Tips to Make Windows Vista Run Super Fast - Part 2

<span style="font-family:arial;">Next step to make your Windows Vista run super fast..</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">If you have read the <a href="http://computer-infocentre.blogspot.com/2008/11/tips-to-make-windows-vista-run-super.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">first part</span></a> of the tips than there is six more steps that you should do:</span><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">3. Open Folder Options and click on View tab:</span><br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.askvg.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/9962/folderoptionsue2.png" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: arial;">Now disable following options:</p> <ul style="font-family: arial;"><li><strong>Display file size information in folder tips.</strong></li><li><strong>Display simple folder view in Navigation pane.</strong></li><li><strong>Hide extensions for known file types.</strong></li><li><strong>Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color.</strong></li><li><strong>Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items.</strong></li></ul> <p face="arial" style="text-align: justify;">Other options don't affect the system performance. You can enable/disable them according to your requirements.</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><strong>4.</strong> Right-click on <strong>My Computer</strong> icon on Desktop and select <strong>Manage</strong> (You can also open it by typing <strong>services.msc</strong> in RUN or start menu search box and press Enter).</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Now goto <strong>Services & Applications -> Services</strong>. Here you can set a few unnecessary services to <strong>Manual</strong>, which will not start with windows and will decrease the boot time and will increase system performance.</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Please follow the following tutorial to know about which services can be safely set to MANUAL:</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><strong><a href="http://www.askvg.com/windows-vista-services-that-can-be-safely-set-to-manual/" target="_blank">Windows Vista Services that can be Safely set to MANUAL</a></strong></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><strong>5.</strong> Type <strong>msconfig</strong> in RUN or Startmenu search box and press Enter. Now goto <strong>Startup</strong> tab and deselect the unnecessary entries, which you don't want to start automatically with Windows, e.g. you can disable VGA driver utility, Sound Card utility, etc to speed up the startup time and to increase system performance.</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">You can also disable these items using <strong><nobr><span class="tfTextLink" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(79, 73, 170); color: rgb(79, 73, 170); text-decoration: underline; display: inline; line-height: 1em; position: relative;font-size:1em;color:#0000e0;" >Windows Defender</span></nobr></strong>. Open Windows Defender and click on <strong>Tools</strong> and then click on "<strong>Software Explorer</strong>".</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><strong>6.</strong> Open <strong>Sound</strong> in Control Panel (or type <strong>mmsys.cpl</strong> in RUN or Startmenu search box and press Enter), goto <strong>Sounds</strong> tab and select <strong>No Sounds</strong> in <strong>Sound Scheme</strong> section. Or you can remain some of your favorite sounds but set <strong>Exit Windows, Windows Logoff, Windows Logon and Start Navigation</strong> to <strong>(None)</strong>.</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><strong>7.</strong> After following all above mentioned points, you'll see a big improvement in your Windows Vista performance. If you want to tweak more, then you can use 3rd party tools which are listed here:</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><strong><a href="http://www.askvg.com/windows-vista-tweaking-software-list/">Windows Vista Tweaking Software List</a></strong></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><strong>8.</strong> At last I'll advise to defrag the HDD regularly, install only necessary software, use the latest drivers and keep your Windows updated.</p><p style="font-family: arial;">.. Good luck!!<br /></p><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Source : www.askvg.com</span><br /></div></span>

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Tips to Make Windows Vista Run Super Fast - Part 1

<span style="font-family:arial;">So you are using Windows Vista and feel that its slower than Windows XP? Then you have come to the right place. </span><span style="font-family:arial;">Following tutorial will help you in tweaking your Windows Vista to the max and you'll feel a significant improvement in your system performance.</span><br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br />So without wasting any time lets start:<br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>1.</strong> Following is a registry file containing a few registry modifications, which are completely safe and can increase the performance of Windows Vista. Just download the attached ZIP file, extract it and then run the file:</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.askvg.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/vista_reg_codes.zip" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker('/file/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/vista_reg_codes.zip?ref=/how-to-enable-tools-folder-options-and-registry-editor-in-windows/');">Tweak Windows Vista</a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.askvg.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/Restore%20Default%20Vista%20Settings.zip" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker('/file/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/Restore_Default_Vista_Settings.zip?ref=/how-to-enable-tools-folder-options-and-registry-editor-in-windows/');">Restore Default Settings</a></strong></span> (Use this file if you want to restore default Windows settings)</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>2.</strong> Right-click on <strong>My Computer</strong> icon on Desktop and select <strong>Properties</strong> (or press <strong><win></win></strong> key + <strong><pause break=""></pause></strong> key), click on <strong>Advanced system settings</strong> link in left side pane (You can also open it by typing <strong>sysdm.cpl</strong> in RUN or start menu search box and press Enter). Now click on <strong>Settings</strong> button in <strong>Performance</strong> section:</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.askvg.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8734/advancedjc2.png" style="width: 383px; height: 430px;" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Now disable all unnecessary options in <strong>Visual Effects</strong> tab, you can remain following options enabled according to your requirements:</p> <ul><li><strong>Enable desktop composition</strong> (If you want to use Windows Aero theme)</li><li><strong>Enable transparent glass</strong> (If you want to use transparency in Windows)</li><li><strong>Show preview and filters in folder</strong> (If you use Details Pane in Explorer)</li><li><strong>Show thumbnails instead of icons</strong> (If you want to show thumbnails in Explorer)</li><li><strong>Show window contents while dragging</strong> (If you want windows to show content while moving them)</li><li><strong>Smooth edges of screen fonts</strong> (If you want to show smooth fonts)</li><li><strong>Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop</strong> (If you want to show shadows under desktop icon labels)</li><li><strong>Use visual styles on windows and buttons</strong> (If you want to use Windows Aero or Basic theme.)</li></ul> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.askvg.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/7117/performanceua4.png" /></a></p> <p><strong>3.</strong> Open <strong>Folder Options</strong> and click on <strong>View</strong> tab:</p><a href="http://computer-infocentre.blogspot.com/2008/11/tips-to-make-windows-vista-run-super_29.html"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Next step >></span></span></a><br /></span>

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Top 10 Ways To Make A Computer Run Faster

<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >by: </span><span class="author" style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Brooks Carver</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Today I am going to be talking about different ways you can make a computer run faster. There is actually a lot you can do yourself that will boost your PC's performance. So lets take a look at different ways we can remedy that slow computer of yours!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">1. Free Up Disk Space</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">A great way to make a computer run faster is to free up some disk space. Windows comes with a disk cleanup tool that helps you free up space on your hard disk. The utility identifies files that you can safely delete without messing anything up, and then enables you to choose whether you want to delete some or all of the identified files.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">How to use disk cleanup tool.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">* Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Disk Cleanup. If several drives are available, you might be prompted to specify which drive you want to clean.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">* In the Disk Cleanup for dialog box, scroll through the content of the Files to delete list. (If you have multiple hard drives you will have to select which one to scan.)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">* Clear the check boxes for files that you don't want to delete, and then click OK.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">* When prompted to confirm that you want to delete the specified files, click OK.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">2. Use Defrag Tool </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">When you add a file or a new program to a new computer, the hard drive is relatively empty so new data is saved to the hard drive in one whole block. When you need to use that information, the computer can quickly access it because it is all in one place. Defragging your system is definitely a way to make a computer run faster.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">How to use defrag tool.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">* From the start menu point to "all programs"</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">* Point to "Accessories"</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">* Point to "System Tools"</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">* Click on "Disk Defragmenter"</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">* The disk defragmenter will display the hard drives on your computer. Just select and click Defragment.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">3. Get rid of spyware </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Definition</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Spyware is software with malicious intent - by design; it does something bad to your computer. Usually, it gets installed without your knowledge. It sometimes takes advantage of the fact that most people click "I Agree" to software licenses without reading them.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The only way to get rid of spyware is to have some kind of scanner, sort of like an anti-virus. In order to make a computer run faster and keep it safer your going to need an anti-spyware program. This is tricky, a lot of the spyware programs out there are malicious and will actually add viruses and spyware to your computer by using the "spyware scanner and blocker". So please remember to be very careful when choosing your anti-spyware program.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">4. Find and repair disk errors</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Detect and Repair Disk Errors</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">In addition to running Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmenter to optimize the performance of your computer, you can check the integrity of the files stored on your hard disk by running the Error Checking utility.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">How to run the error checking utility.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">* Click Start, and then click My Computer.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">* In the My Computer window, right-click the hard disk you want to search for bad sectors, and then click Properties.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">* In the Properties dialog box, click the Tools tab.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">* Click the Check Now button.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">* In the Check Disk dialog box, select the Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors check box, and then click Start.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">* If bad sectors are found, choose to fix them.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Tip: Only select the Automatically fix file system errors check box if you think that your disk contains bad sectors.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">5. Get an external hard drive</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Adding an External Hard Drive to your computer will allow you to clear out a lot of the things you don't need to be storing on your normal hard drive.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">A great example would be your music or pictures. All those songs and pictures are sitting on your computer making it go slower. You will see a decline in your computers performance as soon as you use over half of your hard drive space.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Moving all your songs or pictures to your external hard drive will free up a lot of space on your main hard drive. You can even move applications such as photoshop or games.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">An external hard drive is also handy because it is portable. You can unplug it from your computer and take it to a friends house and plug it in there, sharing photos and pictures very easily.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">This is truly a great way to make a computer run faster.</span><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>About The Author</b></span> </p><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">My name is Brooks Carver and I am a pretty die hard computer tech. I have been working with computer directly for over 20 years now. I have a beautiful wife and daughter, and when I am not programming or fixing computers I enjoy spending time in the out doors.<br /><br />If you like these tips then you will love my website. It gives the top 10 ways you can speed up your computer. It is very user friendly, it has pictures going along with every step to show you exactly what I mean. I also give out valuable information about what anit-virus and spyware programs that are safe to buy and really work. There are other fun things there too, such as top fastest things on the internet that you can vote on. If your looking to make a computer run faster this is your #1 resource! Click below now!<br /><a class="hft-urls" href="http://www.squidoo.com/makecomputerrunfaster/">http://www.squidoo.com/makecomputerrunfaster/</a></span></div>

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