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How to speed up your computer —- Several methods to speed up your computer massively at startup
Nov 27th
Do you want to speed up your computer massively and enjoy faster computer speed all the time? To a large extent, a slow computer always results from a slow startup. Here, some methods will be discussed on how to greatly speed up your computer at startup.
Firstly, optimize BIOS settings
When booting up the computer, please continuously press “DEL” button to access the BIOS setting wizard, select “Advanced BIOS Feature”, and then “HDD-O”(that is, start from Hard drive) when you see “First Boot Device”; tick “Disable” within “ Above 1Mb Memor Test” and “Enable” within “ Quick Power ON Selftest”; then go to “ Advanced Chipset Feature”, change “ 8 ns/10 ns” to “Fats” or “Turbo” within “ Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing”. You can also change the parameter of “SDRAM CAS Latency” to “2”.
Secondly, optimize Desktop
Please remember not to store many files/folders on the desktop. And it is recommended that you can delete some useless desktop icons. Hence, there will be no need for the system to start too many things when booting up the computer to speed up your computer.
Thirdly, optimize startup programs
When starting up the computer, some programs or services will automatically start. Thus take up large amount of system resource and slow down the computer. So please go to Start -> Run -> type “msconfig” and press “Enter” to access “Services”. Here, please uncheck the programs that do not need to run at windows startup.
Fourthly, remove window boot screen
when booting up, the computer will take some time to load the window boot screen, which will a little slow down the computer. So you can first go to tick “Display contents of system folders” and “Show hidden files and folders” within My Computer/ Tools/ Folder Options/ View. And then go to search a file named “Msdos.sys” under drive C. After finding it out, right click it to select “Properties” and cancel its “Read-only” properties, then open it with Plain Text Editor, add “logo=0” at the end of the “Option” paragraph. Hence, it will a little speed up your computer at startup.
Last, regularly maintain system.
We know that too many installed programs will also become one main cause for a slower computer. So you need to periodically maintain the system with the packaged Maintenance Wizard within System Tools. Moreover, to speed up your computer, a simple disk defragmentation is needed, too.
With the above several methods, you can massively speed up your computer. But among all of them, lots of PC users will always ignore disk defragmentation, taking it for granted that it has nothing to do with the computer speed. That is wrong for a defragment process will help to rearrange the file locating on the hard disk and store all parts of a file always close together and contiguously. Only in this way, will it be much faster for the hard disk head to read or write some related data.
As what you see above, it is easy for you to speed up your computer in many ways. But please bear in mind that a disk defragmentation can not be neglected when trying to get a faster computer. Go to run one if you have never run it before!
Hard disk maintenance —Tips to speed up your computer when using hard disk
Nov 26th
When using computers, lots of PC users do not form good habits in using hard disk, which will eventually shorten its lifespan and slow down the computer. Here, some tips will be discussed on hard drive maintenance so as to speed up your computer.
1. Do not suddenly turn off power when the hard disk is still working.
As we all know that when the hard drive is reading / writing, it always keeps on high-speed rotation (normally 7200r/m or 5400r/m). If the power is turned off suddenly, it will strengthen the friction between the disk and the read–and-write head and then destroy the hard disk to some extent. So before turning off the power, please first check whether the HDD led is lighting or not. If not, wait until it off and then turn off the power.
2) Be careful to keep tidy environmental sanitation.
As we all know that when using the computer, there will be some dusts coming to the surface of the PCBA and the inner of hard disk spindle motor. If there are some stuck to the hard disk head, it will slow down the disk visiting time and the entire system. So it is necessary to keep the computer in a dry, dust-free environment as possible as you can.
3) Remember to keep shock-resistant
If there is a strong shock when the hard disk is reading or wring, it will result in the sever friction of the disk and the read–and-write head, resulting in some unexpected problems such as shortening the lifespan of the hard disk. So when moving or shipping, it is necessary to be careful enough to prevent unnecessary hard knocks.
4) Protect your computer from being attached by virus.
Normally, hard disk has been the main object of computer virus for it always takes lot of hard disk resources. So please make sure that you are always using the latest version of anti-virus programs. And it is necessary to do some backups of the important data on the hard disk.
5) Form good habit in using hard disk.
When using the hard disk, it is necessary to regularly delete some useless system junk files, TEMP files and clear the Recycle Bin. To do this, you can simply go to My Computer, and then click the drive to be cleaned up to select Properties, and then press Disk Cleanup to clean the drive.
Besides Disk Cleanup, there is still another utility that you can not ignore when trying to maintain hard disk. That is Disk Defragmenter. For all Pc users, they may know that disk fragment may be one main cause for a slower computer. If there are large amount of fragments on the hard disk, it will consume longer time to read through and reassemble all associated parts of a same content, slowing down the computer and shortening the lifespan of the hard disk and the computer. So when noticing the computer is running slower than before, it is necessary for you to run the Disk Defragmenter.
But if you find that it is really slower to defragment the whole computer with the built-in Disk Defragmenter, it is recommended that you can use some trusted defrag tools. When searching the Internet for some wonderful disk defrag tools, I found that Advanced Defrag is the one that recommended by lots of PC users for its powerful function in defragmenting the hard disk and the windows registry.
So to always speed up you computer, please remember to first do a hard disk maintenance job. Believe me, it will help you not only long live your hard disk, but also your computer.
Windows XP slow to start up? — Useful methods to solve slow startup problem
Nov 18th
No matter what the computer is used for, it will be annoying to face the frustrating slow startup problem. If you are finding that your Windows XP computer is slow to start up, please be patient to read this article for some useful methods to solve slow startup problem.
Method one: Cancel window boot screen
Please go to My Computer, Tools at the top, Folder Options and then View; tick “Display contents of system folders” and “Show hidden files and folders” within “Advanced settings”. And then go to search the file “Msdos.sys” under drive C. Once you have found it out, right click it to select Properties and then cancel its “Read-only” properties, then open it with Plain Text Editor, adding: logo=0 at the end of the “Option” paragraph. Hence, the Windows boot screen will not load when starting up the computer, speeding up computers at startup.
Method two: Remove some unnecessary services
Normally, Windows will automatically start some services that do not need by lots of computer users, or some programs installed on the computer will also automatically add some entries to run at windows startup, which will only waste large amount of when starting up the computer. So it is time for you to turn off these unnecessary services. Here is what you can do: go to Start -> Run -> type “msconfig” and press “OK” to access Startup, and then uncheck the entries which do not need to automatically run at windows startup. After the modification, the computer will be much faster, at lease more than 10 seconds when starting up.
Method three: Clean Windows registry
It is know that Windows registry is the main soul of the operating system, which affects the he proper running of the computer. But while windows system and other processes are running, it is unavoidable that some registry items are generated and rewritten constantly. So it is necessary to clean Windows registry to remove the invalid and useless registry keys from the computer, keeping the registry impact and speeding up the computer. It will be very easy for you to download some free registry cleaners from the Internet for your Windows XP.
Method four: Maintain hard disks
When installing programs or storing files on the computer, a complete file will be scattered into parts and then located in multiple places when it is impossible for the computer to locate a same content to a single place, which means that these parts has to searched and then put together before being used. The more fragmented the hard disk it, the more time it will cost in starting up the computer. So it is necessary to maintain the hard disks regularly so as to gain better access to the data, which in turn solves the slow startup problem. To defragment the hard disk, you can simply use the built-in “Disk Defragmenter” option within System Tools.
A simple disk defragmentation helps you reassemble all parts of a same content to stay at a single directory contiguously, making it easier to be assessed. Thus solves the slow startup problem for your Windows XP. If you have never run a disk defragmentation before, defragment it right now with this power defrag utility— Advanced Defrag right now. It will help not only speedily defragment the Windows XP, but also greatly speed up your computer.
In conclusion, the above four tips are what you need to do in order to solve the startup problem like Windows XP slow to start up. And it is necessary to form a good habit when using the computer so as to have an enjoyable computer life, and disk defragmentation is the first one you need to do, in my opinion.
Reclaim faster computer speed — simple methods you can do to speed up your computer
Nov 12th
Regarding that many aspects resulting in a slower computer, it is available for us to reclaim faster computer speed from many different sides. But no matter how your computer is running right now, if you want to always enjoy faster computer speed, please do not miss this article, which tells some very simple ways you can do in daily life to speed up your computer.
1. Regularly scan the computer for virus
To always speed up the computer, first it is necessary for you to install an anti-virus program and regularly scan the computer for virus, which will protect the computer from being attached by any virus or malware. We know that once the computer is infected by a virus/malware, lots of resources will be taken when running the computer. So in my opinion, this is the first one you need to do in order to always speed up your computer.
2. Uninstall some unwanted programs
Normally, the programs install on the computer will always take lots of disk space. The unwanted programs on the hard disk will not only waste the hard disk space, but also make the system files( for example ddi、ini files) become bloated because the system will automatically modify these files when installing programs on the computer, greatly slow down the computer and reduce the working efficiency. So if you find the program is not needed any not, please do not hesitate to uninstall it from your computer in order to reclaim faster computer speed.
3. Effectively manage the hard disk.
Basically, the more programs installed in the current version, the more frequent hard disk’s input and output will be. So if we can speed up disk visiting time, we can speed up the computer easily. To accomplish it, we can effort from the two sides below:
1) Regularly clean up the unneeded files/folders. The computer will become very slow shen there is not enough available free space/memory for the computer. Hence, a cleanup of the junk files, temporary files from the computer is needed in order to release more free space.
2) Regularly defragment the computer.
We know that after being used for some time, the computer will become fragmented day by day because of the fragmentation on the computer. So a disk defragmentation is necessary to rearrange all parts of the same file locate at only a single place in order to always easier to get access to.
From a questionnaire, we find that lots of computer users are not very satisfied with the built-in derfragmenter provided by Microsoft for it always consume very longer time in thoroughly defragmenting the computer. Take my own experience as an example, it took more than three hours to completely defragment my C drive which is only several GB.large.
So here, to reclaim faster computer speed, it is much better that you can depend on a professional defrag program to defragment the whole computer. Because of the advice of my friend, I went to have a try with a defrag tool named Advanced Defrag, and find that it can not only speedily defragment the hard disk, but also defragment the PC registry. Believe me, you can easily speed up your computer with the help of this defrag program.
Speed up your computer — Smartly clean up system junk files
Nov 9th
Compared with DOC system, the visualization of windows operating system makes everything more convenient, faster and easier to use, but what make it a little insufficient is that there will be lots of system junk files coming when using windows operating system. No matter which version: windows 98/2000, or windows XP, after being used for some time, you will apparently find that the C drive is becoming bigger and bigger, which significantly slows down the computer. Besides the installed programs, the other reason is that the generating system junk files, occupying a lot of drive space and slowing down the computer. This is relatively evident in windows XP operating system.
So to speed up your computer, it is necessary to regularly clean up the system junk files— optimize PC performance and free up more available drive space.
To smartly clean up the junk files, what you need to do first is to make all files visible for most of the time we will ignore the hidden files on the computer. You can directly follow the steps below: open My Computer -> Tools -> Folder Options -> View -> tick Show hidden files and folders within the tab: Hidden files and folders.
When using the computer, it is inevitable for us to browse websites and view files, which causes lots of temporary files. Days by, with the increasing amount of the temporary files on the computer, the computer will become slower and slower. So to speed up the computer, a cleanup of the junk files is needed. Normally, these files all located under the directory: C:\Documents and Settings\username\. So please open and the delete the files under the directories below:
1) C:\Documents and Settings\username\Cookies (All index files after browsing websites)
2) C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\History (History files).
3) C:\WINDOWS\Temp, C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temp, C:\Documents and Settings\username\LocalSettings\TemporaryInternet Files (Temporary files)
6) C:\Documents and Settings\username\Recent (Shortcuts for the previous files you have ever viewed)
7) C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\download (Temporary download files)
8) C:\WINDOWS\Driver Cache\i386, (Driver backup).
9) C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles (Backups after upgrading SP1 or SP2)
After cleaning up the junk files, you can greatly speed up your computer, but that is not enough. To completely speed up and optimize your computer, it is necessary for you to defragment the computer in a regular basic, making the same files always contiguously so as to easier to get access to, and speed up the computer.
To defragment the computer, you can simply go to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tool and then select Disk Defragment to begin the defragment process. Here, you can directly select the volume to be defragmented and then click Analyze to see whether it is needs to be defragmented or not. But if you have never run a disk defragmentation, it is recommended that you directly click Defragment button to defragment your computer. But please be patient when using windows built-in defragmenter for it is always a time –consuming process.
Here, to speed up your computer, I recommended you to use a professional defrag program— Advanced Defrag to completely and quickly defragment your computer, which will bring you a completely comfortable defragment experience.
Disk defragmentation — Will it speed up the computer?
Oct 29th
When searching the internet for solutions to speed up your computer, I believe you will always get advice to run a hard disk defragmentation. But does it really work on speeding up the computer? In this article, you will find something useful.
To answer this question, first it is necessary for us to learn how the fragments occur. Normally, when storing a file on the computer, it will be first saved on the free available space. But when there is impossible for the system to lay another relevant data sequentially and contiguously, it will be scattered into different pieces and then locate incoherently on the hard disk. Here come the file (disk) fragments. When there are fragments on the computer, we are still allowed to access the file when necessary, but most of the time, the fragment will increase the workload of the hard disk head, resulting in the slow input/output of the files and shorten lifespan of the hard disk. If you have searched the internet, you will find some feedbacks saying that a fragmented computer will frequently freeze up or crash. Is that true? Of course, it is, especially when the system is not stable. So it is necessary for us to regularly run a disk defragmentation in order to speed up the computer.
So how to defragment the computer? In Microsoft Windows, it is very easy for us to run a disk defragmentation for we are provided a free built-in defragmenter utility, you can follow the steps below: go to Start -> All Programs -> System Tools -> Accessories -> Disk Defragmenter -> Fragment to manual defrag the computer, speeding up the computer. But to make a smooth and faster disk defragmentation, it is much better that you can run a disk cleanup and error-checking before the defragmentation. If not, defragment in safe mode will do some help in order to faster the defragmentation, but also speed up the computer.
When having problems to defragment my fragmented computer, someone recommended me to use a defrag program named Advanced Defrag. After using it, I find that it is really useful in defragmenting the modern large hard disk and speeding up the computer. If you are interested, you can go to have a free 7-day trial. I believe you will find something really valuable.
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Disk defragmentation —One thing you can do to make your computer run at top speed
Oct 27th
Though many things can affect the entire performance of the computer, there are still some easy ways that we can do to make the computer always run at top speed. Here, we will discuss a very simple way that you can do in your daily life to make the computer run at the maximum speed, that is, run a disk defragmentation regularly.
We know that the computer will always write the hard disk frequently for relating information, no matter what you are doing. When storing some files/folders on the computer, it will first be saved in the same available space. But if there is not enough space for the next storage, the file/folder will be scattered and then located in different places on the hard disk. Also, as you delete and remove the files/folders from the computer, there will be lots of free space left behind among these. Gradually, the disk fragments on the computer will eventually become the main reason for why the computer is running slower and slower. Even though, you are still able to read/write these files/folders, it will take more time for the hard disk head to move too much to access them, which results in the slowdown of the computer, and the shorter lifespan of the hard disk. What is serious, it will sometimes freeze up or crash the computer, which will greatly affect the smooth usage of the computer.
So it is necessary for you to defragment your hard disk at a period of time for this process will simply rearrange the files/folders locating on the computer, making them only locate on the same place of the computer for quicker sequential access, but not scatter all over the hard disk. To defragment your hard disk, please directly go to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Disk Defragmenters. Here, you can select the disk that you want to defrag, and then click Analyze to check the hard disk to see whether it is needed to defragment. If so, you can simply click Defragment to begin the defragment process. But if you have never run a disk defrag before, it is recommended that you directly select “Defragment” option to begin the defragment. This will normally optimize the entire PC performance, speed up your computer by as much as 200%.
So in our daily life, several simple clicks on the disk defragmenter will make the computer run much faster than before. If you are feeling that the computer is running slower and slower, it is time for you to run a disk defrag right now.
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