HOW TO INCREASE THE SPEED AND PERFORMANCE OF A COMPUTER

Many Computer users are always frustrated with the speed of their computers. Most of them uses several techniques and tricks, to handle this irritating hanging situation of the systems. Here is the list of some simple tips and tricks (Most of them are familiar to all the readers of this post) to increase the speed and performance of Computers.


1. Selection of Suitable Operating System :- This is the most important point while considering the performance of all computer systems. A Personal Computer with minimum 64 megabytes (MB) of memory or 128 MB recommended, and Pentium 4 processor requires a Windows-XP Operating System. If we using Windows-98 OS in the above configuration, system will perform more faster.People using Pentium 3computers could use windows 2000 or if they have ram more than 256 MB then they can use windows XP. Nowadays most of the systems have more than 1 GB memory, using XP in that type of computers is a better idea and thus we can perform each tasks at the speed of thought. There is no need to install Vista systems having below 1 GB memory.

2. Increase the speed of Memory:- We know that human being with more memory excels every body. In the similar way a computer with more than 1 GB memory perform tasks in a speedy manner.So try to upgrade your memory to the possible maximum level.

3. Increase the Hard Disk Capacity:-.
Increase the Hard Disk space to minimum 40GB and allocate a suitable space in the C: Drive (Usually Windows is installed in this Drive). Don't install several applications in the C:Drive of your Computer

4.Partition:-If you are having more number of partitions, it would help your windows more to find required data easily from your hard disk, when you run any file or program. Allocate more than 5 GB for C: Drive(or Windows installed Drive).

5.Defragment Your Hard disks:-

Partitions become more fragmented when you create or delete folders, save new files, delete or move them and they become scattered on you hard drive and as time passes, windows become slower and slower due to time needed by the system to find required file on hard disk. So use Disk Defragmenter regularly, at least once a week.


6.Format and Reinstall Windows:-Formatting your partition every 3 months and installing fresh copy of windows will considerably increase your computer's performance. Many people think that formatting hard drive is not good. That is almost a wrong illusion.

7. Make C: Drive spacious:- Do not save junk, programs, movies, games and almost anything you can on your windows partition that is usually C: It is better you make your ''My Documents'' folder in other drive than C: as well as make also Program Files folder so install everything like Microsoft office e.t.c there not in windows installation drive. Do it and feel the difference.

8.Desktop and Taskbar:- Don't place many applications in the Desktop and Taskbar of your Computer. That will slow the performance:

9. Do this simple tip to increase the performance:

• Start > right-click on My Computer and select Properties.
• Click on the "Advanced" tab.
• See the "Performance" section? Click "Settings".
Then Click on "Adjust For Best Performance"

10.Delete unwanted Files:-
Delete internet temporary files by
Start---->Run----->temp

or

Start---->Run-----> %temp%


However we can delete all temporary internet files and unwanted applications, clear the history section and fix registry errors using a simple small size freeware known as "Ccleaner". This is only 2.60 mb size. This software is very effective for deleting junk files and temporary internet files and provides a better user interface to do all cleaning activites in a single step.

After doing the above simple steps, now Windows will still look nice and perform faster.