I found this great article on Cnet this week about how to speed up your Windows XP computer. Some of the tips listed here also apply to other Windows Operating Systems. It is worth a read. Go to:
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-10165_7-5554402-1.html?
And while we are talking about speeding up your Windows, have you ever cleaned out your registry files? Gosh, I hope not because unless you really know what your are doing, you shouldn't even consider fooling with your registry.
Like a lot of things that Microsoft touches, it doesn't do a good job of self cleaning the registry and over time, improper and un-removed lines in the registry will pile up as you add and remove programs. After a while your registry becomes a complete mess, causing errors, sluggishness, and even crashes.
What is the solution? Get yourself a utility program that will look for unneeded lines and remove them safely for you. There are a few out there, but I recently found one for free that does a great job. It is called RegScrubXP and it is made by Lexun Freeware. I have used it on both an XP-based computer and a Windows 2000 computer with no problems. To get a copy for yourself at:
http://www.lexundesigns.com/LexunFreeware/
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