23 How to Accelerate Windows XP Running

The following are taken from an article tips2 foreign experts:
1. To reduce the boot time and improve performance, do not worry
using third-party defrag software, simply use the Defragmenter tool
artificial (built-in) Windows, will not be much different. And also, we recommend using
Type Ultra-hard drive with 133 or Serial ATA (SATA) with 8-MB buffer.

2. If the RAM is less than 512 MB PC, then it should plus the capacity of memory.
It is relatively inexpensive and will help improve your system's performance
dramatically.

3. Make sure the file system used by Windows XP is NTFS. How to check:
a. Open Windows Explorer (My Computer)
b. Right click on drive C:
c. Click Properties.

If it turns out you use the FAT32 file system, then to change it
is in the following manner:
- Backup important data for now.
- Click Start> Run> type CMD
- After the Command Prompt window appears, type:
Code:
CONVERT C: / FS: NTFS
Note: Computers should not be interrupted when doing this conversion, and also in
virus-free state. The file system used by the bootable drive (usually C:)
can be FAT32 or NTFS. I highly recommend using NTFS
for superior security, durability and greater space efficiency.

4. Disable the File Indexing. File Indexing Service extracts the information from
documents and other files that exist on the hard disk and make a
"Searchable keyword index" (index search keywords). This process can be imagined
very burdensome to the system.

How it works as follows:
A user searches for words, phrases, or properties of a document, from
documents the hundreds or thousands, and he did not know the name of
documents sought. Windows XP with the built-in search functionality can still perform
various types of searches without involving the Indexing Service. But a little more
long. Operating systems have to open each file when asked to help find what
user wants.

Most people do not need this search feature. Which normally requires
is a large corporate environment where thousands of documents placed on
at least one server. But if the only kind of system builder, which
most of his clients are small and medium-sized businesses, and if the client is not
require these features, I recommend that mendisfungsikannnya
(Disable) the service.

How Mendisfungsikannya:
a. Open Windows Explorer (My Computer)
b. Right click on drive C:
c. Choose Properties
d. Remove the check (checklist) "Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for
fast file searching. "
e. Click the Apply button, appears: Apply changes to "C: subfolders and files"
f. Click the OK button.
If any warning or error message appears (such as "Access is denied"), click the button
Ignore All.

5. Update VGA and motherboard chipset drivers, including BIOS and driver updates
configurations. Find the info-info about BIOS settings appropriately on the Internet.

6. Empty the Windows Prefetch folder every three months or more.
Windows XP to record some of the data or applications that are often used to
make the process seem faster load when called by the user. This is good,
but for a long time, prefetch folder may become overloaded reference file
and applications are no longer used. If that happens, Windows XP
wasting time and slowing system performance, when making load
application or file. Nothing is important in that folder, and all its contents safe
to be removed.
Located in the folder: C: ¥ WINDOWS ¥ ¥ Prefetch
Once a month run the disk cleanup.

How:
a. Open Windows Explorer (My Computer)
b. Right click on drive C:
c. Choose Properties
d. Click the Disk Cleanup and delete all temporary files.

8. In Device Manager, double click on IDE ATA / ATAPI Controllers device, and
be sure to enable DMA on (enabled) for each drive that is connected to a Primary
Controller and / or Secondary controller.

Do this by:
a. Double click on Primary IDE Channel. then click the Advanced Settings tab.
b. Make sure the Transfer Mode was set to "DMA if Available" for both Device 0
and Device 1.
c. Do the same to the Secondary IDE Channel.

9. Wiring Upgrade.
To increase hard drive technology is needed that will encourage pengakabelan
better performance.
Be sure to use the cable 80-wire Ultra-133 for all IDE devices and
use a socket connector that fits with the Master / Slave / Motherboard.

Device if it's just one, must be connected at the very end of the connector
ribbon cable (data cable), but not on the connectors in the middle of the ribbon cable, if not, then
would signal a problem occurs. At Ultra DMA hard drive, this could signal problem
prevent hard drive to maximize its potential.

10. Remove all spyware from your computer.
Use free programs such as artificial Lavasoft AdAware or SpyBot Search &
Destroy. Once the program is installed, be sure to check and update
download it, if any, before starting your search on the computer.

Anything either program finds can be safely removed. All free programs
requesting the spyware to run will no longer work. If
free programs that are still needed to stay just one more install.

11. Dispose of all programs or unnecessary items from the routine (routin) Windows
Startup using the MSCONFIG utility.

How:
a. Click Start> Run> type MSCONFIG> click OK
b. Click the StartUp tab?> Then treat checklist (check mark) of program
undesirable.
Not familiar with these items? Visit the WinTasks Process Library. Site
includes system processes, applications and also known as spyware references and
explanations. Or it could be identified the name of the items directly with
use google.

12. Discard all unused programs from Add / Remove Programs in Control
Panel.

13. Turn off any and all unnecessary animations, and disable
(Disable) active desktop.
In fact, for optimal performance, turn off all animations. Windows Xp
offers many different settings in this section.

How:
a. Click the System icon in Control Panel
b. Click the Advanced tab
c. Click the Settings button in the Performance box.
d. Eliminate checklist (tick) any option that does not want to run.
Or can just click on the Radio Button: Adjust for best performance.

14. If Windows XP can edit the Registry, do to improve performance
XP.
Can use to tweak the software or manually edit the registry. On the internet already
widely spread.

15. Visit Microsoft's Windows update site regularly, and download all updates
labeled Critical.
Download any optional updates at your discretion. (Remember, if the windows OS software
XP was pirated, do not try to update, can be given the "stamp" sign
same pirated Microsoft that will actually slow down the system when booting and
running).

16. Anti-virus updates once a week or even daily. Make sure that only one
software that is installed. Combining more than one antivirus will only
invite disease for performance and kahandalan computer.

17. Make sure the font is installed less than 500 species just on the computer. More
fonts, the more lambatlah system. Although Windows XP is more efficient in handling
fonts of the previous version, but the excess will result in lower font
system.

18. Do not partition the hard disk. (Optional only)
NTFS File System Windows XP run more efficiently on one large partition. Data
no safer on a separate partition, and reformat is not needed to install
re Operating System (OS). One partition functions so that no restrictions
partition but will be limited by the size of hard drive capacity itself. So that
no need to resize partitions meghabiskan time and risk losing
data.

19. Make checks on the RAM to ensure system operates with
good.
I recommend using a free program MemTest86.
Once downloaded, can make a bootable CD or diskette (your choice) that will
conduct 10 tests on the PC