How To Make Your Windows System Faster

1] Your Pc Must have at least 256MB RAM(having 512 MB ram is recommended), Intel Pentium 4 Processor, 40 GB HDD. These are the minimum requirements.2] If you see a “virtual memory low” message then increase its virtual memory. To increase virtual memory do the following : Go to My Computer->Properties->Advanced->Performance Settings->Advanced->Virtual Memory->Change->Select the appropriate drive->Custom size->set appropriate level(our it is 600(min.) & 700(max.)->Ok.3] Increase ‘Visual Performance’. Go to My Computer->Properties->Advanced->Performance Settings->Visual Settings->Custom->Select only the following options :a)Slide taskbar buttons.b)Smooth edges of screen fonts.c)Smooth-scroll list boxes.d)Use a background image for each folder type.e)Use visual style on windows and buttons.4] Don’t keep unwanted/extra fonts. To remove extra fonts, Go to Start->Settings->Control Panel->Fonts. Removing unwanted fonts and make your computer a bit faster.5] Your Desktop Wallpaper & Screensaver consume a large amount of disk space. Select the ‘None’ option for both wallpapers & Screensavers. Selecting ‘None’ for screensavers also saves power!6] Avoid keeping unwanted games or games which you don’t play.And remove all unwanted games.7] Uninstall/Remove all unwanted softwares from your computer. This way your system will be fast and there will be less crap in your system.8] Use Registry Cleaner to keep your registry clean(without errors). You can also use CCleaner(Crap Cleaner) which is a free software which fixes registry errors.9]Use Hybernating Option for Quick windows start. To active Hybernating follow the following steps.Desktop->Properties->Screensaver->Power->Hybernating->Enable Hybernating->Ok.10] Keep your Dektop clean with unwanted icons or shortcuts as these often make your computer load slow on startup.11] Use Intel Application Accelerator to speed up your disk access.12] Memory management (at least 512MB RAM Required). This allow XP to keep data in Memory instead of paging section of RAM.Go to->Start->Run->regedit->HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->SYSTEM->CurrentControlSet->Control->Session Manager->Memory Management->Double click it->DisablePageingExecutive->Double Clik it->Set value to 1.13] Disable Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, and other unwanted programs from startup(You can do this through registry editor). Because they do not appear in normal Startup Option.14] Disable indexing files service (only if you do not use search option regularly). To do this follow the following steps.Go to My Computer->Select the drive for which you want to disable the indexing service->Properties->Unselect ‘Allow Indexing Service’->Ok.15] For Windows XP, You must use NTFS partition. FAT partition is less supportive for Windows XP.16] In BIOS, Select first booting device as your HDD.17] Setting Priority High for a particular program.Open Task Manager->Processes->Select the desired Program->Right Click->Set Priority->High->Ok.This Priority set if for current session. Once you restart your system then its priority will again be Normal.18] Keep deleting your Temporary Internet Files and temporary at regular intervals.*Go to Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Disk Cleanup.*Now select a drive to cleanup.*After that click “OK”.*Now clean up unwanted things like “Temporary Files”, “Recycle Bin” and click “OK”.19] Empty your browser’s cache at regular intervals because it can slow your computer. Removing the browser’s cache will also free up some disk space.20] Avoid keeping Movies in your PC. Remove any unwanted movie(s) because this can free up a lot of disk space and make your computer fast. And avoid downloading movies from the net because these carry viruses, spywares, etc. many times and can slow down and can also infect your computer.

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