Community Newsletter: Q&A: What can I do to improve the speed of my Vista machine?

Heres your answer Pal.

In reply to: What can I do to improve the speed of my Vista machine? by Lee Koo (ADMIN) 

These are some points which can help you.please read them briefly

Windows Boot Timer 1.0 This utility displays the time taken by your
computer to load Windows.
PCMark05 This is an application-based benchmark. The
latest version of the popular PCMark series
is a premium tool for measuring overall PC
performance.
TestDisk & PhotoRec 6.7 TestDisk is a powerful data recovery utility
that retrieves the destroyed partition tables
due to certain types of viruses or human.

Turning off Windows in a jiffy: There
are still some obstacles that delay
the shutting down process such as
unmanageable services, driver problems,
and programs that cannot be closed. You
can overcome these obstacles by using
Force Down Lite, which not only shuts
down your computer in a flash but also
avoids the risk of losing your data in the
process. When you select the ‘Normal
Shutdown’ option, it checks for open
applications with unsaved data and asks
if you still want to save it. Another utility
for a rapid shut down of Windows is
‘SuperFast Shutdown’. This application
does not consider any unsaved data.
However, it turns off XP and Vista in the
fraction of a second, so it is not advised
to use this utility if you have files opened
on your system.
Now, get ready to turn your Windows
into a super fast operating system! Do let
us know about your experience
error.
CC leaner 1.40.5 CCleaner cleans your hard disk of unused
files and redundant registry entries
therby freeing valuable hard disk space
and optimizing your system for better
performance.
EasyBCD 1.6 This utility is a powerful bootloader
modification tool that allows you to modify
the Vista boot configuration.
DoubleDriver DoubleDriver is capable of scanning and
backing up the drivers installed on your
system in a jiffy.
Force Down Lite 2.5.22 Force Down Lite can assure you a fast and
guaranteed execution of the Windows
Shutdown process in a safe manner.
SuperFast Shutdown 1.0 This utility enables you to shutdown
Windows nstantly. Should not be used if you
are working on critical files.

Tuning The Booting Process
Cleaning the registry and startup
entries: Keeping Windows clean of
unwanted files and entries helps a lot in
boosting your computer’s performance.
But then you can’t be sure of the files that
need to be eliminated. So, use CCleaner
and finish all the cleaning processes at
one go. The standard settings for tools
are sufficient most of the time. It is only
when you want to keep particular cookies
(for example, to avoid repeating the
registration in a web forum) that you will
need to define the personal exceptions
using ‘Settings’.
Subsequently, remove all the
unnecessary programs that start
automatically through ‘Tools | Startup’.
The auto-start entries in Vista for the side
bar, Defender, and the Welcome, which
are available after a standard installation,
do not decelerate Windows. Hence, you
can let them remain in the auto-start
directory. It is advisable to defragment
the hard disk after the cleaning process.
Restart the PC after the maintenance
work is done.
Applying boot.ini parameters in Vista:
You need to get used to the BCD Editor
available in Vista to make changes to the
boot configuration data. Tools such as
EasyBCD provide a graphical interface to
the BCD Editor. If you want to use the
usual boot parameters of XP in Vista, you
can make use of the new command ‘set
load options’ in Vista. If you want to turn
off the boot logo, enter the term ‘cmd’
in the search field. Once the search is
performed, right-click on ‘cmd.exe’ and
select ‘Run as Administrator’.
In the command prompt, type ‘bcdedit
/set loadoptions “noguiboot”’. You can
find more boot.ini parameters at http://
msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/
aa906217.aspx that you can apply in a
similar manner.
Replace defective drivers: Poor device
drivers not only reduce the speed of
the operating system, but can also lead
to malfunctioning of the system which
causes the dreaded ‘BSOD (Blue Screen
Of Death)’. In order to avoid such a
situation, you must save all the existing
drivers, examine them and replace
the defective ones. Use DoubleDriver
for the driver backup; the operation is
self-explanatory. You can also use Driver
Verifier Manager to find defective device
drivers. To open Driver Verifier Manager,
click ‘Start | Run’ and type ‘verifier’. In
Driver Verifier Manager, click ‘Create
Standard Settings | Automatically select all
drivers installed on this computer’. Then,
click on ‘Finish’ and restart your computer.
After your computer is restarted, open
the Driver Verifier Manager and click on
‘Display information about the currently
verified drivers’ to examine the log file
created by the Driver Verifier Manager and
replace the defective drivers. If you see a
BSOD while your computer restarts, boot
Windows in safe mode and search for the
defective driver in the log file. Remove
this driver and end the test with ‘Delete
existing settings’.
Shutting down Windows faster
without errors
After you have finished all your work,
you would not want to spend another
fifteen odd minutes lingering around your
computer .

HOPE THIS WORKS!