With time and use Windows can lose much speed. Are partly explained by the leftover data from programs long uninstalled and distributed over the disk fragments of individual files. Temporary files from Internet browsers can slow down the computer as well. But this is not a reason to invest immediately in new hardware. Remedial promise optimization programs. They analyze the contents of the disk and track down the garbage.

The magazine “Computer Bild” (No. 6 / 2010) has four programs for the optimization versions of Windows XP and 7 tested. With Windows XP, convinced the testers of Data Becker Twin XP (price 28 euro). The program was given a score well. The winner not only shortened the computer to start five seconds, but accelerated as the copying of files six times and the loading of image files by five times. Another plus point: The software saves the state before the optimization. This enables to restore these in an emergency. › Continue reading…