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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: N. Phoenix AZ USA
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Originally Posted by dad911
If you think it is slow, take off your important files, reformat, and reload windows. Just did that with an old laptop, couldn't believe the difference.
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Good idea. I do that about every 9-12 months. The computer loads up with all sorts of crap and its just better to wipe it and start new.
That said, if you want to really speed it up and do it right, try this. Find out what size drive you have, probably 20-30 gig and go online and buy a 60-80 gig drive for your laptop. Make sure its a 7200 rpm drive. You will pay extra for the faster speed drive but its worth it. Take all of the data off of your old drive and onto a memory stick or DVD/CD.
Get it home and swap the drives. Put your "rescue disk" in the laptop and have it put all the usual programs and OS on the drive. Then load your new programs and saved files from the memory stick, DVD/CD and see what happens.
I did this with a 2 year old Dell I had and the speed increase was surprising. The old drives are 5400 rpm and jumping to the faster drive made it boot in half the time. Cost is under $100 and a few hours work.
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