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Time Saving And Maintenance Tips

  • Opening your web browser open faster: Make it possible to open Internet Explorer quickly even without searching for a homepage. Create a new shortcut and, type the following path in the command line: "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" - nohome.

 

  • Memory boosting: If your system doesnot have more than 256MB of memory and if it is struggling to cope with the power of Windows XP, start using the Windows Classic interface, open the Services console and disable the Themes service which will help you free up to 10MB of memory.

 

  • Remove malicious files: Use an anti-spyware program such as Windows Defender in order to fasten up your connection. Your connection seems to be slow generally because of the nasty habit of Spyware which hijacks your Internet browser.

 

  • Avoid Crashing of your computer: The presence of malicious software of your hard drive is a common cause of crashes, so make sure you have anti-virus and anti-spyware software installed and up to date, along with a firewall.

 

  • Save memory: Avoid opening too many windows and programs at once, especially if you have less than 512MB of memory, as this can overload your PC.

 

 

  • Defrag hard drives: Regular defragment your hard drive helps to prevent sluggish performance, which causes problems with your system. This needs to be done only once in three months

 

  • Processor and RAM: To learn about your PC's ‘brains', open the System Properties dialogue by pressing [Windows] and [Pause/Break] together. The type and speed of your processor (measured in GHz) and the amount of system memory (RAM) available can be seen there.

 

  • Hard Drive: In order to find out the amount of free and used space you have press [Windows] + [E] together to open up Windows Explorer. Then go to your C: drive and right-click on it and select Properties