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How can you make your computer run a little faster other than a complete upgrade?
Make sure you have no spy ware (run Ad-Aware/ Spy Bot - Search and Destroy / Spy Blaster --- all free) Minimize background programs - those icons gathered around your clock and date are all running and stealing cycles. Don't shut down security things though. Get a leaner security suite than Norris - it's good but bloated. I like NOD32 MAKE SURE you have enough RAM. If you aren't sure, then you don't have enough.
Hope that helps. Good Luck !!
Registry cleaning software can speed up a slow computer, and it's much cheaper than getting a new PC. I think it's normally 25-30$, so pretty cheap. Also, if youre getting dll errors or a blue screen of death it can help with that too, so it's pretty useful. Here's a link to a site that has tips on how to speed up a computer
Also Download a program called dustbuster XP, It will clean the Gunk out of your harddrive and download a program called Advanced windowscare V2 it will help also. . . All free .
Make sure you clean out and delete all the cookies/history every once in a while. And also run your "defragmenter" program, that will definitely help.