Computers or PCs are fantastic when they function well– allowing you instant communications with the world, loads of information to learn about and the ability to entertain the entire family. Problems start, though, when a PC does not work right any longer. Without the right information this can become extremely annoying to overcome.
There are many reasons why a PC may fail or not function as you would expect. Here are some of the main reasons.
Hardware Failure
As with all things that contains electronics or mechanical parts, things can go wrong – it’s part of life. If this happens to you then, once you ascertain what has failed, the failing component can be replaced. Of course, the main problematic area can be diagnosing the fault in the first place.
Virus
Yes astonishingly there are still computer users in this world today who do not protect themselves with anti virus software on their computer – despite the fact that there are many free applications to download to protect you. If you do get a virus on your PC you may find this can deteriorate your PC’s performance and even cause an absolute failure.
Spyware/adware
Whist spyware and adware are generally is not as damaging as having a virus it can often block up your computer and slow your Internet connections causing an ultimately slow machine. Not to mention the security risks of having these on your machine. A free downloadable anti adware or spyware program should help resolve this issue.
Crashes
Sometimes a computer goes slightly wrong and people go into panic mode – restart your machine – it may often solve your problem. Programs do crash and this is a fact of life. Sometimes if something has crashed it is obvious what is going on but other times it can not be so obvious. A restart of your computer can often solve these types of issues.
Slow Computer
This is a common computer issue – often after owning using a computer regularly for a long period of time, downloading trial software, installing new applications etc etc. Your computer is often trying to load a hundred different programs on start-up that you do not even need – (do you have loads of icons down by the clock?). This is taking up valuable computer resources and will end up slowing your machine down. Either uninstall any programs no longer needed or disable them from the start-up menu.
Got a Question? Ask.
Ask the community a question about this article:
Frequently Asked Questions
Problems with radar slip stream
By: greg | 25-08-2008
problems with radar slip stream
Household Electrical Problem
By: View Ave | 24-08-2008
My house the outlets are all going out one by one. First it started with one room now most are out. They would come on for awhile then go off but not trip the breaker. I took out a good breaker switched it around with one that was perceived to be not working and it still would not make the outlet work. My point it appears the breakers arent bad but why is everything going out? Any ideas? When you turn the stove on everything in the kitchen all outlets come on when you shut off the stove everything goes off and stays off. it's like a ghost lives there. weird.
How do you make a link become clickable
By: greena756 | 24-08-2008
how do you make a link become clickable
Where can I find the best middle school lesson ...
By: Paul | 24-08-2008
Where can I find the best middle school lesson plans on computer technology? How about the best plans for Journalism as well?
How do I install my pictures from a digital camera ...
By: bonquesha | 24-08-2008
how do I install my pictures from a digital camera? It's called kids cam shoe and share creativity center, with a disk with it, but my disk will not install,please help me with this.
My cat keeps raising bottom and crying, what does ...
By: sdtippcity | 23-08-2008
my cat keeps raising bottom and crying, what does this mean?
Q&A Powered by:
Latest Computers Articles
Laser Removal of Stretch Marks - Is it Safe?
By: Kelly Purden | 11/10/2008
The skin is one of the bases of one's beauty. If there are badges like stretch marks on your skin, you can't help but feel a bit down and unattractive. Psychologically speaking, having these reminders embedded on the skin produce a great effect on one's self-esteem. Don't worry too much...
Everything Becomes Easy if we Use the Hidden Cameras For Surveillance
By: Fred Romano | 10/10/2008
Modern business is changing very fast. Management of modern business organizations requires relevant and up to date information about changes taking place in various aspects of business. It is only with such information the management can make proper judgments, co ordinate activities of various departments and achieve objectives of organization....
The Installation of the Hidden Cameras Prove to be Very Helpful to Catch the Trouble Makers
By: Jane Molano | 10/10/2008
Today all the needed factors and the all the useful information about the appliances like the hidden cameras, the spy cameras or many other cameras is readily presented on the websites which we can get if we surf it through the internet. It is true that these days when we...
Concept of Making Use of the Spy Cameras
By: Marcella Costante | 10/10/2008
Today the information required which can help us to change our working trends can be collected through a well progressed and leading websites of the country while surfing through the internet. We can come across all the possible information from there very advantageously and easily. These days there are many...
Is a Reverse Cell Phone Lookup Useful?
By: Julie Landry | 10/10/2008
Finding a service you can trust, that will provide reliable reverse lookup information from a cell phone, can be a bit tedious. You will generally want to find a database of information that will provide you with the most comprehensive reverse cell phone directory possible. Luckily there is in fact...
Digital SLR Versus Compact Cameras
By: Ed Terran | 10/10/2008
When looking into choosing a compact or a SLR digital camera there are a few things that you may want to consider before making a purchase. Compact cameras can be convenient but they often do not have all the features that you may want out of a camera. Some features...
Are Celestrom Binoculars the Binoculars For You?
By: Terry Ross | 10/10/2008
Celestron are well recognised as world leaders in optical design and all Celestrom binoculars, telescopes and spotting scopes are manufactured to the highest quality to deliver outstanding resolution and excellent clarity for the price.
If you want choice, affordability and value for money it is well worth looking at the extensive...
How to Make a Success of Your Software Project?
By: Jason T | 10/10/2008
Outsourcing in the Virtual World
With outsourcing becoming the most preferred business strategy in recent times, several small and big businesses have reaped huge benefits in terms of costs, quality and speed. The outsourcers make a bee-line for cheaper countries like India which have abundant English speaking skilled programmers and other...
More from Olly Fallon
Finding the Best Deals on Pc Parts
By: Olly Fallon | 03/10/2008 | Hardware
How to find the cheapest prices on computer components with a minimum amount of time.
Learning the Guitar is Simple
By: Olly Fallon | 05/08/2008 | Music
The Guitar is a really interesting instrument to learn. In my opinion it is one of the only instruments that you can learn - to the point of being able to strum a simple tune - within a couple of weeks or less. This makes the guitar so appealing to people. They pick up the guitar, get shown a few chords and straightaway music can be heard. With most other instruments this is not the case and takes months of work before you can start to hear music.
Boss Rc-20xl Loop Pedal
By: Olly Fallon | 29/07/2008 | Music
Playing or practicing the guitar alone can be a frustrating thing for guitarists. Unless you are just into chords, playing lead guitar really requires some kind of backing going on so you can understand the timing as well as hearing how the lead will eventually sound.
Guitar Effects Pedals
By: Olly Fallon | 26/06/2008 | Music
If you are serious about the guitar then you may want to consider investing in guitar effects. Guitar effects pedals come in lots of different shapes and sizes. Their main use is to change the way your guitar sounds.
Changinga Hard Disk
By: Olly Fallon | 16/06/2008 | Hardware
One of the most frustrating computer components that can fail is your hard drive or hard disk. Unless you are one of the wise who has learnt to back up your data regularly you may well stand to lose everything.
Start Up Items - Speed Up Your Pc
By: Olly Fallon | 20/05/2008 | Hardware
When your PC has been around for a while you may find that it starts to become very slow. Booting up your computer used to take around 20 seconds now it’s possibly taking 10+ minutes. The most likely cause is too many start up items.
Diagnosing Computer Hardware Faults
By: Olly Fallon | 19/05/2008 | Hardware
When your PC goes wrong and you have lost all hope the normal final stage is to reformat your computer and start afresh. This will most likely resolve any software issues, remove viruses or any other nasties and give you a clean start. But what happens if you have already reformatted and the problem still exists?
The Eeepc - Mobile Computing at a New Level
By: Olly Fallon | 22/04/2008 | Hardware
I love gadgets. I am addicted to them and if I see something I like then I feel a massive urge to immediately go and buy it.
Looking in a recent PC magazine I came across the EeePC by Asus – looking at the pictures I saw something that I had longed for, for some time. A small portable PC, a cheap price tag, seemingly specifically geared up for Internet on the move.
Computers 
