How to stop computer crashes

Whether you are using your computer for Word documents and spreadsheets, or games as well as videos, nothing is more frustrating than having your PC freezing. In this guide, some simple methods will be shown to you in order to prevent this from happening. Moreover, this will also have the fringe benefits of speeding up your computer. Read on to find your route for a more stable computer.

Software optimisation

Often the reason for a computer freeze or crash is due to running too many processes at once. Even if you believe you are only running one application, it is possible that you are actually running scores of non-essential processes behind the scenes. Optimising your computer's start-up routine The best way to check this is to look at your system monitor and kill any tasks that you did not start. If you find tasks that do not affect the operation of your system, check your start menu and delete these from this directory. You can further optimise your start-up routine by installing a power toy called Tweak UI. This allows you to check the MSCONFIG start-up list. Unused software You may be shocked to find that you are running many programs which you simply do not use. Examples for these are software quick launchers, update clients and unnecessary virus or malware software. Windows XP repair and recovery should always start by analysing your system usage. It is up to you to make sure that you are making the most efficient use of your computer's resources.

Hardware optimisation

The hardware in your computer communicates to your operating system through the medium of system drivers. As bugs are found and optimisations are developed by the original equipment manufacturers, new drivers are released. It really pays to have the most up-to-date software drivers for each piece of your hardware. On Mac systems, this is as simple as selecting "Software Update" from the main menu. The nature of PCs means that they are often constructed from many separate parts by different manufacturers. It may be best to go through each of your devices and check for updates once a month. If this is too much effort for you, then the third party software and device doctor can do this for you. Updating your hardware drivers not only improves stability, but can also provide a better security and leave you less open to malicious virus attacks to your computer.