1. Update drivers for motherboard, video, audio, etc.
2. Double the ram up to about 512 Meg. 95 could almost cruise on 32 Meg, 98 did same on 64, and Windows Me is about 128 M to get the same feel.
3. Be Parasite Free! Adaware, Spybot, CWSHREDDER.
4. Be lightwieght and safe. No network shares, Free AVG from http://www.grisoft.com and eject the firewall software (show me the exploit!)
5. http://www.litepc.com/98lite.html
Bob
I upgraded my Windows 95 to ME. I did not do a fresh install. What are some ways I can improve my performance?
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