How can I increase the speed of my computer with out spending more money for that?

Question

It is intel (R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU . 2.00 GHZ
2.00 GHZ, 256 MB of Ram.

Answer 1

you may have tried these things - but i'll give you step by step guide and follow these and this should speed up
you computer

+spyware sweepers for your computer - download from www.download.com - trusted site and will not have any false positive programs on there - they test them you know - when doing a scan turn off the automatic retore points

+ do a disk clean up - click on start then all programs > assessories > system tools > then disk cleanup

+ yes do a defrag BUT do it in safemode because not so many programs running in the back ground (when starting up press the f5 or f8 - select the safemode) again under safemode

+ check the programs that startup when windows start - these may be running in the background and will slow down your computer - click start then run - type msconfig - click on the tab for startup - this should produce a list with ticks in it - these are the programs that start when windows start (this process is totally reversable) you can disable what you wnat you can create a short cut on your desktop instead- try disabling them alll then click ok and restart - I bet this will speed up you computer - try to leave the you anti virus etc running - do you need any of these - if you don't know what any of these startup programs are or system files - just type the file into google

+ Get some more ram

+ do a check on your hard drive for bad sectors - goto my computer - right click on the hard drive - then properties - then tools - then check your hard drive for errors - make sure that both the check boxes are checked - you'll get a error then restart - this will take a while

+ do a system file check - click start > run > type sfc /scannow

+ check in the eventviewer for clues to see if anything is throwing out error codes > start > run > type eventvwr.msc - look under the application and system - look for any errors or warnings (double click on them)- again google the results

The next part only if you are comfortable with the computer
+ if you are comfortable with the registry - click start - run type - regedit - navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/ControlPanel/desktop - modify the MenuShowDelay and reduce the value 400 - (this milliseconds) this will make the start menu display quicker

+ you can also speed up your pc also by cutting down on some of the special effects - right click on my computer > select properties > then click on the advanced tab then click settings under the performance tab > select the option for "adjust for best performance"

+ also try disabling the indexing services - this may slow down searches but if your not bothered about this this - this will speed up you system - click start then run type services.msc - scroll down the list until you find indexing services - double click on it - in the drop down box ensure the disabled is selected

also using the msconfig as before - check the services tab and then hide all microsoft services > check to see if there are any processes that you do not need - be alittle bit careful with this option - again google if you need to find the prog

+ if you are a advanced user you can improve you speed by enabling NTFS and write caching - but may have already set this up when you installed windows

+ and lastly but a bit extreme - do a full system recovery - i.e reinstall windows - you will lose any data but at least this will give you a computer as if it was brand new

Follow these steps and this will speed up your computer

Beware if using regedit be very very careful

Answer 2

well u could engage in clockin (playing with the cpu) but besides that u can not make it faster u can just minimize the things which slow it down, like windows, get rid of it and instll linux, if u don't want that, then make sure u don't have any programs in automatic start up, an appropriate page file, minimize teh caching of things or get a ram booster, as u ram is low, u would really feel a difference with an extra 256 mb ram... good luck

Answer 3

1) U need to increase RAM to 1Gb, it will make a lot of difference in Speeding up of computer.
2) Keep more space in C-drive where OS is installed
3) Run Defragmentation once in a month.
4) remove temp files and unwanted stuf.
5) Increase Virtual memory to three times of RAM memory.

Only the First one will Cost you, complete all the Steps and i Bet u will get more speed out of ur machine

Answer 4

Computers can speed up by following simple maintenance of your computer system. As a user, you should be responsible in taking care of your computer. The following are helpful tips to speed up your computer system:

1. Install anti-virus software to eliminate viruses that slows your pc.
2. Delete unnecessary files which you do not need anymore.
3. Defragment your system so that files are organized when boot-up starts. To do this click Start/All Programs/Accesories/System Tools/Disk Defragmenter. (Note: Don't worry about what you see on the screen just press defragment after you select what drive to defrag. It just organized your files for proper boot-up.)
4. Do not use high resolution graphics as your wallpaper. It eats up large memory on your system making it for slow response for application. You can use the classic theme instead.
5. Minimize your fonts usage. Do not use much fonts style, it also slows your system down. Delete unnecessary fonts. To do this, click on Start/Control Panel/in Classic View in Windows XP click fonts. Then delete fonts that you don't actually use. (Note: Fonts that are color in red and usually written with a red letter A are system fonts so prevent not to delete those.

Answer 5

Well with that speed you have I think you'll have the money to get more speed ;otherwise if you to miserable ,overclocking mite be the go, so get your reference Booklet for your System Board and change settings there ,be warned if you do too much of it you may end up having to buy a dual core faster Computer. I personaly put up with 550Mz and do I'm poor ,I'm happy.Take care!

Answer 6

If there is something that's inflicting it to be sluggish - fragmented archives, issues working which you do no longer decide on - you may marvelous the topics and the pc will run swifter. If there is no longer something inflicting it to be sluggish different than that that's a sluggish pc, there is no longer lots you're able to do, with or without spending money, different than procuring swifter factors.

Answer 7

get a 256 ram

Answer 8

You get what you pay for. You want faster speeds you'll need some upgrades to the processor and RAM.

Answer 9

You can delete a few huge files and the speed would increase automatically.

Answer 10

always clean up the disk then always keep from install the unwanted software or files then you can increase the speed.