speed up pc

Discussion in 'Science, Technology & Car Chat' started by hongkongboy, Apr 12, 2007.

  1. hongkongboy

    hongkongboy Well-Known Member

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    ite bud

    anyone know any good anti spyware, malware or anything software that can save memory n speed up ur pc
     
  2. Aoes

    Aoes Well-Known Member

    depending on how advanced u are... Adaway, Spybot and Hijack This are my tools of choice for antispyware/malware... as far as speeding up ur pc... google maybe a better option that asking here since guides of that nature tend to get long =/
     
  3. shadow85

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    adaware and spybot makes a good combo. Hijack this should be used with caution. However, once you mastered it, it can be a very good too. As aways, clean out ur start up items and delete web junk.
     
  4. hongkongboy

    hongkongboy Well-Known Member

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    cheers m8 for the links ^^
     
  5. Knoctur_nal

    Knoctur_nal |Force 10 from Navarone|

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    Those aren't guaranteed to speed up your system. Its a start for general cleaning and removal of spyware etc.
     
  6. reno

    reno Well-Known Member

    format ur comp, and start fresh
    it runs faster then cos theres no junk on it =)
    then once u start installing stuff... it'll slow down again....

    speed up.... if u wanna try, read up on overclocking =)
    else just upgrade
     
  7. Knoctur_nal

    Knoctur_nal |Force 10 from Navarone|

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    Formating is a lot of work, mostly with the work leading up to it. backups and what not. you generally tend to leave that as a last resort.
     
  8. reno

    reno Well-Known Member

    guess im used to formatting
    fresh install everything only abt 1-1.5hrs

    cos data u can keep, its just reinstalling windows and the software u need

    i got multiple partitions to keep allt he stuff i want, so all i ever do is just wipe out the windows one
    plus lucky i got a win xp lite =D
    only has the necessary stuff i want, so installation is much quicker
    the full install is only abt 750mb hehehe
    but updates takes longer ><

    i guess if u got time, do a fresh install and install all the adware stuff to prevent other stuff loading on =)
     
  9. Knoctur_nal

    Knoctur_nal |Force 10 from Navarone|

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    formating is also not good to do that frequently as it affects your drive. ghosting with an image and multiple partitions are effective alternatives.
     
  10. reno

    reno Well-Known Member

    yeah i know formatting isn't htat good for drive ><
    i guess im just lazy... i think other thing to keep in mind is how long u expect to keep your pc?
    mines already outdated =(
     
  11. ^ sucks. im about to reformat my old pc cuz its corrupted. and that would be my..... i dunno how many times.... oh well.. its time i get a new hard drive to replace this old 20G anyways lol
     
  12. vaxlor

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    ad aware is one good software .. changing a anti spyware wont free up much memory .. instead you should check out the anti virus ..
     
  13. dim8sum

    dim8sum ♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪....

    yep exactly what i do. I clone my harddrive with acronic true image after a fresh install with all the software i need and all my settings

    then if the comp ever gets to point where things arent running as they should, i just reclone it back to the hdd and voila, no need to sit through a windows install and everything is there as you want it
     
  14. Knoctur_nal

    Knoctur_nal |Force 10 from Navarone|

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    exactly.i tend to favor norton ghost. but gettin acronis as well.