After cleaning out your hard drive, now it’s time to clean the Windows
to speed up your computer.
You cleaned out the closet you
call your hard drive, now it's time to clean the Windows to speed up your
computer.
It seems that every program
recently has decided it’s a good idea to install an automatic update program
that sits in memory all the time, running and checking for that update that
comes out once every month or two.
Most of those same programs
also check for updates when you start the program, so why do you need that
update "right now?"
Or they think you need the convenience of being able
to start them from the system tray (lower right corner), the quick-start tray
(lower left corner), the desktop and the start menu. Really, do you needthatprogramthatmuch?
Cleaning your windows
can be done via the MSCONFIG program (go to yourStartmenu, click onRun, and type MSCONFIG). Go
to theStartuptab and uncheck boxes of
programs you don't really need (just don't turn off your antivirus program). It's
not permanent, so if you mess up, you can go back and re-check that box.
Or you can use a
commercial program like System Mechanic (http://www.iolo.com).
It will guide you through removing extra programs, files and other bloat that
your system builds up over time.
Tech Bit #15 by Gregg Marshall
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