How to Boost Windows XP Slow Startup

When you startup your computer, you must want to use it immediately. However, sometimes your computer may start up slowly. And do you want to fix it? Then the following tips will tell you.

1. Regular PC maintenance can improve Windows XP slow startup. It is particularly notorious that a slow PC startup speed can be dependent on how fast your computer is and how effectively CPU/RAM/Hard drives are being used. Therefore, you should repair it and activities are as follows:

First, you can download the latest device drivers and operating system files. Then, increasing the size of your paging file is another good way. Just open "Control Panel" - "System" - "Advanced" - "Performance". Third, running the disk defragmenter will consolidate file fragments on the disk memory, making them quicker to read which can help you boot up speed. Here's how to run the Disk Defragmenter in Windows XP:

Go to "My Computer". Right click the local disk you want to defragment. Then click "Properties" - "Tools tab" - "Defragment Now". After doing this, you will feel that the defragmented disk operate much quicker.

2. Maybe Virus present on your computer is another reason causing slow startup. Viruses are destructive, replicating and infectious. A virus damage system program files, including the registry. Even worse, it can bring about XP freezes up with a blue screen Death. And the best method to solve it is to run the anti-virus software. First of all, you should download a good anti-virus and anti-malware program and then run it.

3. Another cause for slow startup Windows XP is Registry. We all know that once the Windows XP registry file gets larger, it will to take longer for Windows XP to find information. So the registry will also start to contain errors, which also has a slowing effect. To reduce this, you can use a registry cleaner, which will optimize configuration settings to speed up internet connections and overall PC speed. Take Registry Winner for example.

Registry Winner can scan your hard driver and give you a comprehensive diagnosis in seconds, which will greatly speed up your system speed. Just as follows: open the software and then select "Scan & Clean" - "Evidence Cleaner" - "Scan". After finished, click "Delete All" or "Delete".

4. Another option for you to explore is to remove all the unnecessary programs from your computer completely. When we download new programs, there may be some other files coming with, such as games and so on. And sometimes they are really useless for us. In order to clear unwanted programs, simply open the "Start" - "Control Panel" - "Add or Remove Programs". Now you can delete any programs you want to. After all of these have done, you had better restart your computer.

5. Another way for you to cure Windows slow startup is to allow the computer to hibernate. In order to do is, you should click "Start" - "Control Panel" - "Performance and Maintenance" - "Power Options" - "Hibernate" tab. Then uncheck the Enable hibernation option. The hiberfil.sys file should have been cleared, if not you can delete it safely.

Of course, no one likes a Window XP slow startup. So you should have a basic knowledge on how to make your computer startup faster. Only in this way can you use your computer better.