Why does a computer restart boost performance? Also, what is a registry file and what do they do?
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When a computer is running, it consumes resources on the machine. resources such as memory and cache. This memory and cache is assigned to applications (programs) in chunks. Thus, if an application needs 30KB of memory, the OS may assign it 32KB of memory. It will also attempt to assign it 32KB of memory in single block from the memory stack. This means that the OS will not break the 32KB chucnks into two smaller 16KB chunks. If the OS sees that there is a spare 30KB of memory in that stack, it will continue to search the stack for a 32KB block. If it cannot find one it will swap out memory to virtual memory (write the contents of the memory to the hard drive) to free up some memory. Don't worry, if the application that had control of that memory needs it again, the OS will read it from the hard drive and put it back, again, looking for an appropriately sized chunk in memory to do so. \nAll this swapping of memory tends to leaves blank spots in the memory stack. Periodically, the OS will try to straighten things out, but only when it has the cycles to do so. \nWhen you reboot the OS, the entire memory stack is wiped clean, and you get to start over with a new stack. \n\nAs to the registry. On Windows ®, it is the internal database that the OS uses to store and retrieve the vast amount of variable data that is inherent with a large application like Windows. It also has the capability to store user application settings that are required to survive a reboot of the system.
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There are various settings that could be causing this, check your registry
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1)OPEN MY COMPUTER -- SELECT THE DRIVE-RIGHT CLICK ON IT- PROPERTY-DISK CLEANUP-CHECK ALL FILE-CLICK ON OK.\nDO THAT TO YOUR ALL DRIVE\n2) start-search-file or folder-type *.tmp,*.temp,*.old,*.chk\nin the name box- search & delete all file display on the result.\nENJOY THE BOOST IN SPEED\n++++++++++++\nR-click on my computer -click on property-advance-setting(performance)-click adjust for best performance see what happens. SPEED WILL IN BOOM
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Trim down your start-up processes. Many applications will add entries to the system start-up so that they load up faster when first fun (such as many media players, acrobat, etc)\n\nOpen the "run" console from the start menu and type in "msconfig"\n\nUn-check anything in the "startup" section which does not need to run at boot (if you're not sure, try googling the process to find out what  it does first). You can also speed things up further by triming down the Windows services, but unless you know what you are doing I wouldn't reccomend that.\n\nA couple of other tips:\n*Clear out your prefetch folder from time to time, as this can become cluttered with no-longer required processes.\n*Refresh your paging files regularly - a number of applications available for this.\n*Defragment your drive at least once a week - you are better of using a 3rd party application for that though, as the in-built Windows defrag tool is not the most reliable or powerful
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First, if you wanna know what it is, windows saves the crap you have open, but are currently not using to optimize your PC's performance. Say you have a program open, but are not using it, instead of wasting your precious memory, the system just saves it on the hard drive so your computer can run faster. Once you start using it again, it will go back to the RAM.\n\nThis could be caused by a few things. You can a) restart your PC, b)if you get this message on startup, you can try start>run> and type "msconfig" and deselect your unnecessary startup items c) increase the size of your page file, if that doesn't work, d)you might be low on hard drive space all together, so you may need to uninstall some stuff to make room or get a new hard drive, or e) buy more RAM.
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first you may try edit some of your startup, this could also cause the system to slow down.if your interested with this you can just email me so that i can give you a tool that would help you if the certain start up item is necessary. disk clean up and disk defragment can be additional tool to use to free up unnecessary files that still been recorded by the system eventhough certain files are deleted. you may also try to always run an anti virus and anti spyware on the system this would help you protect your system. of course check as well the space of your hard drive.last, if you have lots of files i would inform you to upgrade already.   hope this help you...
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There are 2 ways to review startup info.  \n\n1)MSConfig allows you to enable/disable programs, but doesn't allow you to set the order of load\n\n2) using regedit : the info is in two places as there are programs that start for the machine as a whole and programs that start for each individual user. The paths to this information are :\n\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\n...Software\n......Microsoft\n.........Windows\n............CurrentVersion\n...............Run\n\nHKEY_CURRENT_USER\n...( same as above )\n\nI've never tried it, but it would make sense that if you changed the order of the registry entries that you change the order of the load.\n\nBy the way thanks for answering my Warren Buffett question so fast!
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yeah, they need cleaning regularily. download a program call cccleaner, it is free and will clean out all you junk files, clean out and optimize your registry. It is free, I use it and recommend it
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Hi there\n\nIf you are looking to increase the speed of your computer there are a number of things you can do.\n\nOne simply way is to check that your hard drive is well defragmented. This process tidies up files on your hard drive and and makes it run faster. This is because your computer can access these files quicker. To defragment your hard drive, click your start menu go to Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter. Select the dirve you wish to defragment and click on the Defragment button. The time is takes to complete this procedure varies depending on your computer's specifications.\n\nIf this doesn;t improve performance, you could try have a look and see how many programs you have starting up when your computer starts. The more programs you have running, the slower your computer may become, depending on how many RAM (memory) you have in your computer. Check the contents of your startup folder in your start menu by going to programs > Startup and looking at its contents. To delete items from here, click on them with your right mouse button and selecy delete from the menu that appears. Click on the Recycle Bin no your desktop to delete it from there too. Not all programs will place a shortcut in the startup folder so you may need to access the options menu for these programs and look for any settings relating to the program's startup.\n\nIf this doesn;t solve the problem, check your computer for viruses if you have virus scanning software installed. Also, check for spyware and adware software by using a spyware and adware remover. If you don;t have these programs, you will need to download them. Search Google for virus and anti spyware and adware programs.\n\nFinally, you may need update components inside your computer such as your memory, you may not have enough memory to run your programs efficiently. I would recommend at least 512 MB of memory if you are running windows xp. To check how much RAM you have, go to your start menu and click on control panel. If your control panel is in classic view, click on the system icon and it will show your system information, including the amount of RAM you have, for example 512 MB. If your control panel is in catagory view, click on Performance & Maintenance and then click System. This will show you the same information as explained above.\n\nHope this helps.\n\nScott
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the registry is the basis of your operating system it is allright to use a program such as registry mechanic to find and repair problems but unless you are an expert don't even think about trying to modify it the blue screen of death will be your reward
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In simple terms, clean up your Registry and get rid of all the junk/temp files your PC has accumulated.  Don't just download anything that purports to do so though, there is a lot of rubbish flying around.  I recommend you use 'Crap Cleaner'.\n\nhttp://www.crapcleaner.com\n\nAfter installation run 'Issues' which will delete all the redundant Registry entries. Once it has run and displays the faults it has found, it will give you the option to back up the entries you are about to delete, I would use that option until you become more familiar with Crap Cleaner.  If anything then does go wrong, you can restore your Registry to the previous state.\n\nNow run 'Cleaner' and get rid of all your useless files.  These files accumulate naturally through normal OS procedures so don't worry if you find a whole bucketfull on your first run!\n\nCrap Cleaner is probably the best freebie Registry Utility around and it keeps getting better.\n\nIf you run this say, once a week you should notice a difference in your PC performance.\n\nHave fun.
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Great question and thanks for participating. It's obvious that you have a great deal of knowledge with computers simply because you wouldnt have the particular equipment in your computer if you didnt. There are a few things that can cause that problem as you know, cookies and temp files being the main cause. Also, by defragging the hard drive will help. The registry files can also cause problems of that nature and will need to be cleaned up and repaired if necessary. Registry cleaners are available at no charge in some cases and can be found by using www.google.com. Last of all, do not overlook the possibilities of trojans, viruses, etc which can also cause that problem for you. If I can help in any way, plz let me know and i'll work with you step by step until the problem is solved. Hit me on dumbbutt4321@yahoo.com if you'd like. Larry RadioShack 01-9590
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it almost re-orders all the files and data, gives you more memory and virtual memory ....\nIt doesnt fix it , it just compresses it better , so things can run faster and better\nhope that helps
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Do you have an antispyware? Run a scan because most of them are monitoring tools and thumbnails. Install the tune up utilities and evrything will be just fine. Ya they do slow down your computer as they use up ur RAM and also the booting time is increased.
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If you install a lot of programs, try the following to get rid of "startup items" that install themselves in your startup menu. \n\nGo to Start\nClick on RUN\nA little box will pop up - in it, type:   msconfig\nClick on the startup tab at the top\n\nThen unclick everything except your antivirus, spyware and system tools.  \n\nClick Apply\nClick OK\nAnd it will promt you to restart.  \n\nYou'll have all sorts of crap in there, such as Adobe updater and garbage that you can get rid of without fear of leaving your system vulnerable - and you'll get your speed back. \n\nGood luck!\n\nSpybot and those programs are good - but only if you have a virus.  I suggest you run spybot, and then try what I posted above.  Spybot will take system memory to run, too, causing your system to run even slower.
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What these programs do is occupy your entire RAM so that all the stuff in your running memory is pushed onto the page file. This may improve performance if you are opening a memory hungry appliciation immediately after "defragging" your ram. Any programs already open will be sluggish as they are on page and will take a few minutes to get back into RAM while being used.
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Simple answer: Yes.\n\n\nA little more complex answer: If you screwed with your registry without knowing what you are doing, do yourself a favor and reinstall windows.  Registry can and will cause a computer to go into shutdown.  If you want to go through some ahssel, try to do a system restore to take you back to before this problem happened