Tweak Windows XP for Better Performance

Disable Unneded Windows Service

Go to: control panel - administrative tools - services.

Select the extended tab at the bottom. Here you see the services that are running or not if they have been stopped already. So, which ones do we not need to have running all the time if at all. Windows XP tweaks aplenty.

Alerter : Notifies selected users and computers of administrative alerts.
Clipbook : Enables ClipBook Viewer to store information and share it with remote computers.
Error Reporting Service : No we do not need that. Since when has Microsoft helped you. So high-light it and then double click it. Up come a panel with options. Half-way down is says “Start Up Type”. Click the drop-down button and select Disable and OK. That told it.
Fast User Switching Compatibility : Are you basically the only person using the computer, if not, so what. Disable that as you did above.
Help and Support : do you have never used this ?. disable.
Indexing Service : What’s the point in Windows continually indexing your hard drive or drives for searches you never do. Disable.
Network DDE & Network DDE DSDM : If you are not connected to a network or broadband using Ethernet this too can be Disabled.
Portable Media Serial Number : Not using an MP3 player or iPod then disable.
QoS RSVP : Stop Windows using your bandwidth. Disable will stop all that Windows traffic that you cannot believe is going on. This tweak, top can reclaim anything up to 25% of your bandwidth.
Remote Registry : Do you want remote computers to alter your registry. Disable.
Smart Card : If you do not use a Smart Card on your computer then you can disable this too.
System Restore : What’s the point in Windows XP Pro continually every so many minutes taking a snap shot of your system. Disable.
Themes : Since we have adjusted for performance lets disable this as well.
Uninteruptible Power Supply : If you do not have one fitted to your PC computer then this can be disabled too. Who has.
Wireless Zero Configuration : Do you use WiFi. No. Disable.

Remove Un-used Font

Fonts. Do you need loads of fonts you do not use. These not only take up space on your hard drive but also use Windows XP resources. Purge. Remove the ones you do not use. You can easily save a copy before you delete them so you can put them back.

Tweak System Proterties

Virtual Memory Size. Change the size of your page file size. So. Control Panel, System, Advanced Tab, Performance, settings button & then Advanced. At the bottom you can change the virtual memory. We use min & max set at 500MB.
System Restore. This can be turned off a well by clicking this tab.
Remote assistance. Click the Remote tab and make sure the options there are not ticked.

Other Tweak

Hibernate. If your desktop PC computer is NOT a laptop then you can stop Hibernate. Go to your Control Panel, Power Option and select Hibernate Tab. Uncheck Hibernate. That stops that Windows XP program running and wasting resources.
Speech Recognition or handwriting software. Do you use it. No. Right. Control Panel, Regional & Language Options, Languages, Details, Advanced, System Config and “Turn off” Advanced Language Services.
While you are there. You will also have noticed on your way through that you can change the Visual Effects. You are given a choice. Why not try the performance version for increased performance.

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, 3 September 2008 at 10:02 pm by Fauzan and is filed under Category : Windows XP and Tags: Registry, Windows XP (Viewed : 121 Times).
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