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- My system is too slow.”
- Look how much time it takes to install things.”
- My system slows down while playing games.”
- My software doesn’t function correctly.”

These are some very common statements uttered by PC owners. You might be among one of these. Well if you are, here are some basic tips which can help you optimize the performance of your system by optimization of your operating system.

Windows system optimization is the most basic tool which can maintain the performance of your system. You might be spending hours trying to adjust your CMOS settings, RAM frequency and even the registry setting of the windows. Well its time, you use some windows providing optimization tools for better performance of your system.

Disk Errors 

Disk errors are most commonly prevalent in a majority of computer systems. And this is the most overlooked problem even by computer professionals. You often escape the disk error scanning which pops up after a bad shutdown. Well if you keep on escaping the disk error scanning, chances are that your hard disk would develop bad sectors. These bad sectors would initially hamper the proper functioning of your system and then can even lead to hard disk crash.

You should make sure that you allow the disk error scanning option to run and correct any of the disk errors on your hard disk. Once in a week you should also go for the thorough scan disk option which scans the hard disk for errors and corrects them. You should check all the partitions of your hard drive. You can access this option by right clicking on your hard drive partitions and selecting scan disk from the tools options.

Temporary File Cleanup 

Cleaning the temp folder in your windows is very essential to get rid of all the unwanted files. These files are the left-overs of the programs which you have uninstalled from the system or other unwanted files. If you do not delete the contents of this temporary folder, the files could gather up to 100 MB of practically no use. You should delete these files as it would help in saving the hard disk as well. To delete these files select the Run option and type %temp% and press O.K. After it displays all the files, select all and delete them.

If you browse the internet with the help of explorer, the temporary cache files should be deleted from the temporary internet folder as well.

Defragmentation 

Files which are stored randomly on your system tend to slow down its performance. Your system looks for the fragments of randomly distributed files from everywhere and eventually become slow. To bring back all the files of all programs together, use the windows de-fragmentation tool. This tool joins all the loose files and optimizes the performance of your window.

The Paging File 

The paging file is widely known as the windows virtual memory file. This file is used by the system when the windows run short of the actual RAM. Windows keeps on increasing and decreasing the size of the page file, which in itself is not very efficient. This affects the accessibility of fragmentation of your files. You should rather define your own paging size. Select the minimum and maximum size of the virtual memory to be the same. A preferable size is about the double the RAM you have.

By following these basic windows optimization methods you can maintain a good performance of your system

When windows is running, it creates a lot of temporary files. But when it shuts down, somme of the temporary files are left in the system disk. The files are not used any more, but  they slow down the data access speed to system disk and the the computer running speed.
(CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unusedfiles from your system)

If I asked you the question: "which part of your computer is the most fragile", what would you say? What if I asked: which part is most important to you?
Often, the answer to both of these questions is your Hard Drive.
Your hard drive is likely one the most important things you own. It contains work  data, school data, emails, photos, music, movies, tax information, etc…



Maximizing the life of your hard drive and speed up your computer with defrag:

The hard drive will become heavily fragmented after some weeks of computer use. Defragmentation basically reduces the amount of fragmentation in file systems. It organizes the contents of the disk which can drastically improve performance,  maximize the life of your hard drive and prevent data loss.

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All computers slow down with use. The more you install and uninstall software, add and delete files, change personal preferences and tweak system configurations, the more you leave a trail of file remnants, fragmented drives, registry conflicts, and errors that impair PC performance.

Even a new PC may show premature signs of “age” — that is, longer processing times, system crashes, and programs that lock up inexplicably. The frustrated PC owner may give up on an “old” computer with perfectly good hardware to purchase a brand new unit — only to repeat the cycle.

Spyware, insufficient memory, and worn-out hardware are usually blamed for waning performance.

But while spyware’s a factor in many PC slowdowns, it’s rarely the only factor. And while your system may have loads of RAM, it still won’t suffice if your system manages memory badly.

As for the age of your hardware, there’s no physical reason why it should run any slower than the day you bought it.

So what’s the really behind all those PC slowdowns?

According to a recent analysis of over half a million computers, the top four PC speed killers are:

1. Registry Errors, Clutter, and Fragmentation
Your Windows registry contains key information for everything on your system, including user profiles, software settings, hardware configurations, and so on.

As you engage in your normal computing activities, the registry gradually fills with clutter and begins to generate errors. Why? Because long after you’ve uninstalled a download, references to that download remain in the registry, leaving Windows to deal with invalid paths.

During start up, Windows tries to load all the missing drivers, files, and applications still listed in the registry, making the boot process something like the hunt for specific phone numbers in a poorly organized address book.

Compounding the problem, your registry gets fragmented just like your hard drive. Since the registry has to be loaded into memory every time you start your computer, the bigger and more fragmented it is, the longer you’ll wait for your PC to go through its paces.

2. Hogging the Starter’s Position
Many programs load themselves partially whenever you start your PC. This makes them seem more responsive when you launch them, but with so many programs starting at once and tapping system resources, boot times and overall performance suffer.

You may want to preload a couple of favorite programs for quick access, but not all those seldom-used utilities queuing up on your taskbar.

3. Bad Internet Settings
90% of PCs owners haven’t optimized their internet settings. If you’re among this group, you’re losing bandwidth, and maybe even allowing malware to pirate portions of your bandwidth to run on your PC. Unless you optimize the way your computer communicates with the network, downloads will probably take longer than they should, and web pages may be slow to load — even over a fast connection.

4. Hard Drive Errors
Over 26% of all computers have hard drive errors. These degrade performance and may prevent you from saving or retrieving files. Worse, hard drive errors may be a sign of imminent mechanical failure that could cost you all your data

 usually only takes a few minutes:

2 - Double-click on the REG file to open it.
- Next you'll be prompted with a message in a Registry Editor window:






The registry keys contained in the REG file have now been restored to the Windows 7 Registry. If you know where the registry keys were located, you can open Registry Editor and verify that the changes were made as you expected.

5-Restart your computer.

The Windows registry is a database which stores settings and options for the operating system for Microsoft Windows 32-bit versions, 64-bit versions and Windows Mobile.

It contains information and settings for all the hardware, software, users, and preferences of the PC. Whenever a user makes changes to “Control Panel” settings, or file associations, system policies, or installed software, the changes are reflected and stored in the registry.

The registry is actually a big file where a lot of setting can be stored.

This file has been around quite a while and has had different names.

The first windows version that used the windows registry to store settings was windows 3.11 and the registry in that version of windows was called Reg.dat.

In Windows 95 & 98 the registry files are named User.dat and System.dat and are stored in the Windows directory.

Windows ME called the registry files, Classes.dat, User.dat, and System.dat and stored them in the Windows directory.

Finally the newest versions of windows like, Windows NT, 2000, 2003, & XP stores the registry files like this,

The Registry files are stored in %SystemRoot%System32Config:

In summary, the Registry is just a database, albeit an unusual and very important database. It’s no more mysterious than much else in Windows Always back it up before any system changes and you will be prepared if it stops doing its job

You must be logged on as an administrator to accomplish these steps. If you aren't logged in as an administrator, you can only change settings that apply to your user account.


 Click the File menu, and then click Export


In the Save in box, select the location where you want to save the backup copy to, and then type a name for the backup file in the File name box.