how can I speed up restart?,without hibernating, how should I close out at night?

Answer 1

Defragging,
One should do a disk cleanup everyday and defrag two or three times a week if the computer is used moderately. Try this.
You may need to do a Disk Cleanup..and be sure you have all the boxes checked....
Defrafg your C drive or what ever is your
main harddrive... Make sure you have selected the C Drive.... This is called a Disk Defragmenter...
Go to : Start...
programs..
accessories...
system tools..
Do this often...
Remove all that is Not necessary from the start up. Go to...
Start
Run
Type in .. msconfig
in the general tab.. choose selective start
then choose the start up tab
and remove all that you dont need.
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Answer 2

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