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Improve the Performance of Windows XP
There are several small things that you should do to tune up your PC performance. First, clean. Get rid of all the spyware hiding on your machine. You might think your computer is uncontaminated because you only visit reputable sites, but if you cruise the Internet, you have spyware. Download a free spyware / adware scan.
After you run a spyware program that deletes active spyware files, you are still left with references to those files in your computer registry. These traces will clog your registry over time, leaving your computer vulnerable to failure. That's where registry cleaners can help out. Cleaners will eliminate all the leftover traces of spyware and scan your registry for possible problems, saving you from future headaches.
Economize - Space doesn't last forever
Our computers use space for a variety of things-caching files and images, virtual memory, backups, and of course, storing applications and files. As a general rule, you should never allow your available disk space to fall below five percent of total disk space. Clean house, get a larger drive, or both. This is area where Windows XP registry cleanersa come in handy. You can run file cleaners that will get rid of all the excess junk building up quietly in unseen corners of your computer.
Learn what's lurking in the background
A good Windows XP registry repair tool also allows you the ability to see what programs automatically start up with Windows XP. Most of the time, you don't even know these programs are running, but some place a small icon in the bottom right corner of your screen. You can manually right-click on the icons to close them, but this won't keep them from loading up the next time Windows XP boots up.
With a registry repair utility, you can see these programs and choose which ones you want to disable. This will save your processor and memory resources-reserve these for programs you care about.
Don't delete-uninstall instead
Windows XP not only keeps track of all your programs, it also stores the tools you need to uninstall programs. When you don't take time to go through the correct process to uninstall old programs, you'll have stale leftovers rotting in your registry. A good registry cleaner can help you edit the Windows Add/Remove list, completely erasing all those leftover files from deleted applications. This frees up disk space that can be used for more important items.