IT’S HAPPENED TO ALL OF US: WE’RE IN A HURRY TO DO SOMETHING ON A COMPUTER BUT IT SEEMS TO TAKE FOREVER TO DO ANYTHING.

A SLOW COMPUTER IS FRUSTRATING, BUT A PHONE CALL PROMISING TO FIX IT COULD BE EVEN WORSE. OUR CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY REPORTER JAMEY TUCKER SHOWS US SAFE, SIMPLE THINGS TO SPEED THINGS UP AND WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER TRUST THOSE SO-CALLED REPAIR CALLS.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Is your computer too slow? It seems they sometimes cannot work fast enough for us but it doesn’t mean you need to get a new one.

The good news is that computers are lasting longer than ever. Many people are still using machines that are seven, eight, or even nine years old. But as time goes on, those computers start to feel sluggish. Programs lag, startup takes forever, and basic tasks do not run as smoothly as

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