Windows Speed Secrets

XP Speed Secret #1: Disable Extra Startup
Programs

There are certain programs that Windows will start every time you boot up your system, and during the startup phase, they're all competing for a slice of your CPU speed. Extra or unwanted items in the startup list will definitely increase your startup time, perhaps by several minutes. Some common examples are things related to AOL, RealPlayer, Napster, instant messengers, and video managers. If you're not sure about an item, no big deal. You can turn it off, restart your PC, and see if everything seems to work. If not, you can always go back and re-enable an item in the Startup list. This tip alone should speed up your start-up by 250%. Here are is what
you have to do:
1. Go to Start button  Run
2. Type "msconfig", without quotations
3. Hit enter key or click the OK button
4. A System Configuration Utility window will show up
5. Click the Startup tab
6. In the Startup tab you will see several boxes and some of them will selected (checked). All you have to do is to uncheck extra items that are of no use. If you run an antivirus program it is not recommended to uncheck it.
7. After making you choices press the OK button, you will be prompted to restart computer to apply changes.
8. After restarting your computer a dialogue will be displayed. You can check the option for not showing this dialogue every time your PC reboots.



Table of Contents

Windows XP

XP Speed Secret 1 – Disable Startup Programs
XP Speed Secret 2 – Remove Spyware and Malware
XP Speed Secret 3 – Optimize Display Settings
XP Speed Secret 4 – Speed‐Up File Browsing
XP Speed Secret 5 – Reduce Page File Size
XP Speed Secret 6 – Clean Your System Registry
XP Speed Secret 7 – Run Disk Clean‐Up
XP Speed Secret 8 – Enable Direct Memory Access (DMA)
XP Speed Secret 9 – Disable File Indexing
XP Speed Secret 10 – Remove Unused Files & Programs

Windows Vista

Vista Speed Secret 1 – Turn‐Off User Account Control
Vista Speed Secret 2 – Disable Graphic Effects
Vista Speed Secret 3 – Remove Spyware and Malware
Vista Speed Secret 4 – Shutdown Search Indexing
Vista Speed Secret 5 – Disable Automatic Disk Defragment
Vista Speed Secret 6 – Clean Your System Registry
Vista Speed Secret 7 – Disable Auto Windows Defender
Vista Speed Secret 8 – Turn‐Off Un‐Needed Features
Vista Speed Secret 9 – Disable Unused Services
Vista Speed Secret 10 – Shutdown Remote Compression
Vista Speed Secret 11 – Shut‐Off Windows Hibernation

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