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How to speed up my Dell Inspiron 1545 Laptop?
I want to know how I can speed up my PC without spending any money or little to none. It does not run all that slow when it comes to surfing the web but I downloaded the game Guild Wars 2 (the only game I have on this computer) and it goes very slow and the graphics are awful and I only use this PC for this game. I already did the basic things to speed it up but it has not worked as well as i'd like it to. I deleted several things on this computer to have more room for the game and so it doesn't slow down. I have a good anti-virus program on here and I know I do not have a virus. I have no idea what else to do so if you have any suggestions let me know! (I have a Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop)
8 Answers
- 7 years ago
If your playing a game and it lags, try lowering the graphics,shadows - changing the resolution sometimes helps increase the frame-rate.
Also try running the disk defragmenter and disk clean-up in your programs-just search it up by clicking the windows start button and type one of those in.
Razer Game Booster might help too - you can search that up on google or bing.
Close all programs that aren't needed by going to the task manager.
Make sure your computer is set to high performance instead of power saver or balanced.
Oh, and u can do this-might help a bit, go click start button, and right click computer and click properties, then click advanced system settings and where it says performance, click settings, click adjust for best performance and then click OK.-that'll free up some RAM and might improve performance.
But if your pc doesn't meet the minimum pc requirements of Guild Wars 2, then i think u should upgrade your GPU and CPU, but it'll cost a few hundred $.
- Anonymous7 years ago
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.healthboostpc.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.
- 5 years ago
I am a professional developer with Microsoft, and have about 10 years of experience in the field of Computer Engineering. Most problems with PC's are the result of malicious software that infected a Computer. Examples of this are things such as malware, viruses, trojans, spyware, adware, root kits, and worms. In other cases, they are the result of stability issues due to crashes, freezes, or Hardware Issues. Some examples of hardware issues could be a dirty cooling fan causing the computer to overheat, or low memory due to lack of RAM, which could cause the PC to run slowly. You may think it could be a virus, or malware, or registry issues, but it could be something else entirely. As a computer layman, one may find it hard to really ascertain what exactly is causing the problems, without having a professional do an in depth analysis of your PC.
As professional computer repairs can be quite costly, I would recommend to you a Software that many of us in the tech department here at Microsoft use personally and professionally to diagnose and repair computer problems very quickly. It is a software called Reimage, from https://tr.im/ReimageRepair .. In my personal experience, and in the experience of many of my associates, this is probably the best software ever created for those experiencing computer troubles. This is likely to remedy just about ANY problem your computer could possibly be having, and have it running like new. Reimage has won several awards, and been featured in publications such as PC Mag.
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- Anonymous7 years ago
Hey,
To download for free Razer Game Booster you can click here: http://j.mp/1m5WORD
it's the full version, avaiable for free! very fast to install
This free application is especially useful for those users who don’t have an optimized gaming PC and want to play a game that uses a lot their system resources. In that case, users usually have to turn off the rest of their applications to get a decent performance of the game.