How to Boot Faster

You computer no longer runs as fast as it once did and it certainly no longer boots up as quickly as it did when you first pulled it out of the box. It could simply use some general maintenance, but more likely, the reason is there are a lot of programs loading at startup than you want or need to load up. This can gradually happen over time because as you install more programs on your PC, they want to load themselves into your memory and system tray at boot. In addition to that, you can disable hardware you do not use. Follow these tips to reduce your bootup time in Windows:

1. In the BIOS, disable the floppy drive. You know you don't use it.
2. Go to START>Run and type msconfig. Under the startup tab, uncheck those programs you KNOW you do not need to load at start.
3. If you have a major brand name computer, chances are you have extra goodies they installed at the factory--like that AOL trial or those other shareware programs that always want to load and update themselves. Run the de-crapifier to rid yourself of pre-installed garbage.