Ok. what did you just say and what does it mean.
At the risk of sounding insulting, I’m going to assume you know nothing about what I was talking about. If you did, just skip the parts that look familiar.
What I meant was...
...when your computer starts to slow down, it usually has nothing to do with any piece of hardware in your computer. 99% of the time, the hardware functions just as well as it did the day it was new. The problem is, your operating system (Windows) has become “clogged” with all kinds of programs that might be running without your knowledge. Settings and configurations that might have been changed by various programs that you’ve installed can mess things up too. Some people call this “Winrot”.
What most people don’t know is, in most cases, all you have to do to “reset” your computer to “like new” performance is re-install the operating system; in other words, reinstall Windows. And, you probably got the discs to do that with your computer when it was new. Surprising how many people just throw that stuff away, though.
When you re-install the operating system, that wipes all of the nasty stuff off the hard drive that slows your computer down over time and resets all your configurations. Viruses, spyware, malware and stuff like that is deleted and your computer is reset to a “like new” configuration. Unfortunately, it also deletes stuff you want to keep, like photos, music, documents, etc. You would have to make backup copies of that stuff before you reinstalled Windows.
Most people don’t want to mess with it (it can be kinda technical) and just go and get a new computer. And, since they think the old one is unusable or unfixable, they don’t care to give it to me for a few bucks, sometimes even after I tell them it can be fixed. Many times, people are just looking for an excuse to buy a new computer.
So, instead of re-installing Windows, I install a version of Linux called Ubuntu. Ubuntu is free to obtain, the updates are free, and it comes with a big bunch of free software. Plus, it runs a little better with on older slower computers.
The Ubuntu people have been working for quite a while to make it easy to use. It is not for everybody, though, and it is often a good idea to have a fair amount of computer knowledge to know what you are doing before you try to use it.
Sorry if it sounded like I was talking down to you, but does that answer your question?