How can i recover more memory on a windows xp that is second hand?
just because your p.c is second hand dosent make it any less powerful than a new p.c,its all about tweaking your p.c to get the most out of it 1)more memory is allways a good idea and a 1gb module can be picled up for around £30,this will give your p.c a real speed boost 2)run a spyware scan!..spyware is the most common reason for slow p.c start up times,a anti-spyware program such as spybot from http://www.safer-networking.org/en/downl… is a ideal scanner,and also features a imunize feature to protect you from future threats 3)use your msconfig utility…go to start>run>type msconfig>then click the start up tab…untick any programs you dont wish to start when windows boots up,dont deselect any anti-virus or display start up items,however any other should be ok, deselcting just 3 or 4 can make a massive difference 4)change your current p.a.t.a. hard drive for a faster serial a.t.a drive,this can increa
David is on the right track but there are other things to do as well. First open a Internet Explorer, right hand side of the top tool bar select tools/then Internet Options/In the Middle under Browsing History select Delete/Then towards the bottom of that window select delete all. This will clean out your cache. Next click start icon/ right click on properties/ then select the advanced tab/ in the window that appears the top section the third option down is For Best Performance, select this and click apply or ok which ever. Next start / my computer/ then right click on C:\ drive and select properties again. Select tools and run your scan disc checking auto repair errors and recover bad sectors. It will tell you it can’t until you re-start click ok. Now go start/ Run/ type msconfig…when the window appears select start up…place your pointer on the line right next to location on the left side…hold down the left mouse key and slide to the right. This will make it so you can better re
