what can be done to clean and speed up my computer?

9 thoughts on “what can be done to clean and speed up my computer?”

1. Anthony Bernard says:

   September 18, 2009 at 8:44 pm

   1. How fast your computer is depends on your hardware and software.
   2. You could install more ram if you do not have enough.
   3. For the software part, remove the history and junk files from you computer using ace utilities (acelogix.com) or ccleaner if you want something for free. Then uninstall unwanted programs and go through your program files and delete unwanted folders/files, do the same for your documents and settings\yourname and documents and settings\all users. Also check the application data and local settings folders under documents and settings\yourname and documents and settings\all users. These folders are hidden so you have to type documents and settings\all users\application data, for example in the address bar.
   4. After you have done this, then yes you should defragment your hard drive.
   5. Another reason for slow computers is a bloated or fragmented registry. To rectify this problem, use regseeker (http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm ) to clean your registry, furthermore remove unwanted keys via the installed applications -> software settings under regseeker or use regedit and edit the HKLM\Software and HKCU\Software. After which use ntregopt to defragment your registry (http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/).
   6. Scan for and remove viruses and spyware from you computer and update Windows.
   7. Oh yeah, and if you really really need to (or you have the free time), reinstall windows, that helps!
   8. If you need any help with the above, just post and I will try to help; I hope this helps!

2. Ray says:

   September 18, 2009 at 8:44 pm

   Try EasyCleaner as well. I think that it might be owned my MacAfee now.

3. Kevin H says:

   September 18, 2009 at 8:44 pm

   Try a memory upgrade.

4. nilesr says:

   September 18, 2009 at 8:44 pm

   Upgrading the Ram is probably the easiest and cheapest Hardware fixup.

   As for software…The best way is to reinstall XP. I’m doing that every six months.

5. sanjay says:

   September 18, 2009 at 8:44 pm

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6. lshevche says:

   September 18, 2009 at 8:44 pm

   A think you can do is to buy some memory. On my computer, it was very slow when it had 252mb memory and then I got 1gig memory and it started to work much faster.

7. Corey T says:

   September 18, 2009 at 8:44 pm

   Easy try download.com they have tons of tools to speed up your computer…my favorite programs are Ashampoo WinOptimizer and Registry Mechanic…hope i helped

8. karthick s says:

   September 18, 2009 at 8:44 pm

   dwonload mcafee quick clean.its a nice tool.

   http://www.mcafee.com-> search quick clean.

9. wordmakesfree says:

   September 18, 2009 at 8:44 pm

   Try CCleaner. It’s a freeware tool that cleans up junk files. You can set it to run at startup and always keep your computer clean. You can also use it to keep programs from opening at startup. This can improve your speed dramatically.

   http://www.ccleaner.com

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