Operating systems such as Windows 7 and Windows Vista require more memory and higher-end hardware to run programs efficiently. These Windows systems are optimized to run software faster than earlier computers. However, you can make a program run even faster by either defragmenting the hard drive of increasing the amount of virtual memory. Defragmenting a hard drive will rearrange fragmented files and folders, boosting the speed of the hard drive; increasing the amount of virtual memory provides more memory to programs and background applications, which allows your computer to operate more efficiently. Writer Bio
