10 easy steps to make your computer super fast

Make your computer super fast

1) The very common and basic step is to uninstall unneeded things from control panel.

2) Delete temporarily stored files from computer. To do this, open Run and type %temp% and then delete all visible files.

3) This is important to install a good antivirus.Your antivirus will restrick autorun's and worms coming from externals and internet as they slow down your computer.

4) Check for errors and auto fix them.This can be done by right clicking on any drive and then on properties then on tools tab. Click check Now.New window will popup. Click on both checkboxes and then start.

5) Defragment all your drives to access them faster. To do this, follow 4th point , instead of check now click defragment and start the process.

6) Follow 4th and 5th point for all drives and then restart computer.

7) [Option, follow if you good in computing]Install a software called CCleaner, very small software but a must for every pc, after installing go to tools, click startup, now disable unneeded programs like adobe updater,DAP etc from start up of computer , a list is in front of you.

8) Clean your cooler fan every month if you use computer.

9) Add extra 1GB RAM if you think your pc is still slow but if you think your pc is virus affected then Format is the best and last option [Dont no how to format ? let me know, its very simple]

10) All the best. Happy computing :)
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10 security enhancement points for computer

10 Fast and Free Security Enhancements PC magazine.

Before you spend a dime on security, there are many precautions you can take that will protect you against the most common threats.

1. Check Windows Update and Office Update regularly have your Office CD ready. Windows Me, 2000, and XP users can configure automatic updates. Click on the Automatic Updates tab in the System control panel and choose the appropriate options.

2. Install a personal firewall. Both SyGate (_www.sygate.com) and Zo

neAlarm (_www.zonelabs.com) offer free versions.

3. Install a free spyware blocker. Our Editors' Choice ("Spyware," April 22) was SpyBot Search & Destroy (_http://security.kolla.de). SpyBot is also paranoid and ruthless in hunting out tracking cookies.

4. Block pop-up spam messages in Windows NT, 2000, or XP by disabling the Windows Messenger service (this is unrelated to the instant messaging program). Open Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Services and you'll see Messenger. Right-click and go to Properties. Set Start-up Type to Disabled and press the Stop button. Bye-bye, spam pop-ups! Any good firewall will also stop them.

5. Use strong passwords and change them periodically. Passwords should have at least seven characters; use letters and numbers and have at least one symbol. A decent example would be f8izKro@l. This will make it much harder for anyone to gain access to your accounts.

6. If you're using Outlook or Outlook Express, use the current version or one with the Outlook Security Update installed. The update and current versions patch numerous vulnerabilities.

7. Buy antivirus software and keep it up to date. If you're not willing to pay, try Grisoft AVG Free Edition (Grisoft Inc., w*w.grisoft.com). And doublecheck your AV with the free, online-only scanners available at w*w.pandasoftware.com/activescan and _http://housecall.trendmicro.com.

8. If you have a wireless network, turn on the security features: Use MAC filtering, turn off SSID broadcast, and even use WEP with the biggest key you can get. For more, check out our wireless section or see the expanded coverage in Your Unwired World in our next issue.

9. Join a respectable e-mail security list, such as the one found at our own Security Supersite at _http://security.ziffdavis.com, so that you learn about emerging threats quickly and can take proper precautions.

10. Be skeptical of things on the Internet. Don't assume that e-mail "From:" a particular person is actually from that person until you have further reason to believe it's that person. Don't assume that an attachment is what it says it is. Don't give out your password to anyone, even if that person claims to be from "support."

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Four Tips for Longer PC Life

1. Keep your PC in a smoke-free environment. Tobacco smoke can damage delicate contacts and circuits.

2. Leave your PC running. Powering up from a cold state is one of the most stressful things you can do to your system's components.
If you don't want to leave your PC running all the time, use Windows' Power Management settings to put your machine into hibernation rather than completely shutting down.

In Windows XP, right-click the desktop and select Properties. Click the Screen Saver tab and select the Power button. Choose the Hibernate tab to ensure that hibernation is enabled, and then select a time beneath "System hibernates" under the Power Schemes tab.

(Note that this option is not available on all PCs.)
Computers running older versions of Windows may or may not provide similar power-management features. Look under the Power Management icon (Power Options in Windows 2000) in Control Panel to evaluate your machine's capabilities.

3. Don't leave your monitor running. The best way to extend your display's life is to shut it off when it's not in use.

4. Avoid jostling the PC. Whenever you move your system, even if it's just across the desktop, make sure the machine is shut down and unplugged.

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Hard drive gone bad and slow - trick is here

The most common problems originate from corruption of the master boot record, FAT, or directory. Those are soft problems which can usually be taken care of with a combination of tools like Fdisk /mbr to refresh the master boot record followed by a reboot and Norton disk doctor or Spinneret.

The most common hardware problems are a bad controller, a bad drive motor, or a bad head mechanism.

1. Can the BIOS see and identify the hard drive correctly? If it can't, then the hard drives onboard controller is bad.

2. Does the drive spin and maintain a constant velocity? If it does, that's good news. The motor is functioning.

3. If the drive surges and dies, the most likely cause is a bad controller (assuming the drive is cool). A gate allowing the current to drive the motor may not be staying open. The drive needs a new controller.

4. Do you hear a lot of head clatter when the machine is turned on and initialized (but before the system attempts to access the hard drive). Head clatter would indicate that the spindle bearings are sloppy or worn badly. Maybe even lose and flopping around inside.

5. There is always the possibility that the controller you are using in the machine has gone south.

1. If the drive spins, try booting to the A> prompt, run Fdisk and check to see if Fdisk can see a partition on the hard drive. If Fdisk can see the partition, that means that it can access the drive and that the controller electronics are functioning correctly. If there is no head clatter, it may be just a matter of disk corruption which commonly occurs when a surge hits you machine and overwhelms the power supply voltage regulator. It commonly over whelms the system electronics allowing an EM pulse to wipe out the master boot record, file allocations table, and primary directory. Fdisk can fix the master boot record and Norton Disk Doctor can restore the FAT and Directory from the secondaries.

2. The drive spins but Fdisk can't see it. Try the drive in another system and repeat the test to confirm that Fdisk can't read through the drives onboard controller. If it sees it in another system, then your machines hard drive interface is bad. You can try an upgraded or replacement controller card like a Promise or CMD Technologies (there are others) in you machine after disabling the integrated controller in the BIOS, but if the integrated controller went south, it may just be symptomatic of further failures and you'd be wise to replace the motherboard. Trying the drive in another machine also eliminates the variable that your machines 12 volt power output being bad

3. If you get head clatter but a constant velocity on the drive motor (no surging), you might try sticking the hard drive in the freezer for about 12 hours. This is an old trick from back in the days of the MFM/ESDI driver era. This can cause the drive components to shrink enough to make the track marker align with the tracks. We don't see that kind of platter spindle wear much anymore, but back in the old days, the balancing and bearings weren't as good. Still, under the right circumstances, it might help. It would depend on how old the drive is and how many hours of wear have occurred. You have to be quick to get your info off the drive when it works. Back then, the drives were much smaller, so there wasn't so much to copy. So, go after the important data first.

4. The drive doesn't spin. Either the onboard controller is bad or the motor is bad (assuming you did try the drive in another machine). It's time to hit the net and local independent shops to see if you can locate another drive of the same make and model that's good. Since the drive is probably an older drive and no longer in distribution, your best bet is to find an identical used drive. If you know someone with the same make and model, you might be wise to try and persuade them to sell you their drive with an offer of providing them with a free upgraded drive. If you can locate an identical drive, start with the controller replacement ... this is the simplest and least invasive. If swapping the controller doesn't produce the desire result, you can tear into the drive and swap the motors. While you have both drive opened up to accomplish this, scrutinize the platters, heads and armatures. You might even hook the drive up and power it from a system with both drives attached. This way, you could see anything that deviates between the actions of both drives when they are initialized. Swapping patters is unlikely to produce any positive result. They are a balanced system like the tires on your car and I suspect that the balance will be different for each drive as will other variables.

5. There's always Ontrack Corp. who will attempt to recoup your info starting at $500 and going up from there. They don't fix and return the drive either.

If the info is all that important to you, I would seek some professional and experience technician in your locality who makes his living from servicing and building computer systems ... not just selling them. If you have had much experience salvaging information from bad hard drives, your likelihood of success is low. In the case of soft corruption, all utilities have their eccentricities. Often times, Norton Disk Doctor will go too far (if you let it). It's wise to just let those utilities small steps and then have a look at the drive and see if you can copy it off. Norton will go so far as to rename directories and files, and even delete them or break them up into fragments which are useless. _________________

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TURN ON UR PC IN JUST 10 SECONDS

Aright so u want to know how to turn the pc on in 10 seconds (may vary)Aright here what u have to do to turn ur pc on in 10 seconds

Click on the start button then press R it will take u to Run well go to run
n type Regedit
press enter
this will open Registery Editor
now look for the key

HKEY_LOACAL_MECHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ContentIndex

now there find the Key Called
"Startup Delay"
Double Click On It
Now where its Base
Click Decimal
Now its Default Value Is 4800000 (75300:hexadecimal)
Change The Value To 40000
here u go u have done it
now close the Registery Editor and Restart Your Computer

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Increase your computer's speed

Open up the Registry and go to:
[go to run and type regedit]

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace

Under that branch, select the key :

{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}

and delete it.

After this check out the browsing speed of ur pc.

Speed Up Mozilla Firefox.
Just follow these.

Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit enter. Scroll down and look for the following entries:

network.http.pipelining
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests
network.http.proxy.pipelining

2. Alter the entries as follows:

Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"
Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"
Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30.

3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0".

This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives.

WEB PAGES WILL BE MUCH FASTER NOW...!!!!!!!!

More speed
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/control panel/desktop

Now on the right side:-
-right click 'HungAppTimeout'
-Click 'Modify'
-Type Value 1000 click Ok


-right click "menu show delay"
-make it 5.

-right click "waytokillapptimeout"
-change value from 20000 to 3000.

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disable unwanted sservices to speed up your boot time and free resources

Services You Can Disable

There are quite a few services you can disable from starting automatically.

This would be to speed up your boot time and free resources.

They are only suggestions so I suggestion you read the description of each one when you run Services and that you turn them off one at a time.

Some possibilities are:

Alerter - Sends alert messages to specified users that are connected to the server computer.

Application Management - Allows software to tap directly into the Add/Remove Programs feature via the Windows Installer technology.

Background Intelligent Transfer Service - The Background Intelligent Transfer service is used by programs (such as Windows AutoUpdate) to download files by using spare bandwidth.

Clipbook - ClipBook permits you to cut and paste text and graphics over the network.
Error Reporting Service - Allows applications to send error reports to Microsoft in the event of an application fault.

Fast User Switching - Windows XP allows users to switch quickly between accounts, without requiring them to log off.

Help and Support - Allows the XP Built-in Help and Support Center to run.
IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service - You don't need this if you have other software to create CDs.

Indexing Service - Indexes contents and properties of files on local and remote computers; provides rapid access to files through flexible querying language.

IP SEC - Manages IP security policy and starts the ISAKMP/Oakley (IKE) and the IP security driver. If you are not on a domain, you likely don't need this running.

Messenger - Transmits net send and Alerter service messages between clients and servers. This is how a lot of pop-up windows start appearing on your desktop.

Net Logon - Supports pass-through authentication of account logon events for computers in a domain. If you are not on a domain, you don't need this running

Network DDE - Provides network transport and security for Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) for programs running on the same computer or on different computers.
NT LM Security Support Provider - Provides security to remote procedure call (RPC) programs that use transports other than named pipes.

Performance Logs and Alerts - Collects performance data from local or remote computers based on preconfigured schedule parameters, then writes the data to a log or triggers an alert. If you don't need to monitor your performance logs, then you don't need this service.

Portable Media Serial Number - Retrieves the serial number of any portable music player connected to your computer

QOS RSVP - Provides network signaling and local traffic control setup functionality for QoS-aware programs and control applets.

Remote Desktop Help Session Manager - Manages and controls Remote Assistance. If you are not using Remote Desktop you don't need this service.

Remote Registry - Enables remote users to modify registry settings on this computer.

Routing & Remote Access - Offers routing services to businesses in local area and wide area network environments. Allows dial-in access.

Secondary Login - Enables starting processes under alternate credentials. This is what allows you to run an application as another user.

Smart Card - Manages access to smart cards read by this computer.
Smart Card Helper - Enables support for legacy non-plug and play smart-card readers used by this computer.

SSDP Discovery Service - Enables discovery of UPnP devices on your home network.

TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper - Enables support for NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) service and NetBIOS name resolution. This should not be needed in today's network environment.

Telnet - Enables a remote user to log on to this computer and run programs, and supports various TCP/IP Telnet clients.

Uninterruptible Power Supply Service - Manages an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) connected to the computer.

Universal Plug and Play Device Host - Provides support to host Universal Plug and Play devices

Upload Manager - Manages synchronous and asynchronous file transfers between clients and servers on the network.

Volume Shadow Copy Service - Manages and implements Volume Shadow Copies used for backup and other purposes.

Web Client - Enables Windows-based programs to create, access, and modify non-local files across the Internet.

Wirelesses Zero Configurations - Provides automatic configuration for the 802.11 adapters

WMI Performance Adapter - Provides performance library information from WMI HiPerf providers.

These are some tips to use winxp as per your requirement. Please restore your system before made any changes un registery

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Speeding Up Your Old computer - Pentium by 50%:

We all know that you really shouldn't try to run Windows XP on anything less that about a Pentium 3 of some sort if you are out for speedy operations and amazing reaction times, but for those of us with the good old Pentium 2's who want to see just how well we can run XP, we have to tweak as much as we can where-ever we can.

A real killer to the system's performance is Windows Media Player.

Although it may look desirable and fancy with it's rounded off edges and 3rd-Dimensional appearance, the truth is, it takes up a large amount of that precious processing power.
All of these troubles however, lead to one thing in particular with this 'new-look' over-rated music and video player...the Visualizations. The look-great I'll admit but like a lot of software these days, it has no purpose.

If you run the task manager, and click the Performance tab along the top, you'll see that when Windows Media Player is running and nothing else is active, it takes up around 50% of the processors power.

Once these visualizations are turned off, it barely takes up 2-3% of the processors power, which leaves much more room for other applications to work efficiently.
Here's how to disable the feature:
Open Media Player.

Make sure the Now Playing tab on the left is selected.
Click the View menu along the top.
Go down to Now Playing Tools
and apply appropriate setting.

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NECESSITIES of any computer for better performance

If you have a PC at home, these are NECESSITIES:

Install windows updates

o Select Start, All Programs, Windows Updates
o Allow it to scan your PC for necessary updates, and choose Express install.

Turn on automatic updates
o Right click My Computer
o Select Properties
o On the Automatic Updates tab, select Automatic

Use antivirus software that updates automatically
o www.mcafee.com
o www.symantec.com

Use a spyware blocker
o Ad-aware - www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
o Spybot Search & Destroy - www.spybot.info/en/spybotsd/index.html
o Microsoft Defender –
www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

Enable your Windows firewall.
o Right Click My Network Places, select Properties
o Select Change Windows Firewall settings
o Select On

Use an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).



Basic troubleshooting:

• Always reboot before calling tech support.

• Check your physical connections – disconnect and reconnect them.

• Take the time to think about what has changed that could have caused the problem.

• System Restore – allows you to undo changes to your computer. It does not undo changes to personal files.

o To make sure system restore is turned on, Right Click My Computer, select Properties, and make sure “Turn off System Restore” is unchecked on the System Restore tab.

o To restore to an earlier time, choose Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, System Restore, and follow the instructions provided.

• Backups!!!!!
o Windows XP backup – Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Backup Utility.

• Pay attention to error messages. Write them down, or retrieve them by right clicking on My Computer, Manage, Event Viewer, look at logs.

• Remember to read your screen. Don’t indiscriminately click OK.

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How to Add a 2GB or higher USB Flash drive to take advantage of Windows Ready Boost (Additional Memory Cache)

Ready Boost is Microsoft's name for using a USB thumb/flash drive to provide some quick access memory the operating system can use as extra RAM. The Ready Boost system can significantly improve system performance.

To set this up:

􀁺 Insert a USB Flash Drive

􀁺 Click Start then Computer

􀁺 Right Click the USB Drive in My Computer

􀁺 Select the Ready Boost Tab

􀁺 Choose Use this device

􀁺 Select as much space as you can free up for RAM usage vs. Storage

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How to Turn off Automatic Windows Defender Operation

Windows Defender real-time protection against malware continues to run despite having Automatic operation disabled.

To disable this feature:

􀁺 Open Control Panel

􀁺 Select Windows Defender

􀁺 Choose Tools from the top menu

􀁺 Select Options

􀁺 Uncheck Auto Start at the bottom of the window

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How to Turn off Windows Search Indexing

Windows Vista search indexing is constantly reviewing files on your system to make their contents available for quick searching.

This is handy, but can severely impact system performance.

To disable constant indexing:

􀁺 Click Start then Computer

􀁺 Right Click the C: Drive

􀁺 On General Tab, Uncheck Index this drive for faster searching

􀁺 On the subsequent dialog box, Select Include subfolders and files

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Check Your Hard Drives Health and solution to fix it

An easy way to find out how to fix hard drive failure is to run the CHKDSK, Check Disk, utility.
This is a Windows application that allows you to scan your hard drive for errors.

Often using this utility alone will allow you to fix hard drive problems and restore the hard drive to its peak performance. This works by marking error zones and instructing your computer to skip over or repair them.

Here is how:

1. Open the Computer folder.

2. Select your hard drive, right click the hard drive icon.

3. Choose Properties.

4. Click the Tools tab.

5. Click the Check Now button.

6. For a thorough repair click "Automatically fix file system errors" and "Scan for
and attempt recovery of bad sectors"

7. If you see new dialog window, click "Schedule disk check" to start.

The solution is to Organize Fragmented Data

How to defragment:

1. Open the Start Menu

2. Click on Computer

3. Right Click your C: drive or your hard drive image.

4. Scroll down to the Properties and Click.

5. In the Properties Menus, Open the Tools menu.

6. Choose Defragment Now.

7. In the Disk Deframenter menu. Click on Defragment.

Take Out the Trash

Now that your files are in order and you have enabled your computer to fix hard drive
errors, its time to clean up your newly defragmented data. All files are stored in one or more places on your hard drive.

Here is how:

1. Click Start.

2. Choose Programs.

3. Open Accessories.

4. Choose System Tools.

5. Click Disk Cleanup.

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Work faster by Managing your startups.

Your excess CPU usage is due to too many programs running in the background. You can cut these to bare bones by alter your msconfig.

Here is how:

1. Open your Start menu.

2. Click Run

3. In the command screen type "msconfig.exe"

4. In the system configuration utility, click either service or startup tab

5. Uncheck all programs that you’re are no longer using.

6. Click OK

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