Computer help: speeding up xp
(NT) Windows XP
by danielrajan - 4/26/08 7:59 AM In reply to: Most 23 ways to speed up XP by jimit_patelWindows XP Startup and Performance Tweaks
by jimit_patel - 4/24/08 10:35 PM In reply to: speeding up xp by satish_997Windows XP is now the predominant consumer OS of both gamers and power users. Sure, many of us still dual-boot with Win9x, because it is faster for many games, but the joy of a true 32-bit operating system with full consumer support is too much for many of us to remain loyal to NT 4.0 or Windows 2000. Now that Windows XP has matured past its infancy and many (but by far not all) of the bugs have been shaken out of it, Ars Technica brings you the first in a series of tweak guides for this illustrious and yet somewhat finicky OS.
This first guide aims to cover two main areas of contention: the boot process (sans the system services, which are an entire guide of their own) and a mishmash of general computing tweaks. The boot tweaks will be comprised of not only system settings, but also several under-utilized applications that can dramatically reduce load time. The general performance tweaks are simply various tweaks that do not quite fit in with the theme of this article, but still have a significant effect on system startup performance (because most any tweaks that one performs should have some kind of effect on the startup time of the system).
Before we begin, several pieces of laundry need to be aired out. To begin with, if you have already tweaked the services on the computer in question, please return them to the default settings. One of the applications I am recommending requires that several systems be enabled that most power users frequently disable (e.g., Task Scheduler). Once you have completed the tweaks mentioned in this guide, feel free to return said services back to your preferred settings, as they only need to be enabled for a short time.
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WoW! THANKS Everyone!
by satish_997 - 4/25/08 9:43 AM In reply to: Windows XP Startup and Performance Tweaks by jimit_patelThat's a lot of suggestions! Thanks! I got it working reasonably fast again by doing all of the following some found on here but mostly from the web:
Stop unneeded startup programs and services
Decrease visual effects greatly
Clearing Temp and Prefetch folders
Removing fonts
Running a Noadware scan which caught a couple Trojans that the McAfee scan didn't
Turning off indexing for hd and making sure it is NTFS using DMA
Turning off XP image when booting up
Turning off all sounds (except now I've got an annoying single beep every time I turn the computer on)
Upgrading RAM from 512mb to 2gb
Cleaning up, checking for errors, and running a disk defragment with trial version of Diskeeper 2008 (really, really helped even though I had just run Microsoft's built in tool a few days previously)
Also ran a boot defragment with Diskeeper 2008 (something Microsoft's defrag tool can't do)
Editing the registry a bunch (can't even remember all the tweaks I did in there)
Cleaning the registry up with CCleaner
Downloaded and ran bootvis
Uninstalling Microsoft componenets
All in all, my machine is responding a lot snappier so I'm pleased. The only regret I have is its boot up time. I know 1 min 45 sec isn't bad and is about the average, but there's youtube videos out there of people managing to boot XP in under a minute; I'm sure their processor is a lot more powerful than my 1.66Ghz though if that has anything to do with it.
Anyway, thanks for all your comments!!!
prefetch
by tedtks - 4/25/08 5:21 PM In reply to: WoW! THANKS Everyone! by satish_997I have found the wipeing the prefetch actually added a bit of time
to the startup.
dont delete the "layout.ini" file.
I have saved a layout.ini file of 41k in another folder
I delete the prefetch and then copy this ini into the folder
and this made a slight diff in startup.
prefetch...oh yeah
by satish_997 - 4/25/08 5:26 PM In reply to: prefetch by tedtksI cleaned it out and turned it off in the registry, but it didn't seem to make a difference besides making it take longer to open apps. I turned it back on.
Warning!
by Dango517 - 4/25/08 8:55 PM In reply to: WoW! THANKS Everyone! by satish_997removing fonts that the OS needs may create an error.
Write down any changes you make in the registry. Mistakes made in the registry might require a re-installation of the OS.
Removing components in the OS may require a re-installation of the OS to restore them.
These changes should be only attempted by advanced system users.
This goes for any suggested changes in operating system "services" as well.
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I'm Glad You Were Successful.
by TreknologyNet - 4/26/08 5:08 AM In reply to: WoW! THANKS Everyone! by satish_997Please explain how you installed Windows XP to a reformated hard drive inside the 20-minute barrier?
One way to increase boot up time, is to activate hibernation. In the power settings (control panel) you can tell the computer to hibernate when you press the power button. It then copies the current memory to hard disc and physically turns off.
When you power it up again, the POST will still take as long, but then all it has to do is copy that file into memory, and assuming you changed no hardware/memory while it was off, it will come back up with open documents and programs like it was when it was shutdown.
While my machine is stable, I use the Hibernate option. If I'm lucky I only have to do a full restart once a week.
As for those arguing Intel over AMD, most of my mahcines are AMD and I usually put a higher spec chip that the board needs so that it's "underclocking" reducing heat problems, however, I now have two desktop VAIO boards (the first one cooked it's chip), the replacement tried to do the same, I think these boards are designed that way--to roast a Thanks-Giving Turkey.
Speeding up Win-XP
by ar_swapnilpawar - 4/26/08 1:28 AM In reply to: speeding up xp by satish_997Go to
start > right click on My Computer > Properties
>> System Prpoperties
>> go to advance tab > click on performance settings
>> Perfoemance Option > go to advance tab > click on change
> click on custom size > enter minimum and maximum values depending upon available free space on C: drive. maximum should be 4096MB.
Speeding up your computer.
by chesshaus - 4/29/08 12:36 AM In reply to: speeding up xp by satish_997I think that a lot of people refer to "speeding up your computer" as the time that it takes to open or download something on the Internet. If that is the case, I have found that you can have all the RAM, hard drive and whatever that you want, but if your "source of supply," that is how you connect to the Internet is slow, you'll get slow. I have Bell South and the fastest that is available to me is their 1.5GB. However, my download speeds start out at about 85kb/sec, but quickly fall of to around 38kb/sec. After many conversations with Bell South, I'm told that that is about all I can expect.
windows speed up
by leroy slater - 5/29/08 7:25 PM In reply to: speeding up xp by satish_997Well re-think about putting the maximun memory on your mother board. It is your life, your time, memory is cheap. Don't buy low memory boards just to fill the slots-GET the mostest possible - YOUR REWARDS will pay you back with more time to do the things you wish to do.
ALSO it is best to CLOSE things that you are finished with and don't just open new windows.
SOME things take time to load, go to kitch for food, drinks - but have space not near your computer SPILLS are bad for keyboards.
CLEAN your mouse regularly, cotton bubs and alcohol, invest in optical mouse for your happiness.
INVEST in broard band internet, forget dail-up. Its your life your time your money.
"the sun is the same-but your older, shorter of breath, and closer to death" by Pink Floyd. your friend Leroy, from the land of warm seas and sunny skies the Philippines
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