Steps of Computer Troubleshooting for better PC performance

Computer troubleshooting is concerned with solution of issues either with hardware or software. While working on your computer system, you may face many technical issues. In this situation, you may either contact a technician for assistance or you can perform some steps in case you have knowledge about it.

Some of the methods for troubleshooting a computer are enlisted as:

• When you will find a faulty component in your computer system, then check it with other computers in order to find out whether it is faulty or not.
• You can utilize the event viewer utility for finding out the error. For using it on Windows XP follow these steps:

STEP 1: Click on start, then on control panel

STEP 2: Click on performance and maintenance, click on Administrative tools and in last click on Event viewer.

In the event viewer, you will find the error or warning messages associated with any faulty hardware or software.

• When you will find any device failure, then check all the cables of your system like power cable, internal circuitry cables etc.
• You can check the hardware settings in the CMOS and in the device manager of your system.
• In case you analyze that after the installation of a program, you computer is not working properly. Then you can remove that particular program from your computer system.

Perform the following steps for removing a program:

STEP 1: Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.

STEP 2: In the list of programs, click the one that you want to remove, and then click Change/Remove.

STEP 3: Click Yes when you are prompted with the question "Do you want to remove the program?"

So, it can be said that computer troubleshooting is a vast field, but you should gain knowledge about some methods for solving some issues on your own. In fact, if you have some trouble in troubleshooting your computer or PC on your own, you can, always seek assistance from some technical organization.