Have you ever noticed how fast your laptop runs when it’s still new and how it tends to slow down over time. This happened with my laptop recently. My browser started to crash and it took time to open the most basic application in Windows. With 2GB RAM and running Windows XP, the specs wasn’t the cause for my Lappies civil worker like performance.
Here is how I managed to speed up my laptop
1. Hit ctrl+alt+del. This will bring up the task manager
2. Click on the processes tab; Here you will see all the processes running on your system, sapping out all your resources. Most of these processes you don’t even need. It is just running without you knowing about it. So where does all these processes come from. Most of them are Windows related and they need to be there to keep your operating system running but some of them are actual programs running on the background.These are usually programs that you have installed that are opened automatically when your system boots up. We say, these programs are on the start-up.
3. The first step to improve the speed of your laptop is to remove all unwanted programs from the start-up.
4. For step 3 and steps to follow you will need a free program called CCleaner. Click here to download
5. Start CCleaner after you’ve installed and downloaded it
6. Click on the tools icon

7. Click on the start-up tab
8. Go through the list and uncheck all processes you don’t want to run on start-up. ( Don’t remove any processes that are in the Windows folder. The programs you will uncheck will usually be in the program files folder
9. After step 8 you system will only load the necessary programs on start up. This will have a dual affect.
- Windows will start-up quicker
- Your system will have more available RAM. This will increase your systems general performance
10.Let’s move on to the next step. Still under the tools section, click on uninstall and uninstall all programs that you don’t use often. Don’t be a hoarder. Get your house clean. Uninstalling programs will have a major affect on your system’s performance
11. Now will be a good time to restart your system before you proceed to step 12. You will already notice drastic improvements.
12. Read and apply “Speed up Your Laptop – Part II”
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