Increase the Speed of Windows Vista



When you first purchased Windows Vista you were probably in awe of the aesthetics and impressed with the Aero interface. The user interface is very polished and appealing, but it takes up a lot of memory. All those good looks can utilize a lot of your computer's resources and slow your computer down. You may have already experienced the frustration of a bogged down computer. You don't need to buy a new computer or continue using a slow one. With a few adjustments you can increase the efficiency of your Windows Vista operating system and have the computer you dreamed of.

Of course, these adjustments will not be equal to buying a new hard drive. You can't compete with a bigger, better and newer computer. If you want your computer to be extremely fast, you should consider buying more RAM (Random Access Memory), a new graphics card or a new processor. But a few modifications to your current system will definitely increase your computer's efficiency.

Often Windows Vista is just bogged down by secondary programs that are constantly open and running. These unnecessary applications are using your RAM and therefore leaving you with little memory to work with. In order to speed up any computer, you should always cleanse it of unnecessary items.

Disable Secondary Applications and Services:

Your computer has many secondary applications and services that are constantly running. Sometimes these programs load up automatically when you turn your computer on. Other times you turn an application on and forget to turn it off. Whatever the case may be, you often don't need to have so many programs running in the background. If you turn them off, you operating system will have more resources to work with. To disable your computer's secondary services, follow these steps:

  1. Select the Start menu and then choose "Run."
  2. A text box will appear. In the box type: services.msc and then press "Enter."
  3. Select the service or program that you would lie to disable.
  4. Reset the startup to "Disable."

Make sure that you don't disable anything that you actually need. If you disable the "Computer Browser" you will no longer be able to interact with other computers on your network.

Clean Your Hard Drive:

Most computers have an inordinate amount of unnecessary applications and programs cluttering up their hard drive. Only you can decide which files to remove and which to keep, but it is highly recommended that you remove anything you don't truly need.

Optimize Startup Times:

If you have a significant number of applications that start automatically when you boot up your computer, your PC might be taking a long time to load. You should employ the "Windows Defender" and the "System Configuration Utility" to enable only those programs that you really need. Also, some PC optimization and cleaning software products also offer a feature that allows you to manage Startup items.

Optimize:

With the System Configuration Utility:

  1. Open msconfig and select the Startup tab.
  2. Uncheck anything that doesn't need to start automatically.

With the Windows Defender:

  1. Run the Windows Defender utility.
  2. Select "Tools" and then choose "Software Explorer."
  3. Press "Show For All Users."
  4. Select "Remove/Disable" for whichever programs you choose.
 

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