Wednesday, December 17, 2008

HOW TO SPEED UP WIDOWS / VISTA



Simple Ways to Speed Up Windows Vista (TIPS)

~ Disable Windows Vista Aero
1. Right-click your desktop and click Personalize
2. Click on Window Color and Appearance. It will look different from what you are used to.
3. Click Open classic appearance properties for more color options
4. Now select any theme you like, for example the Windows Classic theme
~ Use ReadyBoost to Increase Performance
1. Go to Computer, right-click the removable storage device and select Properties
2. If the drive is compatible, you will see a ReadyBoost tab. Click on it
3. Then select Use this device and set the amount of space that you want to be used for ReadyBoost system file
4. Click OK and you are done.
~Speed Up External Hard Drives
1. Go to Start, then right-click Computer and select Manage
2. Then go to Device Manager on the side menu
3. Expand Disk drives and find your external hard drive
4. Right-click it and select Properties
5. Open the Policies tab and select Optimize for performance
6. Check Enable write caching on the disk and Enable advanced performance
7. Press OK and reboot.
~Boost SATA Disk Performance
1. Click Start, then right-click Computer and select Manage
2. Go to Device Manager
3. Expand Disk Drives
4. Right-click your hard drive and go to Properties
5. On the Policies tab check Enable advanced performance
6. Press OK and close the Device Manager.
~Defrag regularly
If ,you know any other tips to improve the speed, let me know.

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