Speed up your PC - Force Windows XP to release DLLs
When programs run in Windows XP, they frequently use what are called DLLs (Dynamic-Link Libraries), which contain shared programming instructions that different applications use in order to run. DLLs are stored in RAM whenever the system summons them; when you quit a program, XP is supposed to release the DLL from memory. But sometimes DLLs [...]
Two quick ways to speed-up Windows Explorer
Speed up all Explorer windows
When you open My Computer or an Explorer window, you may notice all your icons first appear as generic Windows icons before slowly filling in. You could also see the “wagging magnifying glass icon appear before anything else. This is Windows automatically searching for network printers and stores. If you aren’t [...]
