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Quick speedup tips for Windows XP

Here are some quick tips to help speed up a Windows XP system. There are numerous ways to speed up a Windows XP system, I’ll start with the basic examples and then create a more detailed list in the future.

– Remove programs you are no longer using
- Perform a disk cleanup
- Perform a defrag

Removing programs you no longer use.

To do this

. Click Start
. Select run
. Type appwiz.cpl in to the box and press enter
. Wait for the list to be populated
. Select a program you rarely use and remove it

Perform a disk cleanup

To do this

. Click Start
. Select run
. Type cleanmgr in to the box and press enter
. Follow the on screen instructions.

Perform a defrag

To do this

. Click Start
. Select run
. Type dfrg.msc in to the box and press enter
. Click defrag

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