04-07-2005, 19:57
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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
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04-07-2005, 19:58
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Re: PC ACcelerators?
Well coasters are always handy 
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04-07-2005, 19:58
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Re: PC ACcelerators?
Normally not worth the disc that they're burned onto.
What does it claim to do?
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04-07-2005, 19:58
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Re: PC ACcelerators?
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Originally Posted by Paul
Well coasters are always handy |
I see
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04-07-2005, 20:00
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Re: PC ACcelerators?
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Normally not worth the disc that they're burned onto.
What does it claim to do?
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Also what are your PC specs currently? The only fool-proof way to accelerate a PC is to upgrade hardware 
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04-07-2005, 20:00
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Re: PC ACcelerators?
I find the discs look nice especially when I am messing about with my air rifle.
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04-07-2005, 20:03
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Re: PC ACcelerators?
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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
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04-07-2005, 20:05
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Re: PC ACcelerators?
I'd suggest a quick trip to www.pcpitstop.com instead
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04-07-2005, 20:06
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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 
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04-07-2005, 20:29
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Re: PC ACcelerators?
I have heard if you spray paint them you can make nice wind chimes out of them
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04-07-2005, 21:00
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Re: PC ACcelerators?
After reading and using the privacy scans on that site I am moving to Firefox.
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04-07-2005, 21:06
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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
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04-07-2005, 21:17
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Re: PC ACcelerators?
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Originally Posted by Saxodriver
After reading and using the privacy scans on that site I am moving to Firefox.
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 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.
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04-07-2005, 21:19
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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.
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04-07-2005, 21:28
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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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