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RE: how to speed-up my computer without adding RAM

TunYau — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:17:41 GMT

1. Visual Effects
a) Go to "Start", "Settings", "Control Panel", "System", "Advanced" tab, in the "Performance" section select "Settings". Leave only the following checked:

√ Show shadows under menus
√ Show shadows under mouse pointer
√ Show translucent selection rectangle
√ Smooth edges of screen fonts
√ Use drop shadows for icons labels on the desktop
√ Use common tasks in folders
√ Use visual styles on windows and buttons
Then select "Apply" and "OK".

b) Go to "Start", "Settings", "Control Panel", "Display", "Appearance" Tab, "Effects" button, check "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts", select "ClearType".

2. The Paging File IF U Have 2 Physical Drive
a) From System Properties > Advanced > Performance > Settings > Virtual Memory. Then assign the paging file on each drive or move the paging file to other drive.

3. Disable Indexing Service
a) To disable the Indexing Service go into "My Computer", right-click on all your hard drive partitions one at a time, left-click "Properties". Uncheck "Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching". Select "Apply changes to subfolders and files". If any files cannot be updated select "Ignore All".

4. Disable Windows XP Sounds
a) To disable all Windows XP task sounds go to "Start", "Settings", "Control Panel", "Sounds and Audio Devices", select the "Sounds" tab, under "Sound Scheme" select "No Sounds".

5. Uninstall Useless Windows Components
a) Go to "Start", "Settings", "Control Panel", "Add or Remove Programs", select "Add/Remove Windows Components", uncheck:

_ Indexing Service
_ MSN Explorer
_ Window Messenger
Then select "Next" and "Finished".

6. Reduce Recycling Bin Drive Space Usage
a) To change the Recycling Bin Size, right-click on the "Recycle Bin", left-click on "Properties", select the "Global" tab, then "Use one setting for all drives". Move the slider to "3%".

7. Disable System Restore Drive Space Usage
a) Go to "Start", "Settings", "Control Panel", "System", "System Restore" tab, Click Turn off System Restore on all drives and select "OK".

8. Increase the Mouse Pointer Speed
a) Go to "Start", "Settings", "Control Panel", "Mouse", "Pointer Options" tab, under "Motion" adjust the slider 1 to 5 steps closer to "Fast". Only 1 to 3 steps is recommended. Then check "Enhance pointer precision" and select "OK".

9 Disable AVI Previewing – Download from http://home.comcast.net/~optimizexp/Files/Disable_AVI_Previewing.zip
a) Download, unzip and run the "Disable AVI Previewing.reg" file and reboot.

10 Turn Of Welcome screen

a) At User Control Click on "Change the way users log on or off", Uncheck "Use the Welcome Screen" (note: this will also disable "Fast User Switching")

b) Go to run type “control userpasswords2”, select the user account that will auto logon. Uncehcked “ Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.

11 Remove Unnecessary Autostart Programs

Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then press Enter.
Go to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

And

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Delete those program you don’t want to start.

12 Disable Error Reporting

a) Go to "Start", "Settings", "Control Panel", "System", "Advanced" tab, click the "Error Reporting" . Select Disable error reporting

13 Window Media Player

Go to "Tools", select "Option", then unchecked the boxes and select "Apply". [MediaPlayer Functions]
_ Do not acquire licenses automatically - This prevents Windows Media Player from downloading any necessary licenses.
_ No automatic updates - This prevents Windows Media Player from automatically updating.
_ Disable automatic codec downloads - This prevents Windows Media Player from downloading required codecs.
_ Don't get meta data from the internet - This prevents Windows Media Player from getting CD/DVD information.

14 Disable Auto Network Search

If you wish to prevent XP from regularly searching your network and performing "counter-productive chores" then follow these simple instructions:

Open the Control Panel and select Folder Options.
In the Advanced Settings list, click to clear the Automatically Search for Network Folders and Printers check box.

15 Registry Tweak

a) Apply The XP Tweak V 5.0 and reboot your pc.

16 TCPIP Crack

a) download EvID4226Patch from http://www.lvllord.de/ and apply the patches.

17 Faster Shutdown

a) Create a shortcut and in location of item type shutdown –s –f –t 0, save and test it.

18 Apply XP Clean Up Batch File Or Do Disk Cleanup

19 Disable the last access timestamp

FSUTIL behavior set disablelastaccess 1

20 Disable 8.3 Dos filename

fsutil behavior set disable8dot3 1

21 Disk Defragmenter

a) Double-click "My Computer", right-click the local disk volume that you want to defragment, Example: Local Disk (C:), and then left-click "Properties". On the "Tools" tab, select "Defragment Now", then "Defragment". The following service needs to be enabled:
- DCOM Server Process Launcher – Automatic

22 Open each folder in a separate part of memory

Go to Tools > Folder Options > View and [check] the box in
Launch folder windows in a separate process.
Reboot again!

RE: how to speed-up my computer without adding RAM

quietman7 — Tue, 27 May 2008 07:07:53 GMT

If your computer seems to be slow, try some of the suggestions provided in "Restore Your Computer's Performance with Windows XP" and "4 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer's Performance".

There are reasons for slowness which could be related to disk fragmentation, disk errors, corrupt system files, [b]too many startup programs[/b], unnecessary services running, not enough RAM, dirty hardware components, etc. As your system gets older it becomes filled with more files/programs and has a natural tendency to slow down so cleaning and regular maintenance is essential.

If you have a lot of startup apps, use a startup manager like Startup Control Panel, Autoruns or Starter by CodeStuff.
If you untick an entry it will no longer run at startup. This will allow you to experiment and see how your system performs with any of them disabled. Some startup programs are necessary so be careful what you disable.

If you are unsure what any of the program entries are or if they are safe to disable, then do a search on Google or at one of the following databases:
Startup Programs Database
StartupList Index

RE: how to speed-up my computer without adding RAM

666 — Mon, 26 May 2008 21:32:05 GMT

[quote][b]gerielouis (5/21/2008)[/b][hr]i just want to know how can i speed-up my computer without adding RAM?[/quote]

Did you already try all the speedup tricks on [url=http://diabo.110mb.com/windows/speedup.htm]http://diabo.110mb.com/windows/speedup.htm[/url] ?

RE: how to speed-up my computer without adding RAM

RichieUK — Thu, 22 May 2008 06:39:38 GMT

Download and scan with [b][color="red"]CCleaner[/color][/b]:
[url]http://www.ccleaner.com/downloadbuilds.asp[/url]
1. Starting with v1.27.260, CCleaner installs the [b]Yahoo Toolbar[/b] as an option which IS checkmarked by default during the installation. IF you do NOT want it, REMOVE the checkmark when provided with the option OR download the toolbar-free Basic or Slim versions instead of the Standard Build.

2. Before first use, select Options > Advanced and UNCHECK [b]"Only delete files in Windows Temp folder older than 48 hours"[/b]

3. Then select the items you wish to clean up.

[b]In the Windows Tab:[/b]
* Clean all entries in the "Internet Explorer" section except Cookies.
* Clean all the entries in the "Windows Explorer" section.
* Clean all entries in the "System" section.
* Clean all entries in the "Advanced" section.
* Clean any others that you choose.

[b]In the Applications Tab:[/b]
* Clean all except cookies in the Firefox/Mozilla section if you use it.
* Clean all in the Opera section if you use it.
* Clean Sun Java in the Internet Section.
* Clean any others that you choose.

4. Click the "Run Cleaner" button.
5. A pop up box will appear advising this process will permanently delete files from your system.
6. Click "OK" and it will scan and clean your system.

* Now click on the '[b]Registry[/b]' tab/button on the left.
* Then click on the 'Scan for issues' button at the bottom.
* If CCleaner displays any issues,click on 'Fix selected issues'.
* You'll then be asked 'Do you want to backup changes to the registry',you [b]must[/b] click '[b]YES[/b]'.
* Save the backup somewhere safe,your desktop is a good a place as any.
* Then click 'Fix Issues',then click 'Close'.
* Exit CCleaner.

Defragment you drive with the free trial of [b]Raxco PerfectDisk 2008[/b].
[b]PerfectDisk 2008 Professional for Windows Vista/XP/Win2000[/b]:
[url]http://www.raxco.com/products/downloadit/pd_download_home.cfm[/url]

RE: how to speed-up my computer without adding RAM

chilly willy — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:44:23 GMT

Hi gerielouis

Have you seen Black Vipers site? It's his recommendations on turning non-essential services to manual or disabling them altogether.

[url]http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm[/url]

RE: how to speed-up my computer without adding RAM

Ctrl_Alt_Del — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:57:28 GMT

The number one thing you can do to speed up your computer, regardless of your computer's hardware, is to keep it as clean & lean as possible.

This means don't install countless program after program, always empty the recycle bin, clear out your browser's cache, and stay away from the P2P programs. They are notorious for silently installing spyware, malware and other nasty items. Warez sites are also a haven for bad things as well. And if you download a virus, who knows what it'll do to your machine to slow it down even further?

The bottom line is to keep your C drive as clean as possible. If you find that you don't use a program you have installed any more, uninstall it completely and free up hard drive space, as well as system resources.

The less programs you have installed and running, the faster it will perform.

how to speed-up my computer without adding RAM

gerielouis — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:30:32 GMT

i just want to know how can i speed-up my computer without adding RAM?

thanx a lot....

Tweaks.com Forum / Tweaking Windows XP / Tweaks & Customizing / how to speed-up my computer without adding RAM / Latest Posts

RE: how to speed-up my computer without adding RAM

12 Disable Error Reporting

a) Go to "Start", "Settings", "Control Panel", "System", "Advanced" tab, click the "Error Reporting" . Select Disable error reporting

22 Open each folder in a separate part of memory

Go to Tools > Folder Options > View and [check] the box inLaunch folder windows in a separate process.Reboot again!

RE: how to speed-up my computer without adding RAM

RE: how to speed-up my computer without adding RAM

RE: how to speed-up my computer without adding RAM

RE: how to speed-up my computer without adding RAM

RE: how to speed-up my computer without adding RAM

how to speed-up my computer without adding RAM

Go to Tools > Folder Options > View and [check] the box in
Launch folder windows in a separate process.
Reboot again!