For the last couple months I’ve been troubleshooting a vexing problem on my new quad-core HP desktop: Roughly once per week, the machine would start running as slow as molasses. And I mean slow: ...

2) Defragment your hard drive: As you use your computer - install, uninstall, add and delete - the hard drive can get the digital equivalent of a messy garage. Cleaning up your hard drive is easy to ...

So, today I decided to defragment some of my partitions, it's been a long time since i'ver done so. OS is MS Windows XP, P4 2.53 Ghz, 1GB RAM, hard drive is a WD 80 GB with 8 MB cache. The M partition ...

Your PC works hard every day, running programs, storing files, and keeping you connected. Even the strongest hardware, however, can slow down over time if it isn't properly cared for. And nothing ...