Reply #119: well... not really (I'll qualify that) [View All]

there is no software that will start making your cpu do more instructions in the same amount of time. however


Your computer will FEEL faster if you do a reinstall of windows. That always works.
You can remove some stuff that runs in the background. Use Add/Remove programs to get rid of junk you aren't using.
I'd also recomment running ad-aware or some other spyware removal tool. You'd be surprised what junk you pick up from the internet that wastes your cpu resources.

now for something a little geekier

There are compilers that can do various levels of optimation on the code for your specific hardware. That will make the resulting programs you make from the code run faster. But if you're on windows and just an end user, forget this. If you're a geek and want to play with linux, I'd recommend Gentoo - it compiles the whole system and all the software you install from scratch with optimations for your system.