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Speeding Up Your Computer

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If you have ever been working on your computer and suddenly lost everything you just did, then maybe it is time for you to speed it up. I am not talking about speeding up your work I am talking about speeding up your computer. There are steps you can take to speed it up and you can do them yourself, there is no use in buying a new computer if you don’t really need one. Take these steps to make your computer run faster and not freeze up or lose your work.

1. INCREASE VIRTUAL MEMORY:
Virtual memory is the space your computer uses when it's short of RAM (Random Access Memory), which is the memory used when running programs like Office Suites.

Resetting the virtual memory usage on your computer, also referred to as pagination, is great way speed up a computer.

To access and reset the Virtual Memory:
On the Start menu, click My Computer. The My Computer window is displayed. Click View System Information. The Systems Properties dialog box is displayed. In the Systems Properties dialog box click the advanced tab. Under Performance, click Settings. The Performance Options dialog box is displayed.

In the Performance Options dialog box, click the Advanced tab. Find the Virtual memory area. Click Change. The Virtual Memory dialog box is displayed. There you can make changes to the custom pagination. DO NOT exceed the limit given in the properties box of your windows system.

2. STORING FILES ON THE MAIN DRIVE:
Do not store lots of data on the main drive, which is where you install your windows operating system. Storing software like games, finance programs and other software on another drive of your computer is another way to speed up a computer’s performance.

3. RESETTING START UP MENU:
The speed that your computer boots up may depend on the amount of programs that are set to start automatically at booting. Removing unnecessary and unwanted programs from the start up process can greatly speed up a computer at the start up level.

4. TURN OFF SYSTEM RESTORE:
Having the system restore option on takes a lot of space from the hard drive. Freeing up a lot of physical memory by turning off system restore can significantly speed up a computer.

To access and turn off System Restore:
Click START, then click ACCESSORIES, then click SYSTEM TOOLS, then click SYSTEM RESTORE. Once there you can edit settings and then turn off system restores option.

5. CLEANING INTERNET CACHE AND COOKIES:
Temporary Internet files affect browser speed. Regularly cleaning the cache and cookies will make your browser and computer perform at a faster speed.

To Clean Internet Cache and Cookies:
Click Tools from your browser toolbar and click on Internet Options to delete and clear cache and cookies. This should be done on a regular basis to ensure ongoing improvement of computer performance and browser speed.

6. DEFRAGMENTING THE DISK:
Regularly defragmenting the drive will speed up a computer.

WHAT ABOUT SOFTWARE THAT CLAIMS TO SPEED UP COMPUTERS?
There is software out there that claims to optimize computer speed and performance, but this software is often costly and does not provide an all-in-one tool necessary to speed up computers to the max. And so you buy several software programs, which ironically take up more space on your computer, in an attempt to fix multiple problems and improve computer performance. Not really the best solution.

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