Get a faster computer - 15 super-smart tips

Easy and free
The 15 tips i have gathered here is completely free and fairly simple. Most are totally risk-free to perform. Before installing, it can still be a good idea to take a backup of your important files. At regular intervals to ensure that you not only have your documents in one place is a good way to protect themselves. For example, you can save the files on DVD or a hard disk.
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1. CLEAR HARD DISK
A common explanation for the complicated computer and Segara is a full hard drive. Above all, the old laptop hard drives small, which quickly filled up.

To see how much free space you have on your hard disk, click Start and select My Computer (in Windows Vista: Computer). Right-click the icon for your hard drive and select Properties. Now you see how much free space you have. You should have at least about ten percent free.

If you have little free space you can click the Disk Cleanup. Now Windows count how much space you can save, and when it finishes, you will see a list of what can be removed.

Tick the boxes of the actions you want to perform. None of them are dangerous, but they may be limited. If you choose such as removing temporary internet files it might be marginally slower to surf the sites you visit frequently (because the information must be downloaded again). And select the Compress old files may include old digital photos to be a bit slower to open.

Select the action you want to perform and click OK.
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2. CLEAR YOUR BROWSER
Another way to save space on your hard disk is to go into the browser, and clear. You've also likely to delete cookies, Web history and other "tracks" that are created while you surf.
• Do you have Internet Explorer, select Tools, Delete Browsing History. By clicking on the various buttons do your ¬ cleansing.
• In Firefox, select Tools, Clear out sensitive data. Here, check what you want to delete and click Clear Now.
• In Google Chrome, click on Tools button and select Clear search data.
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3. FILE MOVIES AND SONGS
Need even more space, it may be a good idea to transfer videos, music and other large files that you use infrequently such as DVD, an external hard drive or USB stick. If you want to be really sure makes you two backups - if someone would break.

You who have a poor track of where your large files is to choose Start, Search, Photos, music or video. Check the category you want to search for and click Search to get a list of everything that is on your hard drive. In Windows Vista lack this method to search.

TIPS. If you select View, Details in the search is complete, you will see details about each file. By clicking on the header size, view files in magnitude, and can thus easily find the largest space thieves.
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4. UNINSTALL PROGRAM ...
To have too many programs installed on your computer does not just up unnecessary space on your hard disk. Some programs start automatically, and thus eat up power unnecessarily. Moreover, it will be difficult to find in the program list if you have too many programs.

To remove a program you do not need by selecting Start, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs (in Windows Vista: Start, Control Panel, Programs, Uninstall Programs). You may now present a list of all installed programs. Select the program you want to get rid of and click Remove.

TIP: If you click on Add / Remove Windows Components, you can rid of unnecessary Microsoft-¬ programs, such as games or instant messaging program Windows Messenger.
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5. ... AND REMOVE AUTO STARTER
If you do not want to delete the entire program, you can settle for you to prevent them from starting automatically. This is not simply, but there are a few ways.

• Click Start, All Programs, Startup. Many programs that start automatically are here, and you can right-click the icon and select Remove. Unfortunately, far from all the "auto start" programs here.
• Want to see a list of all programs that start automatically, click Start, Run and type msconfig. In the Startup tab, you see the programs that run automatically. Remove the check mark to avoid this. Unfortunately you will not see what the program does, so it can be difficult to determine what can be removed or not. (In Windows Vista, select Start, Control Panel, Programs, Changing what programs start automatically. ¬ Highlight a program and select Disable ¬.)
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6. AWAY WITH ALL LULLULL
There are many cosmetic features of Windows which makes no direct benefit. Windows, for example animations when you minimize a window or hide the menu gradually.

Do you have a slow computer, you can speed it up by removing all Lull Lull. This is done by selecting Start, Control Panel, System. (In Windows Vista Start, Control Panel, System and Maintenance, System). Go to the Advanced tab (in Windows Vista: Advanced System Settings, Advanced) and click the Settings button under Performance. Under Visual Effects is a listing of all the effects used. Uncheck those you do not want, or select Adjust for best performance.

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7. WASTE PAPER CART ...
You surely know that you empty the trash, right-click and select Empty Trash. But you can easily make all the trash less. By default aside ten percent of your hard disk to the trash, which can be quite a few gigabytes.

You reduce the size by right-clicking the Recycle Bin and choose Properties. For the slider to the left to reduce the size. (In Windows Vista, type in the value manually.) A small trash can means that the files you submit are not saved as long before they are automatically erased.
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8. ... AND SYSTEM RESET
It is not just trash that have a locked hard disk space. This also applies to the System Restore feature. What it does is to save a backup of the settings each time you install a new software or enhancements. The point is that you can return to a point where the computer worked, like a time machine. If you do not need to go as far back in time you can reduce this space.

You do this by selecting Start, Control Panel, System. Click the System Restore tab and drag it to the left to reduce the size. (In Windows Vista, you can not control the size.)
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9. REMOVE FACE
If you think it is messy to keep track of a lot of fonts you use, you can easily clean them away. Select Start, Control Panel, Fonts (In Windows Vista: Start, Control Panel, Appearance and adaptations, Font). Right-click on a font and select Delete.
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10. CHECK VIRUS AND SPY
A complicated computer may have suffered from virus. Although antivirus software should always protect your computer, it is a good idea to periodically do a full inspection.

How you will take depends on which program you have. Have you for example F-Secure anti-virus, right click on the icon at the bottom right and select the Virus and spyware protection, Perform complete control. Now start the scan, which takes quite a long time. When it finishes, you see the threats that exist. Choose Automatic cleaning and then click Next.
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11. Defragment your hard disk
After you use your computer until the hard disk becomes fragmented. This means that your files have been split up and ended up scattered in different parts of the hard disk. When files are used they must be read in various places, which can create problems.

The solution is defragmentation, and is that the files be moved so that they are no longer divided. The result is a faster and more stable computer.

To defragment a hard disk, select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter. Click on the hard drive you want and select Defragment.
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12. UPDATE YOUR COMPUTER
Microsoft releases regular updates to Windows. What they do is to fix small errors in the system, errors that can make your computer slow, unstable, or at worst unsafe.


You should always keep your Windows updated and it is done by clicking on Start, All Programs and select Windows Update (sometimes called Microsoft Update). What happens is that you open a web page, and select Custom Install (Quick Installation takes only the most necessary). Choose a category from the list on the left, make sure that the updates are förbockade and select Review and install updates. Then start them by clicking Install Updates. Note that this can take quite some time.
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13. REPAIR WINDOWS ...
The longer you use your computer, the worse it works. This applies especially if you frequently install and uninstall programs. Our tips have so far acted to cook and patch - but that's to be more basic than that.
You can reinstall Windows. A reinstallation of Windows fixes all defects and deficiencies that may have occurred after you used it. If any file is missing, it is added to.

You can install in different ways (see tip 14), but the easiest method is called to repair the installation. When you do that, these are all programs and documents left intact. To do this:
• 1. Insert the Windows installation CD to start a menu program. Click Install Windows XP and select Upgrade (Recommended). Click Next.
• 2. Accept the agreement that appears, click Next and enter your product key in the boxes. As a rule, you can find it on the cover to your installation CD. It can also sit or sticker on the computer.
• 3. Click Next and follow the instructions in the wizard on the screen. Note that the reinstallation can take an hour.

TIP: If you purchased a computer where Windows was pre-installed, it is possible that you have to create a so-called recovery disc to do a reinstallation. Check the manual to your computer to see how to create and use the disc!
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14. ... Or reinstall HELLBENT
Repairing Windows is a simple measure, but it does not solve all problems. A more effective solution is to do a clean installation. Since the disappearance of your old Windows and all the old programs - and with them any problems.

This means that you also need to reinstall your applications. Your documents are saved, but we recommend that you back up before you begin.
1. Insert the Windows installation CD to start a menu program. Click Install Windows XP and select New Installation (Advanced). Click Next.
2. Accept the agreement that appears, click Next and enter your product key in the boxes. As a rule, you'll find them on the cover to your installation CD. It can also sit or sticker on the computer.
3. Click Next and follow the instructions to repair. Note that the reinstallation can take an hour.

TIP: If you want to get a completely blank computer, you should also format the computer. You can do this by inserting the Windows installation CD in your computer and restart it. When the computer starts, you see the prompt Press any key to boot from CD. The installation is similar to the above, but you may also be a choice to format the hard disk. Note that everything is lost, it is important to back up all your files first.
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15. Get help for cleaning

Ccleaner
Ccleaner is a freeware which manages much of the cleaning automatically. In addition to cleaning out unnecessary files and programs, clean the registry. This is where all settings are stored, and if you uninstall the program often is a high risk that there are persistent references to the program that you removed. Third, it allows Ccleaner you remove programs from your computer.


OneCare Safety Scanner
If you do not want to install any special software, Microsoft has an online-based free solution called OneCare Safety Scanner. You drive there directly from your browser.

It contains three parts: Protect (to remove viruses and spyware), Clear (to remove the debris) and Fine (as trimming your computer).