Sunday, April 6, 2008

Speeding Up Win XP

Well,to speed up your win xp,here are some of the tips:
1> Ensure that Windows XP is utilizing the NTFS file system. If you're not sure, here's how to check: First, double-click the My Computer icon, right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties. Next, examine the File System type; if it says FAT32, then back-up any important data. Next, click Start, click Run, type CMD, and then click OK. At the prompt, type CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS and press the Enter key. This process may take a while; it's important that the computer be uninterrupted and virus-free. The file system used by the bootable drive will be either FAT32 or NTFS.
2> You can disable the file indexing option.The indexing service extracts information from documents and other files on the hard drive and creates a "searchable keyword index."This process takes a lot of time..So,what u do is,First, double-click the My Computer icon. Next, right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties. Uncheck "Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching." Next, apply changes to "C: subfolders and files," and click OK. If a warning or error message appears (such as "Access is denied"), click the Ignore All button.
3> Update the PC's video and motherboard chipset drivers. Also, update and configure the BIOS.
4> Once a month, run a disk cleanup. Here's how: Double-click the My Computer icon. Then right-click on the C: drive and select Properties. Click the Disk Cleanup button -- it's just to the right of the Capacity pie graph -- and delete all temporary files.
5> In your Device Manager, double-click on the IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers device, and ensure that DMA is enabled for each drive you have connected to the Primary and Secondary controller. Do this by double-clicking on Primary IDE Channel. Then click the Advanced Settings tab. Ensure the Transfer Mode is set to "DMA if available" for both Device 0 and Device 1. Then repeat this process with the Secondary IDE Channel.
6> Upgrade the cabling. As hard-drive technology improves, the cabling requirements to achieve these performance boosts also arises.
7> Remove any unnecessary programs and/or items from Windows Startup routine using the MSCONFIG utility. Here's how: First, click Start, click Run, type MSCONFIG, and click OK. Click the StartUp tab, then uncheck any items you don't want to start when Windows starts. Unsure what some items are? Visit the WinTasks Process Library. It contains known system processes, applications, as well as spyware references and explanations.
8> Remove any unnecessary or unused programs from the Add/Remove Programs section of the Control Panel.
9> Download all the latest updates from the microsoft site.Make sure to update your anti-virus program to remove the spywares and viruses.
10> Try to stick to minimum number of partitions as windows runs efficiently on single partitioned hdd.

No comments: