- by Marianne Van der Wel

While perusing the net, I came across an article entitled 5 Ways To Make Your Windows Computer Lightning Fast. I think the term “Lightning Fast” is an over-statement, but do feel the article has merit. You will find it in “Yahoo! News” , or do a web search using part or all of the phrase “5 ways to make your windows computer lightning fast”.

I suggest you avoid the advice about disabling applications given in section 1: 'Run the Essentials' unless you are really comfortable around a computer. Also, be very careful about uninstalling unwanted items as suggested in section 2: 'Fluff unless you’re sure of what you’re doing. If you do decide to try these options, please remember it is always wise to do a complete backup of your system before any major clean-up of your system in case something goes wrong.

Another tip: I could not find the menus described in the instructions for section 1: 'Run the Essentials' for my home version of Windows 7. By searching Windows’ “Help and Support” using the key words “auto run”, I discovered I needed to download an “Auto Runs for Windows” program from the MicroSoft web site.