Ask anyone about their home PC and you will get one answer more than any other, “it’s slow.”  This is typically the point at which most computer owners will begin to debate a new PC purchase.  It is also the reason I began JumpstartMyPC.com.  Home computers will slow down over time, but that doesn’t mean they should be cast aside.  As we have pointed out time and time again, there are steps you can take to keep a PC running like new and a hardware upgrade can help speed up an aging machine, but what if you are caught in the middle?

You’ve already performed your routine maintenance: defragged your computer, cleaned the registry and dumped all of your browser history and unnecessary files.  That helped, but you still feel like you want/need more speed from your PC.  You’ve debated that switch from 1GB of RAM to 4GB, but the upgrade will cost you over $100 + shipping and you aren’t quite sure if you want to open up your tower or laptop and “fiddle around in there.”  If you find yourself in this state of limbo and you are running Windows Vista or Windows 7 (any version), there might just be a simple, cost-effective answer right in front of you.

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