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50 tools to speed up your PC

by Josh Anderson
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I found this great article today called "50 tools to speed up your PC" and it had a printer friendly version which made it a great read and resource so I am posting a link to it.

50 Tools to Speed Up Your PC - Print - MSN Tech & Gadgets (Printer friendly version)

I printed it to PDF for my own later reference.
#speed #tools
  • Profile picture of the author sparrow
    Good find Josh, some of the tools I am already using and I can say they great for keeping my system clean from alot of junk

    in particular ccleaner, this is one of the best free pc cleaners on the market

    Ed
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  • Profile picture of the author Richie Bigrac
    Talking about PC tools, this site has some useful security gadgets, just scroll down and see if any suit.
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    • Profile picture of the author Josh Anderson
      in particular ccleaner, this is one of the best free pc cleaners on the market
      CCleaner has been the first tool I install on every computer I get.

      I also train all my family members who I provide computer support for from time to time how to use it to disable startup junk ;-)
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      • Profile picture of the author sparrow
        Josh

        I love ccleaner, but was not aware of it disabling startup junk

        where do I do that?

        Ed


        Originally Posted by Josh Anderson View Post

        CCleaner has been the first tool I install on every computer I get.

        I also train all my family members who I provide computer support for from time to time how to use it to disable startup junk ;-)
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        • Profile picture of the author IM_Geek
          Originally Posted by sparrow View Post

          Josh

          I love ccleaner, but was not aware of it disabling startup junk

          where do I do that?

          Ed
          Start up Ccleaner>Tools>Startup

          As of recent, you can disable or fully delete start up entries. Programs like Java VM and adobe sneak in update checkers that can be disabled. Using only the necessary will speed up your windows loggin-in procedure by the boatloads. Also a helluva lot simpler than going through the built-in MSCONFIG utility. Truly an amazing program.
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          • Profile picture of the author Greg Cooksley
            Hey Josh,

            That list looks awesome....thanks...

            I also use CCleaner on all our PC's....it's absolutely brilliant....

            Now if I can just figure out:
            * why Firefox crashes so often
            * why adobe shuts down so often

            Regards

            Greg
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  • Profile picture of the author cypherslock
    Tool #51: Ubuntu

    Download and burn the live cd (no install) to try it. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
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  • Profile picture of the author rapidscc
    Oh man Now I gotta have me ccleaner...

    ~Omar
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    • Profile picture of the author doylesoft
      Excellent list if only for CCleaner, AutoRuns, and Ad-Aware. I am also liking the Easy Duplicate Finder.
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      http://doylesoft.com Simple, effective, and affordable software. Knowledge Base software.

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      • Profile picture of the author Emailrevealer
        Hey this article is great. I just bought a new PC about 4 months ago and it was starting to get sluggiesh.
        Perfect timing.
        Thanks man.
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