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50 ways to speed up Windows Vista
Discover tweaks and techniques for speeding up your Windows Vista-powered PC with our collection of top performance-enhancing tips
1. Add more memory
The simplest way to improve performance is to add more memory (RAM) to your system – 1GB (1024MB) is the minimum recommended amount, but add as much memory as you can afford or your system supports - up to a maximum of 4GB if you're running a 32-bit version of Windows Vista. Visit Crucial's web site below for details and pricing based on your exact PC make and model.
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2. Use your USB flash drive
If you’ve got a spare USB flash drive with at least 256MB free space, you can use it to help give your system a helping hand. Plug the drive into a spare USB2.0 slot and – when prompted – select Speed up my system.
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3. Configure Readyboost
If the option doesn’t appear, or you want to override Windows Vista’s recommended settings, click Start > Computer, right-click your flash drive, choose Properties and switch to the ReadyBoost tab.
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4. Buy a new flash drive
If you want to purchase a flash drive specifically for using as a ReadyBoost device (remember, it’s no substitute for real RAM), opt for a model with faster read/write times (such as the Gizmo Plus! from here) for the best results.
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5. Overclock your graphics card
You can tweak your graphics card to squeeze a few extra frames per second out of playing games. Use a tool like PowerStrip (click here) or ATITool (click here) - still in beta and needs to be run as an Administrator) to optimise your display, but note you’ll be stressing your graphics card and shortening its life by doing so – you may even damage it by attempting to overclock, so think carefully and remember it’s all at your own risk.
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