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How to Speed Up Windows 7 Quickly and Easily

Is your Windows 7 slow? Wondering how to speed up Windows 7 without breaking the bank? Well I may be able to help you. But first off you need to make sure you are meeting the minimum hardware requirements to run Windows 7 on your system. Here they are:

• 1GHz processor (32- or 64-bit)
• 1GB of main memory
• 16GB of available disk space
• Support for DX9 graphics with 128MB of memory (for the Aero interface)
• A DVD-R/W drive

Keep in mind however, that if you were able to effectively run Windows XP or Vista, there should be little reason that you cannot also run Windows 7. The new Windows OS is designed to be very light and run quickly without requiring huge amounts of RAM or GHz's. Most folks having problems are the ones trying to jump from Windows 2000 to Windows 7.

If you meet or come close to these requirements and Windows 7 is still slow, then the issue lies somewhere else. For starters, cut down on the amount of programs running in the background. You can use MsConfig to do this or simple install software that will identify programs secretly running in the background and eating up loads of virtual memory.

The second option is to clean Windows registry. This is perhaps the most effective means to speed up Windows 7. There is no internal cleaning tool to clear out errors and corrupt files from the registry. This contributes to significant congestion which will slow down Windows 7 significantly.

While these tweaks can be complicated to perform alone, you can scan your system with software which will fix these problems automatically. It will only take a couple minutes and you should notice a faster Windows 7 right away. Don't worry about compatibility issues, if the program can run on Windows Vista it can run on Windows 7.

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Repair Windows 7 Registry Errors and Prevent Crashes

The importance of fixing Windows 7 registry errors cannot be overstated. Since your system interfaces with the registry incessantly, Windows 7 registry errors can afflict different processes with errors. If any problems occur within the registry, it's important to resolve them quickly.

Backing up the Registry with System Restore

One of the best ways to maintain a clean registry is to consistently back up your registry. You can do this by using System Restore. Here's how to backup your registry:

1. Click Start.
2. Open System Tools.
3. Click System Restore.
4. If you have NOT previously utilized System Restore, then click "Next." If you HAVE previously used this function, then check the dot next to "Choose a different restore point."
5. In the following menu, enter or select your desired restore point.
6. Click Next.
7. Click Finish.

You will need to confirm that you wish to restore the system. Your computer will automatically restart in order to accomplish the system restore. Once your computer has started up, you will notice that all settings and processes have been restored to your selected restore point.

Making a Backup with Regedit

If you are encountering registry problems, then System Restore can work as a quick fix. You can also backup your registry another way. Here's how:

1. Click Start.
2. Type "regedit" in the Search box.
3. In the top menu bar, select "File."
4. Click "Export."
5. Then, choose the destination location for the backup files. Make sure you click the "All" option within the Export Range option.
6. Click "Save."

This action will backup your registry to a specified location. This is a great way to safely maintain your registry.

You can restore or backup the Registry using advanced methods such as forming.reg files or importing files from regedit. These methods are a bit harder and require meticulous attention to detail.

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Speed up Your Windows Seven Computer with ReadyBoost


Microsoft Windows Seven and Vista has a new feature called Ready Boost. Using this feature we can use a flash memory stick or SD card to store commonly used files for quicker access than off the hard drive.

The flash memory device serves as an additional memory cache—that is, memory that the computer can access much more quickly than it can access data on the hard drive.

Windows ReadyBoost relies on the intelligent memory management of Windows SuperFetch and can significantly improve system responsiveness.

Turning this feature on couldn’t be simpler. Just stick the flash drive, SD card, or whatever flash device you want into your computer. You’ll see a dialog pop up on the screen.

Click the “Speed up my system” link, and you’ll be taken to the ReadyBoost panel for the flash drive.

Just select Use this device, and set the amount of space you want to use. Windows will create what is essentially a paging file on the disk, and will use it for faster access.

Note that this will only work with USB 2.0 devices or SD cards.
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Steps to Share Files and Printers between Windows 7 and XP

If you are running Windows 7 and have XP on PC(s) you might want to share files between them. The following are the steps to share files and hardware devices like a printer.

Sharing Files In Windows 7 and XP

Sharing folders between two Windows 7 machines with the new HomeGroup feature is an easy process, but the HomeGroup feature is not compatible with Vista or XP. For this tutorial we are using Windows 7 x64 RC1 and XP Professional SP3 connected through a basic Linksys home wireless router.

First make sure both machines are members of the same Workgroup which by default is named Workgroup.

On the Windows 7 machine go into Control Panel \ All Control Panel Items \ Network and Sharing Center then click on Change advanced sharing settings.

You will want to verify the following settings under Advanced Sharing Settings for the Home or Work and Public profile.

If you want any user to have access the public shares turn off password protection. This is located in Advanced Sharing Settings toward the bottom of the list.

If you want to keep it enabled make sure there is a log in account for the other XP machines and they have a password.

Now if you go into Network in Windows 7 you should see your XP machine and the Windows 7 as well.

To share the printer on the Windows 7 machine go into Devices and Printers from the Start menu and double click on the printer icon.

Next double click on “Customize your printer”.

In the Properties screen click on the Sharing Tab and check the box to share the printer and type in its share name.

If your XP machine is an x86 OS you can install Additional Drivers before setting up the XP machine.

To find the shared folders and devices double click on the Windows 7 machine icon under Network. Here you can see the printer connected to my Windows 7 machine is shared and also the Users Folder.

Continue into the Users folder and Public to see the shared folders, here I also created a folder called XP Share just to keep everything in central location.

Over on your XP machine open up My Network Places to find the Windows 7 shared folder.
Double click on the Share folder to find a list of shared folders in the Public folder on Windows. If you have password protection enabled you will need to type in the username and password of the user account on the Windows 7 machine first.

Setup XP With Shared Printer

To set up the shared printer in XP you will need to go into Printers and Faxes from the Start menu and kick off the Add Printer Wizard.

Now select “A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer” then hit Next.

Next select “Connect to this printer…” and type in the path for the printer connected to the Windows 7 machine and click next.

Now click Yes to the confirmation message.

Then click Finish the printer to install and complete the Wizard.

In some cases you will need to install the x86 XP drivers for the shared printer because the Windows 7 drivers are not compatible with XP. When everything is installed open up Printers and Faxes to find the shared printer.

This should help you get started with sharing your files and other devices with your Windows 7 machine.
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Enable/Disable Built-In Administrator Account (Hidden) in Windows 7 or Vista

Many Users are thinking what happened to the built-in Admin account of windows that was always created by default in Windows XP or previous operating systems.

The account is also created in Windows 7 or Vista, but since it’s not enabled we can’t use it. While troubleshooting if something needs to run as administrator, we can enable it with a simple command.

Enable Built-in Administrator Account

First we’ll need to open a command prompt in administrator mode by right-clicking and choosing “Run as administrator” (or use the Ctrl+Shift+Enter shortcut from the search box)

Now type the following command:

net user administrator /active:yes

You should see a message that the command completed successfully. Log out, and you’ll now see the Administrator account as a choice.

Note: You’ll note that there’s no password for this account, so if you want to leave it enabled you should change the password.

Disable Built-in Administrator Account

Make sure you are logged on as your regular user account, and then open an administrator mode command prompt as above. Type the following command:

net user administrator /active:no

The administrator account will now be disabled, and shouldn’t show up on the login screen anymore.
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