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Optimize XP – A Windows XP Optimization Guide

Optimize Windows XP to improve home, work and gaming performance safely. This Free guide will help you improve your overall system performance without having to manually edit the Registry. I avoid using or recommending “all-in-one” Windows XP Tweak programs since many blindly adjust settings that have no affect on performance and can cause future problems. This guide is designed to be performed top to bottom, in sequence since some steps are required to be performed before others. Before using this guide make sure your system meets the Windows XP System Requirements.

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Why is my computer so slow?

When we buy a new PC, it is in its best condition, free from any kind of unwanted information, the system is uncluttered and it works unhindered to fulfill all your computing requirements. In due course, however, this changes. You start experiencing problems that slow your computer down, your screen freezes frequently while you are working on the PC, and at times, you may also encounter the alarming Blue Screen of Death that may stall your system and force you to restart. Although these problems are much less frequent in Windows XP and Vista computers, they do occur from time to time.

How do I speed up my computer?

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If you want to speed up a computer, you either need software or a new PC altogether. But if your computer was previously running fast and just lately started performing sluggishly, then you can be reasonably assured that it’s not the hardware. This article will discuss easy and safe ways to improve the performance and speed of your computer. You will never have to ask yourself “What can I do to speed up my computer?” ever again.

The first step is to remove all the unwanted files in your computer. They just take up space in your hard drive and burden your PC unnecessarily. Best to just delete all of them if you don’t use them. Just back up those files that you want to save for later or future use in a CD or DVD. More free space will mean more resources that your computer’s operating system can use to function efficiently and will help keep your computer stable and error-free.

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Dave, this is driving me crazy: when I first got my computer it was snappy and applications launched in just a second or two. Now, a year later, it’s like someone poured molasses over the hard disk without me noticing, because everything just seems to take forever. Why is my computer slowing down and how can I speed it up again?

Dave’s Answer:

One of the stranger aspects of computers is that they do indeed suffer from old age, as you are noticing. Oddly enough, the longer you use a computer – particularly a Windows PC in my experience – the slower it ends up running. It could be a plot forcing you to always buy newer and faster systems, but more likely it’s just that as you use the system, you put increasing levels of demand on the hardware with different helper apps, more running in the background, animated desktops, flashing icons, custom cursors, RSS readers and stock tickers, and even programs helpfully checking for updates at random intervals. It all adds up.

One strategy for improving things is rather draconian: back up your computer files, reformat your hard disk, then reinstall the OS from scratch and the key applications you use. Total time lost? Probably a couple of days by the time you get everything restored, but it’s really a pretty good annual task for PC users, in my experience.

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10 simple and easy ways to boost your windows XP performance and speed up tasks

1. Disable Indexing Services:
Indexing Services is a small little program that uses large amounts of RAM and can often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process indexes and updates lists of all the files that are on your computer. It does this so that when you do a search for something on your computer, it will search faster by scanning the index lists. If you don’t search your computer often, or even if you do search often, this system service is completely unnecessary. To disable do the following:

1. Go to Start
2. Click Settings
3. Click Control Panel
4. Double-click Add/Remove Programs
5. Click the Add/Remove Window Components
6. Uncheck the Indexing services
7. Click Next

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First of all check the minimum size of virtual memory (Here the path: Start – Settings – Control Panel – System – Perfomance – Virtual Memory, field ‘Minimum’). This value must be at least two times (better three times) higher than ammount of RAM. For example if you have 32Mb of RAM the optimal size of virtual memory is 96Mb. If this value smaller than I said, than you can change it in the next way: Mark the field: ‘Let my specify my own virtual memory settings’ – now you can change values in ‘Minimum’ field, after this type needed value in this field. Note: the size of virtual memory shall not exceed maximum free size on your HDD. After this mark the field ‘Let Windows manage my vitual memory settings (Recomended)’. Your changes will be accepted only after you restart Windows. The virtual memory is the file on disk C named ‘win386.swp’. After Windows restarts I recommend to defragment your HDD. Normally I do it with Norton Speed Disk with ‘Optimize swap file’ option enabled. The operation described above can solve problem of virtual memory bottlenecks.

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Are you wondering how to fix computer crash? Most probably you find that your computer is crashing and freezing often, and you want to fix it. I knew my computer was in the exact same situation some months ago, and I was terrified because I thought I needed to replace my computer with a new one. Thankfully, I managed to fix the source of the problem, and my computer is running like new again! This article will discuss several reasons for a computer crash, and explain how I managed to fix the crashes.

Cause #1: Corrupted Or Missing Registry Files

This is the number one reason for a computer to crash. The files in your registry contain instructions for every program and application in your computer. When they become corrupted with errors or go missing, the computer will have a hard time running the programs, and crash as a result. It is highly recommended that you do not attempt to fix the registry yourself.

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Windows XP 15 Minute Tune-Up – Fix Sluggish Performance for Free

Last Modified: February 19, 2006 Written By: Dan “Tweak Monkey” Kennedy

Before e-mailing, please consult the forums for additional support.

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I know you’ll agree with me when I say that when your computers speed decreases, you wouldn’t be as eager to surf, chat, or work online as much as before. It just kind of ruins your day. Do you know why this happens and what causes it? Let me tell you about a very important part of your computer, the registry.

The registry, in simple terms, can be referred to as the storage room of your PC. When you download games or tools and sort your emails, programs, files, or what have you, everything goes to the registry. Normally, its function begins when data or programs are installed on your computer.

The registry receives entries and settings for programs and hardware, reads it, and stores it. This enables windows to run programs and restore desktop and system settings for everyone who uses your computer and and when it goes wrong the results can be quite dramatic with the computer running slow and windows XP grinding to a halt.

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A41202813 asked the Answer Line forum why his once quick PC is slowing down

A number of issues can slow down a once fast PC. Here are some of the most common.

An overloaded and fragmented hard drive. If your drive is too full (more than about 80 percent), or too fragmented (the two often go together), it could be slowing down your PC, especially if you don’t have much RAM.

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