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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer Now]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</guid><description><![CDATA[FYI]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arne]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 12th 2009 4:53PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer Now]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</guid><description><![CDATA[FYI.  be careful about shutting off any network remote access because Anti-virus needs access to automatically update virus database]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[noel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 12th 2009 5:15PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer Now]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</guid><description><![CDATA[I had to turn "Terminal Services" back on to get my Windows Live OneCare to work]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry H]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 12th 2009 5:40PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer Now]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</guid><description><![CDATA[I had to turn Terminal Services back on for my anti virus and firewall to come on at boot]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry H]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 12th 2009 5:45PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer Now]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</guid><description><![CDATA[The most aggravating thing I want to turn off is the AOL software update that continuosly pops up. I can't seem to get rid of it. Any suggestions??????????]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gloria]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 12th 2009 6:47PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer Now]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</guid><description><![CDATA[The most difinitive way is to remove the AOL program from your computer.  In the Control Panel, select add/remove programs (or Programs, uninstall a program in Vista) and select AOL to remove.  AOL can be used as a web based program by typing AOL into your browser.  The web based AOL updates itself and will never bother you again.  It works the same as the installed version except the mail windows are larger.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 13th 2009 8:05PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer Now]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</guid><description><![CDATA[Gloria, start the download and then cancel it as soon as it starts.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[JIM]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 12th 2009 7:34PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer Now]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</guid><description><![CDATA[Taking these steps created a serious problem for me - my Dell system (on my laptop) began sending me insistant notes about resetting my original setting every time I logged on ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[SJ]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 16th 2009 8:07AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer Now]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</guid><description><![CDATA[Me too SJ, on my Dell desktop.  I was able to rid my startup of some things, but not all. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[bird2e411]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 16th 2009 12:11PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer Now]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</guid><description><![CDATA[no comments at the moment, just trying to registure here...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mo phemister]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 16th 2009 11:13AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer Now]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</guid><description><![CDATA[The best thing I have found for my puter is System Mechanic  works great and I did add more RAM both are great!!!!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike C]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 16th 2009 1:13PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer Now]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</guid><description><![CDATA[Just leave your computer alone!  If you don't have the seconds it takes to boot up, you must be bleeding to death!  If you absolutely have to do this, have someone who knows about computers do it. Will it cost yes, but it will also cost to have your computer fixed after you have deleted something it needs to run!  There are reasons things are hid, so you can't screw with your computer!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[redhatter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 16th 2009 1:41PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer Now]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</guid><description><![CDATA[Redhatter...you have an excellent point...I did try a few of the suggestions...and noticed a real decrease in my performance and looks of my system...<br><br>So I changed it all back...and I feel as you do...leave the hidden files alone...they are indeed hidden for a reason...<br><br>And a few seconds won't matter ...(a hundred years from now)...<br><br>Tom <br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 17th 2009 12:44PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer Now]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</guid><description><![CDATA[Red Hatter 2: <br>I  had really made a mess of my computer and The Geek Squad at Best Buy did an amazing  @ professioal job of speeding my computer up for $40 with no fear of messing things up.  It took about 5 hours to get mine running like new.I Worth every penney!<br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shirley Hall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 18th 2009 3:21PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer Now]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</guid><description><![CDATA[Great advice, though not for the novice OS users.  Becareful when turning off vital programs.<br><br>Shutting down the junk startup programs is something that we all should already know, but always forget to do.  Speaking of "should," gotta check my tire pressure...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[magius888]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 20th 2009 1:07PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer Now]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now-2/</guid><description><![CDATA[all this is sounds good, buttttttt, how about puttin' all that info on one page & making it printer friendly so one dosen't have to click throught 10 or so pages to figure it out. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[bill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 5th 2009 9:50AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
