Archive for October 19th, 2007
Disable Indexing Services
Indexing Services is a small little program that uses large amounts of RAM and can often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process indexes and updates lists of all the files that are on your computer. It does this so that when you do a search for something on your computer, it [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Optimise Display Settings
Windows Xp can look sexy but displaying all the visual items can waste system resources. To optimise: Go to Start Click Settings Click Control Panel Click System Click Advanced tab In the Performance tab click Settings Leave only the following ticked: Show shadows under menus Show shadows under mouse pointer Show translucent selection rectangle Use [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Speedup Folder Browsing
You may have noticed that everytime you open my computer to browse folders that there is a slight delay. This is because Windows XP automatically searches for network files and printers everytime you open Windows Explorer. To fix this and to increase browsing significantly: Open My Computer Click on Tools menu Click on Folder Options [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Improve Memory Usage
Cacheman Improves the performance of your computer by optimizing the disk cache, memory and a number of other settings.Once Installed: Go to Show Wizard and select All Run all the wizards by selecting Next or Finished until you are back to the main menu. Use the defaults unless you know exactly what you are doing [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Optimise your internet connection
There are lots of ways to do this but by far the easiest is to run TCP/IP Optimizer. Download and install Click the General Settings tab and select your Connection Speed (Kbps) Click Network Adapter and choose the interface you use to connect to the Internet Check Optimal Settings then Apply Reboot
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Optimise Your Pagefile
If you give your pagefile a fixed size it saves the operating system from needing to resize the page file. Right click on My Computer and select Properties Select the Advanced tab Under Performance choose the Settings button Select the Advanced tab again and under Virtual Memory select Change Highlight the drive containing your page [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Remove the Desktop Picture
Your desktop background consumes a fair amount of memory and can slow the loading time of your system. Removing it will improve performance. Right click on Desktop and select Properties Select the Desktop tab In the Background window select None Click Ok
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Remove Fonts for Speed
Fonts, especially TrueType fonts, use quite a bit of system resources. For optimal performance, trim your fonts down to just those that you need to use on a daily basis and fonts that applications may require. Open Control Panel Open Fonts folder Move fonts you don’t need to a temporary directory (e.g. C:\FONTBKUP?) just in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Remove Annoying Delete Confirmation Messages
Although not strictly a performance tweak I love this fix as it makes my machine ‘feel’ faster. I hate the annoying ‘are you sure?’ messages that XP displays, especially if I have to use a laptop touchpad to close them. To remove these messages: Right-click on the ‘Recycle Bin’ on the desktop and then click [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Disable Performance Counters
Windows XP has a performance monitor utility which monitors several areas of your PC’s performance. These utilities take up system resources so disabling is a good idea. To disable: Download and install the Extensible Performance Counter List Then select each counter in turn in the ‘Extensible performance counters’ window and clear the ‘performance counters enabled’ [...]
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