Can't Afford A New Computer ?
For many, this is not a very good time at all to be investing in a new computer. To make matters worse, now is the time that many people need their computers to help them look for work.
If you think your old computer is on its last leg and you know there's just no way possible to buy a new computer, you might want to consider some less expensive alternatives.
Clean Up Your Old Computer
If you have even just a little computer knowledge, you can do some basic computer clean-up to help your slow running computer run a little more efficiently.
Disk cleanup and disk defragmenter are two utilities that are an integral part of your Windows software.
What this means is, they are free.
It will cost you nothing but your time, and in many cases, this alone will make a huge difference in your computer's performance.
This is especially true if you have never run these utilities before.
Registry Cleaner / PC "Tune Up" Utilities
There seems to be an abundance of these types of software nowadays.
Some may have more features than others, but they will all basically enhance your computer's performance and help it to run a little faster.
These will range anywhere from $20 to $50 and may prove to be well worth the money.
At least they are a tremendous amount less than a new computer.
Online Support And Repair
If you think your computer is so messed up there's just no way you can ever get it straightened out, you might still be able to salvage it.
There are online services that are guaranteed to take care of your computer problem for you.
These services range anywhere from $50 to $130 and again, while this is not exactly cheap, it is most definitely cheaper than a new computer.
ReImage and support.com
are a couple of examples of this type of service.
To sum it all up, if you feel like you're between a rock and a hard place, you might want to give some thought to these methods of fixing your own slow running computer.
