--- title: 'Speed Up Vista! Part 2' url: 'https://worldoweb.co.uk/2009/speed-up-vista-part-2' markdown: 'https://worldoweb.co.uk/2009/speed-up-vista-part-2.md' date: '2009-01-05' description: 'Welcome to Speed up Vista part 2. This section is also relevant to those that have XP or Windows 7 & 10. In Speed up Vista Part 1, we have speeded up our system so far by turning off system services that are not needed. In this section, we will look at other ways to speed up your computer by cleaning the registry, temporary files, startup entries and defragmentation. Photo by Salvatore De Lellis on Pexels.com Startup Items The dreaded start-up items. Do you really need Adobe Acrobat speed lau' taxonomy: category: - Software tag: - Hacks - Microsoft - OS - Windows --- # Speed Up Vista! Part 2 Published on January 5, 2009 by Tracy Ridge in [Software](https://worldoweb.co.uk/category/category:Software) Welcome to Speed up Vista part 2. This section is also relevant to those that have XP or Windows 7 & 10. In [Speed up Vista Part 1](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/2008/speed-up-vista-part-1 "Speed up Vista Part 1"), we have speeded up our system so far by turning off system services that are not needed. In this section, we will look at other ways to speed up your computer by cleaning the registry, temporary files, startup entries and defragmentation. ![glass panels exterior of the microsoft building](https://worldoweb.co.uk/user/data/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/pexels-photo-9683980-edited.jpeg)Photo by Salvatore De Lellis on [Pexels.com](https://www.pexels.com/photo/glass-panels-exterior-of-the-microsoft-building-9683980/) ## Startup Items The dreaded start-up items. Do you really need Adobe Acrobat speed launcher starting up when you start your computer? No, and the same goes for most of them. Having a firewall or anti-virus startup is useful as it sits in your system tray and notifies you of anything. I can’t recommend which ones to turn off but the main thing is to figure out which are useful and which are unnecessarily slowing your computer down. To change your startup programs in Vista you can use windows defender but in XP you will have to use a 3rd party software unless you want to manually edit the registry. [Revo Uninstaller](https://www.revouninstaller.com/ "Revo Uninstaller") is freeware. It has an uninstaller which is quicker than the XP uninstaller. It also allows you to change startup programs with the autorun manager. Has a Junk File cleaner, browser cleaner, shredder and more. This product has been awarded 5 Stars by download.com. ## ![Revo Uninstaller](https://worldoweb.co.uk/user/data/wp-content/uploads/revo.jpg "Revo Uninstaller")Registry Cleaner As you use your computer the registry is being accessed and the registry soon becomes bloated with entries that point to non-existent items. This, of course, can slow your computer down but there are a number of freeware registry tools that can help. [Glary Registry Repair](https://www.glarysoft.com/ "Glary Registry Repair") and [Wise Registry Cleaner 3](https://www.wisecleaner.com/ "Wise Registry Cleaner") will help remove redundant entries. Always remember to back up your registry before making any changes. The software should be able to do this for you. ## ![Wise Registry Cleaner](https://worldoweb.co.uk/user/data/wp-content/uploads/wise-registry.jpg "Wise Registry Cleaner")Temporary Files As all software uses temporary files at some point whether it is to extract files into a temporary folder before installation or save temporary back-ups of files in case of a system crash. These files soon mount up and take up invaluable space on your hard drive. [Advanced Disk Cleaner 5](https://www.innovative-sol.com/advanced-disk-cleaner/ "Advanced Disk Cleaner") and [Wise Disk Cleaner 3](https://www.wisecleaner.com/wisediskcleanerfree.html "Wise Disk Cleaner") are independent cleaning tools that will search your computer for junk. ## ![Wise Disk Cleaner](https://worldoweb.co.uk/user/data/wp-content/uploads/wis-disk-cleaner.jpg "Wise Disk Cleaner")Defrag Optimise your hard disk by moving data together. Defragmenting can be quite a lengthy process and the built-in Windows tools are not known for their performance. [Smart Defrag](https://www.iobit.com/iobitsmartdefrag.html "Smart Defrag") and [Auslogics Disk Defrag ](https://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/ "Ausilogics Disk Defrag")are both freeware that gets your hard disks back into shape. ## ![Ausologics Disk Defrag](https://worldoweb.co.uk/user/data/wp-content/uploads/ausologics.jpg "Ausologics Disk Defrag")All In One and Other Useful Resources There are of course tools that have the benefit of having most or even all of these functions. Whether these tools are indeed any better than independent tools is down to the individual user’s preference. There are paid ones that you can buy or there are a few free ones that will do the job. [nCleaner](https://www.nkprods.com/ncleaner/ "ncleaner"), [Glary Utilities](https://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html "Glary Utilities") and [Advanced System Care](https://www.iobit.com/advancedwindowscareper.html "Advanced System Care") can do the job. There is another comprehensive [guide](https://www.comparitech.com/utilities/speed-up-slow-laptop-or-pc-windows-10-8-or-7/ "Guide to Speeding Up Your Windows Installation") to speeding up your Windows installation. ### Share [X](https://x.com/intent/tweet?text=Speed%20Up%20Vista%21%20Part%202&url=https%3A%2F%2Fworldoweb.co.uk%2F2009%2Fspeed-up-vista-part-2&via=worldoweb "Share on X") [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fworldoweb.co.uk%2F2009%2Fspeed-up-vista-part-2 "Share on Facebook") [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworldoweb.co.uk%2F2009%2Fspeed-up-vista-part-2&title=Speed%20Up%20Vista%21%20Part%202 "Share on Reddit") [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworldoweb.co.uk%2F2009%2Fspeed-up-vista-part-2 "Share on LinkedIn") [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/intent/compose?text=Speed%20Up%20Vista%21%20Part%202%20https%3A%2F%2Fworldoweb.co.uk%2F2009%2Fspeed-up-vista-part-2 "Share on Bluesky") [Email](mailto:?subject=Speed%20Up%20Vista%21%20Part%202&body=https%3A%2F%2Fworldoweb.co.uk%2F2009%2Fspeed-up-vista-part-2 "Share via email") #### Tags [ Hacks](https://worldoweb.co.uk/tag/tag:Hacks) [ Microsoft](https://worldoweb.co.uk/tag/tag:Microsoft) [ OS](https://worldoweb.co.uk/tag/tag:OS) [ Windows](https://worldoweb.co.uk/tag/tag:Windows) ##### Next [ ← Is 2009 The Year Of Linux? ](https://worldoweb.co.uk/2009/is-2009-the-year-of-linux) OR ##### Previous [ Speed Up Vista! 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