First of all you’ll want to update your antivirus definitions and run a full scan. The same goes for your spyware cleaner. A virus on Windows 98 or spyware running in the background will cause a major slow down. If you do not have a good spyware cleaner you will have to download one.

Next go to my computer and select your hard drive, right-click on it and hit properties from there you can run the disk cleanup tool. Go to your control panel and click the add remove programs. Remove any programs you no longer use. The more programs you have on the hard drive slower your applications will load.

Remove any unused icons from your desktop, the same from your taskbar. Most people don’t know it but these will slow down your PC. Next you will want to do a complete defrag. It is recommended that you start it before going to bed since it may take a very long time.

The biggest reason Windows 98 will slow down is because of registry errors. Your Windows 98 registry is a heart of your operating system. Anytime you install or uninstall software it creates registry keys. Most uninstall software does not remove the registry key created when you installed the software. This creates an orphaned registry entry, belonging to nothing. Over time your registry becomes bloated and slow. Windows 98 looks at these orphaned files and tries to reference software it relates to. Since it cannot find it Windows 98 will stall before moving on.

This is a big cause of slow boot times or slow shutdowns. Some Windows 98 computers will freeze when shutting down because of registry errors. Other symptoms of registry errors are freezing, blue screens, slow applications, slow start up, corrupt shutdowns, jerky mouse operation, and some computers will reboot for no reason. This is very annoying when you’re in the middle trying to do something.

There are some registry cleaners you can download for free but the fact is they don’t do a complete job. They do not do is deep scan like a good professional version will. You really do get what you pay for in this case. If you want to prove this fact yourself try a free one can compare to a paid registry cleaner. The paid one will find twice as many errors and files that need correcting. Most free tools are written that way on purpose so you upgrade to their Pro version.

Investing in a good registry cleaner is well worth the investment. You should perform weekly maintenance on your registry. Most programs will allow you to schedule maintenance so you do not forget. Another great feature of some of the top registry cleaners is that it allows you to remove programs from your start up with a click of your mouse. This will greatly reduce your start up times.

If you followed the advice in this article your Windows 98 computer should be running like it did when you first bought it. Most people are amazed at how much faster and smoother their computer runs after spending a couple hours on it. You may just put off buying a new computer after all.

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