Slow Windows XP - 4 Tips to Speed Up Slow Windows XP Massively

Currently, Windows XP has been the mainstream operating system. But on the other hand, lots of PC users are so troubled by their slow Windows XP computers. If this is the case for you, maybe you can get useful tips here to speed up slow Windows XP without a troublesome reinstallation.

1. To speed up slow XP computers, what you need to do first is to make sure that it is well protected against viruses. Viruses are so are notorious for stealing user's privacy, taking up memory/ system resource and slowing down computer. Immediately run a virus scan when noticing that your XP computer slow down suddenly and insist on doing this in daily life to keep stable PC performance.

2. Normally, overloading startup items are a main cause for a slow XP computer. If too many executable files/applications load simultaneously when windows starts, problem of sufficient system resource will come inevitably. Hence, Windows XP speed will become extremely slow. So to speed up slow XP computer, do remember to go to disable the programs that do not need to run at windows startup.

3. Increase broadband speed to speed up Windows XP. By default, it holds back 20% of your Internet speed for its own services like windows update and spyware checks. If you want to 20% increase your Internet speed, it is necessary for you to release this reservable bandwidth: go to Start-> Run-> and type "gpedit.msc" to access "Group Policy Editor" -> Expand the "Administrative Templates" branch -> Expand the "Network tab" -> Highlight "QoS Packet Scheduler" -> Click on "Limit Reservable Bandwidth" and check the "enabled box"-> Then Change the "Bandwidth limit %" to 0 %.

4. Detect and fix Windows registry errors. This can be a quite crucial and essential system you ought to take to speed up slow Windows XP. Do you realize that how vital registry is in the PC system? A corrupted registry would bring common errors to your computer such as freeze, blue screen errors, crash and so on. Thus, you have to clean up registry errors immediately. To own my own experience, I recommend you run a registry scan once per week to keep your system away from registry errors.