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Accelerate Computer Start-up:

1. Empty the Startup folder. Click Start, All Programs, Startup. Click and drag the program that is not always necessary during startup for example, the desktop. Later if you need a program you can click from the desktop.
2. Non-actived start-up programs. To disable the programs that are not needed during startup is click Start, Run, then type msconfig and click OK. See a list of existing programs and remove the check for programs you do not need. If you are not sure whether the program is useful or not, see and the list of www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
3. Select the font as needed. Many wrote the program to install the font on your computer, which is certain to add the time it takes for Windows to start-ups. To remove unnecessary fonts, go to Control Panel, change the view to Classic View and double-click Fonts. Then double-click to see it, if it is not necessary to move it to another folder which you can return it later if want it back. Or can also use the program FontExpert 2007, from www.ProximaSoftware.com, right-click and select deactivate fonts to not activate it.
4. Discard the old drivers that are not used anymore. If you remove the hardware from the system then you must also remove the associated driver software. Use the Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel to remove the software and associated drivers that are not needed anymore.
5. Stop all unnecessary services. Service is a program that runs in the background on your computer system. Not all services required and can be disabled. Click Start, Run and type services.msc and click OK to see the all the service is running. Select an existing service and description will appear on the left of what function. Double-click the service and set the ’service type’ to disable it. But be careful you can only do that if you are sure this will not make your windows a mess… Examples of services not reply to a Uninterruptible Power Supply, Messenger, Alerter, Clipbook, Remote Registry, Network DDE and the Machine Debug Manager. Useful info related to service obtainable in www.govermentsecurity.org/archive/t1417.html andwww.smartadmin.in/dis_un_srv.
6. Disable File and printer sharing. If there is no network in your home, then do not need to share files and printers, so you can disable this option to create a quick start-ups as your computer. It’s easy. Go to Control Panel, double-click Network Connections. Right-click each icon and select Properties. just Uncheck “File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks”.
7. Defrag your hard disk regularly. The files used to run Windows in a long time to spread your hard disk, which can make a slow start-up process. Defragmentation can tidy up files will be more quickly accessed. How, click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmeter. Or use TuneUp Utilities 2009 by TuneUp Software GmbH, for better defragmentation. With this TuneUp, you can also clean the registry so that defragmentation your computer faster.
8. Set order Booting up. Computers can start reading the system from the hard disk or floppy disk, CD or DVD-ROM drive, USB flash or external hard disk. Make sure the hard disk is the first accessible Windows. Use the BIOS Setup Utility on your computer. Find Booting-up order, make sure the hard disk in the first place. There is no harm in consultation with visiting Tom’s Hardware site for more information.
9. Empty CD/DVD drive. When I started booting-up, the computer will check the CD/DVD disk drive is there in it, you may hear the drive spinning. Take the disk in the CD/DVD drive before you turn off the computer and when you restart the computer later do not bother wasting time checking the contents of the CD / DVD drive.
10. Clean the Prefetch folder. Windows stores a copy of the new program just accessed the folder Windows/Prefetch order to accelerate the search process on the hard disk. But some experts claim that the PC is better cleaned regularly Prefetch folder is to maintain a minimum program loading when you use your computer again. Although some that did not agree. Please try it, feel safe and difference.

Important Note:If you are a beginner, please do not do the step above without knowing what you are doing. The blog is not responsible for the damage caused to the system due to inappropriate usage.

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Vijaya Sankar N,(II B.SC Cs)