Laptop running slow

Start-Up ApplicationsThis site is for those who are concerned about their snail of a PC due to the number of programs that run at start-up. You’ll find info about the background to the problem, techniques to identify and disable start-up programs, comprehensive list of programs that are loaded at start-up and requests for additional programs [...]

Monitor Your Computer Fan Speed With SpeedFan I know that lots of people who read this blog like to have control over every aspect of their computer. That control is nice, because you can speed up your computer and make it perform the way you want it. Some articles that show this are 10 Quick [...]

Re-Work Procedure For: KD1700v,Orchestra Tuba2, Princeton Graphics Ultra17 Plus 1. Unpack monitor box, remove packing foam, and plastic bag. 2. Remove back cover and base. 3. Remove top and metal cover. 4. Remove bottom metal chassis and main board metal frame. 5. Pull out main board and disassemble main board from all the metal frames. [...]

Increase Computer Performance With Windows XP Performance Mode Why Your Computer Performance has Dropped: When Windows XP computers were first shipped, many retailers only installed the minimum amount of memory required to run a Windows XP computer – 128 MB. Consumers took their new computers home only to find that after they loaded all of [...]

Here are some reasons for freezes – and some solutions: Too many programs are running at once. Computer vendors often configure their machines to load several programs automatically when you turn on your computer. In addition, you may have installed some programs that also want to load into memory on bootup. All too often, these [...]

Registry Repair Wizard – repair registry and boost Windows performance! Registry Repair Wizard scans the Windows registry and finds incorrect or obsolete information in the registry. By repairing these obsolete information in Windows registry, your system will run faster and error free. The backup/restore function of the tool let you backup your whole Windows Registry [...]

I have just solved an issue on my Dell inspiron 1520 (C2D T7300 Vista) which had me going for a couple of weeks. I was about to ask for advice on this forum but now find myself in a position to offer some instead. Reading discussions on Speed Step allowed me to at least find [...]

The System Properties tab To view the CPU speed on the System Properties tab, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. Click the General tab. CPU information is listed in the first or second line of the Computer area. The CPU information that is listed in the Computer area is retrieved from the ProcessorNameString entry [...]

Home and business networkers looking to buy wireless local area network (WLAN) gear face an array of choices. Many products conform to the 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n wireless standards collectively known as Wi-Fi technologies. Additionally, Bluetooth and various other non Wi-Fi technologies also exist, each also designed for specific networking applications. This article describes [...]

Many computer users have this experience that the computer become slower and slower, especially when starting up. You may also find that the system taking more time to respond to a user’s actions like opening files, folders, surfing the Internet and other tasks. So the first thing you are thinking is how to speed up [...]