Tweak Windows and make computer run fast

Windows XP has lots of special effects, colors, themes to make your PC look great but they slow down your PC which is the main problem. Here are some tips to tweak Windows and make computer run fast

Are sure you do not have a virus, spyware or adware, you may try using some of these Windows XP tweaks if your computer is running slow. It would be better to remove some of the special effects.

Some of the effects that slow your PC are:

1. A blank wallpaper is the best. Animations or sounds in the background are a no as they slow the PC. Remove Shortcuts on the Desktop(discuss later). Right click on My Computer icon to select properties and go to Advanced Tab, select Settings next to Performance and select Adjust for best performance. Click OK twice. This is the best tweak.

2. Avoid installing extensions, themes or cursor symbols for browser, keep it plain. Go to classic Theme by right clicking desktop and go to properties. 

3. Remove startup and shutdown sounds, remove sound from control panel  as it causes speed problem too. Double click on sounds icon.

4. Remove or arrange MsWord, Notepad, Image and similar files scattered around on your desktop or located in shortcuts Create folders to organize your files. A folder for MsWord documents, images, sounds and Notepad files will do in order to save space. Remove shortcuts from desktop, start menu or else where to tweak XP they are better removed as they are un wanted, you know if an icon is a shortcut because when you delete you can read:"Are you sure you want to delete this shortcut?"

5. Win XP allows to search certain types of files by using search tool. You can find all images and remove unwanted files same with sound, documents and you’ll be amazed about this stuff piled up during years. A brand new computer does not need to search for files just be careful you don’t remove files you are not sure of. Some of these maybe useful for the PC to work well.

6. Cookies, cache, browser history, Bookmarks or favorites inside your web browser have their other side too which is they have negative effects. In Internet Explorer remove cache, cookies and history by selecting Tools, Remove unwanted sites from your favorites. These options can also be tweaked from the menu which is usually under Tools from other browsers. Remove unwanted files often, say weekly. A weekly job of clearing your recycle bin helps cleaning wasted space.

These tweaks will help you organize your PC to perform faster and smoother. This is the basic for XP users who are suffering from slow speed but if your PC is not slow, some of the tweaks are still useful in the long run and make your computer fast