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How to make your computer faster

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 01:00:00 +0100

So how do you make your PC run faster or how do you make your laptop run faster and how do you make your computer go faster? Same thing different package :)

Larry Miller

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:15:10 +0100

The "tip"
DISABLE PREFETCH ON LOW MEMORY SYSTEMS
is 100% wrong. This will impair performance.

This advice is based on a complete misunderstanding of how prefetch works. Prefetch does NOT preload applications, or any portion of them, at bootup. Prefetch is used to optimize both boot and application launch times. Application prefetch files are accessed only after application launch has been initiated. No memory is wasted. Prefetching will benefit systems with as little as 64 MB of RAM. This has been extensively tested.

The default and optimum value for the registry entry mentioned is 3. Setting this to any other value will impair performance. The very best advice concering prefetch is this:
LEAVE IT ALONE.
Anyone who suggest otherwise has no understanding of how prefetch works.

How to make your computer run faster

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:44:25 +0100

Larry you haven't got a clue about computers if you say that. Prefetch is there for a reason I agree but over time that folder fills up with hundreds of useless applications that you don't use anymore and they just take up space on your drive.

I say just delete it people : every little helps:)

Latasha

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:01:00 +0100

I need help because my PC is really slow how do i make it fast like it used to be

Federal

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:37:56 +0100

Latasha to make your computer run faster you have only 3 options

option 1: format your pc or restore it to factory settings
option 2: follow the instructions from this article
option 3: get yourself some sort of system optimisation software

cookie monster

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:49:36 +0100

is there any way to remove or reduce the number of background processes running in the background? From my task manager, i have like 50 processes running and my CPU usage is almost always at 100%.

chris

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:45:27 +0100

thanks for the sharing dude!!!!
How to make your computer faster

Nick

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:58:15 +0000

yay, great tips. thanks