23 tips and tricks to speed up Windows Vista-based computer

Windows Vista is not the fastest operating system, many people even consider it a 'failed product' from Microsoft. Various issues such as compatibility with drivers, slow and often haunt other Vista users.
But do not worry, you can tweak Windows Vista to be as fast. And the following 35 tips and tricks of the journalist in Techradar you can apply in order to speed up Windows Vista:

1. Clean up old filesIn the Performance Information ... click Open Disk Cleanup to delete the files that are excessive. Then click Start, enter 'defrag' in the Search box and press Enter, click the Defragment Now button and wait while you are on your hard disk-defrag.

2. SidebarSidebar is good but the more gadgets you add to the Sidebar then the consuming system resources and ultimately make your computer slow. Eliminate unnecessary gadgets or right click on Sidebar, select Properties and clear the Start Sidebar to do so simultaneously.

3. Disable unused devicesClick Control Panel> System and Maintenance> System> Device Manager, right click on the hardware that you do not need - for example, an unused network adapter? - And select Disable. But when you disable the wrong one will make the hardware could be such a problem can not restart the computer, so if in doubt should not be necessary.

4. Disabling unwanted servicesType 'Services' in the Search box and press Enter to see anything that has been marked as 'Started' and run on your computer. Service that you might not need to run as the Distributed Link Tracking Client (whose function is to keep the NTFS file links in the network) and Tablet PC Input Service (unless you use a Tablet PC). Click 2x on an unwanted service, select Startup type to Disabled and the service it will not run when the computer is turned on again later. Be careful, some services are vital to your system and disable the service will create problems later. To know what a vital service you can learn from sites like Black Viper, and if you are in doubt about a service then leave it running.

5. The problem with a long boot timeIf your computer is up to date but the computer boot time is very slow (more than three minutes) then there may be problems with hardware or drivers. Try to unplug all that is connected to a computer other than the monitor, keyboard and mouse. But if you connect to the network try to unplug the network cable and see what happens.

6. Check for errors in Event ViewerFind clues in Event Viewer (type 'eventvwr' in the Search box and press Enter). Expand Windows Logs and browse the Applications and System logs. Navigate to the bottom where the last time you shut down the computer and look for error messages that might explain why your computer becomes problematic.

7. System tray clutterNotice all the icons that exist in the system tray. There are important items such as antivirus programs and there are also items that are not so important to appear there as QuickTime. To get rid of right click or click 2x on the icon and look for options that can tell the program to not appear in the system tray.

8. Check the current taskSome programs that run behind the scenes (background) will always be active however, and without knowing can increase memory usage and processor performance. To find out, right click on the Taskbar, select Task Manager> Processes. Now try to be observed. If you sort based on CPU usage then you will see the background processes that are running. If you see an unknown program and spent 10 percent or more of the CPU time then right click and select Properties to see more details. Once you find which program has the problematic process, try to check the documentation to find out whether you really need the program running or not.

9. Get rid of unwanted startup programsRun Windows Defender and click Tools> Software Explorer to view the programs that run when Windows just beginning (start). Do not immediately delete all, but delete when you are sure the program is not necessary, how to click and select Disable to stop running when the initial (start).

10. Snip 'overweight' system with AutorunsEach program on your computer that run when the initial (start up) will increase boot time. Of the few programs exist that are important but sometimes it is not important other. Crop programs that are not that important to free Autoruns program. Autoruns display of the tabs - each tab displays the start-up programs according to category. Take a look at the Logon tab. Before you do anything with the program Autoruns first right click on the program you want to 'cut' and select Search Online to find out more about the program. Once you know that the program you want to prune it really was not important then you can delete it - by way of right click and select Delete. Click Yes when you receive confirmation. This action is to avoid loss of memory in the future.

11. Update driversIf you experience problems with the computer's performance, try to regularly update your hardware drivers to the latest release because usually party hardware makers periodically update the hardware drivers to address bugs that exist or to improve the performance of hardware. You can find the latest updates on hardware makers website.

12. Tweak advanced settingsEven if no new drivers for a hardware device, you can still speed up again your hardware. Click Control Panel> System and Maintenance> Device Manager and then expand the Network Adapters section, right click on the adapter and select Properties> Advanced. Adjust the settings there, adjust to the needs and possibilities of existing settings on the Advanced tab will be the same for other devices as well.

13. Stop her index SearchIndexing Service to speed up the search process, but if you include people who rarely find a file then just turn off. Open Computer, right click on your hard disk and clean the box in the Index This Drive.

14. Turn off legacy supportOpen REGEDIT and browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ filesystem. Setting ntfsdisable8dot3namecreation to 1 and thus will not make a version of DOS file names such as; to NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate setting means that Windows will not update the Last Accessed date in a folder when we see it. Two measures that would help a little hard disk performance.

15. Get more speed from your hard disk SATAYou can improve a little extra performance from SATA drives by going to Control Panel> Performance and Maintenance> System> Device Manager> Hard Drives, then right click your drive, select the Policies and activate the Enable Advanced Performance. Beware: Microsoft notice a spike would increase the likelihood of data loss if your hard disk suddenly not have electricity supply. Do this if you have a backup for your computer power such as UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) or you may be ready to take risks.

16. Simple but fastClick Control Panel> System and Maintenance> Performance Information and Tools> Adjust visual effects> Adjust for best performance to speed. Enable transparent glass if that was too simple.

17. Try ReadyBoostSlow computer in general will benefit from the use of a USB drive as a ReadyBoost drive - but ReadyBoost is not a substitute for additional RAM. Before you start make sure your USB memory card ready for use. You will need a USB with a minimum capacity of 256MB and a maximum of 4GB and need to be ready for a special speed: 2.5MB per second for random reading and 1.75MB per second for writing randomly. ReadyBoost will test the USB memory when first plugged in (Speed ​​up my system) and if there is a problem with the USB drive then ReadyBoost will refuse to use it

18. Remove from the SP1 uninstall filesIf you have started your hard disk is not sufficient anymore and Service Pack 1 does not cause a problem at all and you could be sure if you do not want to delete it then use the tools provided by Microsoft to clean uninstall files of 800MB. Simply by typing in the Start Search vsp1cln.exe and press Enter to launch it. This tool will remove all old files, freeing space on your hard disk and your computer will be more rapid and convenient to use.

19. Playback system for fasterSystem Restore allows you to 'roll back' of Windows Vista to a previous point without affecting your files. You can run it through Windows Vista or through Safe mode by clicking Start> Control Panel> System and Maintenance> System> System Protection> System Restore.

20. Turn off System RestoreIn Windows Vista you can set a restore point, so you can restore your computer back to before your computer problems. But the set point will take some hard disk space and power. So if you have a poor computer performance, try to turn off System Restore. Most effective way is always backing up regular files and your important data so that even if you turn off System Restore then it will have a positive influence.

21. Save your time with the Scheduled TasksIf your computer is left out all night when you do not use it, then you can reschedule the tasks for your computer while you are not in front of the computer. Open the Start Search, type 'Task Scheduler' and press Enter. Once the Scheduler is opened, select the tasks and then edit the desired time and how long it takes. Task (task) that may be you often do is Disk Defragmenter, and System Restore.

22. Turn off AeroFor those who have computers with low specifications better to turn off Windows Aero for the computer speed increases. Render transparent taskbar is quite beautiful it would burden the old graphics card and by turning it off will increase performance for your computer. To turn off Aero right click on desktop, click Personalize> Windows Color and Appearance and turn off the transparency to optimize the performance of your computer.

23. Optimize registry the easy wayCleaning the registry can 'cure' some of the problems that occur on Windows Vista-based computer. Even defrag the registry will have pretty good just like when you defrag your hard disk. You can download a registry defrag tool from www.registry-clean.net.