The complete guide to optimizing Windows XP

Martin — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 18:15:24 +0000

Windows XP will be the dominant operating system for the next years even though Microsoft released the successor Windows Vista just a few days ago. The major disadvantage of Vista is that it is hardware hungry and poses problems to users of Windows XP who would like to change but can’t because of the hardware of their computer.

My good friend Everton posted a comprehensive guide to optimizing Windows XP which should be useful for everyone who is still running Windows XP. He posted a nice mix of known and lesser known tips that should be at least partially useful for most users. Had to wait with the post because Everton experienced a hard disk failure on his site.

Here is the complete list of tips that he posted at his website:

Remove Annoying Delete Confirmation Messages
Disable Indexing Services
Optimise Display Settings
Speedup Folder Browsing
Disable Performance Counters
Improve Memory Usage
Optimise your internet connection
Optimise Your Pagefile
Run BootVis – Improve Boot Times
Remove Fonts for Speed
Turn Off System Restore
Defragment Your Pagefile
Make Your Menus Load Faster
Make Programs Load Faster
Ensure XP Is Using DMA Mode
Speed Up Boot Times I
Speed Up Boot Times II
Speed Up Boot Times III
Disable Unnecessary Services
Speedup Folder Access – Disable Last Access Update
Improve Boot Times
Improve Swapfile Performance
Improve XP Shutdown Speed

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The complete guide to optimizing Windows XP

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