Where do I start???

Many computer users are just not technologically savvy and just don't know where to begin when it comes to the health of their computers. Have you ever purchased a computer form Best Buy or some other retail store, and were asked if you wanted the store to take out the software that may not be needed? And did you tell them, "No that's OK." and set it up at home yourself? This is a common practice because lets face it, its just THAT much more money you will spend on the purchase because of the additional service. 

When you feel your computer is in need of some major fine tuning, you must first spend some time with it and really take note of where and when the sluggishness is happening. You don't want to just rush in and turn everything off or start deleting stuff you may not understand. The first step is to start a list of things you want to take a look at. When you first log into your computer, does it take forever for the desktop to settle it's loading so you can take control and do whatever you need to do? This is important, as there may be services or programs on the start up that can be turned off to save time. You don't always need EVERYTHING to start when windows loads at start up. Generally everything you need, you can start yourself, when YOU want it. Start your computer, take some notes, get a better understanding of what is going on during loading. More to come on this subject in my next post...