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Be A Lot More Satisfied with A Faster Windows OS

Old computers which comes with old Window programs are probably slower. Yet, this does not mean that you should go on and verify the new personal computer models in town.

While not everyone would agree, old PC programs are less complicated and very easy to use. Its convenience is because of its simplicity. It is normal for old PCs to be a little bit slow. But then again if your PC takes 15 minute booting up and another 10 minutes to load even a basic Microsoft Office program then something is wrong with your PC. Try doing the following speed up Windows tips:

> Remove worthless applications.
Your computer might still be holding programs that have not been utilized for a long time. Scan the programs listed in the add/remove programs menu in the control panel. Uninstall the applications you have not used for some time. This will make your PC faster.

> Update drivers.
Hardware drivers take up few space but they dictate the speed of your Windows accessories. There have been a lot of improvements in the drivers of hardware over the years. Check the Web and find new information about them. This tip never fails to speed up Windows 2000 and ME.

> Remove the Starting Windows message.
Windows 95 and 98 has this specific starting windows message that suspends computer booting. Take away this option to speed up Windows 98. Select to C:\ and search for Msdos.sys, right click on it and deselect the read-only option. Open the file in Notepad, select over to text Options in the file. Add: Add BootDelay-0. You can also choose to make your booting|want to change your PC booting quicker by setting add Logo=0 to remove the Windows logo during start-up.

> Optimize start menu.
Speed up Windows by having easy access to your start menu. Click on Start and go to Run. Type Regedit in the bar and click Enter. Access the Registry editor folder named HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop. If you see a MenuShowDelay, double click it and change the value of data field to 0. This will load Start program without any delay at all.

> Turn off active desktop.
For Windows 98, go to the Display Properties settings and go to Web tab. Unchoose the option for View my Active Desktop as a Web Page. This very simple tip will have your Windows 98 speeding up in no time. auto-biographty

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