Have you ever been in the middle working on your computer and suddenly it froze, crashed or came to a slow crawl? And you had to restart, lost your work, lost time and
felt so enraged that if you had an ax... WAIT, don’t kill the computer. Here are 7 ways to improve computer performance. 1. MAIN DRIVE SPACE
Do not store lots of data on the main drive. The main drive is where you install your windows operating system. Storing software like games, finance programs and other software on another drive of your computer is a great way to improve
computer performance.
2. INCREASE WINDOWS VIRTUAL MEMORY:
Virtual memory is the space your computer uses when it's hort of RAM (Random Access Memory), which is the memory used when running programs like Office Suites.
Resetting the virtual memory usage on your computer, also referred to as pagination, is another great way to improve computer performance.
To access and reset the Virtual Memory:
On the Start menu, click My Computer. The My Computer window is displayed. Click View system information. The Systems Properties dialog box is displayed.
In the Systems Properties dialog box click the Advanced tab. Under Performance, click Settings. The Performance Options dialog box is displayed.
In the Performance Options dialog box, click the Advanced tab. Find the Virtual memory area. Click Change. The Virtual Memory dialog box is displayed.
3. TURN OFF SYSTEM RESTORE:
Having the system restore option on takes a lot of space from the hard drive. Freeing up a lot of physical memory by turning off system restore can greatly improve computer performance.
4. CLEANING INTERNET CACHE AND COOKIES:
Temporary Internet files affect browser speed, as well as, computer performance in general. Regularly cleaning the cache and cookies will make your browser and computer perform better.
How to Clear Internet Cache and Cookies:
Just click Tools from your browser toolbar and click on Internet Options to delete and clear cache and cookies. This should be done on a regular basis to ensure consistent improvement of computer performance.
5. RESETTING START UP MENU
The speed with which your computer boots depends on the amount of programs that are set to be started automatically at booting. Removing unnecessary and unwanted programs from the start up can greatly improve computer performance by removing those programs from start up process.
6. DISK DEFRAGMENTER
Regularly defragmenting the drive will improve computer performance. This tool can be accessed from the Start Menu then Accessories then System Tools.
7. REGISTRY MAINTENANCE
Regular registry cleaning and maintenance is crucial to the general health and performance of computers.
To learn many more ways to improve computer performance and configure these tasks to run automatically please click on the link below.
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Contributor's Note
Copyright 2008 JR Lang.
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