Faster Boot Up Speed

Posted on October 27th, 2008 in Computer Speed, System Settings by admin

I get emails all the time from frustrated users asking how they can get a computer to boot up faster, some people even complain that their computer is taking up to 10 minutes before they can actually do anything!

Now 10 minutes is an absolutely crazy amount of time for your computer to start up, so here are some tips you can try that will speed up the boot of your PC;

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Remove Errors From Your Hard Disk

Posted on October 21st, 2008 in Computer Errors by admin

Errors on your hard disk can be a major problems for any home or business PC user, it will slow down your computer and potentially expose your computer to internet threats. You should always check your hard disk’s for errors and remove them immediatelly.

To check you hard disk for errors do this;

  • Open computer from your start menu
  • On the drive you want to scan right click
  • Select properties
  • Select the tools tab
  • Click the check now button
  • Run the scan

It will now most likely show some errors within your hard disk. This best method to fix these errors is to run our registry repair software, this will seek out the errors and repair them instantly.

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Adjust Visual Effects for Better PC Performance

Posted on October 10th, 2008 in 1, Computer Speed, System Settings by admin

You can increase your computer’s performance by adjusting the visual effects. The visual effects can take up your PC’s CPU and slow it down, often leading to more annoying problems. This tweak should work on all Windows Vista machines.

These options for changing your visual effects are totally optional, you can edit which ones you like and keep the ones you want. But I can assure you that these system settings only change the ‘pretty’ look of your computer and nothing important.

To get started adjusting your visual effects settings just;

  • Open control panel
  • Click system and maintenance
  • Open system
  • In the left pane click advanced system settings
  • Open the advanced tab
  • Under performance click settings
  • Go to the visual effects tab
  • Here uncheck all of these options
    • Animate controls and elements inside windows
    • Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing
    • Enable desktop composition
    • Enable transparent glass
    • Fade or slide menus into view
    • Fade or slide ToolTips into view
    • Fade out menu items after clicking
    • Show preview and filters in folder
    • Show shadows under menus
    • Show shadows under mouse pointer
    • Show thumbnails instead of icons
    • Show translucent selection rectangle
    • Show window contents while dragging
    • Slide open combo boxes
    • Slide taskbar buttons
    • Smooth edges of screen fonts
    • Smooth-scroll list boxes
    • Use a background image for each folder type
    • Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop
    • Use visual styles on windows and buttons
  • Click apply and OK
Tweak Visual Effects

Get Rid of the Annoying Noise

Posted on October 8th, 2008 in General Issues by admin

Do you get sick of hearing that clicking noise everytime you navifate to a new webpage and such? I had an email about this recently and (not that I had ever really been bothered about it) I figured I should do a quick post on how to get rid of it.

Just follow these points and you will turn it off in a second;

  • Open control panel
  • Click sound
  • Click on the sounds tab
  • Scroll down till you see start navigation and click on it
  • Go down to the sounds dropdown and select none
  • Click apply and OK
Annoying Noise

Backup Your Registry

Posted on October 1st, 2008 in General Issues, System Settings by admin

Do you need to edit your registry but are worried that you may stuff things up and not have a backup. Here is a quick tip for you to do so that you can create a backup of your registry so you can restore your systems registry files if something bad happens (this should work in all windows operating systems).

  • Go to Start
  • Open Run
  • Type in: regedit
  • Choose File from the toolbar in your reg editor
  • Select Export
  • Name the backup (registry_backup_081001.reg – example)
  • At the bottom of the window you will see the Export Range category. Tick the “All” selection.
  • Save
  • Done