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PC performance

by tvsrao Mar 7, 2006 6:43PM PST

I am just wondering that whether one can enhance the speed and performance of a PC just by disabling all the unused devices in a system?

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You mean

by nino88 Mar 7, 2006 7:33PM PST

uncheck them in start up programs? Those will help to make you computer start faster. Other things, you may want to try ccleaner to delete all the unnecessary temp/backup files. Also defragment your harddisk afterward.

How big is the RAM you have in your machine? Upgrading it would make a big difference also.

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If you mean hardware

by joesmithers06 Mar 7, 2006 9:07PM PST

Like say disabling a modem if you have broadband, then no, it won't have any effect at all.

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Performance

by retired Mar 7, 2006 11:11PM PST

http://www.tweakxp.com/performance_tweaks.aspx

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