class="align-right" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/00_safari_logo.jpg?54167" alt="" />The browser is the gate to the virtual world, and with the dawn of the cloud era, when all computing elements will be stored in the net, browsers will play an even more important part in our life.

One of the popular names in the browser world is class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tags/safari/">Safari. It’s the default browser for Mac, so it’s only logical that Safari is widely used in the Mac community. But even in the Windows realm, where Safari is not the number one choice, it still one of the top alternatives. If you are a Safari user, or have plans to try it, here are three useful Safari startup tricks that you might not be familiar with.

Please note that the following screenshots are taken from Safari for Mac, but they are applicable to the Windows version as well.

Continue The Last Session

It’s obvious that the ability to resume browsing sessions should be built into modern browsers, so it’s unclear why some major browsers still haven’t implemented this feature yet. Safari has a similar feature, and you can access it by going through the “History – Reopen All Windows from Last Session” menu.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/01a_reopen_last_session.jpg?54167" border="0" alt="01a reopen last session" width="580" height="210" />

Unfortunately, you have to do it manually every time you restart Safari. To enable this feature automatically, you’ll need help from class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tags/safari-extensions/">Safari extensions like class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/safari-search-plugins-showdown-glims-vs-inquisitor-mac-only/">Glims or SafariRestore.

If you accidentally close one of Safari’s open windows, you can quickly reopen it – along with all the tabs – using the “History – Reopen Last Closed Window” menu.

Many Ways To Start

One nice feature of Safari that I haven’t found in other browsers is the ability to really customize the way you want Safari to start. You can find the settings inside the Preferences window (Command + Comma on Mac or Ctrl + Comma on Windows).

One common thing between Safari and other major browsers is the ability to set a webpage as the homepage. To do this, type the URL of the page in the “Home page” field, or open the page that you want inside Safari and click the “Set to Current Page” button.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/02a_Pref_General.jpg?54167" border="0" alt="02a Pref General" width="580" height="300" />

You can set the home page to be opened every time you open a new window by choosing “Home Page” from the drop down list next to “New windows open with“.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/02b_new_windows_with.jpg?54167" border="0" alt="02b new windows with" width="450" height="170" />

Other options you can pick are: Top Sites, Empty Page, Same Page and Bookmarks. But the main course of this option is the ability to open many pages at once. Choose the “Choose tabs folder“, then pick one of the tab folders from the list. Everything inside the folder will be opened whenever you open a new window.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/02c_choose_folder_coll.jpg?54167" border="0" alt="02c choose folder coll" width="483" height="348" />

You have a more or less similar option for new tabs, but you can’t choose a tab folder here.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/02d_new_tabs_open.jpg?54167" border="0" alt="02d new tabs open" width="450" height="120" />

But how can you add and customize tab folders? You can use the “Bookmarks – Add Bookmark Folder” menu to add the folder, and then drag and drop the saved bookmarks into the folder.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/02b2_add_bookmark_folder.jpg?54167" border="0" alt="02b2 add bookmark folder" width="440" height="150" />

Or you could also open all the pages you want to include in the folder and go to “Bookmarks – Add Bookmark for These XX Tabs” menu, where XX is the number of the open tabs.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/02b3_bookmark_4_tabs.jpg?54167" border="0" alt="02b3 bookmark 4 tabs" width="350" height="150" />

Then give a name for the bookmark folder, and choose the location where you want to save this folder.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/02b4_name_place.jpg?54167" border="0" alt="02b4 name place" width="242" height="182" />

Congratulations, you have just created your own tab folder.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/02b5_saved_tabs.jpg?54167" border="0" alt="02b5 saved tabs" width="470" height="260" />

Start At The Top

One of the options you can choose to start a new window or tab is “Top Sites“. This choice lets you quickly pick and open pages, either from Safari’s History or from the list of frequently opened sites.

The History tab will display the page list in a cover flow-like arrangement, and let you scroll to the items from side to side.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/03a_start_coverflw.jpg?54167" border="0" alt="03a start coverflw" width="580" height="300" />

The Top Sites tab arranges the frequently opened sites in a matrix. You can choose the small, medium, or large boxes by clicking on the tab on the lower right corner of the screen.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/03b_start_top_sts.jpg?54167" border="0" alt="03b start top sts" width="580" height="299" />

You can customize the Top Sites view even more by clicking the “Edit” button on the lower left part of the screen. Two buttons will appear on the top left corner of each page, giving you options to remove individual item from the list, or pin it to the matrix so the particular item will always be present.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/03c_edit.jpg?54167" border="0" alt="03c edit" width="580" height="450" />

If you are a Safari user, you’ll find these startup tricks to be useful. They will help you work faster and more efficiently. If you are not a Safari user, maybe these tricks could give you a good reason to try Safari?

Are you a Safari user? Do you have any more Safari startup tricks? If so, please share using the comments below.

href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/safari-startup-tricks-familiar/">Three Useful Safari Startup Tricks That You Might Not Be Familiar With is a post from: href="http://www.makeuseof.com">MakeUseOf

More articles about: href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tags/browsers/" title="browsers" rel="tag">browsers, href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tags/browsing/" title="browsing" rel="tag">browsing, href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tags/safari/" title="safari" rel="tag">safari />

Similar articles:

class="st-related-posts">

href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/features-safari-5/" title="The 4 New Useful Features Of The New Safari 5 Browser (June 10, 2010)">The 4 New Useful Features Of The New Safari 5 Browser (54 comments …)

href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/browser-makeuseof-poll/" title="Which Is The Best Browser? [MakeUseOf Poll] (October 24, 2010)">Which Is The Best Browser? [MakeUseOf Poll] (64 comments …)

href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/view-a-multi-page-article-on-one-single-page-with-pagezipper/" title="View A Multi-Page Article On One Single Page With PageZipper (April 1, 2009)">View A Multi-Page Article On One Single Page With PageZipper (22 comments …)

href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/transmute-%e2%80%93-migrate-bookmarks-between-your-browsers/" title="Transmute – Migrate Bookmarks Between Your Browsers (November 11, 2009)">Transmute – Migrate Bookmarks Between Your Browsers (24 comments …)

href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-two-week-safari-challenge/" title="The two week Safari challenge (April 25, 2008)">The two week Safari challenge (24 comments …)

View full post on MakeUseOf

style="border: 0px none;margin-left:20px;float:right;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/business.jpg" alt="business plan template"/>If you’ve decided to take the plunge, abandoning the 9-to-5 rat race to launch out on your own, the first step to getting your start-up off the ground is to create a business model. This can be a very daunting task, and rather than start with a completely blank canvas, there are several free online tools which can help guide you through the initial steps.

Whether you’re a seasoned entrepreneur or new to the world of business, these tools will come in handy. All you need to bring to the table is your concept to create a business plan, the first step in taking it from an idea to reality. These tools can be used independently of one another, or you can choose to combine and tailor them to suit your personal needs.

id="more-64045">

Business Model Canvas

One of the best known tools for creating a visual business model comes courtesy of href="http://www.businessmodelalchemist.com/">Alexander Osterwalder. Accounting for all of the essential elements included in any business plan, he has provided an easy-to-use business plan template and a guide to the information to be included.

The canvas can be downloaded as a href="http://www.businessmodelalchemist.com/tools">PDF from his website and an iPad application is currently in the works. He also provides a href="http://www.businessmodelalchemist.com/2010/01/mapping-business-models-a-knowledge-game.html">blog post on how to use the canvas in a working session.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/BM.png" border="0" alt="business plan template" width="580" height="355" />

The business plan template is divided into 9 sections, each accompanied by a short series of questions making it easier to fill out the information. The sections include key partners, activities, cost structure and revenue streams, amongst others.

PlanCruncher

href="http://plancruncher.com/">PlanCruncher is a free, no-registration-required service which is perfect for the budding entrepreneur who needs a step-by-step guide on how to put together a visual presentation.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/PC1.png" border="0" alt="small business plan" width="580" height="444" />

The first step in PlanCruncher is to introduce your start-up. Choose a name, and describe your pitch.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/PC2.png" border="0" alt="small business plan" width="578" height="402" />

Determine what kind of business idea you’re bringing to the table, and whether you want to use a non-disclosure agreement.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/PC3.png" border="0" alt="small business plan" width="580" height="481" />

The next step is to introduce your team and their capabilities.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/PC41.jpg" border="0" alt="writing a business plan" width="561" height="463" />

Next, describe the current state of your product, and determine the product’s intellectual proprietary status.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/PC5.jpg" border="0" alt="writing a business plan" width="580" height="600" />

Next, describe your revenue model.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/PC6.png" border="0" alt="writing a business plan" width="580" height="623" />

Then determine the kind of funding you need.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/PC7.jpg" border="0" alt="PC7.jpg" width="580" height="714" />

Select the kind of partnership you are seeking and the share you are willing to offer.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/PC8.png" border="0" alt="PC8.png" width="580" height="553" />

Finally, enter your contact information and any additional comments you feel are necessary to include in your plan. You can also choose to send a copy of your business plan to PlanCruncher where it will be shared with investors who could eventually contact you. They do include a disclaimer that you should not submit any information you consider confidential or proprietary, and they do not accept responsibility for protecting against misuse or disclosure of any confidential or proprietary information, which is a little unsettling when putting your business concept in their hands.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/PC9.jpg" border="0" alt="PC9.jpg" width="580" height="755" />

Once you generate the business plan, right click the link that reads PDF business plan summary and click ‘Save link as…’ to save the document to your computer.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/PC10.png" border="0" alt="PC10.png" width="433" height="294" />

The final product will look a little something like this.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/PC11.png" border="0" alt="PC11.png" width="478" height="489" />

It’s worth mentioning that it includes a footer stating that the document was generated using PlanCruncher. If you would rather not include the footer or submit your idea to a third party site, you can download the icons and put together the presentation yourself.

Startup Toolkit

The href="http://thestartuptoolkit.com/">Startup Toolkit is a free service that allows you to create a canvas visually describing your business model.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/S1.png" border="0" alt="S1.png" width="580" height="437" />

After signing up for an account, rather than provide step by step instructions, you are presented with a canvas to be filled in as you see fit.

In addition to creating a canvas describing your business model, you also have access to a ‘Risk Dashboard’, a to-do list for your business risks and leaps of faith.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/S2.png" border="0" alt="S2.png" width="580" height="265" />

There are three canvases to choose from. The Startup Canvas, which focuses on finding and resolving early startup risks.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Canvas1.png" border="0" alt="Canvas1.png" width="580" height="440" />

The Lean Canvas, which focuses on the product and the customer equally.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Canvas2.png" border="0" alt="Canvas2.png" width="580" height="435" />

And lastly, the Business Model Canvas seen earlier, developed by Osterwalder.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Canvas3.png" border="0" alt="Canvas3.png" width="580" height="422" />

Each canvas provides you with a guideline and questions to answer for each section.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/S3.png" border="0" alt="S3.png" width="580" height="440" />

After you have entered all the information on your startup, you can save a snapshot to return to later, but the site does not provide any easy way to export it as a document, so it is better suited for internal or collaborative use only.

If you want to share the canvas with other members of your team, you can invite them via email either to view or edit the information.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Invite.png" border="0" alt="Invite.png" width="580" height="178" />

The Risk Dashboard is where you can enter your leap of faith (what are the major beliefs and assumptions your business is built on?) and your hypothesis. After saving the information, you can then fill in the actual results of of your experiment to test the hypothesis, and your insight and course correction.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/RD.png" border="0" alt="business plan template" width="580" height="232" />

Do you have any tips on how to get your business concept down on paper? Have you used any of these techniques? Let us know how they worked out for you in the comments.

Image credit: rel=nofollow" href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-16343953/stock-photo-empty-diagram.html">Shutterstock />
/>Do you like MakeUseOf articles? Don’t forget to target="_blank" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/share-share-share-spread-word/">share our articles with others! It’s really important to us. />
/>

 

href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-free-tools-plan-visualise-startup-business/"> src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-free-tools-plan-visualise-startup-business/"> href="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis/login?url=http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-free-tools-plan-visualise-startup-business/"> src="http://www.makeuseof.com/images/rss-buttons/diggme.png"> href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-free-tools-plan-visualise-startup-business/"> src="http://www.makeuseof.com/images/rss-buttons/fb.jpg"> href="http://www.google.com/reader/link?url=http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-free-tools-plan-visualise-startup-business/&title=3 Free Tools to Plan and Visualise Your Start-Up Business&srcTitle=MakeUseOf.com"> src="http://www.makeuseof.com/images/rss-buttons/gbuzz-feed.png"> href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-free-tools-plan-visualise-startup-business/"> src="http://www.makeuseof.com/images/rss-buttons/stumble.png">

 

Similar MakeUseOf Articles

class="st-related-posts">

href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/tas-free-easy-to-use-financial-accounting-software/" title="TAS – Free Easy To Use Financial Accounting Software">TAS – Free Easy To Use Financial Accounting Software (22 comments)

href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/sorted-incredibly-easy-todo-app-iphone-ipad-giveaway/" title="Sorted: Incredibly Easy to Use To-Do App for iPhone & iPad [Giveaway]">Sorted: Incredibly Easy to Use To-Do App for iPhone & iPad [Giveaway] (3 comments)

href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-use-worklog-to-log-and-calculat-your-client-work-hours-iphone/" title="How To Use WorkLog To Log and Calculate Your Client Work Hours [iPhone]">How To Use WorkLog To Log and Calculate Your Client Work Hours [iPhone] (1 comments)

href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-great-sites-to-get-the-truth-on-mlm-pyramid-schemes/" title="3 Great Sites To Get The Truth On MLM Pyramid Schemes">3 Great Sites To Get The Truth On MLM Pyramid Schemes (22 comments)

href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/excel-project-management-tracking-templates/" title="15 Useful Excel Templates for Project Management & Tracking">15 Useful Excel Templates for Project Management & Tracking (14 comments)

href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-innovative-ways-to-use-twitter-for-business/" title="10 Innovative Ways To Use Twitter For Business">10 Innovative Ways To Use Twitter For Business (32 comments)

href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/zenstyle-listing-projects-workflowy/" title="Zen-Style Listing And Project Management with WorkFlowy">Zen-Style Listing And Project Management with WorkFlowy (28 comments)

href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ubidesk-fresh-comprehensive-online-team-collaboration/" title="Ubidesk: Fresh & Comprehensive Online Team Collaboration">Ubidesk: Fresh & Comprehensive Online Team Collaboration (23 comments)

href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/track-life-1daylater/" title="Track Your Life With 1DayLater">Track Your Life With 1DayLater (7 comments)

href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-5-free-iphone-apps-year/" title="Top 5 Free iPhone Apps You’ll Need For The New Year">Top 5 Free iPhone Apps You’ll Need For The New Year (7 comments)

View full post on MakeUseOf.com

Do you suffer from ‘slow windows’ recently? Just for you to know, there are so many things you can do if you want to get a faster pc startup, but, there’s another simple and more elegant way to do that which basically doesn’t require you to have any special technical skills or try to fix your System by yourself. Keep reading the following review and quickly discover the best way that’ll enable you to dramatically skyrocket your computer’s performance.

If your pc keeps freezing or maybe you get weird error messages, boot errors, and other familiar operating system error messages – in most cases it is in high probability related to your System’s registry system. Over time, when you add various programs onto your pc, it happens that some programs aren’t installed or uninstalled correctly, while corrupting parts of your windows registry.

Basically, the registry is a Windows db – it stores information about your hardware and software installations. Your windows system uses this data while using each of your hardware or software. Now you can imagine how sensitive your system is.

If you wish to get a faster pc startup you should maintain your windows registry unharmed – damaged win-registry can cause your Personal computer serious performance problems that usually slow down or even freeze programs and even your entire system.

Since the registry is very complex, it is highly recommended to avoid trying to repair it by yourself unless you know exactly what you are doing – it can cause you even more problems. The safest way to get a faster pc startup is to use a recommended registry maintenance application and simply let it scan, identify, and fix any registry error for you. This cleaning process can effectively fix your Pc’s speed problems and maintain your System’s functionality on the best side. The majority of these solutions offer scheduled auto-repair tasks and automatic system updates, so it easily enables you to keep your pc optimized 24/7.

Do you suffer from ‘slow windows’ recently? Just for you to know, there are so many things you can do if you want to get a faster pc startup, but, there’s another simple and more elegant way to do that which basically doesn’t require you to have any special technical skills or try to fix your System by yourself. Keep reading the following review and quickly discover the best way that’ll enable you to dramatically skyrocket your computer’s performance.

If your pc keeps freezing or maybe you get weird error messages, boot errors, and other familiar operating system error messages – in most cases it is in high probability related to your System’s registry system. Over time, when you add various programs onto your pc, it happens that some programs aren’t installed or uninstalled correctly, while corrupting parts of your windows registry.

Basically, the registry is a Windows db – it stores information about your hardware and software installations. Your windows system uses this data while using each of your hardware or software. Now you can imagine how sensitive your system is.

If you wish to get a faster pc startup you should maintain your windows registry unharmed – damaged win-registry can cause your Personal computer serious performance problems that usually slow down or even freeze programs and even your entire system.

Since the registry is very complex, it is highly recommended to avoid trying to repair it by yourself unless you know exactly what you are doing – it can cause you even more problems. The safest way to get a faster pc startup is to use a recommended registry maintenance application and simply let it scan, identify, and fix any registry error for you. This cleaning process can effectively fix your Pc’s speed problems and maintain your System’s functionality on the best side. The majority of these solutions offer scheduled auto-repair tasks and automatic system updates, so it easily enables you to keep your pc optimized 24/7.

Do you suffer from ‘slow windows’ recently? Just for you to know, there are so many things you can do if you want to get a faster pc startup, but, there’s another simple and more elegant way to do that which basically doesn’t require you to have any special technical skills or try to fix your System by yourself. Keep reading the following review and quickly discover the best way that’ll enable you to dramatically skyrocket your computer’s performance.

If your pc keeps freezing or maybe you get weird error messages, boot errors, and other familiar operating system error messages – in most cases it is in high probability related to your System’s registry system. Over time, when you add various programs onto your pc, it happens that some programs aren’t installed or uninstalled correctly, while corrupting parts of your windows registry.

Basically, the registry is a Windows db – it stores information about your hardware and software installations. Your windows system uses this data while using each of your hardware or software. Now you can imagine how sensitive your system is.

If you wish to get a faster pc startup you should maintain your windows registry unharmed – damaged win-registry can cause your Personal computer serious performance problems that usually slow down or even freeze programs and even your entire system.

Since the registry is very complex, it is highly recommended to avoid trying to repair it by yourself unless you know exactly what you are doing – it can cause you even more problems. The safest way to get a faster pc startup is to use a recommended registry maintenance application and simply let it scan, identify, and fix any registry error for you. This cleaning process can effectively fix your Pc’s speed problems and maintain your System’s functionality on the best side. The majority of these solutions offer scheduled auto-repair tasks and automatic system updates, so it easily enables you to keep your pc optimized 24/7.

No matter what the computer is used for, it will be annoying to face the frustrating slow startup problem. If you are finding that your Windows XP computer is slow to start up, please be patient to read this article for some useful methods to solve slow startup problem.

Clean Windows registry

It is know that Windows registry is the soul of the operating system, which affects the he proper running of the computer. But while windows system and other processes are running, it is unavoidable that some registry items are generated and rewritten constantly. So it is necessary to clean Windows registry to remove the invalid and useless registry keys from the computer, keeping the registry impact and speeding up the computer. It will be very easy for you to download some free registry cleaners from the Internet for your Windows XP.

Maintain hard disks

When installing programs or storing files on the computer, a complete file will be scattered into parts and then located in multiple places when it is impossible for the computer to locate a same content to a single place, which means that these parts has to searched and then put together before being used. The more fragmented the hard disk it, the more time it will cost in starting up the computer. So it is necessary to maintain the hard disks regularly so as to speed up the data access, which in turn solves the slow startup problem. To defragment the hard disk, you can simply use the built-in “Disk Defragmenter” option within System Tools.

A simple disk defragmentation helps you reassemble all parts of a same content to stay at a single directory contiguously, making it easier to be assessed. Thus not only solves the slow startup problem for your Windows XP, but also greatly speed up your computer., it will take much time to defragment all the disks for the first time.

In conclusion, the above two tips are what you need to do to solve Windows XP slow startup. And it is necessary to clean registry and defragment disk regularly. If you have never run a disk defragmentation before, you should defragment it with this power defrag utility— Advanced Defrag right away. And you can click here to visit my blog to learn more how to speed up your computer.

Some of the most common problems you run into with a PC can be solved with the right tool. Lots of people don’t know that and are battling with problems with windows xp slow startup and their computer running slow without ever having a permanent solution for them.

People complain about a slow starting up, constant error messages, freezing screens, a crash or the blue screen of death

A registry cleanup tool can solve all these computer problems. But it is important that you see what this tool can mean to you, how it is working and how you can get it, before you enthusiastically start downloading any clean up tool.

It is a natural process that your computer slows down over time but you can avoid serious problems like a program lock up or a crash by taking care of your PC’s health. The registry is like the center of your computer and if you take care of that your PC will perform almost as if it is brand new.

The registry is part of the window operating system that stores all the information that has to do with all the programs, the hardware, the applications, the downloads, in fact, everything that runs in the system of your computer.

Everything you download and install is registered in the registry, even the most useless files of a download. Therefore the registry can become overwhelmed with codes and configurations that are piling up there over time. Eventually errors occur which results in windows xp slow startup and crashing.

A system and registry cleaner deals with these problems. It repairs your PC’s registry by scanning all the entries that are the cause of these problems and deletes or fixes them. It chucks out the information that the computer doesn’t need at all and when the cleanup is done, the registry has more space and makes your windows xp computer faster.

It will then scan the rest of your computer and help you to remove that too. Once this is done it will get rid of other errors and help you fix windows Xp Slow startup.

You might be wondering why you need such a cleanup tool instead of just manually get rid of the bad entries yourself. The registry is enormous and contains millions of bits of data that you probably don’t even understand because they are in a certain syntax.

Some of the entries come in pairs and if you delete the wrong one its curtains for your computer. If you have malware or spyware no your computer this can be very hard to remove too.

It is very easy to download a system and registry scanner to find all the problems in your computer.  After completion of the installation the system cleaner will clean your registry computer of malware and errors and your worries about computer crashes and windows XP slow startup will be long gone. Click here to scan your PC now.

There are times we notice that our computers work too slow. Our system boots up too slow that it causes us much exasperation. How do we resolve this problem? How do we fix our computers whenever we encounter a Windows XP Slow startup?

The most common reasons for the Windows XP Slow startup are corrupted or missing system registries. These registries confine relevant information to make all of our programs run in the system. Some of these programs are included in the system’s startup while others are those that we thought we have already uninstalled or deleted. The programs that we have uninstalled often cause the slowdown of the system. After uninstalling them from the system, pieces of entries in the registry were still left. These entries cause the PC to slowdown.

Other information in the registry entries are unsolicited applications. We may not be aware of their existence but they run in our system and they cause much trouble. They take up RAM space that results in the slowness of the system’s startup and causes the system’s sluggishness. The registries of these applications should be deleted for the RAM space that they take can be used in other important programs instead.

After knowing these common problems and reasons for these problems, it becomes obvious that cleaning, repairing, or replacing your Windows XP registry is just essential. They are major reasons why we encounter Windows XP Slow startup and they are the few reasons why our computer’s performance is relatively slow. These are also reasons why our computer might end up crashing if not remedied as soon as possible. They can blow up our entire systems that reformatting might be needed in the end.

The right solution to all these problems is an expert registry cleaner. There are a number of ways to ease our worries and solve our Windows XP Slow startup problems but the best way is to buy reliable registry repair software like the Registry Easy. This software would not only solve our Windows XP Slow startup issues. It would also ensure our computer’s healthy system.

With the Registry Easy, our computer troubles come easy. Cleaning registries are manageable with just a few clicks and scans. We would not even need to obtain fresh copies of the registry files for Registry Easy has its own library that we can rely on to resolve and to replace registry files if necessary.

The Registry Easy would sit in our systems’ trays. It would always keep a watchful eye on erroneous occurrences in our computers. Whenever an error is encountered like frozen Windows or the blue screen of death, the Registry Easy automatically fixes the problem as we continue to work. We would not even need to worry about difficult manipulations. The Registry Easy automatically does the work without bothering us.

During scans, its functions are also easy to use and understand. We can simply click the option that the Registry Easy asks us to keep our systems perfectly well.

Do you have slow computer startup and shutdown? Do you have to wait for minutes to have your Windows boot up? If so, you can read this article to learn how to speed up your Windows XP startup and shut down.

You just need to follow the steps below:

1. Disable some unnecessary startup items.

a. Open System Configuration Utility. Click “Start” and “Run”, type in “msconfig” and click “OK” to open System Configuration Utility.

b. Click tab “Startup”. Select the unnecessary startup items and disable them.

This will prevent unnecessary programs from starting with Windows System and prolong the startup.

2. Edit Registry keys to fix Windows XP slow startup and shutdown problem.

a. Open Registry Editor. Click “Start” and “Run”, type in “regedit” and click “OK” to open Regitry Editor.

b. Open the submenus: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER]–>[Control Panel]–>[Desktop].

c. And find [HungAppTimeout], then modify the value data to 200. And modify the value data of [WaitToKillAppTimeout] to be 1000.

3. Strengthen data prefetch to speed up Windows XP startup.

a. Open Registry Editor. Click “Start” and “Run”, type in “regedit” and click “OK” to open Regitry Editor.

b. Open the submenus: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE]–>[SYSTEM]–>[CurrentControlSet]–>[Control]–>[SessionManager]–>[MemoryManagement]

c. Find [PrefetchParameters]. Find [EnablePrefetcher] on the right window and modify the value data to be 1 or 5.

When you complete the above steps, you will find your Windows startup and shutdown faster than before. To speed up Windows XP holistically, you need to optimize other parameters and value data of Windows registry, speed up internet connection, My network places, and fix internet explorer errors, DLL/Shell errors, system32 errors and so on.

It will be very time-consuming and risky to do this work. I suggest you use a registry cleaner to fix all invalid, missing, faulty registry keys and for you. A good registry software not only help you fix computer startup and shutdown problem, but also help you do entire system optimizations and improve computer performance.

You can click here to find out more details about how to speed up Windows XP . And click here to download a registry cleaner to help you increase computer performance.

If you are a person, who is using the computer in your day to day life, you will be aware of some of the common technical problems that occur on your computers. There are some people who try to repair these problems by themselves, as they are technically good. However, some users will not be able to perform anything, as they will not have any type of technical ideas.

Windows XP slow startup is one of the common problems that most of the users are experiencing today. However, these individuals are not able to take the right steps, as they do not know the main reason for the problem is. If you are from the same group and have no idea on how to fix Windows XP slow startup problem, read the below content.

A XP slow startup can occur due to various problems. Most of the operating systems have few major flaws when they will start handling the some aspects of the PC. Running numerous applications at the same time can also cause Windows XP slow startup. Cleaning your windows registries could help you to get rid of this problem easily. As most of the damaged files will be stored in the registries, it will slow down your computer. Therefore, a registry cleaning software will help you to clean the unwanted files and data from your computer and enhance the performance of it. Moreover, all the functions will be done automatically by the software itself.

However, finding a genuine registry cleaning software requires a good research. As there are numerous types of software obtainable in the market for solving your Windows XP slow startup problems, it is very important to perform a proper search to find a software, which will suit the operating system of your computer. Once you find a genuine software and clean your registry, you will be able to see a drastic change in the performance of your system.

Fix XP Slow Startup is easy to do with registry cleaner. If you Scan Your Computer it will detect all the errors in your registry and safely remove them.

Do you face the frustrating issue of slow Windows XP start-up? Let us discuss some simple steps to follow to speed up the booting process of your computer.

1. Boot defragmenting – if you perform a boot defragment on your system, all the boot files are placed together, right next to each other, on the hard disk. This obviously can speed up the windows xp slow. Generally of course this option is enabled but there is no harm in making sure by running the registry editor, going to the Hkey_local_machine software MS Dfrg BootOptimizeFunction and checking if it is “Y”. Else set it to “Y” and reboot your system.

2. Hard Drive maintenance – You can defragment the hard disk in order to make your computer boot quicker. When the disk is fragmented, data is stored in multiple areas; this implies it has to be searched and put together before being used. You could use the “Disk Defragmenter” option in the SystemTools. Hard disks would get bad sectors over a period of time; it will be wise to scan for them and repair them regularly.

3. Getting more memory – adding more RAM to speeds up the windows xp boot procedure.

4. Removing programs during start up – there may be several applications that are automatically set to load up when the computer boots. Removing unwanted ones can speed up windows xp booting substantially.

5. Display setting optimization – by tweaking the visual effects and toning them down completely you can reach a huge improvement in windows xp slow to start.

6. Cleaning your registry – This is the most essential and easiest thing you can do! Repairing broken registry files can help in numerous ways including faster boot ups. You can use registry cleaners to easily and quickly clean Windows registry.

RegCure Registry Cleaner is a software utility that can easily find the junk and eliminate it from your system. Why not Download Regcure andtake the advantages ofFree Scanto Make Windows Start-Up Faster instantly?

Have you ever experienced such situation that you failed to boot the operating system when you started the power of computer? Or are you annoying by the failure of booting Microsoft Windows Xp properly even you have restarted the computer time and time again? Find three tips here to fix common Windows Xp Startup Problems with a few of easy steps. By following these 3 ways, you will resolve the startup problems without any guide of PC experts or technicians.

1.Use Windows Startup Disk to fix Windows Xp Startup Problems.

If the startup problem is caused by the broken booting record of activity partition or damaged files for starting operating system, a startup disk would solve this problem easily:

A.To create a Windows XP boot disk. When try formatting a floppy disk, you would have the option of creating a MS-DOS startup disk, follow the below steps to do this. 1. Place diskette into the computer. 2. Open My Computer, right-click the A: drive and click Format. 3. In the Format window, check Create an MS-DOS startup disk. 4. Click Start.

B. Use this boot disk to start Windows System Once the bootable diskette has been successfully created, following the below steps you will be able to boot from the diskette.

1.Place the diskette into write-protect mode.2.Insert the diskette into the computer and reset or turn on the computer to begin the boot process. 3.As the computer is booting, answer the questions prompted. 4.Once at the A :> take the appropriate actions depending upon the situation of the computer. 5.Restart your computer one more time.

2.Use Last Known Good Configuration to fix Windows Xp Startup Problems.

Using Last Known Good Configuration to boot operating system is also a usual method to get into the Windows Xp. Last Known Good Configuration is a Windows startup option which uses the most recent system settings that worked properly. Every time you turn your computer off and Windows shuts down successfully, important system settings will be saved in the registry automatically. And this operation will cancel any modification and changed you had made before on the registry key code– “CurrentControlSet” which is used to define hardware and drivers settings. Purpose of using Last Known Good Configuration is to replace the current registry key by the former one so that you can start operating system normally with the correct registry. Follow this instruction to start up system using Last Known Good Configuration:

Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to restart your computer. When you see the words: “Please select the operating system to start” appears on the screen or hear a short beep from computer, press and hold the F8 key before the Windows logo appears. Then on the Advanced Boot Options screen, use the arrow keys to highlight Last Known Good Configuration, and then press ENTER. Warning: you have only one chance to use Last Known Good Configuration.

3.Use System Restore to fix Windows Xp Startup Problems.

Another tool which can help you start Windows system is “system restore” function. As a service running on the backstage, System Restore helps PC users recover system files, registry keys, installed programs, etc. to a previous state in the event of malfunctioning or failure and meanwhile monitors any changes of important system components persistently. System Restore will create a backup copy for those important components(known as restore point)when it detects some changes would be occurred on them. In addition, System Restore will create the restore point every 24 hours automatically. Follow this instruction to start up system using System Restore:

Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to restart your computer at first. When you see the words: “Please select the operating system to start” appears on the screen or hear a short beep from computer, press and hold the F8 key before the Windows logo appears. Then on the Advanced Boot Options screen, use the arrow keys to select “Safe Mode”. Press “start” button after entering the “safe mode” to choose All Programs, Accessories, System Tools Menu and then click System Restore. Click “Next” to select a restore point then start system restore mission.

Furthermore, we’d better take some preventive measures to backup registry of system with some registry tools in order to restore the important registry in the event of Windows Startup Problems being occurred. When those problems appear you can use registry backup program to have them fix.

To fix Windows Xp startup problems, I recommend you try to use registry cleaners to maintian your computer regularly. Registry Easy is my best and personal choice while you can click here to free download it with a few of seconds.

i fixed the Windows 95 Bug on this one so thank you for wating

What kind of Windows Vista startup problems are you encountering? Your Windows Vista computer does not boot up properly. Or the Vista system takes a long time to boot. Perhaps you are also annoyed by the error messages such as hard drive not found, system boot failure, some file is missing or even blue screen of death and black screen error when you try to start Windows Vista. Fortunately there are some easy methods for fixing Vista startup problems.

#1 Fix Slow Windows Vista Startup – In Minutes

If you frequently download and install applications on your Vista computer, there should be lots of programs on the startup. Most of the executable files will be launched automatically when you start the computer. These programs will slow down the startup speed by eating up system resource and take a long time for being loaded. That is why you have to wait for minutes to enter the Vista system completely. To fix slow Windows Vista startup problem, you can do this: Click Start–Type in msconfig–And click on the msconfig shown on top of the menu. Under the “Startup” tab, you can choose any programs you do not want system to load.

#2 Fix Error Messages, Blue Screen of Death, Black Screen on Windows Vista Startup Instantly

Here are some reasons would probably cause startup problems

* Conflicts among corrupt system files
* Missing, outdated or incompatible drivers
* Corrupt, missing, invalid or malicious Windows registry
* Hard drive bad track
* Incorrect startup configuration settings

Most of the Vista startup problems can be fixed by repairing the Windows registry. Registry is a very crucial part of the Windows system. Even a corrupted or malicious registry can make you encounter Vista boot failure. However, it is really hard and risk to fix registry errors manually. An incorrect deletion of registry entry will bring more troubles to your computer and perhaps damage it. A professional registry cleaner can help you scan and fix all of the registry errors safely and instantly. Registry repair software can not only fix startup problems but also can speed your Vista computer up and make it run more stable.

Do you want to fix Windows Vista startup problem instantly? I have the #1 solution which is guaranteed to assist you to have it fixed. Just CLICK HERE.

This tutorial shows you how to edit the programs that start with your computer. Editing these programs will make your computer start faster and can improve system performance.

In this video, I will be showing you how to have a faster startup, which will free up some RAM, and also increase the amount of RAM with a simple Notepad document. Code: mystring=(80000000) If you want to get free stuff, or cash like I do, than go to my blog: FRNow.blogspot.com Please comment, rate, and subscribe!