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this is my guide to get your old pc ready for school ,because sometime you just dont have the money to buy a new laptop.
i use these tips every few months to speedup my pc .
my laptop is a 4 year old acer aspire that runs windows xp and a lot of free opensource software.
most of the clean up steps and apps will also work in windows vista and windows 7
i use these tips every few months to speedup my pc .
my laptop is a 4 year old acer aspire that runs windows xp and a lot of free opensource software.
most of the clean up steps and apps will also work in windows vista and windows 7
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Signing UpStep 1Speeding up windows part 1
first thing to do is clean up of your system
goto start > all programs > accessories > system tools > disk cleanup
select the c:\ drive > select al catagory's and press ok.
this wil free up system space and will make you laptop run faster ,because windows will not have to keep track of all those unneeded files
goto start > all programs > accessories > system tools > disk cleanup
select the c:\ drive > select al catagory's and press ok.
this wil free up system space and will make you laptop run faster ,because windows will not have to keep track of all those unneeded files
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I like CCleaner to cleanup registry and temp files. It does a much more complete job than "disk cleanup". You can download the latest version of CCleaner at www.filehippo.com. File Hippo is a great source for a lot of the free and opensource files recommended here.
As an added bonus the add/remove programs tool in CCleaner gives you a lot more info on what programs are installed and where.
There is also a startup file editor that will help you to remove files from your startup that you don't use all the time. If you don't use it there is no reason for it to be running in the background eating up resources. When you do use the program it will take a few more seconds to open but big deal.
Some things like Java updates and Quicktime have to be disabled through their respective options/preferences. If you don't they will just reenter their startup files again. It really annoys me that they think there programs are so popular that they should be running in the background all the time. I do use the programs but maybe once a week. Hardly enough to require them to slow my computer down when I'm not using it.
Something else to consider for older computers running XP. Disable Automatic Updates. XP has been around long enough that most all of the security holes have been plugged. I am a network engineer, I have noticed a trend lately that I think is despicable. I think Microsoft is intentionally adding updates to the Automatic Updates to incrementally slow our older computers down. Namely, .net 2 and 3 service pacts, the optional Microsoft Live (all of the Live stuff) and the Windows Search 4. These programs don't slow down newer computers. If your computer isn't slower and annoying enough you will never upgrade to Win7. Well, not quick enough for M$ anyway. Don't get me wrong, Win7 is a great new OS. It is infinitely better than Vista. It is prettier and more efficient than XP. If you feel you need the updates, do yourself a favor and run them manually. Take a little time and research the updates offered and what other people have said about them. Not all of the updates do good things. Some even will remove functionality from your computer. Things you use to use are no longer available because an update disabled or un-installed it. (Sorry, I have no examples. This is off the top of my head) Sometimes it's due to copyright infringement.
I normally only use windows xp pro sp2 because its the most stable of all versions the services packs.
For the startup apps you can use the built-in MSconfig or de built-in regedit .
I disabled update and manually download my updates . windows newer apps are so slow because i thinks there made for the recommended specs of the newer systems and not for the minimium specs.