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  1. Posts : 29
    windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
       #1

    performance increase


    just a little thread wondering what it is people do to maintain the performance of there pc.
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  2. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
       #2

    Good question and simple answer:
    Suggestions for Proper Maintenance
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  3. Posts : 3,139
    Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer
       #3

    Some of these things can be done daily/weekly/monthly...

    Run malwarebytes and virus scanner (I usually scan for viruses at 2:00 a.m.)

    Make sure your windows Update is running

    View Event Viewer for errors

    Remove any software you have evaluated and decided you don't want to keep

    Some people optimize and compact the registry. This makes me VERY nervous and consequently I don't.

    Crap Cleaner - Clean temp files

    Back up registry and data. Image drive.

    Run: SFC /scannow (from a command prompt) - and let it check/repair/verify your system files

    defrag
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  4. Posts : 687
    Microsoft Windows 10 Professional / Windows 7 Professional
       #4

    Avast on guard, CCleaner daily, windows autodefrag weekly and jkdefrag monthly.
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  5. Posts : 6,879
    Win 7 Ultimate x64
       #5

    OldMX said:
    Avast on guard, CCleaner daily, windows autodefrag weekly and jkdefrag monthly.
    Which pretty much defeats whatever one or the other has done, as no two defrag utilities function the same. Pick one or the other, but not both.
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  6. Posts : 3,487
    Win 7 Pro x64/Win 10 Pro x64 dual boot
       #6

    Lemur said:
    Some of these things can be done daily/weekly/monthly...

    Run malwarebytes and virus scanner (I usually scan for viruses at 2:00 a.m.)

    Make sure your windows Update is running

    View Event Viewer for errors

    Remove any software you have evaluated and decided you don't want to keep

    Some people optimize and compact the registry. This makes me VERY nervous and consequently I don't.

    Crap Cleaner - Clean temp files

    Back up registry and data. Image drive.

    Run: SFC /scannow (from a command prompt) - and let it check/repair/verify your system files

    defrag
    +1 Excellent list!

    I would add - Check your BIOS settings occasionally. Errors can happen, and things can change out of the blue. And of course, some malware messes with it...
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  7. Posts : 654
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #7

    lol windows 7 just works... why waste time messing with it. i do use mse for protection and let windows update notify me when updates are available, but the the days of trying to optimize have passed, unless your computer isn't up to spec i guess?
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  8. Posts : 3,487
    Win 7 Pro x64/Win 10 Pro x64 dual boot
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    Pusspa said:
    lol windows 7 just works... why waste time messing with it. i do use mse for protection and let windows update notify me when updates are available, but the the days of trying to optimize have passed, unless your computer isn't up to spec i guess?
    Optimizing isn't really necessary, sure, but you still need to do a little housekeeping now and then.
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  9. Posts : 477
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit, Windows Developer Preview, Linux Mint 9 Gnome 32 Bit
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    Mellon Head said:
    Optimizing isn't really necessary, sure, but you still need to do a little housekeeping now and then.
    I personally DO NOT BELIEVE that principle. For people with 4 gigs of RAM like yourself, common degradations in performance isn't that noticeable, but use a PC with 1 GB RAM, like mine or below and you do feel the machine gets slower by the time.

    Partially mentioned, above, be careful with Registry cleaners and optimizers. Use Erunt to backup your whole registry and make a system restore point BEFORE using the registry cleaner.

    I use registry cleaners but I'm very careful whilst using them.

    And hey, it would be very wise to dust the inside of the CPU every few months. Dust is a killer!!!
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  10. Posts : 568
    Win7 x64 Ultimate SP1
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    Pusspa said:
    lol windows 7 just works... why waste time messing with it. i do use mse for protection and let windows update notify me when updates are available, but the the days of trying to optimize have passed, unless your computer isn't up to spec i guess?

    I might add that using Ccleaner every few weeks helps, also remove any unnecessary start-up programs.
    i only use a disk de-frag program after major software changes.

    Ken
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