How can I make my computer run faster?

Add memory, most surefire way.

make sure you are not double firewalled (i.e. McAfee & Windows Firewall).

Keep the virus scan up-todate and make sure you are scanning for spayware regularly.

Be aware of background programs you don't use and shut them off - things like IM programs that are always on or live feed internet media stuff.

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1. Disable Indexing Services

Indexing Services is a small little program that uses large amounts of RAM and can often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process indexes and updates lists of all the files that are on your computer. It does this so that when you do a search for something on your computer, it will search faster by scanning the index lists. If you don’t search your computer often, or even if you do search often, this system service is completely unnecessary. To disable do the following:

Go to Start

Click Settings

Click Control Panel

Double-click Add/Remove Programs

Click the Add/Remove Window Components

Uncheck the Indexing services

Click Next

2. Optimise Display Settings

Windows XP can look sexy but displaying all the visual items can waste system resources. To optimise:

Go to Start

Click Settings

Click Control Panel

Click System

Click Advanced tab

In the Performance tab click Settings

Leave only the following ticked:

Show shadows under menus

Show shadows under mouse pointer

Show translucent selection rectangle

Use drop shadows for icons labels on the desktop

Use visual styles on windows and buttons

3. Speedup Folder Browsing

You may have noticed that everytime you open my computer to browse folders that there is a slight delay. This is because Windows XP automatically searches for network files and printers everytime you open Windows Explorer. To fix this and to increase browsing significantly:

Open My Computer

Click on Tools menu

Click on Folder Options

Click on the View tab.

Uncheck the Automatically search for network folders and printers check box

Click Apply

Click Ok

Reboot your computer

4. Disable Performance Counters

Windows XP has a performance monitor utility which monitors several areas of your PC’s performance. These utilities take up system resources so disabling is a good idea.

To disable:

download and install the Extensible Performance Counter List

Then select each counter in turn in the ‘Extensible performance counters’ window and clear the ‘performance counters enabled’ checkbox at the bottom.button below

Cleaner Registry

Microsoft Registry Problems = Slow Computer!

Lots of things get saved on your PC that you don't need. Some are benign. Some slow you down. And some let prying eyes track what you do on your PC.

install Registry cleaner and run daily

Use the tool: http://downloadlk.net/themosteffectiveregistryclea... [if you do not have one]

Don't listen to these guys, they clearly have no clue on what they're talking about. I am a developer at Microsoft so I know a thing or two about computers. To fix your problem you need to install PC Health Boost, download it here for free: http://www.pcboostcleaner.com/

It's very light and it's the only antivirus/cleaner with a 99.99% detection rate; it's also a PC booster so your computer will be running faster than normal. Install it, hit run and problem solved. It shouldn't take you more than 5 minutes.

There may be two reasons why your PC is running slow.

1. You havn't cleant up your PC for a long time.

2. You have got a virus or spyware on your PC.

You may search WWW.answers.yahoo.com for answers

I suggest you to run a virus test firstly with your virus scanner:(if you don't have virus killer, you may try Bitdefender, it is the best:

1. Firstly, update your virus scanner database

2. Then run the scanner and check whether you have virus on your PC.

When you find viruses, Kill them!

3.Then Restart your Computer.

Now you'll find your PC is faster than before,

If not.

You may definetly need to clean up your PC.

Here is instructions about how to clean your PC: http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-Your-Comput...

1. Download a nice PC cleaner from http://www.pc-registry-repair.cc/

(System cleaner is a best choice)

2. Run the cleaner and clean up your PC.

3. Restart your PC

xp supports up to 3gb, so another 1.5gb would help out. RAM is the quickest/cheapest/easiest way to get some speed.

Also find out what the fastest cpu is that your motherboard will support and upgrade to that.

thats about it. other than those things, it kinda depends on perception, if it is running slower than a computer with those specs should, then there's a bunch of other stuff to investigate. but if it is running happy and healthy at what those specs should then there's not much more to do.

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hi bro i have solution of your problem you have to do following steps;

1-Download and install ccleaner the download link is that

www.piriform.com and after download and installing open it and click on run cleaner and it will make more space and make yor pc faster.

2-Then go to registry tab at left corner and click on ''scan for issues'' and after scan click on ''fix all selected issues make sure all the boxes are checked and then it will ask you for backup you have to click on ''no'' and then click on fi all issues.

3-Go to start menu and type run go to it nd type PREFETCH and press enter key and delete all files from there if it cant delete any thing then you have to click on skip.And again go to run and this time you have to type %temp% and press enter and delete all files from there and if it cant delete any thing so plz just skip it.

4-At last go to your desktop and right click on recycle bin and empty your recycle bin. Thats it and if you got any kind of problem so just tell and for more things go to my channel on youtube with user name bilalharoon

!! I HOPE THIS IS HELPFULL !!