99_Windows_XP_Performance_Tips
Preparing Your System (1-8) Graphics Performance Tweaks (47-55)
1. Use 'whole system' performance benchmarks 2. Tweak insurance part 1: backing up and editing the registry 3. Tweak Insurance part 2: Creating a system restore point 4. Saving your hard drive space f rom the system restore utility 5. Tweak insurance part 3: Restoring BIOS defaults 6. Tweak insurance part 4: Use hardware profiles to experiment with system settings. 7. Editing BIOS settings 8. Editing registry settings without restarting
BIOS tweaks and Insight (9-13)
9. Change memory Latency times 10.Set the correct AGP mode 11.Update your bios 12.Disable unneeded ports 13.Disable built-in features on your motherboard
Overclocking your processor and memory (14- 16)
14.Overclocking the memory/front side bus 15.Changing the CPU multiplier 16.Modify Processor and memory voltage
WindowsXP Software and Registry Performance Tweaks (17-46)
17. Stop the 'last access update' stamp 18. Disable the 8.3 naming convention 19. Keep Windows operating data in main memory 20. Obtain the newest drivers for your hardware 21. Disable performance counters 22. Move the page file from system drive 23. Create a 'permanent' page file 24. Optimize your page file size 25. Defrag page file with PageDefrag utility 26. Set priority for important programs 27. Check your hard drives with scandisk 28. Force XP to unload DLL files after closing a program 29. Thaw out your desktop 30. Speed up mouse movement, part 1 31. Speed up mouse movement, part 2
47.3d game benchmarks 48.Change your Monitor's refresh rate (CRT monitors only) 49.Fix the refresh rate for 3d games 50. Enable AGP Master 1WS Write/Read 51.Enable AGP Fast Write 52.Set Video Memory Cache Mode 53.Overclocking ATI video cards 54.Overclocking Nvidia Video cards 55.Disable VSYNC
Network and Internet Performance Tweaks (56-66)
56.Increase maximum number of simultaneous connection in Internet Explorer 57.b' devices slow down 802.11g networks 58.Proprietary modes for wireless networking 59.Closer is better for wireless 60.Enhance your Internet connection. 61.Increase DNS cache size 62.Disable DHCP with DSL connections 63.Do not cache failed DNS entries 64.Use CTRL+ENTER to speed up Internet address entering 65.Get a faster network connection to Windows 9x/ME computers 66.Remove the QoS Bandwidth Reserve Setting
WindowsXP User Interface Shortcuts and Hints (67-78)
67.Create shortcut keys 68.Create a custom shortcuts toolbar 69.Using ALT+TAB to switch between applications 70.Add the address taskbar to desktop 71.Disable error reporting 72.Reduce menu delays 73.Restore the Quick launch bar 74.Increase desktop graphic performance 75.Make 'my computer' open faster 76.Remove the need to enter a password to login to XP (be careful!) 77.Sort out spam 78.Keyboard shortcuts using the Win
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