Laptop running slow

Share Slow Windows startup is an issue faced by almost every PC user at one point in their computer’s life cycle. There could be various reasons as to why Windows take a long time to boot. Using msconfig to remove useless programs from the startup menu is one way of fixing the issue. However, a [...]

To my knowledge , if you have just updated , you should be OK , MS say they have have fixed all their faulty patches . Did you download all the security fixes ? Here are some other things to try . http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/winxp…rvices-3.shtml http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/winxp…es/index.shtml http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/wfp/index.shtml If your system hangs about 2 or 3 minutes at [...]

The dual core isn’t supposed to make it boot faster. It’s good for multi tasking. Windows 2000 is known for slow boot times…but generally in the 60-75sec area depending on the machine and how many programs are installed and how many are in the start up routine. XP is basically an optimized version of 2000 [...]

Have you noticed that your Windows Vista is running very slow lately? It used to be just fine and as time goes by, Windows Vista becomes slower and slower. Why is that happening? Well, you’ve arrived to the right place, let me explain to you why this problem happens, I’ll show you how to fix [...]

Copyright (c) 2008 PC Registry Repair If you truly want to speed up vista, you need to approach the issue from a few different angles. Simply installing an anti-virus tool or anti-spyware tool isn’t going to cut it. That being said, start considering different methods of speeding up your computer — examine what techniques can [...]

Windows PC Accelerators: Performance Technology for Windows Vista Windows Vista includes a collection of performance-enhancing features called Windows PC Accelerators that address responsiveness issues related to demand paging. Windows SuperFetch memory management technology intelligently maintains optimal memory content based on historic usage patterns on the Windows-based PC, allowing Windows Vista to make intelligent decisions about [...]

Eliminate unwanted programs from boot up: You will find that many of the programs you install on your system set portions of themselves to run automatically when you start up your computer. Each program that runs on startup not only consume system resources but also extends the length of time it takes your PC to [...]

Waiting for your computer to boot up can seem to take an eternity. Users often want to boot up faster, and can sometimes make the problem worse by trying to use the computer before it has booted up completely. What Affects A Faster Boot Up? As your computer boots up, it follows a set of [...]

It was time to purchase a new computer and I ended up buying a Dell Dimension E520. I will write a detailed review once more hours have been logged on it but for now, I hope this little tip can save someone hours of headache from Windows Vista transferring data at extremely slow speeds over [...]

System BIOS Changes One of the first places to help speed boot time in Windows is to make some simple changes to the system BIOS. The BIOS or Basic Input/Output System is a set of instructions and commands built into the motherboard that allows the computer to know what type of hardware is connected and [...]