Cleaning up computer?

4 thoughts on “Cleaning up computer?”

1. Mickey L says:

   May 6, 2011 at 8:43 pm

   If your virus/spyware free, there are a couple things you can do get your computer working faster. If you using your computer for normal stuff and not gaming. You don’t always need more RAM you just need to perform a few maintenance task.

   First, if you haven’t cleaned your registry in a while. This is necessary. Your registry holds all the information regarding updates, installs, un-installs etc. Each one of those events produces a key. That key needs your PC’s resources and free space. So, if you clean your registry, you make more resources available for speed. Do a registry scan if you got more than 20 errors you should clean it.
   http://www.delete-computer-history.com/what-is-the-best-registry-cleaner.html

   2. Clear your Windows cache files, this is your temporary file. It can grow up to a large volume and stop your computer from using RAM properly. In a sense slow it down by preventing it from using free space.Here is how:

   1. Quit Internet Explorer, Firefox, or any other web browser
   2. Click Start, click "Control Panel", and then double-click "Internet Options".
   3. On the General tab, click "Delete Files" under Temporary Internet Files.
   4. In the Delete Files dialog box, click to select the "Delete all offline content" check box , and then click OK.
   5. Click OK.

   3. Manage your startups. Your excess CPU usage is due to too many programs running in the background. You can cut these to barebones by alter your msconfig. Here is how:

   1. Open your Start menu.
   2. Click Run
   3. In the command screen type "msconfig.exe"
   4. In the "system configuration utility",click either "service" or "startup" tab
   5. Uncheck all programs that your are no longer using.
   6. Click "OK"

   Other great tip is increasing your virtual memory to simulate more RAM. This will give you a bit more resources for multiple program use or CPU heavy programs.
   Hope this link helps. Shows you how to do everything step by step. You should get a least 60-120% more resources and speed
   if you follow the tips.

2. jeffo_bazoni says:

   May 6, 2011 at 8:43 pm

   Get rid of all the crap on your machine that you don’t use. Make some sacrifices; remove programs you say you use but hardly ever do. This at least frees up some hard drive space. As for RAM, try going to the Task Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Del) and look at all of the processes you’re not using. Kill them, but be sure they are not vital processes. You can stop things like Qttask or whatever it is, and things like tablet support. That, however, will only work for the current session. If your Sims game still runs slowly after that, you just need a faster computer. Look at the requirements on the package to make sure.

3. ..k.. says:

   May 6, 2011 at 8:43 pm

   anti virus

4. geekout says:

   May 6, 2011 at 8:43 pm

   First Disable unnecessary programs from starting when you start windows

   Start>Run>type in MSCONFIG>Startup tab – uncheck any program you don’t want to run when you start Windows

   How to use MSCONFIG
   http://netsquirrel.com/msconfig/

   For more info see the links below

   Streamline your startups
   http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm
   http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm
   http://www.windowsstartup.com/wso/index.php
   http://www.3feetunder.com/krick/startup/list.html
   http://www.greatis.com/appdata/
   http://www.castlecops.com/StartupList.html

   Then disable unnecessary services
   http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm
   http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1786006,00.asp

   Then read these

   Basic computer maintenance everyone should do
   http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=106650

   Understanding, Cleaning And Preventing Spyware
   http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=25834

   Getting greater stability from Windows
   http://aumha.org/a/health.htm

   Last but not least read these for some great tips!

   How to Speed Up Windows Boot Time
   http://www.pchell.com/support/how_to_speed_up_windows_boot_time.shtml
   http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1786122,00.asp
   http://www.pcguide.com/opt/opt/bootSpeed-c.html
   http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=235571

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