for your outlay.

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The Gartner Group has indicated that it expects enterprise IT sales to slow in 2012, compared to sales of IT products and services in 2011 and in earlier years. Gartner bases its prediction on the assumption that the economy is either entering or has already entered a recession. IT purchasing will slow as a result to about 4 percent, down from about 6 percent this year. Does that really mean slow computers? Not directly, but typically it means that businesses will be hanging on to their IT resources longer than they would otherwise.

Slow Growth Means Tough Decisions

Slow growth in IT also means fewer new hires and longer upgrade cycles for software and services. With elongated product replacement cycles, computers that are currently in service have an increased likelihood of losing performance over time. That will translate into slower computers. It also means that fewer new desktops – the ones that typically use the faster, more efficient processors – will be deployed in 2012.

If businesses are slow to purchase new computers and IT services, what are consumers going to be doing? Consumer spending on computers will remain comparatively healthy, according to Gartner. To date, PC shipments have not met initial expectations, but the industry analysts don’t expect sales to remain perpetually slow. Computer sales in 2012 are expected to increase slightly, as consumers move to take advantage of newer PC technologies, thinner and smaller devices, mobile devices, longer battery life and touch screen technologies.

Overall, Gartner expects PC shipments to increase by nearly 11 percent by the end of 2012, although it acknowledges that the first part of 2012 will be slow. Computer shipments will be affected by the outcome of the debt crisis in Europe. If European countries cannot find an equitable resolution to their spending woes, this forecast may turn out to be exceptionally optimistic.

In the mean time, if your own personal economy doesn’t permit the purchase of a brand new computer, consider ways in which you can get the most mileage out of the computer you have. That would include ensuring that your computer stays as responsive as possible.

One of my recommendations is SpeedUpMyPC 2011. This program will help keep your operating system in good working order by helping to clear out performance clogs before they can impact your computing experience. In addition to removing performance obstacles, SpeedUpMyPC 2011 can help you optimize your computer performance to meet your specific computing needs.

SpeedUpMyPC 2011 has been downloaded more than a million times and is hard at work making sure that your computer has what it needs to perform at its best.

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