I have been using Wise Care 365 for about one year now. During that time, it appears that changes have been made to the algorithm that computes the time that will be required for the computer to boot up. Before my most recent re-load of my operating system which is Windows 7, the Bootup Booster was consistently computing the boot up time to be 24 to 25 seconds. Since I re-loaded the operating system last week and re-installed Wise Care 365, the boot up time projected by Bootup Booster has been between 44 and 52 seconds. I have disabled every item in the start up menu that I can. And the readings have been about the same. Does anyone have any insight into why there has been such a big change in the boot up time computations, or have any suggestions regarding what can be done?
I have set up my start up configuration exactly as I had it set up before I re-loaded my operating system. So it seems to me there must be some other factor(s) at work that are effecting my bootup time.
Hey if I could just add a few things here...Windows itself has a built in feature called Superfetch and prefetch. What these do is increase your performance over time by caching common start up files and programs that you run, and also strategic placement on the hard drive for faster access. This post is a couple days old, so you probably already have seen improvements by now. Also you may want to check what options you have for the following: goto add/remove programs then "turn windows features on or off" make sure there are no additional features which you do not need. By default you may find certain things that you didn't have before. Get your service packs and get fully updated with windows updates. Then if all is working good, set up wise cleaner to get rid of service pack back up files. I have never used those backup files, and I delete them the next day. Make sure you have a clean setup in device manager, with no exclamation points ! on any devices !. Red X's are bad too M'kay. Make sure ALL drivers are installed for your hardware. Then it's just running the system for a few days all the while tweaking your system to the max if you want...Too many tweaks to continue on here, but google "Most effective windows 7 tweaks" and you will find lots of goodies. But of course, the programs here help with most of that. If nothing else makes sense, then make sure you formatted the hard drive correctly. You cant go wrong with NTFS..Also make sure hard drives are setup to enable write caching in device manager. I'd go through the whole gammut of tweaks if nothing so far is working.
This may sound like a tech-heavy article but trust me, it's not. My own technophobic dad could do this one (and he'd better after I tell him). All you need is the good old Notepad accessory and, let's say, about 30 seconds of your time. Ready? Let's begin.
First up, why do you need a RAM booster? Well, it's not so much a question of why because we all want a faster PC. This is more a question of when. If you've been running a large application (or several large applications, maybe a game, Photoshop, something like that) the RAM can get taken up quickly. Even when you close down these programs, RAM can still be eaten-up.
You'll notice this effect at the end of the day. When you first power-up your PC it's running smoothly, by the end of the day it's as sluggish as teenager who's just eaten a whole pizza. Now, you can get various applications to solve this. Some cost a little, some cost a lot. But personally, I like free. Especially when that free is really quick and easy.
That's it. Quick, simple and a real time-saver. By the way, don't ask me how it works, I have absolutely no idea. A close friend far smarter than myself gave me the tip. I tried it, it worked like a charm. Let's go to work.
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... allocating a load of memory (80meg, in this case), which forces windows to send anything which hasn't been used for a while out to disk ("page it out to disk"). If you then bring those apps to the front and use them again (the ones which were paged out), it has to reload them before they run, which means they start slower.
So yes, it WILL free up some memory, and make the "front" app run quicker, but not for long. I'd recommend going out and getting more ram, to be honest - you'd get more benefit from spending $60 on another 512meg of ram.... :)
I had a mini notebook that didn't have enough RAM to run Windows smoothly. The RAM was not upgradeable in this laptop, so I installed Linux. It works great. It's like getting a new notebook without spending $1000.
I'm not a techy kind of person. All the info I needed was available on line. Do it on your day off when you will have time to invest. It could done quickly by someone who's done it before, but your first time will be a learning experience. It's worth the time invested to get a laptop that works great. It would take a lot more time if you tried to earn the money to by a new computer.
If you are going to write an article instructing your readers to do something, you should probably do enough research to understand why it works before you put it out there. As others have explained, this is not a worthwhile fix.
That's a little odd as advice goes. If I had to research every single method of doing something before I post about it, I'll never be posting. I tried and tested it, it worked very well for me, and as someone who does this in my spare time, that's all I can offer.
And no-one has to do anything...this is a free blog with free advice, it's not an order or demand. If you don't like the advice, you certainly don't have to follow it at all. That's why we have comments, so people can give us feedback and readers know more about the article.
Nic Wise is correct here--this is just a placebo. It's essentially forcing Windows to bypass its own automatic memory management. It may seem to do the right thing but you're definitely shooting yourself in the foot by causing the applications you are using to page out. Please don't do this. Let Windows manage its own memory. It knows what it's doing.
...I'd have to disagree that it's a placebo, as a placebo does nothing. IF anything this is a duct tape solution, but it's one that has worked fine for me and several other people. Your comments will be read by many people though, and as always it's up to the individual to choose to follow this advice or not.
Free or not, it's kind of odd to see you arguing with people when you're the host of the blog, rather than just letting it go. If it is up to them, and the people who complain won't allow it to affect them anyhow, then it really doesn't matter? Just be pleased that you're trying to help and for some people, whether it's not a real fix or not, will agree with you that they don't mind the detriments for the specific benefits they get.
And if the concept of research is foreign to you, think of what it could add. I come to WB often and any time it sounds like someone's talking out of their arse I scroll down and it's usually you. Maybe it's something to try.
You know, more people tuned into Howard Stern who hated him than those who tuned in as fans. By the way, the posts coming out of my arse (another Brit?) have became 8 of the top 10 stories on WB of all time. Not bragging, after all, my arse is the one you should thank ;-)
This method works great when my browser wants to be slow opening, or when IE freezes up. I even have 1 gig, but a lot of processes are going on. This is easier than going in and changing the startup processes.
Great solution...I tried it and liked it. By some of the comments above, apparently some of the techno-geeks are offended...too bad for them. I use my laptop all the time and noticed an immediate improvement in speed. If there are any geeks - with positive attitudes - out there with some other good ideas, please post.
Though it might work, it is not the best solution. Maybe it would be more efficient preventing non-used applications to occupy memory? not loading quicktime/itunes and msn at start-up of your computer for example would be more constructive.
Even a better solution would be installing an operating system that does not keep all unnecessary stuff in memory, so you can keep your compuer turned on for weeks/months/years, without slowing it down....
P.S.: rumors go that Linus Thorvalds doesn't even know that you can power off a computer.....