Making your computer run faster involves a series of steps and tweaks that would require patience and a bit of computer know-how. The first things you have to do are the basic maintenance requirements of your system. This step comprises of a through disk cleanup and a scan of an updated antivirus. To activate disk clean up, right-click your hard drive, choose Properties and push the Disk Cleanup button.
Start Up
Once you're done with the basic necessities, pay attention to your PC's start up. It's possible that you have dozens of programs activated at start-up, making it slower for the PC to get ready. It will be infinitely better if you just disable these programs at start-up and open them only when necessary. This will save your computer time readying the program before you can use the system. This can be done by typing "msconfig" in the box after clicking Start and choosing Run. A new window will appear, click the start up tab and uncheck all the boxes that you do not require at start up. However, don't unchecked the antivirus icon since this should always be running in your system.
Uninstall Unused Software
One of the reasons why your computer is slowing down could be the amount of programs installed in the system that you don't really use. If you have idle software in your system, you might uninstall them and free important space from your hard drive. You can find this function through Start, Settings, Control Panel and Add or Remove Programs.
Disk Defragmentation
This step could take hours to complete, but it's worth it. Defragmentation will rearrange your files so that you will be able to access your computer faster. You can do this by right-clicking a hard drive, selecting Properties, clicking tool and choosing the Defragment Now button. It is advisable that you do not use your computer while the system is defragmenting.
You can also choose a registry scan to restore your registry. There are also various tweaks and programs on the internet designed to speed up the booting process of your computer. However, be very weary when downloading such programs because these could seriously affect your system or may even carry viruses in your drive.
Prepare for any contingency and make it a point to have a backup of your files. Hopefully, if you stick with the basic steps, then you won't be facing that problem anytime soon. Luckily, most systems are automatically equipped with these performance-improving functions.
Tweaks and Tricks to Improve your Windows XP's Performance
Windows XP's release in the market has started various criticisms regarding the system's condition. The good news is that, there are different tweaks designed to answer some of the problems users find in the system. To improve your computer's performance, here are a few system patches you can easily apply.
Freezing at Start Up
Windows XP's first few releases have been commonly known to sport this problem. Basically, what happens is that the computer freezes at a blue screen for more than 2 to 3 minutes after the computer has loaded. During this time, not even punching a few keys or clicking the mouse works. To fix this, go to Start, choose Run and type MSCONFIG. When the window shows up, disable the Background Intelligent Transfer, reboot and you'll find that the problem has been fixed.
Shutting Down Tweak
If your computer takes a long time to shut down, then you may be able to fix this problem through the Windows Registry. Go to Start, choose Run and type "regedit" on the box. Hit enter and look for the HKEY CURRENT USER folder. Open it up and go to Control Panel and Desktop. Look for the "Autoend Tasks", double-click it and change the value from 0 to 1. When you reboot your PC, you'll find that shutting down has become a breeze with this particular tweak.
Disabling Unnecessary Programs at Start Up
Perhaps one reason why your computer is starting to lag is because of the amount of programs that it launches at start up. Basically, you don't really use all these software’s when logging on to your computer. To change this, go to Start, Run and type the "msconfig" command on the space. Choose start-up and uncheck the boxes that you don't really use often. Bear in mind that you must not disable your PC's antivirus since you will need this all throughout any process in the system.
Turn off Themes
If you go for performance quality rather than visual quality, then you should probably turn off the themes and visual effects. To do this, right-click the desktop, choose Properties and click the Appearance tab.
Disk Cleanup
The large volume of accumulated data may also be the reason for a computer's slow performance. You can fix this by right-clicking your hard drive, selecting Properties and choosing the Disk Cleanup option. This will basically calculate the amount of disk space that you can safely empty of unnecessary files that lags the system.
Disk Defragmentation
Basically, defragmentation reorganizes system files to stimulate faster access. To do this, right-click you hard drive, select Properties, Tools and choosing the "Defragment Now" option.
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