hlstriker
04-04-2006, 10:36 PM
Well, here are the tweaks... enjoy!
1. Faster GUI Loading:
If you have windows xp, use the classic theme... this really helps when loading anything with a windows GUI.
2. Faster Boot Up:
Processes are little programs that are running in the background of your computer. While they could help you achieving your daily taks, most of the processes running are useless and wastes you loading time and RAM.
Here's how we view the processes who are supposed to start at startup:
1) Open the Start menu by clicking on the Start button
2) Click on the Run... item.
3) Into the "Open:" text box, type msconfig
The "System Configuration Utility" should appear.
Now, click the "BOOT.INI" tab, and in that tab, check the checkbox next to "/SOS".
What this checkbox will do is that it will disable the Windows boot screen and, instead, will the display the list of the DLLs that Windows is currently loading. This will decrease your boot time by a bit and will even offer a greater debugging feature because if Windows fails, you'll see at what DLL it exactly failed!
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Tweaking processes:
Using the same "System Configuration Utility" window, we'll tweak our startup processes. To do this, click on the "Startup" tab. You will now see all the processes that are loaded on startup (only checked ones will load). So go through the list and find all the ones you KNOW you don't need or want and uncheck them. Now push "OK".
3. Services
Services are little programs that are hidden in your memory and are used to help accomplishing the task to other programs. In fact, you can even run any program as a service if you use FireDaemon.
The problem with Windows is that there are a lot of useless services that are running all the time. I won't be able to recommend which services to disable as each and every computer is different.
Disabling Services:
First, we need to open the services "viewer". To do this, go to start and then click run. In the run dialog type in services.msc and press enter.
To disable a service, you double click on the service you want to disable, then, you roll down the "Startup type:" drop down box and click on disabled. To finish you press the OK button.
Here are some useless services you can probably disable...
Alerter
Background Intelligent Transfer
ClipBook
Help and Support
Indexing Service
Messenger
Net Logon
NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing
Performance Logs and Alerts
Portable Media Serial Number Service
QoS RSVP
Smart Card
Uninterruptable Power Supply
Wireless Zero Configuration
Here is a website that tells you almost all the services and if it is safe to disable them or not...
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm
(That site seems to be down atm)
http://www.beemerworld.com/tips/servicesxp.htm
(This site is a backup since the one is down)
1. Faster GUI Loading:
If you have windows xp, use the classic theme... this really helps when loading anything with a windows GUI.
2. Faster Boot Up:
Processes are little programs that are running in the background of your computer. While they could help you achieving your daily taks, most of the processes running are useless and wastes you loading time and RAM.
Here's how we view the processes who are supposed to start at startup:
1) Open the Start menu by clicking on the Start button
2) Click on the Run... item.
3) Into the "Open:" text box, type msconfig
The "System Configuration Utility" should appear.
Now, click the "BOOT.INI" tab, and in that tab, check the checkbox next to "/SOS".
What this checkbox will do is that it will disable the Windows boot screen and, instead, will the display the list of the DLLs that Windows is currently loading. This will decrease your boot time by a bit and will even offer a greater debugging feature because if Windows fails, you'll see at what DLL it exactly failed!
-------------------------------------------
Tweaking processes:
Using the same "System Configuration Utility" window, we'll tweak our startup processes. To do this, click on the "Startup" tab. You will now see all the processes that are loaded on startup (only checked ones will load). So go through the list and find all the ones you KNOW you don't need or want and uncheck them. Now push "OK".
3. Services
Services are little programs that are hidden in your memory and are used to help accomplishing the task to other programs. In fact, you can even run any program as a service if you use FireDaemon.
The problem with Windows is that there are a lot of useless services that are running all the time. I won't be able to recommend which services to disable as each and every computer is different.
Disabling Services:
First, we need to open the services "viewer". To do this, go to start and then click run. In the run dialog type in services.msc and press enter.
To disable a service, you double click on the service you want to disable, then, you roll down the "Startup type:" drop down box and click on disabled. To finish you press the OK button.
Here are some useless services you can probably disable...
Alerter
Background Intelligent Transfer
ClipBook
Help and Support
Indexing Service
Messenger
Net Logon
NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing
Performance Logs and Alerts
Portable Media Serial Number Service
QoS RSVP
Smart Card
Uninterruptable Power Supply
Wireless Zero Configuration
Here is a website that tells you almost all the services and if it is safe to disable them or not...
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm
(That site seems to be down atm)
http://www.beemerworld.com/tips/servicesxp.htm
(This site is a backup since the one is down)