Speed Up Your Computer – Free!
Thursday, June 17th, 2010by Denver Steiner
3 Free ways to to Speed Up Your Computer
1) Disable things that startup when you computer starts up that you don’t need to start up every time: example Skype, MSMessenger. Run just the basic Windows programs and an antivirus program. Many of these programs have a checkbox to ‘not run on startup’. You can still open them whenever you want to run them, but having everything running at startup slows everything down.
2) Uninstall any Internet Toolbars. They are unnecessary and slow your browsing experience down
3) Download a program called ccleaner:
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner
-Install it (make sure NOT to include Yahoo Toolbar when installing)
- Run Cleaner to clean up temporary files that clog up your computer (do this before defragging)
- On Registry, scan for issues, and fix selected issues
- Under Tools -> Uninstall -> uninstall any programs you don’t need, especially Internet toolbars
- Under Startup, disable things that don’t need to start up. Be careful to only do this to items you recognize (some may be Windows processes that are needed to run).
Other ways to help your computer run faster
4) Purchase a Memory Upgrade-> memory is cheap, easy to install (or have a pro like Garber Computer help find the correct memory, and what the max your system can support)
5) Do a clean install of Windows. Make sure everything is backed up ahead of time. Let a pro do it, if you are unsure.
6) If you are running Vista, consider an upgrade to Windows 7. It is faster and more stable. Make sure a clean install is made (instead of an inplace upgrade) so that you system has a fresh start. If you have a newer system, consider getting the 64-bit versions of Windows 7 because it supports over 4gb of ram.