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The Fool

04-07-2005 19:57

PC ACcelerators?

I have a PC Advisor disc with a pc accelerator program on it. Are these things worth it or just some load of rubbish? Appreciate any advice

Paul K

04-07-2005 19:58

Re: PC ACcelerators?

Well coasters are always handy :)

Raistlin

04-07-2005 19:58

Re: PC ACcelerators?

Normally not worth the disc that they're burned onto.

What does it claim to do?

The Fool

04-07-2005 19:58

Re: PC ACcelerators?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul

Well coasters are always handy :)

I see

Paul K

04-07-2005 20:00

Re: PC ACcelerators?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raistlin

Normally not worth the disc that they're burned onto.

What does it claim to do?

Also what are your PC specs currently? The only fool-proof way to accelerate a PC is to upgrade hardware ;)

AndrewJ

04-07-2005 20:00

Re: PC ACcelerators?

I find the discs look nice especially when I am messing about with my air rifle.

The Fool

04-07-2005 20:03

Re: PC ACcelerators?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul

Also what are your PC specs currently? The only fool-proof way to accelerate a PC is to upgrade hardware ;)

yes - I don't know why I am even bothering to ask really. The machine is fairly modern and with all the aggro I've had lately I think I'd be best just letting sleeping dogs lie so to speak

Russ	04-07-2005 20:05

Re: PC ACcelerators?

I'd suggest a quick trip to www.pcpitstop.com instead :)

Gareth

04-07-2005 20:06

Re: PC ACcelerators?

the worst ones are the 'interweb' accelerators that can make a 56k modem perform at broadband speed simply by using their compression algorithims.... er, yeah right :erm:

Jules

04-07-2005 20:29

Re: PC ACcelerators?

I have heard if you spray paint them you can make nice wind chimes out of them :)

AndrewJ

04-07-2005 21:00

Re: PC ACcelerators?

After reading and using the privacy scans on that site I am moving to Firefox.

marky

04-07-2005 21:06

Re: PC ACcelerators?

aNY spare exeley thing disks are more than welcome because i'm fed up of my kids destroying disks that really matter

Halcyon

04-07-2005 21:17

Re: PC ACcelerators?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saxodriver

After reading and using the privacy scans on that site I am moving to Firefox.

:tu: Good choice.
Firefox is a great broser.
As for those download accelerators, I wouldnt touch them if I was you.
Some even do the opposite and will make you speed even slower due to the junk they have sittin gin your startup tray or the adware they install.

AndrewJ

04-07-2005 21:19

Re: PC ACcelerators?

LOL I learned my lesson about them the hard way long ago.

Firefox is a nice browser just seems somewhat heavier to use online.

Halcyon

04-07-2005 21:28

Re: PC ACcelerators?

If you want to do a few speed tweaks to your Internet browsing, the only ones I would suggest are the tweaks to Firefox that you can do to the setup.
Ensuring you have a good antivirus and no spyware or adware will also keep your PC healthy and speedy.

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