speding up the system

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i need some tips on speeding up my machine.
i recently added a 1 GB RAM stick to the 256 MB RAM i already had
orriginaly. i was hoping it would transform it to an amazing race car...
i just removed many rarely used programs.
my startup list is shortened to the strictly nessesary.
when i turn on or restart the computer (PIV 2.4 MHz with Windows XP Pro) it
takes several minutes till it gets to the login window waiting for the
password and then again several minutes till i get the desktop with the
icons ready to work.
it reminds me of the "applying computer settings" problem i have in my
office computer that also takes very long to finish.
the larger/more complex programs i have at home also take some time to open
and become ready.
unused dll files programs find nothing to remove.
i defragmented all drives in the HD.
i use ccleaner to remove junk and temporary files, recent file links etc.
my computer is often scaned for all types of malware with a bunch of very
good programs (i constantly keep updated) and usually they only find some
tracking cookies but rarely anything more harmful.
should i defragment the registry often as well?
should i remove obsolete elements in the registry often?
if my hard disks are relatively full does it slow down the OS loading
sequence?
any good tips warmly welcome and thanks in advance!
 
Those operations are fine - however, the one thing most PC users
do not perform is check the Event Logs. If your system has errors
(Any!) then the system will not function at it's peak level. It's also
important to keep drivers updated. Primarily, Chipset, Video and
Sound drivers.

Event Log accessible by:
Click Start, Run (Type) EventVwr.Msc [Enter]
Scan each log ( System, Security, Application) for Red Icons that
denote errors.
 
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R. McCarty said:
Those operations are fine - however, the one thing most PC
users
do not perform is check the Event Logs. If your system has
errors
(Any!) then the system will not function at it's peak level.
It's also
important to keep drivers updated. Primarily, Chipset, Video
and
Sound drivers.

Event Log accessible by:
Click Start, Run (Type) EventVwr.Msc [Enter]
Scan each log ( System, Security, Application) for Red Icons
that
denote errors.

Eli Aran said:
i need some tips on speeding up my machine.
i recently added a 1 GB RAM stick to the 256 MB RAM i already
had
orriginaly. i was hoping it would transform it to an amazing
race
car... i just removed many rarely used programs.
my startup list is shortened to the strictly nessesary.
when i turn on or restart the computer (PIV 2.4 MHz with
Windows XP
Pro) it takes several minutes till it gets to the login
window
waiting for the password and then again several minutes till
i get
the desktop with the icons ready to work.
it reminds me of the "applying computer settings" problem i
have in
my office computer that also takes very long to finish.
the larger/more complex programs i have at home also take
some time
to open and become ready.
unused dll files programs find nothing to remove.
i defragmented all drives in the HD.
i use ccleaner to remove junk and temporary files, recent
file
links etc. my computer is often scaned for all types of
malware
with a bunch of very good programs (i constantly keep
updated) and
usually they only find some tracking cookies but rarely
anything
more harmful. should i defragment the registry often as well?
should i remove obsolete elements in the registry often?
if my hard disks are relatively full does it slow down the OS
loading sequence?
any good tips warmly welcome and thanks in advance!
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In addition, Microsoft's BootVis.msi can optimize (not defrag)
your registry. For whatever reason, I use it whenever boot times
seem to get long and it usually puts things back "where they
were" for me time wise. It just rearranges the sequence of some
things for more efficient startup.

Pagefile can slow things sometimes if it's fragmented. Easy to
fix: Kill/minimize its size, defrag, the reset the pagefile and
it'll all be together in one place.

Same for other large and immovable files if you have them.

Pop`
 
Eli said:
i need some tips on speeding up my machine.
i recently added a 1 GB RAM stick to the 256 MB RAM i already had
orriginaly. i was hoping it would transform it to an amazing race
car...
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Unfortunately the frequently-banded-about advice that adding ram makes your
computer faster isn't necessarily true. And, depending on what apps you run,
very likely 1.25GB is substantially more than you need or could make
effective use of. How much RAM you should have is *not* a one-size-fits-all
situation. You get good performance if the amount of RAM you have keeps you
from using the page file, and that depends on what apps you run. Most people
running a typical range of business applications find that somewhere around
256-384MB works well, others need 512MB. Almost anyone will see poor
performance with less than 256MB. Some people, particularly those doing
things like editing large photographic images, can see a performance boost
by adding even more than 512MB--sometimes much more.

More RAM than you need won't hurt you, but it won't help either.

i just removed many rarely used programs.
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How many programs you have installed has no effect on the speed of your
computer. If they aren't running they don't hurt you at a ll.

my startup list is shortened to the strictly nessesary.
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That results in having fewer programs running, and that *might* improve your
performance. If some of the programs you removed used substantial memory and
CPU cycles, then it should help. But realize that not all background
programs are of the performance-robbing kind, and simply reducing their
*number* is not necessarily a help. Only removing the ones that hurt can
help.

when i turn on or restart the computer (PIV 2.4 MHz with Windows XP
Pro) it takes several minutes till it gets to the login window
waiting for the password and then again several minutes till i get
the desktop with the icons ready to work.
it reminds me of the "applying computer settings" problem i have in my
office computer that also takes very long to finish.
the larger/more complex programs i have at home also take some time
to open and become ready.
unused dll files programs find nothing to remove.
i defragmented all drives in the HD.
i use ccleaner to remove junk and temporary files, recent file links
etc. my computer is often scaned for all types of malware with a
bunch of very good programs (i constantly keep updated) and usually
they only find some tracking cookies but rarely anything more harmful.
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should i defragment the registry often as well?

No.


should i remove obsolete elements in the registry often?
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No. Routine cleaning of the registry isn't needed and is dangerous. Leave
the registry alone and don't use a registry cleaner. Despite what many
people think, and what vendors of registry cleaning software try to convince
you of, having unused registry entries doesn't really hurt you.

The risk of a serious problem caused by a the registry cleaner erroneously
removing an entry you need is far geater than any potential benefit it may
have.


if my hard disks are relatively full does it slow down the OS loading
sequence?

No.


any good tips warmly welcome and thanks in advance!
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What are your page file settings?

The most common problem these days is malware infestation. You say "my
computer is often scaned for all types of malware with a bunch of very good
programs (i constantly keep updated) and usually they only find some
tracking cookies but rarely anything more harmful." Specially which are
these "bunch of very good programs"?
 
i need some tips on speeding up my machine.
i recently added a 1 GB RAM stick to the 256 MB RAM i already had
orriginaly. i was hoping it would transform it to an amazing race car...
i just removed many rarely used programs.
my startup list is shortened to the strictly nessesary.
when i turn on or restart the computer (PIV 2.4 MHz with Windows XP Pro)
it takes several minutes till it gets to the login window waiting for the
password and then again several minutes till i get the desktop with the
icons ready to work.
it reminds me of the "applying computer settings" problem i have in my
office computer that also takes very long to finish.
the larger/more complex programs i have at home also take some time to
open and become ready.
unused dll files programs find nothing to remove.
i defragmented all drives in the HD.
i use ccleaner to remove junk and temporary files, recent file links etc.
my computer is often scaned for all types of malware with a bunch of very
good programs (i constantly keep updated) and usually they only find some
tracking cookies but rarely anything more harmful.
should i defragment the registry often as well?
should i remove obsolete elements in the registry often?
if my hard disks are relatively full does it slow down the OS loading
sequence?
any good tips warmly welcome and thanks in advance!
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Reformat and re-install the toy operating system from scratch and slowly
watch it slowdown again as you add more and more junk to your Windoze box.
It's the nature of the beast and there is no cure other than doing the
above.



--
WGA is the best thing that has happened for Linux in a while.

The ULTIMATE Windoze Fanboy:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2370205018226686613

Is this a modern day equivalent of a Nazi youth rally?:

http://www.ntk.net/media/developers.mpg

A 3D Linux Desktop (video) ...


View Some Common Linux Desktops ...
http://shots.osdir.com/
 
Regarding event logs, what do you have to do if you do find the red error
signs or yellow warning signs





R. McCarty said:
Those operations are fine - however, the one thing most PC users
do not perform is check the Event Logs. If your system has errors
(Any!) then the system will not function at it's peak level. It's also
important to keep drivers updated. Primarily, Chipset, Video and
Sound drivers.

Event Log accessible by:
Click Start, Run (Type) EventVwr.Msc [Enter]
Scan each log ( System, Security, Application) for Red Icons that
denote errors.

Eli Aran said:
i need some tips on speeding up my machine.
i recently added a 1 GB RAM stick to the 256 MB RAM i already had
orriginaly. i was hoping it would transform it to an amazing race car...
i just removed many rarely used programs.
my startup list is shortened to the strictly nessesary.
when i turn on or restart the computer (PIV 2.4 MHz with Windows XP Pro)
it takes several minutes till it gets to the login window waiting for the
password and then again several minutes till i get the desktop with the
icons ready to work.
it reminds me of the "applying computer settings" problem i have in my
office computer that also takes very long to finish.
the larger/more complex programs i have at home also take some time to
open and become ready.
unused dll files programs find nothing to remove.
i defragmented all drives in the HD.
i use ccleaner to remove junk and temporary files, recent file links etc.
my computer is often scaned for all types of malware with a bunch of very
good programs (i constantly keep updated) and usually they only find some
tracking cookies but rarely anything more harmful.
should i defragment the registry often as well?
should i remove obsolete elements in the registry often?
if my hard disks are relatively full does it slow down the OS loading
sequence?
any good tips warmly welcome and thanks in advance!
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You double-click the entries to access the details box. Inside it will
give you a brief description of the error and an associated Event ID
number. That code number can be cross referenced so you can get
more information on what is wrong and how to resolve it. This site
has a table of Event IDs to help.
http://www.eventid.net/
Resolving Event Log error(s) requires a fair amount of research and
effort. Post back with specific Event IDs if you need more help.

karen z said:
Regarding event logs, what do you have to do if you do find the red error
signs or yellow warning signs





R. McCarty said:
Those operations are fine - however, the one thing most PC users
do not perform is check the Event Logs. If your system has errors
(Any!) then the system will not function at it's peak level. It's also
important to keep drivers updated. Primarily, Chipset, Video and
Sound drivers.

Event Log accessible by:
Click Start, Run (Type) EventVwr.Msc [Enter]
Scan each log ( System, Security, Application) for Red Icons that
denote errors.

Eli Aran said:
i need some tips on speeding up my machine.
i recently added a 1 GB RAM stick to the 256 MB RAM i already had
orriginaly. i was hoping it would transform it to an amazing race
car...
i just removed many rarely used programs.
my startup list is shortened to the strictly nessesary.
when i turn on or restart the computer (PIV 2.4 MHz with Windows XP
Pro)
it takes several minutes till it gets to the login window waiting for
the
password and then again several minutes till i get the desktop with the
icons ready to work.
it reminds me of the "applying computer settings" problem i have in my
office computer that also takes very long to finish.
the larger/more complex programs i have at home also take some time to
open and become ready.
unused dll files programs find nothing to remove.
i defragmented all drives in the HD.
i use ccleaner to remove junk and temporary files, recent file links
etc.
my computer is often scaned for all types of malware with a bunch of
very
good programs (i constantly keep updated) and usually they only find
some
tracking cookies but rarely anything more harmful.
should i defragment the registry often as well?
should i remove obsolete elements in the registry often?
if my hard disks are relatively full does it slow down the OS loading
sequence?
any good tips warmly welcome and thanks in advance!
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