i now have 2048 ram but my pc is slower is there a program that makes my pc fasterHow can i increase the speed of my pc without adding mor ram or reformatting the hard drive?
Most computer users have been trained that if you want more speed for your computer, then add more memory. Well, this is true, in certain circumstances. But for most of the times, it really is just bad files in your registry files. Corrupted or missing registry files can make your computer too slow.
The registry is a main part of your computer's Operating System. With time, as you use Windows and install and uninstall programs, your registry will get congested and full of errors. So your computer could slow down. So, if you can clean it up this problem can be solved.Sometimes you can speed computer up by 300%. To clean up registry,You can download a software called regsitry cleaner---Clean registry,remnant,corrupt files and temp files,history,cookies,etc.. This site:
http://www.speed-up-your-pc.com/
lists top 5 registry cleaner,you can download and scan for free.
Good luck!How can i increase the speed of my pc without adding mor ram or reformatting the hard drive?
May be review the programs loading at start up. Do defragmentation etc. for the disk.
If you have windows turn off system restore in your control panel and restart your computer. Run scan disk and defrag after that. Then restart system restore again to start saving restore points if you want to. I always have mine turned off. System restore over time takes alot of H.D. space up and may give your system a little boost if you do above. Hope it helps. If you want a program I have always used Fix It Utilities. My opinion it is better then System Mechanic 7.0.
download a program called ccleaner and run it (there are actually two parts, one for ';issues'; the other ';cleanup'; do both,) then run microsoft disk cleanup and then defrag the hard drive. You will likely see a huge improvement without the hassle of reinstalling all of your software and hoping that you get everything installed right.
here is a useful article
http://mypchelp.blogspot.com/2006/10/pc-鈥?/a>
Go to Start, then RUN and type MSCONFIG and hit enter. Got o the start up tab and uncheck anything that you don't recognize. This will not allow these programs to start up, but does not delete them. This will speed things up after you reboot! Try it and see!
get a good registry cleaner and take off any programs that you really dont need, also how many of your programs start up every time you turn it on and just sit in the back ground,find them in start up manager, just delete them from there and use them when you need them only.
Check http://www.pc-optimizer-pro.info
With pc optimizer pro you can safely clean, repair and optimize your computer.
It will help improve your system performance without expensive hardware upgrades.
Good luck!
you have 2 choices if you dont have access to upgraded hardware:
1. tweak your existing setup
or
2. reinstall your operating system and start from scratch
the following assumes you are using windows xp
Ive included a 'quick sketch' below, followed by some links whch will explain in more detail.
the most basic starting point is to just clean up your pc's hard disk.
Go to ';Start';, ';All Programs';, ';Accessories';, ';System Tools';, and then select ';Disk Cleanup';. Under the ';Disk Cleanup'; tab check all the boxes except; ';Compress old files'; and ';Catalog files for the Content Indexer';, then select ';OK'; and ';Yes'; to perform these actions.
You could also remove unused programs (control panel %26gt; add/remove). Its pretty much ok to remove anything you're familiar with and are confident you wont need to use in future. Wise to stay clear of anything you're not _completely_ sure about.
ccleaner is an excellent application thats free, and assisst with system cleanup:
http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds
next, run a spyware checker. if you dont already have one, you might like to try~ http://www.spywareterminator.com/ or
http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
Once you've done this, you could through your hard drive and remove any large files you no longer need. You could also have a look through your email client (if you use one) and sort your old emails by size. once youve done this, delete any with large attachments which you no longer need.
Now defrag your hard disk. Start/programs/accessories/disk defragmenter
with that done you may want to check your registry for redundancies and errors. If you dont already have a registry cleaner you might like to try~
http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniart鈥?/a> or
http://www.eusing.com/free_registry_clea鈥?/a>
you could then defrag your page file and registry (standard defrag does not achieve this - a step often overlooked in tune-up literature)
http://download.sysinternals.com/Files/P鈥?/a>
It may be worth checking each hard drive with 'scandisk'. there are other issues such as lost clusters and bad sectors that the defragmentation utility cannot touch. It's a good idea to run XP's built in error checking utility on your drives every 2-3 months. This utility will scan your disks for errors and optionally attempt to correct them.
Open 'My Computer' from the desktop. 'Right-click' on your main hard drive, (usually 'C:'). Select 'properties' then 'tools' and under 'error checking' select 'check now鈥?#039;. Check both 'Automatically fix file system errors' and 'Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors'. Restart your machine. 'Scandisk' will run during startup and can take a while depending on the size of your drive.
Thats the hard disk taken care of.
From here there are a number of tweaks you can apply. there just isnt space here to go into all the options. Detailled links are below.
The basics:
Before doing anything here, if you have a disk imaging program like norton ghost, make a backup of your operating system. If you dont have a setup like this, at the very least, activate a system restore point. To access the System Restore Wizard, click Start, and then click Help and Support. Click Performance and Maintenance, click Using System Restore to undo changes, and then click Run the System Restore Wizard.
Creating a restore point can be useful any time you anticipate making changes to your computer that are risky or might make your computer unstable.
- if you are running a licensed copy of xp make sure that windows update is activated. to manually run it ~
Open Windows Update in Help and Support Center.
On the Windows Update home page, click Scan for updates.
Click Yes when prompted to install any required software or device drivers
- trim down your computer's start-up files. at the very least edit start menu/programs/startup folder to remove any software that does not have to be run every time your computer starts up
- you can take this further by start/run/msconfig -%26gt; startup and editing the programs that are activated when windows starts. Be careful not to remove anything here that you are unsure of.
- clean out your Scheduled Tasks folder. Go to C:\Windows\Tasks, and delete the shortcuts of any programs that you don't want to run automatically on a schedule.
- go to your system tray (task bar r/hand side) and see whats running. If there's anything there you're confident doesnt have to be on, right click it and find the program's preferences/options. set the program so that the program doesnt start automatically at windows start up.
- Turn off Windows Animations and Visual Effects. From the Control Panel, click on the ';System'; icon. Click on the Advanced tab. Click the ';Settings'; button underneath ';Performance';. Uncheck the options related to animations, and other un-needed visual effects.
- if you have more than 500 fonts installed on your computer, remove some. excessive fonts in xp can make a big negative difference to performance. To do this, from the Control Panel, click on the ';Fonts'; icon. You can delete the fonts you don't use here. keep the basics: Verdana, Arial, Times, Trebuchet, Courier, serif, sans-serif, Georgia, etc...
- Disable 'file indexing'
The 'Indexing service' extracts information from documents and other files on the hard drive and creates a ';searchable keyword index.'; This process can be quite taxing on any system. Windows XP's built-in search functionality can still perform these searches without the Indexing service. It just takes longer.
Open 'My Computer' from the desktop. 'Right-click' on your main hard drive, (usually 'C:'). Select 'Properties'. Uncheck 'Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching'. Then select 'Apply changes to C:, subfolders and files', then select 'OK'. If a warning or error message appears (such as 'Access is denied'), select the 'Ignore All button'.
malware removal
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/SupportCD/鈥?/a>
registry tweaks
http://www.tweakxp.com/performance_tweak鈥?/a>
General tweaks
http://www.tweakhound.com/xp/WindowsXP.h鈥?/a>
General maintenance software (achieves much of the above in one package)
http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniart鈥?/a>
Finally, you might like to give you computers internals a clean. Switch off, open case and gently brush away any dust/debris from inside. make sure all fans are free of dirt and are rotating freely. be careful not to impact anything, especially small wires (power switch, usb, etc) on the motherboard which can easily detach.
