What can I do to make my laptop perform better? [Acer Extensa 5235]

Stylah · 26 Mar 2011

Hey SF,
I was wondering would I be able to tweak about with my laptop to make it perform better? Run quicker, boot quicker?
It's recently been formatted and it takes 126 seconds to re-boot.

Code:

http://www.pricerunner.co.uk/pl/27-2609439/Laptop-Computers/Acer-Extensa-5235-902G16Mn-Intel-Celeron-M-900-2.2GHz-2GB-160GB-LED15.6-DVDRW-Win-7-Pro-Compare-Prices

- That's my current model.

Running Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit.
Can you overclock laptops, if so should I do it with this?
Could I pick up any parts for this and install them in?

Thanks,
Stylah.

Jacee · 26 Mar 2011

Add more Ram ... disable or set some services to start manually when you need them.

Here are some tips by BlackViper Black Viper’s Windows 7 Service Configurations | Black Viper's Website | www.blackviper.com

Just above the chart is a box to show 10 entries ... change that to 100.

Stylah · 26 Mar 2011

Thanks Jacee!

Jacee · 26 Mar 2011

You're welcome :)

marsmimar · 26 Mar 2011

In addition to Jacee's advice, here are a couple more things for you to consider:

Optimize Windows 7

https://www.sevenforums.com/performan...rformance.html

Stylah · 27 Mar 2011

Thanks marsmimar!

marsmimar · 27 Mar 2011

You're quite welcome! :)

gregrocker · 29 Mar 2011

Here are some tips to clean up a factory bloatware install which should make your Acer startup faster and it's performance more snappy: Clean up factory bloatware

Layback Bear · 31 Mar 2011

All those post are great and will help you. Just keep in mind Windows likes more Ram and uses it well.

kodi · 31 Mar 2011

Change the Boot drive to a Solid State Drive
Max out the ram
Run msconfig and stop any programs from starting that do not need to run all the time.
Remove all the Acer Bloatware, I formatted my wife's Acer and installed a new retail copy of windows 7 and now use Absolutely NO Acer software at all and it runs a lot better.