Doctor Laptop is a small independent IT Consultancy based in the west of Darlington. Our clients range from both local to international organisations covering a wide range of services. With continuing growth and a repetitive customer base, Doctor Laptop has thrived on word of mouth since its creation in 2006. Here at Doctor Laptop we thrive on being open and honest with our potential customers. We will tell you what needs doing and what it will cost to do that job. No hidden extras/ We actua ...

3 Best Ways To Keep Your PC Running Smoothly

Hi there!Thanks for visiting this blog! As the title explains, I am going to quickly run down the 5 easiest and quickest ways to improve your computers performance!1) Without doubt the single best way to increase your computers performance, without spending a penny (not that type) is Crap Cleaner - or as it is now known. CCLeaner.This program literally removes all the (mostly) un-needed rubbish from your computer. Things like temporary files, internet index.dat files and cookies are quickly removed from your harddrive and thus allowing it to breathe easily again.You can access CCleaner from this link here--------------------------------------2) If you install software on a regular basis the chances are that your harddrive is a little cluttered or fragmented. Disk fragmentation can lead to a slowdown in performance, crashes (Blue Screen Of Deaths), slow startups and shutdowns. Whilst Windows built in defrag software is OK there are other alternatives that offer quicker results. For example Auslogics Disk Defrag - its free and you can download it here---------------------------------------3) If you bought a computer with a pre-installed Anti-Virus (AV) solution (such as McAfee, Norton, Symantec etc) the chances are that over time your computer seems to take forever to boot up. Over 60% of the calls I receive from customers relate to poor computer performance, and a lot of the time it comes down to the pre-installed AV software. I am not going to start bashing the mainstream AV programs out there as at the end of the day I can only go on my experience and those of customers I have helped, but I heartily recommend that you dig deep inside and perhaps consider trying a less bloated piece of software?As things stand at the minute I tend to install the free version of Avira Anti-Virus - its free and also includes a root-kit detector, something a lot of other free AV programs do not. Please make sure you download the new software before uninstalling the older software!You can get it from this link here------------------------------------------Anyway, until next time! Doctor Laptop

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