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If you have a computer at home and use it for your work, it is important that you take proper care of the computer. Proper care does not mean simply cleaning and brushing the exterior of the computer. You should make sure the computer is cleaned from within so that it can provide you with superior performance.You can clean your computer from within by installing a good registry cleaner on your computer. These cleaners optimize Windows performance and make sure that the computer runs like it is new.

By installing one of these cleaners on your system and running it at regular intervals you prevent potential threats and errors that could seriously harm your system.

However, you may be wondering how registry cleaners optimize Windows performance. Well, they scan the Windows registry systematically and match all registry files with applications that use these files. On finding a damaged or lost file, your cleaning expert prompts you about the same. You then have the option to repair the error.

Registry cleaners can be programmed to run in two separate modes, automatic and manual. In the automatic mode, these cleaners scan the registry, identify the errors and prepare a list of the same, and repair these errors. In the manual mode, it only scans the registry, identifies the errors, and reports them to you. It is up to you to repair these errors in the manner you feel like.

Registry

In case, you want to recover any change, the registry cleaning expert provides you the option by keeping a backup of all the repairs. Therefore, by cleaning the registry of all errors and orphan files, these cleaners optimize Windows performance. Registry cleaners come with a free scan to detect windows errors and are an extremely good tool to ensure that your computer runs smoothly and does not freeze or crash.

They can be customized and give you the leverage to set the cleaner to scan the items that you want. They also find all the invalid entries in the registry and remove them to optimize Windows performance. You can also defragment your system regularly using a registry cleaner so that your system keeps giving your superior performance. All these features and benefits at an affordable price make a registry cleaner the paramount mechanic for your computer.
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CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. Additionally it contains a fully featured registry cleaner. But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware!

- Added support for Google Chrome recently closed tabs.
- Disabled removal of most recent System restore point.
- Fixed bug with Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View settings.
- Improved uninstaller support for Windows 7.
- Enhanced right-click menu options for Cleaner screen tree.
- Added extra information under title for Options and Tools screens.
- Added right-click menu to Registry screen tree.
- Added support to multi-select items in Include, Exclude and System Restore screens.
- Added language support for Estonian and Farsi.
- Internal 64-bit improvements.
- Minor bug fixes.


 

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CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. Additionally it contains a fully featured registry cleaner. But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware.

Updates:
- Fixed bug in Firefox introduced in build 900.


 

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image of Glary Utilities PRO 2.21.0.863 Multilingual 
PortableGlary Utilities is a collection of system tools and utilities to fix, speed up, maintain and protect your PC. It allows you to clean common system junk files, as well as invalid registry entries and Internet traces (theres a plug-in support for 45+ external programs). You can also manage and delete browser add-ons, analyze disk space usage and find duplicate files.

Furthermore, Glary Utilities includes the options to optimize memory, find, fix, or remove broken Windows shortcuts, manage the programs that start at Windows startup and uninstall software. Other features include secure file deletion, an Empty Folder finder and more. Other features include secure file deletion, an Empty Folder finder and more. All Glary Utilities tools can be accessed through an eye-pleasing and totally simplistic interface.
Designed for Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP and Windows Vista.

Features:
• Disk Cleaner Removes junk data from your disks and recovers disk space
• Registry Cleaner Scan and clean up your registry to improve your system's performance.
• Shortcuts Fixer Corrects the errors in your startmenu & desktop shortcuts
• Startup Manager Manages programs which run automatically on startup
• Memory Optimizer Monitors and optimizes free memory in the background
• Tracks Eraser Erases all the traces,evidences,cookies,internet history and more
• File Shredder Erases files permanently so that no one can recover them
• Internet Explorer Assistant Manages Internet Explorer Add-ons and restores hijacked settings
• Disk Analysis Get details information of the desired files and folders
• Duplicate Files Finder Searchs for space-wasting and error producing duplicate files
• Empty Folders Finder Find and remove empty folders in your windows
• Uninstall Manager Completely uninstall programs you don't need any more
• Context Menu Manager Manage the context-menu entries for files, folders...



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image of Speed Up MY PC 2010 Version 4.2.1.1Do you often notice that your PC just doesn’t run as smoothly as it used to and need to speed up computer? This could be caused by anyone of several problems or a combination of all of them. The problem is, monitoring today’s PCs is increasingly difficult and time consuming. Even experienced users find effective control of all the settings and resources of their PCs hard to achieve. SpeedUpMyPC 2010, Uniblue's award-winning speed up computer solution, lets you monitor and control all your PC resources with easy, one click instructions.

The Solution
System settings, internet usage, disk clutter, RAM and CPU are all automatically scanned, cleaned and optimized for peak performance. You can also selectively disable or remove unnecessary background and auto-start processes to cut valuable seconds off your startup time.

New features
Improved GUI ,Easier to use
Improved and faster speed scan Even more effective tweaks
Automatic speed tools for on-going optimization Localized in 12 languages
64-bit support Works also on Windows Vista and 7

User Interface
Windows Familiar GUI Automatic Speed Scan
System Overview and Recommendations System Tray Shortcut
System Optimization State Extensive Manual and Help
LiveUpdate

System tweaks
Automatic optimization and cleanup Memory freeup
Network/connectivity tweaks Microsoft Internet Explorer tweaks
Mozilla Firefox tweaks Windows performance tweaks
Hard drive tweaks Windows XP user interface tweaks
Windows Vista user interface tweaks Windows startup optimization
Remote access service tweaks Host service tweaks
Recovery center to undo changes Advanced GUI features

Speed tools

Proactive Thumbnail generator CPU Manager
Software Quick-Starter

Junk cleanup
Junk file cleanup Detailed junk file cleanup scan results
Disable unnecessary services/processes

Settings
Launch application at startup Check for updates every time SpeedUpMyPC starts
Start scanning when application loads Perform automatic speed tools, system tweaks and junk file cleaning after every scan

 
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image of CleanMyPC Registry Cleaner 4.26CleanMyPC™ Registry Cleaner can clean your Windows registry, tune up your PC and keep it in peak performance! CleanMyPC Registry Cleaner scans the Windows registry and finds incorrect or obsolete information in the registry. By fixing these obsolete information in Windows registry, your system will run faster and error free. The backup/restore function of the tool let you backup your whole Windows Registry so you can use it to restore the registry to the current status in case you encounter some system failure.

Besides above, the startup and BHO organizer feature let you manage your startup and IE BHO items with ease, and you can control the programs started with Windows and IE more handy with this feature!
In short, CleanMyPC Registry Cleaner help you get rid of the bloat in Windows registry and achieve a cleaner, faster system.

Main Registry Cleaner Features:
• Automatic Registry Scanning and Cleanup
• Backup and Restore the full Registry
• Registry Defrag and Registry Compact
• Tracks Eraser feature for privacy protection
• Startup Organizer
• IE BHO Organizer
• Improve system performance
• Remove Trojan which utilize startup items and IE BHO

 
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image of TuneUp Utilities 2010 9.0.3000.136 + KeygenTuneUp Utilities can make your Windows operating system faster, more comfortable and more secure with just a few mouse clicks. And all operations performed on the operating system are completely safe, because all changes are monitored by TuneUp Rescue Center and can be undone at any time. All TuneUp Utilities modules can be accessed through a common interface that is divided into six categories.

The software helps both beginners and experts to make Windows meet their needs in a way that is better, easier and safer. All important system options are explained in an easy way and can be turned on or off at the click of your mouse. TuneUp Utilities will then make the necessary changes in the registry or boot files automatically. We place a high value on system stability, so that Windows won't stop working reliably. And most changes that you make can be undone in TuneUp Rescue Center - easily and safely.

TuneUp Utilities automatically runs important maintenance tasks for you, makes you aware of any problems and offers simple solutions. This ensures performance is always at its best. A slow and untidy computer is now a thing of the past for you. You can also use TuneUp Utilities to customize the appearance of your Windows system - to make working on your computer more enjoyable.

With TuneUp Utilities you will quickly make your Windows system faster and more convenient to use- and ensure that it stays like this for the long term. This makes TuneUp Utilities the perfect program for everyone: for those who would rather leave the computer maintenance to a reliable partner as well as for those who would rather do everything themselves.

The TuneUp Turbo Mode provides an immediate performance boost whenever you need it. When you use your computer in the TuneUp Turbo Mode, an analysis is performed to see which tasks, programs and functions are currently running in the background that are not strictly necessary. These programs are stopped or slowed down, allowing the additional processing power gained to be used exclusively by the programs you are actually running.

Maintain System
Regular maintenance increases the stability of your PC, but is complicated and takes a lot of time when doing it manually. Spare yourself the stress! With TuneUp Utilities, you can clean up your computer and delete unnecessary files with only one click. Neat!
• 1-Click Maintenance and Automatic Maintenance
• Optimize system startup and shutdown
• Defragment hard disks
• Remove broken shortcuts
• Defragment registry
• Clean registry

Increase performance
Whether you are working or gaming: TuneUp Utilities increases the performance of your PC. Programs that are used rarely or never are tracked down, startup processes are shortened and unwanted garbage files are eliminated. For trouble-free working on your PC.
• Turbo Mode
• Configure Live Optimization
• Free up disk space
• Configure system startup
• Display and uninstall programs

Fix problems
With only a few clicks, you can fix typical Windows problems as easy as pie — without being a PC expert yourself. TuneUp Utilities finds errors on data carriers and fixes them automatically — about 60 of the most frequent problems under XP™, Vista™, and Windows 7™. TuneUp Utilities can even restore files deleted by accident — quickly, easily, and reliably.
• Fix typical problems
• Restore deleted data
• Check hard drive for errors
• Manage running programs

Customize Windows
Give your Windows a new look with TuneUp Utilities and customize programs and system settings to meet your needs: cool new boot screens, icons, and animations provide that personalized look for your Desktop. You can easily customize the appearance of Windows and settings of many programs to your liking.
• Personalize Windows appearance
• Change Windows settings

Additional functions
TuneUp Utilities offers you transparency and safety and keeps you up to date. Stay informed with the System information and Optimization Report, undo changes made accidentally, or check for available updates. From fast and safe editing of the registry to deleting data — even computer experts will find applications to meet their needs.You can find all the features that provide you with an overview of your PC and more security in this area.
• Display TuneUp Optimization Report
• Undo changes
• Check for updates
• Show system information
• Permanently erase data
• Editing the registry

 
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image of Repaire Registry Errors with XP Repair Pro 4.0.6XP Repair Pro will scan and repair over 53,000 common Windows Errors. Our unique and one of a kind technology repairs over 53,000 Windows errors and is guaranteed to fix problems on your system. Using hi-tech and effective functions your system performance will be improved in a dramatic way. Windows and your software will run faster and your system will be more stable. XP Repair Pro 2006 is the Most Comprehensive System Repair Tool on the Market. An advanced Registry Cleaner finds and repairs system errors and incorrect information in the windows registry. An optimizer removes obsolete and duplicate entries that Windows and other programs leave behind.

It will fix random PC crashes, error messages and will improve system performance by up to 750 percent. After the system scan is completed you can view a complete list of errors that were detected and choose to remove which ones you would like or just let the Intelligence System determine which should be removed. The Intelligence System not only detects errors, but also analyzes each error against the software installed on your computer to determine how that error may affect other software.

Here are some key features of XP Repair Pro:
- Scans Eight Key Areas of Your PC
- Enhanced Registry Deep Analysis
- A More Functional Scan Results Screen
- Enhanced Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- Improved and Streamlined System Optimizer
- Safely Repair Errors in your Windows System
- Improve System, Program and Gaming Performance and Stability
- Fast and Secure Scanning Algorithms
- Scans Your Drives for Unused Shortcuts
- Automated System Restore Point Creation
- Compacts the Windows Registry for optimized system performance
- Automated Repair Capabilities

 
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image of WinCleaner OneClick v10.2Optimizes, Cleans and Protects (U.S. Department of Defense Standards!) Unwanted and even dangerous clutter from daily use and Internet surfing builds up over time. This takes up drive space and tracks your Web-browsing habits, leaving a trail for anyone to see. With WinCleaner One-Click Cleanup, you can safely remove junk files, broken shortcuts, Internet clutter.And it includes one of the best Registry Problem Solver and Optimizer you can get.You will notice quicker startups and faster surfing with the benefit of solid privacy protection all in one package that will save you time and money.

What are the benefits of cleaning your PC?
* Cleans Junk Files & Shortcuts in one click.
* Cleans Windows Registry in One Registry.
* Optrimazes & Cleans your internet tracks and uses Internet more faster.
* Protects your System from others.
* Protects your web surfing and speeds up your browsing experience
* Win Smart Mover can make application run faster.
* With Uninstaller you can uninstall any application faster and completely.
* Protects your web surfing habits and speeds up your browsing experience.
* Helps your PC perform tasks faster.
* Helps your PC start and get to the desktop faster.
* Shreds all clutter as it cleans to safe guard your privacy and help protect from Identity Theft.
* Helps free up wasted hard disk space and speeds up your hard disk.
* Overall keeps your PC working faster, smoother and trouble free.

 
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image of CleanMyPC Registry CleanerCleanMyPC Registry Cleaner will scan the Windows registry and find incorrect or obsolete information in the system registry. By fixing these obsolete information in Windows registry, your system will run faster and error free. The backup/restore function of the tool let you backup your whole Windows Registry so you can use it to restore the registry to the current status in case you encounter some system failure.

CleanMyPC checks the integrity of every section of your Windows registry, from application path keys and Windows font keys, to ActiveX keys and shared DLL keys. CleanMyPC Registry Cleaner fixes all of these problems, and makes your computer faster and more stable.

CleanMyPC Registry Cleaner defragments the registry after it removes unnecessary data, allowing your computer to run faster, and enhancing its stability. Besides above, the startup and BHO organizer feature let you manage your startup and IE BHO items with ease, and you can control the programs started with Windows and IE more handy with this feature! Overall, this software will help you get rid of the bloat in Windows registry, thus achieving a cleaner, faster system. The privacy eraser feature let you protects your online privacy. Windows keeps track of your web browser's URL history, cookies, cache files, typed URLs, autocomplete list, and saved user names and passwords.

CleanMyPC erases this information, and keep other family members or business colleagues from examining your Internet activities. Whether you're a business person who wants to keep your computer stable and brisk, a home user who needs to be able to restore your computer after your kids load a computer game that causes crashes, or a student who wants to keep other kids from discovering what Internet resources have been accessed, CleanMyPC Registry Cleaner has the tools that you need.

Here are some key features of "CleanMyPC Registry Cleaner":
· Automatic Registry Scanning and Cleanup
· Backup and Restore the full Registry
· Registry Defrag and Registry Compact
· Tracks Eraser feature for privacy protection
· Startup Organizer
· IE BHO Organizer
· Improve system performance
· Remove Trojan which utilize startup items and IE BHO


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image of WinUtilitiesWinUtilities is an award winning collection of tools to optimize and speedup your system performance. this suite contains utilities to clean registry, temporary files on your disks, erase your application and internet browser history, cache and cookies. you can control startup programs that load automatically with windows, find duplicate files, fix broken shortcuts and uninstall unneeded software. other features include secure file deletion, recycle bin shredding, cleaning tasks scheduling and undelete deleted files.

What’s New in WinUtilities 6.6?
* Added a ’shut down when done’ function in One Click Maintenance module.
* Added a ’shut down when done’ function in File Shredder module.
* Disk Cleaner supports to clean restore points automatically.
* Registry Cleaner supports to clean restore points automatically.
* Added a ‘Clean Temp Files’ function in File Shredder moudle.
* Disk Cleaner supports to clean unused Windows components.
* Improved the scanning engine algorithms in Duplicate File Finder module.


 

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Spotmau PowerSuite Professional 2009Spotmau PowerSuite Professional 2009 is a must-have toolkit providing all essential utilities for every PC owner. This is an everyday toolset for PC maintenance and optimization. This is also an emergency kit for rescuing and recovering your precious data and system. With this complete package, you can almost solve all your PC problems. With this tool, even a PC beginner can become a hard disk specialist in half an hour !

Spotmau PowerSuite Professional 2009 includes a lot of features. For example, Windows Backup & Restore backup, Windows Recovery, Windows Doctor, Password & Key Finder, BIOS/CMOS Password Recovery, Security & Privacy, Data Transfer, and partition management. You can use it to boot up any computer; fix and install Windows; optimize and speed up your system; clean up history and protect privacy; recover data and passwords; partition and format the hard drive; clone and backup your system; and more...

Spotmau PowerSuite Professional 2009 consists of two components. The first is a backup and recovery tool called WinCares which runs under Windows and plays a vital role in protecting your computer from disaster. You use it to back up your registry, partition table and device drivers so that they can restored in the event of a problem. It can also carry out other tasks such as restoring deleted files that can be done from within Windows itself. This makes Spotmau PowerSuite Professional 2009 an essential utility even if your PC is working just fine at the moment.

The second component - and the most important reason for buying this product if your PC won't work - is a bootable recovery CD that runs by itself. You use this to restore the partition table and Windows registry from backups previously created by WinCares, and recover from several other common boot-up errors. As long as your computer can boot from CD - usually just a simple BIOS configuration change is all that's needed, if that - you can run this tool suite and solve the problem with a few clicks of the mouse.

If your system is so badly damaged that it can't be repaired, Spotmau PowerSuite Professional 2009 includes tools that will let you copy your irreplaceable files to a safe location such as an external hard drive, so that you can reinstall Windows.

Spotmau PowerSuite PROFESSIONAL 2009 includes key features:
• Windows Recovery provides a complete solution to recover your corrupt Windows such as partition table recovery, lost/missing files recovery and so on.
• Windows Backup & Restore backups your Windows and partition table periodically. Recover your damaged Windows when the system crashes, or recover registry when the registry crashes, or recover partition when the partition crashes.
• Windows Doctor (Windows Speedup, Smart Uninstall, IE Manager, Startup Manager) provides Step by Step Guide to speedup your PC. Remove your unwanted applications; restore default settings of your Internet Explorer; enable you to choose which programs to run automatically at Windows startup; change your desktop icon and right click menu.
• Password & Key Finder finds your lost passwords for Email, MSN, IE and asterisks; finds you Windows, Office and IE product or CD keys.
• Windows Admin/User Password Recovery can easily reset Windows Vista/2003/XP/2000/NT administrator/user password to blank or change the password.
• BIOS/CMOS Password Recovery helps you instantly find or clear your computer's BIOS/CMOS Password.
• Security & Privacy clears up all your activity records in your computer to protect your privacy; enable you to encrypt folders to protect your private files from being viewed by others; shred unwanted sensitive data permanently from your hard disk from being recovered and viewed by others; hide your sensitive data from being displayed in explorer.
• Data Transfer can be used to backup your personal data before Windows reinstallation. It can transfer files to the removable media/devices, or to a second, undamaged internal hard disk when your Windows has crashed or the hard disk has been damaged.
• Unformat & Undelete recovers files from an accidentally formatted or reinstalled partition / disk; restore files that have been deleted accidentally.
• Wipe Data permanently deletes all data from the hard disk or a certain partition to prevent others recovering your sensitive data. A must-do procedure before reselling or donating your computer or hard disk.
• Disk Clone & Backup package provides all kinds of clone options under Windows or when Windows crashes: Disk to Disk, Disk to Image, Disk from Image, Partition to Partition, Partition to Image, Partition from Image. You can easily backup disks/partitions or transfer all data from one disk to another, or even burn to CD/DVD, with several mouse clicks. This utility is for cloning Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista. It supports IDE, SATA, SCSI, and USB interfaces.
• Partition Genius a powerful partition management tool. Create/delete/format your partitions; convert one partition type to another; resize/move/split/merge your partitions; hide/unhide a partition.
• Desktop Secretary easily manages your daily duties and business schedules


 

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Updating drivers. You must have heard it from that geek next door, that computer guy who speaks in a Martian language and many others in general.So why should we update our drivers?

First of all let us see what drivers are- Drivers are pieces of software that you recieve whenever you buy any hardware or upgrade it. Drivers are pieces of software that translate the code language of the hardware to the language of the computer. It is just like an interpreter, that a VIP uses when he travels to a foreign country.

So why should we update drivers?
  1. The compatibility view
    Updating drivers lets your hardware remain compatible to the ever changing development of the internet. Suppose you have a graphic card, and you want to play a multiplayer online game, that is based on browser. If your card does not have the required driver, you will not be able to play it, because your card is not compatible with the game.
  2. The security angle
    Although not http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifmuch still the security is increased when you update the driver. Any security exploit that would have been present in the previous driver or by some error in the hardware will be patched up.
  3. The social angle
    And as always it is good to boast (if you are a geek that is) that you have all the latest drivers installed.Ha!
So you must always update drivers. There are softwares that check your computer for current version of your driver and look online for its update, if there are any. Some of them include RadarSync and DriverMax. (Both are free)
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This tutorial is meant for increasing the performance of Windows XP, either it can be a fresh installation or an older windows.

1. Right-click on Desktop and select Properties, Now in the new window goto Appearance tab and click on Effects button. Now in the new opened window uncheck the following options:

a.) Use the following transition effect for menus & tooltips.
b.) Show shadows under menus.
c.) Show window contents while dragging. (you may remain this option checked as I hv in my screenshot. It depends upon ur choice.)
d.) Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts. You may select “Standard” for this. I hv selected “Clear Type” coz I hv a TFT, it doesnt work properly for CRT monitors.

2. Right-click on My Computer icon on Desktop and select Properties (or press key + key), now goto Advanced tab in new window and click on Settings button in Performance section:

Now disable all unnecessary options in Visual Effects tab, you can remain following options enabled according to your requirements:

a.) Show window contents while dragging.
b.) Smooth edges of screen fonts.
c.) Use common tasks in folders (If u use the left side pane in My computer, I don’t use it.)
d.) Use drop shadows on icon labels on the desktop. (to make the desktop icons label transparent.)
e.) Use visual styles on windows and buttons. (If u use XP themes.)

3. Open Tools -> Folder Options and click on View tab:

Now uncheck following options:

a.) Automatically search for network folders & printers.
b.) Display file size information in folder tips.
c.) Display simple folder view in Explorer’s Folders list.
d.) Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color.
e.) Show pop-up description for folder and desktop icons.
f.) Use simple file sharing.

Other options don’t affect the system performance. You can enable/disable them according to your requirements.

4. Right-click on My Computer icon on Desktop and select Manage (You can also open it by typing services.msc in RUN and press Enter). Now goto Services & Applications -> Services. Here you can set a few unnecessary services to Manual, which will not start with windows and will decrease the boot time and will increase system performance. Please follow the following tutorial to know about which services can be safely set to MANUAL:

Windows XP Services that can be Safely set to MANUAL

5. Type msconfig in RUN and press Enter. Now goto Startup tab and deselect the unnecessary entries, which you don’t want to start automatically with Windows, e.g. you can disable VGA driver utility, Sound Card utility, etc to speed up the startup time and to increase system performance.

6. Open Sound & Audio Devices in Control Panel (or type mmsys.cpl in RUN), goto Sounds tab and select No Sounds in Sound Scheme section. Or you can remain some of your favorite sounds but set Exit Windows, Start Windows, Windows Logoff, Windows Logon to (None).
 

7. For more options go to TIPS+TRICKS , you can use TweakUI, Tuneup Utilities and gpedit.msc
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Overclocking is the act of increasing the speed of certain components in a computer other than that specified by the manufacturer. It mainly refers to making your CPU run at a faster rate although it could also refer to making your graphics card or other peripherals run faster. For example if you have a 300MHz PII CPU, you could probably overclock it easily to 350 or even 400MHz. The latest P4 processors also appear to be overclockable through the FSB (front side bus) even though they are advertised as being clock-locked.

So, now that you now what overclocking is, let's see how you can actually overclock your CPU. You can do this using any of the following 3 methods: 1. Through your BIOS, 2. By changing the multiplier settings, 3. By changing the Bus speed!

The formula for processor speed is: frontside bus x multiplier = processor speed.

BIOS: In some BIOS's you are given the option to alter your CPU speed. Using this method, you won't even have to open your computer case. When you first boot your PC enter your BIOS (usually by pressing Del, F1, or F10) and start looking for any option that allows you to change your CPU speed or voltage. If you do find it, then it's as simple as changing the current number to a higher value.

Bus Speed: When increased, it makes the whole system run faster and not only the CPU. Most PC's have a speed of 66MHz or 100MHz. Mainly, it defines the speed that your motherboard and other components run at. To change your bus speed appropriately, see the table below.

Multiplier Settings: Multipliers are located on your motherboard and come in the forms x1, x1.5, x2, x2.5, etc... When the Bus speed is multiplied by any one of these numbers, it results in the final CPU speed. For example, if you have a bus speed of 100 and a multiplier of x4, your CPU speed is 400MHz. Clear? The table below shows how you can change your bus speed/multiplier settings depending on your CPU.

Summary: The best way to overclock your PC is to alter the bus speed and multiplier settings. To do that, look at the table below and you should straight away realize how beautifully it has been put together. For example, if you have a Pentium 166MHz CPU (which is set up on a 66MHz bus speed and a multiplier setting of x2.5) you can see straight away that you only have 1 choice and that is to increase the multiplier setting tox3 to get a net speed of 200MHz!

Other processes to try out:

You must understand that to overclock you MUST buy a heatsink or an additional fan because your motherboard will be producing more heat. Ask your local hardware store for help with fitting these. Also, make sure you download a benchmarking utility to know how much speed you've gained, check out SiSoft Sandra 98 from the Speed Apps section.

Now that you know what you'll need and what your options are, let's take a look at how you can actually speed up your PC:

(1) Take off your PC's lid and play around with your Motherboard's jumpers. Making sure you've got your Motherboard manual in hand, you can see how you should fit your jumpers for each CPU speed. Simply reposition the jumpers for a faster CPU by altering the bus and multiplier setting jumpers. (see table below)

(2) Software. I would recommend you use software since it's easier. Go to h-oda.com and download a program called SoftFSB. Follow the instructions and then overclock your CPU one step at a time (rebooting after each time) to check and see if you've been successful. If Windows crashes for no apparent reason then your processor is probably overheating and you need to undo your last speed jump.

(4) To prevent overheating your CPU, download and try CPUidle from cpuidle.de and Waterfall Pro from rocketdownload.com. Alternatively, you can buy heatsinks/fans for your CPU.

Overclocking Risks: Overclocking comes with many risks, such as overheating, so you should become familiar with all the pros and cons before you attempt it. Additionally, the major chip manufacturers don’t support overclocking, which means overclocking your CPU will void your warranty. Overclocking can also decrease the lifespan of the CPU, cause failure in critical components and may even result in some data corruption. You may also notice an increase in unexplainable crashes and freezes.

You can find many complete step-by-step guides available online that details the actual process of overclocking. If you've decided to take the plunge and overclock your CPU, we recommend you don't start with your only usable system (try using outdated and cheap hardware to practice with) and be sure to find a knowledgeable source and read some of the overclocking information and Web pages listed below in the links section to get you started in the right direction.

Did You Know :
"Multiplier locking forces the CPU to use a multiplier that is preset by the manufacturer. Intel has been quoted as saying they use multiplier locking to prevent unscrupulous retailers from overclocking processors to higher speeds, and selling overclocked systems to consumers for the same, higher price as the faster retail model."

This article described how to overclock your computer to achieve hiegher sppeds. If you are willing to overclock your computer or are having any problem doing so.... put up a post and there will be always someone around to help you.

Overclocking a Pentium or a locked processor, it's not a big issue as long as you can increase the FSB, but, the main issue about increasing the FSB, is that everything has to be compatible, as the FSB increases, not just the processor speed will increase, the RAM speed may increase too, cause the FSB increases the Bus Speed.
So, maybe some of you won't be able to increase the FSB too much, or maybe won't be able to increase it. Or if you increase it, although your CPU might support more, your RAM might not.
The best overclocking speed to increase is 10%.

When overclocking you should frequently check your CPU temperature. If everything is OK, then proceed overclocking a little bit more. Although CPUs supports more than 40°C, it's not recommended to overpass that temperature.
Also, when overclocking the voltage may increase.

Just one more thing, you may have issues, your computer may be unstable, that's a bad overclock, you should decrease a little bit, usually generated by incompatibility of the Bus Speed with the CPU/RAM.

Sometimes you may not even be able to boot up your PC, neither go to the BIOS, you might see only a black screen. That's a bad overclock, and won't work.

If you want to fix that, please read this post "How to Reset your BIOS / CMOS Password".

Note that using Software won't be available. You should remove your CMOS and put it back again.
I'll just warn you that everything you modified from the BIOS will be resetted.
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Click on: Start Menu
Go To: Run
Type: Regedit
Look for the keys: HKEY_LOCAL_MECHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentConrolSet\Control \Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters
Now look for the DWORD KEY : ENABLEPREFETCHERA
Its default value Is: 3
change the value to: 6

Now close the registry editor and restart your computer

Note: If you change its value to 1 it will be very slow
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Computers are wonderful devices that allow us to do many things but things can get rough once the garbage that comes in through our internet connection begins to stop up our system. I have put together a step-by-step procedure for cleaning all of this out. Follow the steps below and you will see a noticeable improvement in your system. Enjoy!

1. Download Microsoft's Anti-Spyware program, Adaware, and Spybot Search and Destroy. Microsoft's program can be downloaded at Microsoft Windows Defender. Adaware can be downloaded at Lavasoft Downloads. Spybot can be downloaded at The Home of Spybot-S&D. All of these programs are free.

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2. Install Microsoft's anti-spyware program now, but not the other two.
3. Run MSconfig. To do this, select Start>Run and type msconfig into the space. Select the Startup tab and get rid of all unnecessary programs. The way to determine this is to go to ProcessLibrary.com and check it against their database.
4. Boot into Safe Mode. To do this, restart the computer and press F8 continuously. Select the Safe Mode option from the list and continue to desktop.

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5. Delete any spyware programs from your add/remove. To do this, select Start>Control Panel>Add or Remove Programs. Check all unknown programs against SpywareGuide.com.
6. Locate the temp folder in your computer and delete everything in the folder. This is located, usually, in C:\Documents and Settings\Username\local settings.

7. Still in Safe Mode, install Adaware and Spybot. Run Adaware, Microsoft's anti-spyware and Spybot. Update to the most recent definitions in each program and run them in full scan mode. Microsoft's program cannot be installed in Safe Mode. You have already installed it.
8. Reboot into standard Windows mode.
9. Download HijackThis. You can get this program here Merijn.org. Install and run it. Click Do A System Scan and Save A Logfile. HijackThis will analyze processes that are running on your computer and alert you when there are things running that should not be there. It will also let you know when there are programs running that are not malicious but can safely be gotten rid of because they are not needed.
10. Post the logfile in the Automated Log Analyzer at HijackThis.
11. After determining what's safe and isn't, check appropriate boxes and click Fix Checked.
12. Run the Microsoft Anti-Malicious program, which you can download at the Microsoft Download Center. This program is designed by Microsoft to detect and remove programs whose sole purpose is harming your computer. The technical term for this type of program is a rootkit.
13. Download and run BLBeta Expert. This can be downloaded at F-Secure Blacklight. Make sure to carefully review anything it detects before removing. BlBeta is another program that is designed to get rid of rootkits.
14. For Internet Explorer, click Tools> Internet Options> Security Tab. Click on the Internet Globe icon and select Custom Level. Disable the following:

a. Download Unsigned ActiveX Controls.

b. Initialize And Script ActiveX Controls Not Marked As Safe.

c. Active Scripting.

d. Scripting Of Java Applets.

Also click High Safety under Java Permissions.

If this causes trouble viewing any favorite sites, click the Trusted Sites icon of the Security Tab and use the Sites button to add the URL's of sites that are exempt from these requirements. The purpose of these changes is to tighten the security of your system so that not so many malicious programs make it to your system.
15. For Firefox, type about:config in the address bar. Right click in the window and click New and Integer. In the first box, type privacy.popups.disable_from_plugins. In the second box, type 2. This will prevent Flash popups in Firefox.
16. Open Regedit by clicking Start>Run and type in regedit.
17. Once Regedit is open, click the plus symbol next to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER folder, the plus symbol next to Control Panel, and then click the Desktop folder icon to display its contents. In the right pane, double-click MenuShowDelay to change its value. (This Registry location is referred to as HKEY_CURRENT_USER\CONTROL\PANEL\DESKTOP\MENUSHOWDELAY.) The default Value Data is 400, or 4/10 of a second. Change the Value Data to 0 for the least delay, and click OK. This will make menus appear instantly on your computer instead of having a delay.
18. Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CURRENTCONTROLSET\CONTROL\FILESYSTEM. Right-click Filesystem, select New, and DWORD Value. Rename NewValue#1 on the right-side pane to DisableNTFSLast-AccessUpdate. Double-click this new entry, change the Value Data field from 0 to 1, and then click OK. This disables the constant updating of the dates when a file or folder were last updated. This will speed up the system.
19. Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\EXPLORER. Create a new DWORD Value called DesktopProcess, and set its Value Data to 1.
20. Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER, expand Control Panel, and click Desktop. Double-click the AutoEndTasks string and change the value to 1. This causes all of the components of the explorer to run in one process, making your computer faster.

There is a caveat for some users here. Do not make this change if you are not running at least a Pentium processor and 16 MB of physical memory.
21. Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, expand SOFTWARE, expand Microsoft, expand Windows, and expand CurrentVersion. Right-click Explorer, expand New, click Key, and name the new key AlwaysUnloadDLL. Click AlwaysUnloadDLL, double-click the Default string, and change the value to 1. Windows tries to keep some DLL's in memory when the program uses them. If a user has low memory, this can cause performance issues.
22. Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER, expand Control Panel, and click Desktop. Double-click the HungAppTimeout string and change the value to 1000. Now, double-click the WaitToKillAppTimeout, string and change the value to 2000. This sets your system up to more efficiently handle application hangups. It also will optimize the amount of time a system takes to close a program when you try to end Windows.
23. Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, expand System, expand CurrentControlSet, and click Control. Double-click the WaitToKillServiceTimeout string and change the value to 2000. This optimizes the time that it will take for Windows Services to close when the system is set to shut down.
24. Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER, expand Control Panel, click Desktop, and double-click the MenuShowDelay string in the right-hand pane. Change the value to 100. This will cause Desktop menus to appear almost instantly.
25. Close regedit.
26. Set Recycle Bin to 1-3 percent of the hard drive space. To do this, right click on the Recycle Bin. Select properties. Move the slider down to the desired amount and click Ok. By default, the Recycle bin takes up too much of your space.
27. To ensure DMA is in use, click Start, right-click My Computer, click Properties, select the Hardware tab, and click Device Manager. Expand the IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers entry, double-click the entry for the channel where your hard drive is installed (most likely the Primary IDE Channel), and use the Transfer Mode drop-down menu to select DMA If Available if PIO Only mode is selected. Click Ok, reboot, and recheck the setting to make sure it sticks. When this is enabled, it will allow information from your CD/DVD to go straight to memory, bypassing the system processor and speeding up the system.

You should notice markedly increased speeds in your computer. Remember that this is not a "do once and forget it" procedure. Crud is constantly building up in your computer, so make sure and set up a maintenance plan to keep your computer clean.
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In Windows 9x/Me, the system cache setting is not always optimised. A software called Cacheman will do this for you.
In Windows 2000/XP, try changing the I/O lock page size. To do this, you can use Xteq Systems X-Setup. Choose the appropriate setting under System » Memory .
Clear the startup programs: Startup programs get loaded along with Windows. This causes a delay before the desktop becomes active.
Most of these programs do nothing but hog precious memory. See if you can use the programs' settings to prevent them loading with Windows. If that is not possible, use Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel to do that. After you install this program, you can access it from the Control Panel.RAM: A PC might start running faster simply by adding an extra module of RAM. See if this works for you.
If you think you have more than adequate ram but the PC seems sluggish, then use RamBooster to proactively free up unused RAM at regular intervals.
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