How do you speed up xp?
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gunslinger
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Depends on if the XP system in question is for me or a customer. If its for a customer I don't get too tweak happy. I also don't mess with many of the background services, or bundled programs.
If the system is mine, the sky is the limit. A list of tweaks I do for my XP would fill two or three pages.
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depending on what all he is trying to run... especially at the same time...
run ccleaner
glary utilities
upgrade the ram
run ccleaner
glary utilities
upgrade the ram
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Autoruns and disable most of the programs under the "Logon" tab. Then run CCleaner on both the normal settings as well as Registry.
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My normal speed up service includes -->more memory <--
Hard Drive(s)-->Properties-->Uncheck Allow Indexing
My Computer-->Properties-->Advanced-->Performance Settings-->Uncheck all except background images, common tasks, drop shadows, (visual styles...depends on user preferences)
msconfig-->Startup-->uncheck whatever isn't needed
regedit-->HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run\-->delete msconfig, and any other that's not needed
regedit-->HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Control Panel/Desktop-->AutoEndTasks=1, HungAppTimeout=1000, WaitToKillAppTimeout=2000, ShowMenuDelay=150
Folder Options-->View-->Uncheck Search for Network and Printers, check show hidden, uncheck hide system
Hard Drive(s)-->Delete Recycler
Folder Options-->View-->check hide hidden, check hide system
Run CCleaner
Clean Registry
Auslogic Registry Defrag-->Reboot
Power Defrag--> Triple Pass
Hard Drive(s)-->Properties-->Uncheck Allow Indexing
My Computer-->Properties-->Advanced-->Performance Settings-->Uncheck all except background images, common tasks, drop shadows, (visual styles...depends on user preferences)
msconfig-->Startup-->uncheck whatever isn't needed
regedit-->HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run\-->delete msconfig, and any other that's not needed
regedit-->HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Control Panel/Desktop-->AutoEndTasks=1, HungAppTimeout=1000, WaitToKillAppTimeout=2000, ShowMenuDelay=150
Folder Options-->View-->Uncheck Search for Network and Printers, check show hidden, uncheck hide system
Hard Drive(s)-->Delete Recycler
Folder Options-->View-->check hide hidden, check hide system
Run CCleaner
Clean Registry
Auslogic Registry Defrag-->Reboot
Power Defrag--> Triple Pass
Thanks everyone for all your help. As soon as i get my test rig up and running (hopefully in a week) i will be testing all the programs and tweaks that i have seen here.
Once again thanks alot for all this help, your all helping my buisness become the success that i dream it will be.
Once again thanks alot for all this help, your all helping my buisness become the success that i dream it will be.
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You really need to delete the registry entries. Msconfig is just used for troubleshooting and not actually removing the programs from starting. If you deselect the programs in msconfig, then every time your computer loads it will boot in diagnostic mode and not a normal boot.
Unless of course you choose the option to boot normally, then all the programs in the registry will load.
At least thats how I use msconfig...... Just for troubleshooting startups.
Download & install MSConfig Cleanup and you can choose which of the disabled startup items to remove. You can also use programs like RegSeeker to disable or remove staturp entries directly in the registry.
I personally think its just better to learn how to edit the registry and remove the entries. Its not that hard and only takes a minute or two. No need to install additional software.
Sure a non-computer tech may find those programs handy but if your working on PC's for a living, I hope you know how to remove start up programs from the registry manually.
Anyways, just my opinion.
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Not a big deal, but I'm curious why. I would think an efficient, portable app such as Autoruns would be faster and safer.
Am I missing something?
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I agree. It is faster and more efficient. Some people just like doing things a certain way. I had a former college pro. of mine tell me that he could do anything I could do in the GUI through command line and do it faster. I proved him wrong many times.
Although it might come in handy to know how to edit the registry manually or use command line for everything, If there is a program out there with a nice GUI and it does just as good of a job, thats what I'll use.
A really good example of this is one of my favorite programs, its called your uninstaller. When you remove a program through add/remove programs in Windows it leaves garbage files and reg entries all over your system. Depending on the size of the program it may be just a few or in the case of Office 2007 if you uninstall it using add/remove it will leave over 1000 entries in the registry. Your uninstaller finds and deletes all of these. To do this manually would take hours even if you knew exactly what to look for.
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Have you used Autoruns? There's far more parsed on startup than just the items visible in MSConfig, it will also help you identify any broken links that can severly slow down boot-up times and can help identify links to viruses, malware and rootkits.
I wouldn't advise a non-techie to use Autoruns unless they are absolutely sure they know what they're doing, its easy to render a system unusable in the wrong hands.
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Another Autoruns fan here... I love it and use it on an almost daily basis. Certainly in my top 5 utils.
Yeah I guess its just personal preference. I'd rather just invoke the editor
and remove the entries. I'm sure Autoruns is a good program.
Generally, if I can accomplish something using utilities built into windows then I prefer that route. It just seems easier to me.. rather then finding, downloading, installing programs.. relying on their cdrom drive to be operational, usb, or any other media.
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Gunslinger,
I took a look at your uninstaller today. It really looks powerful. I didn't see a way to make it portable (at least legally). I've been using Revo Uninstaller and it seems pretty good and it comes in a portable version.
Have you by any chance and opportunity to compare them?
Thanks for your time....
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I have used Revo Uninstaller and it seems to work fine, although less powerful than your uninstaller.
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