Speeding up my laptop?

Taylor EightSix · 18 Dec 2008 at 19:16

I posted a couple of weeks ago about a problem with the wireless adaptor on my hp g6000 laptop. I sent it to hp and they have fixed it and returned it two days after I sent it.

Now I'd just like to speed it up. It came with windows vista pre installed and whenever it asks for me to give permission to an action it takes an age to do so and I have a blank screen for a short while, whilst getting a high pitched noise. Does anyone have any ideas?

thanks in advance

Aod · 19 Dec 2008 at 06:45

if you put UAC in silent mode then it won't ask you anymore, and thus, you won't have the delay or the screen-blanking problem any more.

otherwise (i don't reccommed this) you could disable UAC entirely.

iraiguana · 19 Dec 2008 at 08:54

How do you put it in silent mode ?

happy_2008 · 19 Dec 2008 at 15:12

Just turn UAC off, i aways turn it off!

Taylor EightSix · 19 Dec 2008 at 17:23

I would also like to speed it up in other areas not just this. How do I defrag on vista?

Steve999 · 21 Dec 2008 at 21:15

Type defrag in the start search bar.

TheVoice · 21 Dec 2008 at 23:49

iraiguana said:
How do you put it in silent mode ?

Download a very small app called TweakUAC. Much better solution to the UAC prompts than just turning it off completely.

ShaolinDreams · 22 Dec 2008 at 18:42

turn off. but you could also try the above said app

SimonC · 23 Dec 2008 at 18:58

Hopefully you can see this without registering.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=166532

If you dont have it, I would download ccleaner and delete what it finds, pretty pointless imo to run a defrag and it to move files around that aren't needed.

Have a look at msconfig and untick stuff that you don't need starting, if your not sure google it.

XiS111 · 25 Dec 2008 at 02:47

what i've currently done to my lappy is first, following a tweak guide on the internet, think it was 99 tweaks for vista or something and that freed up a lot of my resources and keeps my laptop from heating for no reason. Then doing weekly disk cleanups(right-click the hard drive and properties), then cc cleaner and finally use auslogic disk degfrag.

CC cleaner and Auslogic Disk Defrag are both free to use if you type it in google.

Doesnt take more than 10mins to do this every week, and my laptop has been running nice

crunchee · 25 Dec 2008 at 21:59

I found this article useful in helping with vista boot/shutdown times as well as performance wise, check it out http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=166532

SimonC · 26 Dec 2008 at 01:28

crunchee said:
I found this article useful in helping with vista boot/shutdown times as well as performance wise, check it out http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=166532

I posted that link two posts above yours. :rolleyes:

crunchee · 28 Dec 2008 at 00:38

SimonC said:
I posted that link two posts above yours.

Hmmm..that does apppear to be the case. Must start reading thread before i post then.