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how to make my laptop run smoother

post #1 of 3
6/18/07 at 9:35pm
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i have a dell latitude D810, i have had it for about 2 years now. 40 gigs of free space. for the last few months when i open applications ect. my computer "skips" ex: if im listening to music it will also skip. this is starting to get very annoying! i am def. not a computer genious so any help would be helpful!! thank yoU!
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post #2 of 3
6/19/07 at 10:52am
I like rebuilding my operating system about every couple of years. In the meantime though I would get a defrag program (Perfect disk) and try to keep your free HD space at about 50% capacity. After that ??
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post #3 of 3
6/19/07 at 12:17pm
basically PMan is on the right track. Windows likes to get bugged down over time, so it is in your best interest to format your hdd and reinstall everything every once in a while. Also maintenance is important. CCleaner and a good defrag tool can go a long way to keeping a healthy windows. Also try to stay away from pointless installing/uninstalling of apps where that just gives you more junk to worry about. Another way is to optimize your OS. just google for "XP performance tweaks" or the like and it will give you ways on how to boost your windows performance. And lastly, ditch Explorer for an alternative shell which really takes up less ram...i like bblean and its very good, runs on onyl 12 megs....
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