how can i make my pc work faster without changing any hardware?

Answer 1

Do not block any cooki.

Answer 2

First, remove all unneccessary programs that you really don't use. (Don't worry, you can re-install them later.) This will make extra space on your hard drive. At least 17-20% free is best/. Nxxt realign all the programs and info and data so that they're right next to each other. This is called Defragmentation. How? Defragment your hard drive by clicking on Settings, Control Panel, Administrative Programs, Defragment. Why? Your hard drive disks are where your info is stored. It is like a pizza, the slices are called sectors and information is written in these rings of data, like rings inside a tree when you see it chopped down. Those rings are called tracks. The fastest way to read the information from your hard disk drive is when its all together. As you add information, delete documents, add MP3 files, this information is written all over the place on your hard drive. When this happens the information is in pieces, or fragments and your hard drive has to spin around and around a lot more times to read all that information. By running the defragmentation program, the computer moves all those files into nice neat "together" places on your hard drive. So, for example, if you have just a little tiny 2 sentence document with 30 words in it and each word has 5 letters, then that's 30 time 5 which equals 150 characters. The computer calls those characters bytes. After running that defragment program, now those 150 bytes are right next to each other on one of those track-rings in one of those pizza slice sectors that each have 512 bytes. Ka BLAM, your computer can now pull up that 150 characters 100 times faster. Get rid of all the programs or files you don't need, first before running the defrag program and your computer will at least bring up the information like programs, documents, MP3 files and other stuff a whole lot faster. This is a FREE speed-up method - no hardware needed. Once again, Get rid of those un-needed docs and files first. Defrag, then reinstall needed programs. Keep at least 1/5 or 20% of your disk drive free of files.

Answer 3

Uninstall crap apps, especially stuff that runs in the background. Thinks like music programs that run even when you aren't listening to them. Unload toolbars, screensavers, and (especially) widgets. You don't "need" any of them, and they all suck up memory and interrupts, and sometimes bandwidth, too.

Do a disk cleanup -- if you are computer-phobic, then let Windows do it (OK< I am making a big assumption you are a Windows user). To do this, Open a Windows Explorer and right-click on your primary hard drive (probably C:) and choose "Properties". On the dialog box that opens up, click the Cleanup button. If you've never done this, it may take quite a while to determine HOW MUCH to clean up -- as much as half an hour! Once it comes up with a dialog telling you what it can clean, check all the check boxes and click OK. Again, if you've never done this, it will take a while, maybe five minutes, maybe an hour, maybe even longer... AFTER cleanup, go back to Windows Explorer, right-click, Properties, and go to the "Tools" tab and click "Defrag". Run the defrag -- again, if you've never done this, it could take a LONG while, I've seen it take all night on a 100GB drive, but typically an hour or so.

With a normal computer I'd say do this every three months or so. On CAD and Photoshop intensive stations, you may want to do this monthly.

If you are using applications that suck a lot of memory and do a lot of disk-caching, you really ought to spring for more RAM...at the very least...

[EDIT -- someone mentioned fonts, I forgot them! Too many fonts can really bog down Windows! Create a new folder on your desktop or in your documents called "uninstalled fonts". Go to Control Panel to Fonts and Move as many fonts to the new folder as you care to -- I recommend keeping fewer than 150, but you have to choose based on how and what you do... Also, try to kill the biggest fonts (by file size) unless you need the other languages incorporated in them]

Answer 4

Well, what you need to do is get rid of anything your using. And by that, I mean, getting rid of it completely. Don't need Itunes? Delete it from the C drive completely (PC). Anyways, get rid of anything you don't need. Afterwards, your hard drive will have a ton of spaces in it, so if you install new files, they will fill up those spaces, and if they are really big, they'll fill many different spaces. So what you need to do in order to keep the programs all together (all the music files are together, all of your World Of Warcraft files are together without spaces, etc.) is to defragment your hard drive. In windows XP, you'd go to disk defragmenter in accessories under system tools. When you run this, all the files will be next to each other, and should speed up the load times, but probably not by a whole lot.

Answer 5

If you have less than one gig memory RAM and less than 200 gig hard drive then probably not much you can do.

Remove what you do not need and have only what you absolutely need on the start meny. This will help if there is enough memory to work with.

Older computers are haveing a real hard time processing the new information these days.

Answer 6

Easiest solution is to uninstall programs that you do not use. Delete unused fonts. Run spyware/adware program to clean up your system. That's basically it. Without upgrading hardware or reinstalling Windows, there is nothing else you can do.

Answer 7

one million. unencumber disk area. Delete previous and pointless information or classes. 2. Delete or disable history classes. maximum of them could be recent in gadget trays. 3. while enjoying video games, cut back the main factors, demonstrate resolutions, and so on. 4. Defrag the disk. residing house windows has a Disk Defragmenter utility.

Answer 8

definetly well delete all the programs, music, video you might need. then delete your cookies and history
go to start accessories then system tools then
disk defragmenter do this at least once
a month!
go on task manager and end processes to all exe that your not using ;)
also run your anti virus weekly
and spyware adware and what not

always check for updates as well!

Answer 9

You can do a virus scan.
You can do a spyware/adware scan.

You can delete lots of things.

-REGISTRIES
-Temporary Internet Files
-Cookies
-History
-Internet Cache
-Index.dat files
-You can emtpy your recycle bin
-Temporary Files
-Windows log files
-Memory Dumps
-Chkdsk File Fragments
-Old Prefetch data
-Hotfix Uninstallers
etc.

If you have no clue about of these things, or how to access them, go to http://ccleaner.com and dowload the cleaner. It's a big help.

-David

Answer 10

download this...
http://www.download.com/TuneUp-Utilities-2006/3000-2086_4-10440422.html

run the
File cleaner
Regisrty cleaner
and
the "tune up"

there are several settings that are used that make things "prettier" or use animations, this turns that all of, and maximizes performance.
great tool, only works for 30 days.
(but the reg and file cleaners still have done their job.)

Answer 11

You can increase the Page memory or virtual memory..upto min of 2.5 and max of 3GB.. Having space in C drive of 3.5GB.. Path is My Computer-Properties-Advanced tab-Performance settings-Advanced tab-Change.. Change the C drive only... let me know if it works.