How can I speed up my PC besides disk defragging, cleaning the disk, and using rambooster?

Answer 1

I've never used rambooster, really don't know what it is. The way to boost RAM is to add as much as your motherboard and processor will take. If you run XP, you need at least 512 Mb of RAM. Uninstall programs you no longer use, or ISP's you no longer use. Use Microsoft's Live OneCare Cleanup Scan to clean the registry of junk. Keep spyware cleaned off - I use Ad-Aware almost daily, and SpyBot weekly.

I do all those things once a week, and my 4+ year old computer is still running as fast as it ever did, and as smoothly.

Answer 2

there are three best ways of upgrading your computer that will speed up your computer's performance
1. Buy a faster proccesor, Core 2 duo (2.2 Ghz) nice, fast, has some of the latest technology, dual core
2. Buy more or faster RAM, 2 GB really do the job I have 2GB of RAM at the speed of DDR2 667(PC2 5400) it works like a charm
3. Get a faster hard drive, a faster hard drive will open up windows and applications much faster a 7200 rpm hard drive works well but if you want a faster one get a 10000 rpm
Make sure that all of these new upgrades are compatible to your computer (especially motherboard and power supply)
all your new upgrades can be found on www.newegg.com

Answer 3

You need to check what processes are running, remove any programs that are no longer used, scan the system for malware, spyware and viruses, and most definitely defrag the drive.

More memory will help if you have low memory as it will stop the usage of the hard drive as a memory swap area.

Answer 4

A clean computer is key to a faster computer. Run the 3 scans below.


Run a virus scan weekly.

Update and run your Anti-Virus program. Don't have one? You can run a free online scan from CA.
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx



Run Spybot and Adaware weekly.


Download, update and run Spybot---http://www.safer-networking.org/... . Don't forget to use the Immunize feature.

Download, update and run Adaware---http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaw...

Now to prevent spyware from being installed in the first place....

Download SpywareBlaster---http://majorgeeks.com/download2859.html
SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from ever being installed.

It's main features include:
- Prevent the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other potentially unwanted pests.
- Block spyware/tracking cookies in Internet Explorer and Mozilla/Firefox.
- Restrict the actions of potentially dangerous sites in Internet Explorer.






Now lets clean up your registry.




Run RegScrubXP weekly. Run Cleanup every time you log off.


Download RegScrubXP--http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?d...

Safely cleans junk out of the Windows 2000/XP system registry. All changes made to the registry are fully restorable to it's original condition. You can make an exclusion list of registry entries that RegScrubXP will not display as problems. You can sift through a list of file extensions, company names, run upon startup programs, Internet Explorer history, and uninstall programs to delete what you think is junk.



Download CleanUp---http://www.stevengould.org/software/clea...

Free disk space, make your computer run better/faster and protect your privacy - all in one easy solution. All for free!





Now lets clean up your disk.



Run a Disk Cleanup 2 times a month. Run Disk Defrag. monthly.


Do a Disk Cleanup and Disk Defrag. You can find both of them by following the path below.
Start>all programs>accessories>system tools>Disk Cleanup. Let it do its thing. You can check every box that has something to delete.
Now follow the same path and do a Disk Defrag. Again just let it do its thing.




Now lets tweak your connection.


If your speed is good I would not mess with it by trying to tweak it. If you do tweak once it is done you should not have to do it every again.


There are many programs out there to do this. I will give you 2 of them.
The first one is TCP Optimizer.

Description: The TCP Optimizer is a free, easy Windows program that provides an intuitive interface for tuning and optimizing your Internet connection. There is no installation required, just download and run.

http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php....

You can get support for the best way to set it up right from their forum http://forums.speedguide.net/

The second one is Cablenut.

Windows XP tested and approved

CableNut is a tool for optimizing your Internet Connection. We have provided a way to tweak any option you may want to in the adjuster. You can load "CableNut Custom Setting" files that are included with the program to tweak your Internet connection.

http://www.cablenut.com/

Again support is available right from their forum.http://www.broadbandnuts.com/index.php?p...




All programs are FREE!




After applying the suggestions above you will have a clean and faster computer. Enjoy.

Answer 5

You can spend money and upgrade the processor and adding more RAM. Installing a 10,000 rpm hard drive and going to SATA is another way. If you don't need XP, go back to Win98SE. Uninstall any unneeded programs, or disable the programs that automatically start when windows starts.

Answer 6

As long as your physical memory hold all your process, the computer is in good shape. Say you have 512MB mem and process take about 480MB., you are fine.

If not some tips here,
1. Unload Yahoo/MSN messenge until necessary
2. Close browser and reopen it to release it accumulated catch.
3. Only run one antivirus (or adware or spyware) one time.

Answer 7

Add extra ram will speed up your system. Use crucial memory scanner to cheeck what the maximum and type for your system is. You can write down the details and purchase anywhere else cheaper.

http://www.crucial.com/uk/

Answer 8

Install more Ram and shut down a few minutes and restart will clear Ram and make it a little quicker for you.

Answer 9

Buy a later model with a faster chip speed.

Answer 10

also regularly perform manual scans with your anti virus, anti ad software and only stick to downloading applications that are very necessary to you or they can take up alot of space. as an extra thought here, the stand alone anti virus is better than all the suite packages, they tend to be bloated and resource hungry!