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Repair a Slow Computers?

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Computers owners should be ready to face the fact that any moment, the computer will slow down. Once a computer becomes infected by a virus, then that computer starts to slow down. So one when that happens you have no other option but to introduce some form of repair. Slow computer affected by viruses and Trojans can be addressed by using many anti-virus programs that can be purchased and that can come for free.

To effectively repair slow computers, you have to remember that its slow performance isn’t always related to malware. The slow performance of the computer can also be linked to disk fragmentation, disk errors, corrupt system files or the presence of too many start-up programs. Other culprits include unnecessary services and programs running and not enough RAM in the system. Slow computer should be cleaned by. This can be done by effectively removing the rarely used programs and software and you can also transfer the old data and some files to a CD or to an external hard drive like a flash drive

To repair slow computer, you need also to check for any unnecessary running programs and services. When you repair slow computer, keep in mind that a disk errors can be the culprit as well. Also check for the damaged, altered or any missing critical files by running the System File Checker. Slow computer that is scheduled for defrag should be ready.

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Hard Drive Repair : Recover Your Data Files From Broken Hard Drive

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There are three levels of data or file recovery for a dying or broken hard drive:

Basic Level: The drive is working (your can hear it spin up but it will not boot to Windows)

This usually means that some essential Windows files have been comprised or damaged in some way. With the right software you can view your files and even copy them. You have to choices…

Use a Rescue CD: You can grab a bootable CD with hard drive utility software already installed on it. You can then make repairs or copy your files from your bad drive to a replacement. A good name brand rescue CD for Windows is the “Ultimate Boot CD”

Move the Drive: If you don’t have a way of burning a rescue CD and don’t want to wait for a copy to shipped to you; you can always move your bad drive and place it in another working desktop PC. Once installed you should be able to view all your files on the drive from a secondary slot (normally where the CD or DVD drive live.)

Intermediate Level: The drive works but you can’t see the files you want using the methods above.

Okay, things are not going good. You at this point have to get out the big guns. You will have to download and run a data recovery program such as “Active UNDELTE”, “Recover My Files”, etc. Both of these programs are powerful, reliable, and easy to use and won’t cost you an arm or a leg to buy.

With Active UNDELETE you can also make a bootable CD to run on a PC if you can’t move the drive to another computer. Both have technical support options if you need further help.

Advanced Level: You have tried everything above but you still can’t find that Last Will from Aunt Sue…

At this point you have probably spent several hours (if not days) without your PC and invested just over a $100 in software if you used all of the above products. Now, is the time for you to decide to either use a professional level recovery application or throw in the towel and take your drive to a recovery specialist.

If you have the time but not a lot of cash (understand that hard drive recovery services can cost hundreds or thousands of dollars) then you can ratchet it up a notch and buy a copy of the home version of EasyRecovery from Ontrack. Ontrack is one of the leading data recovery companies in the world.

But if time is more critical and money is no obstacle then bite the bullet and take your drive to a local computer shop that does recovery work. Or if that is not possible then contact a big service like Ontrack and ship your hard drive to them.

Data recovery can be expensive no matter who does it, so to be on the safe side and make file backups frequently and fully.

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Summary from Computer Repair Tips – Broken Hard Drive? How to Recover Your Data Files By Chancer Reese