Speed It Up! A Non-Technical Guide For Speeding Up Slow Computers

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Speed It Up! A Non-Technical Guide for Speeding Up Slow Computers

Does your PC perform like grandma on a cold winter morning? Does it limp along slowly through everyday tasks, such as starting up, shutting down or just opening an email? Are you wondering if your PC's get up and go has got up and left? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this is the book for you.

Sure, there are uber-geeky guides out there that provide tweaks and customizations appealing to the pocket protector nation, but there is no other book that addresses these common problems at the everyday consumer level. We think it's time for a book that covers all of these topics in a way that appeals to real humans, like you. Let us help you keep your PC running like it did the day you brought it home from the store.

     * Troubleshooting - We show you how to diagnose the cause of your PC's dawdling behavior. We help you determine whether the culprit is your hardware, software, the network, a cluttered registry, or even a virus.

     * Software - We show you dozens of easy, non-techy things you can do to speed up Windows, your applications, your Internet apps, and more.

     * Hardware - We show you easy upgrades you can do yourself. The solutions we provide are easy to implement.

     * Network - We show you how to easily fix network issues that are robbing you of precious time.

     * Buyer's advice - If it's time to put your beloved PC out to pasture, we offer some tried and true advice for choosing a new PC and keeping it in tip-top condition.

CATEGORY: Windows Operating Systems

COVERS: Windows XP, Windows Vista

USER LEVEL: Beginning-Intermediate

CONTENTS:

Introduction

    What's in This Book

    Who Can Use This Book

    How to Use This Book

    There's More Online

    Speed It Up!

What's Slowing Down Your Computer?

Before You Start: Protect Your Data

Removing Spyware and Viruses

Cleaning Out Unnecessary Programs

Optimizing Your Hard Disk

Making Windows Go Faster

Cleaning Up the Windows Registry

When All Else Fails: Reinstalling Windows from Scratch

Preparing for a Computer Upgrade

Adding More Memory

Adding More Disk Space

Upgrading to a Faster Video Card

Upgrading Your System's CPU

Cleaning Up Your Web Browser

Reconfiguring Your Internet Connection

Speeding Up Your Home Network

When Do You Need a New PC?

How Fast a PC Do You Need?

PC Performance Resources

<P style="MARGIN: 0px" align=left text-align="left General Performance Suites

<P style="MARGIN: 0px" align=left text-align="left Benchmarking

<P style="MARGIN: 0px" align=left text-align="left Startup Optimization

<P style="MARGIN: 0px" align=left text-align="left File Cleaning

<P style="MARGIN: 0px" align=left text-align="left Specific Program Removal Tools

<P style="MARGIN: 0px" align=left text-align="left Registry Cleaners

<P style="MARGIN: 0px" align=left text-align="left Hard Disk Optimization

<P style="MARGIN: 0px" align=left text-align="left Disk Imaging

<P style="MARGIN: 0px" align=left text-align="left Internet Speedup and Browser Optimization

<P style="MARGIN: 0px" align=left text-align="left Startup Program Databases

<P style="MARGIN: 0px" align=left text-align="left Internet Speed Tests

<P style="MARGIN: 0px" align=left text-align="left Free DNS Services

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