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Old 11-09-2009, 10:27 AM
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There are four simple ways to speed up Windoze XP:

1. Disable the indexing services to stop disk thrashing:
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add / Remove Programs > Add Remove Windows Components
Uncheck the indexing service and click Next.

2. Optimize the display:

Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced Tab.
Click Performance settings and leave the following ticked:
Show shadows under menus.
Show shadows under mouse pointer.
Show translucent selection rectangle.
Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop.

3. Speed up folder browsing (makes a big difference):
My Computer > Tools menu > Folder Options > View Tab
Uncheck "Automatically search for network folders and printers. Select OK and reboot.

4. Disable performance counters (makes a big difference):
Download the Extensible Performance Counter (extrlst.exe) and put it in c:\Program Files\Resource Kit\extrlst.exe
Run the program and uncheck "Performane Counters Enabled" for each item in the list. Save settings.

Enjoy!
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