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SpeedUpMyPC 3 – Full Review 3

SpeedUpMyPC 3 – Full Review

Uniblue is now at version 3.0 of their SpeedUpMyPC product. The product is one of the many PC tools they have. SpeedUpMyPC is a software product to improve the performance of your PC by...

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Disable Missing Shortcut Search

Maintaining a clean and fast PC is difficult enough. If your PC starts looking for missing shortcuts, things can really take time. Whether it is the result of manual editing or incorrect uninstall operations, missing shortcuts can happen. In most cases you don’t want Windows to search for missing shortcuts.

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Activate DMA mode for IDE controller

Large and fast hard disks are very common in computers these days. Running them at the maximum speed is essential to maximize your system’s performance though. One aspect that affects the speed of hard disks is the Direct Memory Access (DMA) configuration on the IDE controller.

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Force Windows to Reexamine the DMA Capabilities of Devices

Hardware recognition and configuration is almost completely automated in modern operating systems. Microsoft Windows is no exception here. But that does not mean you can completely rely on it. If for some reason the detection or configuration is incorrect or incomplete, your system might not be running at maximum performance. Forcing a re-examination of hardware can help.

How To Disable Performance Counters in Windows XP 2

How To Disable Performance Counters in Windows XP

Whether you are a gamer or not, everybody likes their PC to run at maximum performance. Squeezing the last bit of speed out of your PC can be quite a puzzle, with all the information available on the subject. If you are running Windows XP, you can use this tweak to get a little more performance from your system.