How do I speed up my Compaq computer.  2 years old.?
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The cheapest and most effective way is to add more memory. Whatever you've got in there now, double it.\n\nAlso, consider removing Norton (which is a crock) and replacing it with AVGFree from Grisoft (www.grisoft.com). It's much, much faster.
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If it is a slot 1* Pentium P-II or P-III you can increase the speed on a P-II PC66 for as little as 233mhz to 933mhz. On a P-II or P-III PC100 you can increase the speed form 300mhz to as much as 1.4ghz. \nThis would be accomlished with a PowerLeap Upgrade Module**. you should also increase your RAM to min. 256mb or idle 512mb. If you have 3 memory slots on a PC100 you can increase to 768mb of low density RAM.\nAlso a nVidia graphic card would take some of the load off you prcessor***. Make sure your PC can use the card you buy. Older PCs need PCI video card. Do not confuse PCI and PCIe.
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get the compaq.  celeron is not a good processor.
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It depends how old, and what spec. There are ways to speed up any PC, for example:\n\n* Uninstall all programs that you no longer use\n* Stop programs from opening on start up (check your system tray). Far too many programs decide they're so important they must always be open, or come with useless add-ons like calendar checkers for print studios\n* Cut back on the number of fonts you have installed - if you don't use them, remove them, or get a program which will load them only when you want them. They are always there, taking up memory whether you need them or not.\n* Don't store files on your desktop - put them somewhere else and leave a link to the folder - this should make your PC start a little faster\n* Defragment your disk - it only provides a small speedup, but it wasn't the last piece of cake, etc.\n\nThe most efficient upgrade is usually more memory - but this is isn't something where you get an effect the more you add - but quite often this is a bottleneck on older systems. It's hard to judge without knowing what your system is or how you use it, though.
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Try removing the programs in your start-up menu, then run a defrag, check for viruses, run an ad-ware and spy-ware check... if all else fails upgrade your RAM. X
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You cannot actually make the processor operate any faster (the most you can do is enter setup while just turning on the PC and choosing to set the processor speed to fastest). However, if you would like to speed up the time it takes to turn on the PC and get things going, go to Start --> Run --> Type "msconfig". Now go to the last tab called startup and uncheck any programs that are from your program installations (make sure you know what each does) and leave only the firewall checked. Though dont touch system programs such as Systray. Now press ok and restart the PC. This will eliminate the stealth programs running in the background at all times and eliminate them from slowing down your PC.
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Delete the History,temp internet files and cookies. Also clean the registry using a registry cleaner. This should speed up your PC.
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Look up your system model on the support section of the manufacturer's page.  There will be a lot of technical jargon in the RAM section that you will probably not understand.  Copy it down and take it to a store that sells computer accessories (Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA, etc) and show it to the salesman.  If you want really good performance, tell him you want low-latency RAM instead of the budget high density crap.  Until then, increase the size of your paging file and hope for the best.  You can also disable unnecessary startup entries and background services.  Many people will tell you to use msconfig by going to Start - Run, typing "msconfig" then go to startup tab, this is not quite accurate.  To accurately disable the startup you should disable it from within the settings of the program itself.  This is to be sure that the registry entry is not recreated on the next reboot.  To disable background services that you don't need, go to Start - Run and type services.msc.  Disabling unnecessary services here will free up a lot of resources - probably more than anything else you could do to the system minus upgrade.  Also, you should optimize your caches.  If you can perform these tweaks effectively, you may not even need a RAM upgrade, but it's still recommended if you have less than 512MB RAM in XP.
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Be patient and do the following steps, it will definitely speed up your system:\n\n1. Run Disk clean-up. Then delete unused files. (start>program>accessories>sys... tools> disk clean-up)\n2. Check for disk errors. (right click on a disk-drive>properties>tools >error checking, then restart)\n3. Run disk defragmenter.\n4. Delete cookies. (you can do it from your browser options: tools>internet options)\n5. Delete cache or temporary files. (you can do it from your browser options) or, click on 'start", 'run', type 'temp' then click ok. Whatever shows up, just delete.\n6. Delete all history files. (you can do it from your browser options, or, CTRL + H, then delete)\n7. Empty recycle bin.\n8. Delete unused icons & short-cuts from anywhere including desktop.\n9. Uninstall any software or game that you use only once or twice in a week.\n10. Delete temporary internet files. (you can do it from your browser options: tools>internet options)\n11. Delete all recent files. (click on start, click run, then type "recent", delete all the files which show up)\n12. Run a full virus scan. If any threat found, eliminate that completely.\n13. Run a software which can remove any spyware or adware.\nLike: Ad Aware, Windows defender etc.\n14. Click Start > Run and type "msconfig" at the prompt. Click the Startup tab and look at all that junk that loads when you launch your PC. Turn off anything else that looks useless, but be careful not to disable Windows system components.\n\nIf you did these all at the same time, restart your computer. All these to be done once in a week if possible, depending on the frequency of use of your PC.\n\n* Updating: (Needed only when updates are available)\n15. Update your Windows by installing latest updates.\n16. Update your audio & video drivers.\n17. Update softwares, browsers, games that you use.
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Are you sure you need to upgrade the processor?\n\nHow much memory (RAM) do you have?  This is usual a more important factor in higher end systems (2.80 Ghz is a pretty decent CPU).
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Things to do to keep your computer running fast:\n\n1.) Install spyware protection. Use "Adaware Se" and "SpyBot Search & Destroy", both are free. Run a scan on each, at least, twice a week. Be sure to check for definition updates before running scans.\n\nGet "Adaware Se" here......\nhttp://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/\n\nGet "SpyBot Search & Destroy" here.......\nhttp://www.spybot.info/en/index.html\n\n2.) Innoculate your PC from spyware. There is a program that keeps spyware from even being installed on the hard-drive in the first place. It's a free program called "SpywareGuard". Before running this program, scan with "Adware Se" and "Spybot" first, then open up "SpywareGuard" and check for definition updates, install updates, then do a "system snapshot" to keep the spyware in the definition database from ever installing on your PC. Remember, always scan with the two spyware programs I mentioned first ( check for updates), then use "SpywareGuard".\n\nGet "SpywareGuard" here........\nhttp://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html\n\n3.) If you install and uninstall programs regularly, your hard-drive gets defragmented faster, this slows down the PC. Defrag your hard-drive about once a week if you're always adding and removing programs. Less often, if you don't, maybe once or twice a month. Use windows built-in defragment program for this, if you don't own a purchased one already.\n\n4.) Use a program to clean out all of the junk files accumulated on hard-drive over a period of time. The best free program on the market for this is called "CCleaner". This program cleans out the registry as well.\n\nGet "CCleaner" here.......\nhttp://www.ccleaner.com/\n\n5.) Install more memory. The more programs you install and use, especially if you run several at one time, the more memory will be used up, this will bring your system to a crawl if you do not have sufficient enough memory installed to suppliment all of those programs being used. \n\nThere is a website with a free tool that scans your system to determine the kind of ram you have installed, the amount of that installed ram, how many slots are being used, and how many are available. This tool will determine the EXACT kind of ram you need, guaranteed!! You can then, either order that ram from their website, or, from some other source. \n\nThat website can be found here........\nhttp://www.crucial.com/\n\n6.) Always, and I mean ALWAYS use "FireFox" as your main browser. Internet Explorer is an ABSOLUTE spyware magnet......never ever use that browser unless your life depends on it.\n\nGet "FireFox" here........\nhttp://www.mozilla.com/firefox/\n\n7.) Be sure to stay far away from any "AOL" software products, this includes those free discs that are constantly being sent out to our homes. Stay away from any products associated with "AOL" as well. If you currently have any of this software installed on your computer, please uninstall it immediately!!!! This kind of software is the ULTIMATE in the area of PC parasites.......they will bring your system down in a hurry!!\n\nHere's to speedy times ahead. :)
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to increase the speed of your pc there is one option ...increase your RAM \nif you dont want to do that then you have to check out for the following things \n1-disk space try to free more disk space \n2- get rid of spyware the really slow down your pc (if they alredy there )\n3-try to close unwanted proceses .(for this you have to get this software tuneup software it wil help you identify these processes \n4-fragment your hard disk \n5-clear temporary files
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Go to compaq.com website\nthe tech support people should be of great help
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1. new comp\n2. more memory\n3. clean up hardrive(i.e. defrag)\n4. check for viruses\n5. check for spyware/spam
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Simply add more ram.\n256 less than adequate.\n512 adequate\n1gig plus is ideal
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You can either reinstall the operating system or feel free to give my optimization tutorial a try. I have been a computer/network tech for 8 years and do it to every PC that I service. It is the quickest way to get an old PC working like new again without reinstalling the operating system...\n\nhttp://www.geocities.com/Br_Dalamar_Br/PCHealth/index.html
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Run Defrag. \nDownload and run spybot.\nDownload and run adaware.\n\nThat's a good start.