Other than upgrading my hardware, is there a way to speed up my computer in terms of processing?

Question

Basically, I'm looking for some software that might clean out all the useless stuff that's slowing my computer down. Does anyone have any ideas other than actually upgrading my hardware? I've already got antivirus and spyware software.

Answer 1

What excatly are your system spec's? Im sure you do disk clean up, defragment, use a registry cleaner, virus scanner, and spyware scanner, Here is a little trick that people often ignore when they want to speed there computer up.

*Note this will only temporarly speed your computer up untill you have more applications and real time applications installed.

it is called Virtual Memory. It is RAM written on the hard drive. This is used for people who can not afford to get new hardware on there computer but want to temporarly give your computer a boost.

Right Click-> My computer-> Properties->Advance-> And on the Virtual memoery box-> Settings->

You should notice some numbers:

Minimum:
Maximum:
Registry File Size:

This requires alot of trial and error because depending on your computer system spec you can raise it some. If you raise ti to much you will only make your computer slower. The minimum and Maxium are size that it will reserve on your computers disk space and use it as RAM untill it has time to get to RAM and process it. Think of it as a waiting line, untill it can get to RAM or the CPU. That is why olders computers were lounder because it was constantly wriritng and erasing from the hard drive.

I would recomend you increase both of them by 200 and maybe keep your registry the same or up to 64. See if your computer runs faster. If it does no need to tweak it anymore otherwise you run the risk of slowing it down. * note you might need to restart your computer*I

Answer 2

Hi You could try going into ur cookies setting and limit the amt of things that are adding up from day to day...and try something called the clean-up wizard helps in cleaning out what you don't use often. Hope I've helped...good luck.

Answer 3

RAM is responsible for speed of execution.thus clearing contents which means flusing the unrequired ones would boost your performance.
U can easily do it using RAM BOOSTER SOFTWARE.

Another is keep atleast 2 GB of space free in the drive u hav installed windows xp or NT or any MS OS.
IF linux keep swap size as twce the size of ram.

goin start ->RUN-> %temp%
delete all temp files preiodically

Answer 4

try download.com you can get free software or go to an office supply store and they will have some products for you there. you can also try to remove some of the programs you dont use also. also use the "disk cleanup" tool and defrag tool on your pc.

Answer 5

Lavasoft ad-aware

Answer 6

You can buy such things at Staples.
Also here is a website

http://safety.live.com/site/en-US/center/cleanup.htm