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How to optimize Windows XP for the best performance. True or False?

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by mrlanceromance, 2008/03/01.

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    mrlanceromance

    mrlanceromance Inactive Thread Starter

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    I stumbled across this site one day looking for ways to make my machine faster. I followed the directions closley and found a significant increase in performance initially but it seems to be bogging down again but not in the same ways. I run AVG free anti-virus daily and also run Trend micro's house call regularly. I was hoping someone could have a look at this link and let me know if any of the instructions are detrimental to the overall system performance.

    http://www.law.wustl.edu/computersu...imize Windows XP for the best performance.htm

    Thank you
     
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    WhitPhil

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    Did you disable virtual memory?
    If so, re enable it.
    By disabling it, Windows is forced to maintain everything in RAM, including seldom used stuff. With the pagefile active, this will be paged out, making that ram available.
     
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    broni

    broni Moderator Malware Analyst

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    Also, disabling System Restore is not a good idea...
     
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    WhitPhil

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    And, setting the Automatic Updates option to "Keep Computer Updated" and then later disabling "Automatic Updates" and "Background Intelligent Transfer Service" that are used to "keep the computer updated ", seems to be just a little bit counter productive!

    But, of all the things in the link, the only one that I believe could be detrimental to performance is the pagefile setting.
     
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  6. 2008/03/02
    Arie

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    Nearly all "advise" given on that site is bogus.

    1: Right, disabling the confirmation when deleting files will speed up your PC...

    2: No need to go searching through your registry with the chance of seriously 'mucking' up your PC. Type msconfig in the Start > Run dialog, and uncheck unnecessary entries.

    3: Do you know which programs are useless? Also, removing programs you don't use might only give you some extra hard disk space, but unlikely to speed up your computer.

    4: That's usually the fastest way to get your PC into real trouble. You'll disable a service which might be needed 3 months down the road by a new program you install, by the time you have forgotten you disabled it... not something I advice anybody but an expert computer user to attempt.


    5: QoS Packet Scheduler: Bogus advice. People always think this actually reserves bandwidth; it doesn't. Only if there's an application that can use QoS might it reserve bandwidth for that application.


    7: Yep, that's good advice (Defragment hard drive), and one that will actually speed up your PC

    8: Bad advice

    9: Very bad advice!
     
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