Are there any programs out there that will help speed up your computer?

Answer 1

there are many that claim to ... imo a good manual cleaning and defrag along with an antispyware app is about the best u can do short of a reformat ...

Answer 2

You can speed it up yourself and it won't cost you a penny.
First, you have to decide if you want goodies and graphics, or speed.

If you want speed:

1. Set wallpaper and screensavers to blank or none — they run continuously in the background and use memory.
-----right-click on the desktop, select Properties
-----click the screensaver tab, on the left where it says "screensaver," select none.
-----click the desktop tab, for background, select none
2. Review your start menu – remove anything you don’t need on a daily basis — load games, etc. on an as-needed basis.
-----click Start, Settings, Taskbar and Start Menu
-----click the Start Menu tab
-----select a program you do not want to load at Startup, then click remove.
-----Caution -- do not touch anything you are not sure of or you will mess up your computer royally.
3. From Internet Explorer, click Tools, Internet Options: delete cookies, delete files (offline), and clear history. (You can also set days to store history to 0.)
----- These actions will clear your computer’s cache. (For a description of cache, go to http://help.yahoo.com/l/ph/yahoo/mail/access/access-27210.html )
4. Run Disk Cleanup, Scandisk, Defrag at least every two weeks (the more frequently they are run, the less time they take).
-----These can be found in Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools.
5. Periodically, click Start, Programs, Run — then type ipconfig renew
(that’s ipconfig space renew).
6. Optional: Speed vs Goodies — in the Control Panel, System, Advanced, Performance, Settings — you can have visual effects or let Windows select the best options. I am using “Best Performance.” Your choice.
These things should increase speed and free up memory as much as possible.

Answer 3

most programs offer false promises, keep in mind any program you run is going to take up more memory thus causing your computer to run slower! The best way to improve your pc speed is to do a few system tweaks. Each OS has its own tweaks you can perform to increase speed

Here are a few guides to help you on your way

Windows XP
http://www.tweakhound.com/xp/xptweaks/supertweaks1.htm
Windows Vista
http://www.winmatrix.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13708
Windows 2000
http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/win2k_services/print.shtml

Answer 4

I have what I feel was the best solution for me. This combines getting rid of junk files, spyware, includes a registry cleaner, as well as a memory booster. This utility I find very useful.
Advanced Windows Care
http://www.iobit.com/advancedwindowscareper.html?Str=download

Answer 5

Check http://www.pc-optimizer-pro.com
With pc optimizer pro you can safely clean, repair and optimize your computer.
It will help improve your system performance.
Good luck!

Answer 6

ccleaner is a computer optimization program that i know that, amazingly, actually works
http://www.ccleaner.com