A WINDOWS TUNE UP answers the question, "Isn't there some way I can make this @#$% go any faster or smoother?" If you're on any flavor of Windows, this is a site and newsletter you should definitely check out. It says of itself, "Great tips for speeding up Windows, boosting performance, cleaning up, optomizing[sic] and generally making Windows faster."
I liked this site a lot. It's run by a guy named Jonthan Leger down in Fisher, La. He welcomes visitors, readers and subscribers to send in their own Windows tips and tricks which he'll gladly add to the treasure-trove. Windows Tuneup is a gem-packed resource for all things Windows, full of tips, tricks and bug fixes. This guy also seems to have a dry sense of humor about the whole enterprise.
Anybody out there on a limited budget, or with a sentimental attachment to their old 'puter will relate to this entry:
"Speeding Up Windows 95 and 98
"Yes, some of us still own 486 and early model pentium computers. We refuse to give them up because they have served us so well over the years. They were lightening fast with MS-DOS, very fast with Windows 3.x, run ok with Windows 95 and crawl with Windows 98.
"This report will show you how to speed up Windows 95 and 98 in five main categories:
"* System Settings
"* Software for Speed Improvement
"* Other Improvements/Modifications
"* Faster Internet Software
"* A great Windows tune up that you don't want to read..."
Here's just one of the tips that I found when I checked this one out:
"Performance Settings
"File System Properties
"Go to Control Panel and go into System. Click on the Performance tab and then the File System button. Change the 'Typical role of this machine' setting to 'Network Server'.
"Doing this will speed up your hard drive access, which is very important in Windows, especially if you don't have a lot of memory and Windows has to use your hard drive as extra memory.
"When Windows uses your hard drive as memory, it's called 'swapping' or 'swapping to disk.' Physical memory is in the order of 100 times faster than your hard drive, so you want your hard drive performance pepped up as much as possible..."
There's an extensive archive of past tips located on the Web site, so you can see if this is a newsletter for you. Recommended.
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