How to get your computer run faster 
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| Remove unnecessary Visual Effects.For WindowsXP users right click on "My Computer" select "Properties",then click on the "Advanced" menu,at the Performance area click on "Settings"& on the "Visual Effects" select "Adjust for best performance" Tip Credibility: 13 (Best Tip!) |
| Go into the Startup folder and remove everything that starts by default, but which you don't use. Tip Credibility: 9 |
| You have to many unnecessary programs starting up on booting up your system. By disabling unnecessary programs gain control over your start up programs thus making your system run faster Tip Credibility: 9 |
| To speed up browsing, use Google Chrome which seems very fast compared to the alternatives. Tip Credibility: 8 |
| Click on start,click run,type msconfig in the box,go to start up & disable all, go to services, hide all MicroSoft. disable the stuff you do not recognise, you can always change the settings again 1 by 1, re boot your system. Done Tip Credibility: 8 |
| I am actually using Ubuntu and the Firefox browser to post this tip. The fundamental way of speeding up your computer is to get rid of Microsoft Windows and switch to Ubuntu - the best graphical Linux operating system out there. It is secure and free! Tip Credibility: 6 |
| First, remove all your unwanted programs that you havent used for a while. Then, delete files in your windows/temp folder. Then, empty your recylce bin. Also (haha) remove antivirus software that has expired (and install a free one like Avira) Tip Credibility: 6 |
| The most important factor in computer speed is the amount of ram that you have. You need at least 1 GB for XP and 2 GB for Vista for decent performance. Additionally, make sure you have a good Internet Security Suite such as Norton to keep malware out. Tip Credibility: 6 |
| If you're on Windows, do weekly disk cleanup and disk defragmentation. Get here from the system tools or accessories tab. This will help your hard drives function faster and will speed up information access time. Tip Credibility: 6 |
| Go to start button, then click run or in vista search, type msconfig, click on the startup tab at the top. Almost everything can be unchecked, and windows will still work, i would google each item to see if its needed or not then uncheck them, then reboot Tip Credibility: 5 |
| There is only so much RAM or memory your PC can benefit from. To speed up your sluggish PC, backup your files and reinstall windows at least once a year. It will cost you around $60 to get a pro to do it, but will save you the cost of buying a new PC. Tip Credibility: 4 |
| Use Tuneup Utilities as it is a good software removing unused programs,checking error applications,fixing reg structure,freeing up disk space from temporary files.It even fragments!And this is just in ONE click of a button. Tip Credibility: 4 |
| No matter how much memory you have, your computer will only go as fast as it will go. You must have a great processor or adding more memory will not help much. Tip Credibility: 4 |
| Type in "%temp%" in the address bar or in the run bar for vista and windows 7. This will pull up all temp files even more then in disc clean up. Delete everything in this folder. It is ok if one or two will not delete.. they may be in use. Tip Credibility: 4 |
| I run Ubunt9.04 in a dual boot with Win Vista Home Basic Edition. Lack of support for "Flash" is one of several reasons why I've never totally converted.Ubuntu is one of the best, if not the best Linux distro's. Tip Credibility: 3 |
| If you have a name brand pc, ie acer, HP, dell, this software will remove all the crap the preinstall pcdecrapifier. The PC Decrapifier will uninstall many of the common trialware and annoyances found on many of the PCs from big name OEMs Tip Credibility: 3 |
| Remove softwares that run in the background, especially those you never use. Clean up your registry with registry cleaners. You will find your computer works faster. Tip Credibility: 3 |
| nar321, for your problem with flash I just prepared this post on my blog gain4youDOTnet. Follow the instructions on the second link, it should solve your flash problem once for all. BTW, I don't do dual-boot, I like to run Windows inside Ubuntu. Tip Credibility: 3 |
| Like many others running the Microsoft Windows operating system on their computers, your computer runs slower and slower with time. Although there are ways to speed up Windows but my tip is... abandon Microsoft altogether and change to the best graphical Tip Credibility: 2 |
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