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 Aug 24 2007, 10:45 PM
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New Member  Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 23-August 07 From: Port Charlotte, FL Member No.: 152,251  |
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Aug 27 2007, 03:51 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 23-March 05 Member No.: 15,154 |
There shouldn't be any trouble.
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Aug 27 2007, 04:14 PM
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 Distinguished Member Group: Members Posts: 837 Joined: 10-September 05 From: Akron,OH Member No.: 33,684 |
Also I think that a warning should have been posted saying that if you edit your registry you could ruin the computer beyond repair.
-Steve -------------------- Caution: Linux Enthusiast has posted, please be aware that he might start talking about the home folder or ndiswrapper, these are natural and just ignore them.
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Sep 14 2007, 02:56 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 14-September 07 From: Penns Creek, PA Member No.: 156,746 |
I have the slowest/oldest computer ever! It's like 6 or 7 years old and only 128MB of RAM..can I still perform all these steps (except #4) with any significant effect? I just don't want to make this computer worse than it already is.
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Sep 14 2007, 04:17 PM
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 Bleeping Diesel Addicted Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,606 Joined: 23-January 06 From: SW VA USA Member No.: 51,954 |
.ashley.:
Most are just little tweaks (aside from the 2 registry edits) and will increase performance slightly. However the one that gives the most bang for the buck is definitely the last one. On a PC with (IMHO) less than 512MB RAM you should run the Classic GUI. If you decide to edit your registry make a backup before you do so and create a restore point as well. --------------------  "I'm so much cooler online" - Brad Paisley |
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Sep 14 2007, 05:20 PM
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 Visiting Alien Group: Members Posts: 4,108 Joined: 20-May 07 From: millenium falcon Member No.: 131,963 |
the biggest performance tweak after the best performance one is keeping programs from loading at startup
out of 512 megs of ram I try to keep over 300 available for tasks that I will perform it's easy to just throw more ram at the bloat having plenty of free space and keeping your system drive clean and defragged is essential run lean and mean -------------------- |
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Sep 14 2007, 06:34 PM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 218 Joined: 2-June 07 Member No.: 134,300 |
Hello .ashley.,
A more complete description of these tweaks, with more detailed cautions/warnings (and some humor ), can be found at: http://kadaitcha.cx/performance.html |
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Sep 15 2007, 12:11 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 14-September 07 From: Penns Creek, PA Member No.: 156,746 |
Thanks for all the info everybody! I really appreciate it. I'll try to figure out these things then.
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Feb 16 2008, 12:49 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 16-February 08 Member No.: 190,542 |
Is there an automatic Windows XP optimizer available?
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Feb 23 2008, 07:00 PM
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 Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 177 Joined: 31-October 07 From: South Carolina Member No.: 166,746 |
QUOTE(Daytomann @ Feb 16 2008, 12:49 PM)  Is there an automatic Windows XP optimizer available? Yeah that's what we all need!  It runs 24/7 continuously tweaking as we work. |
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Feb 23 2008, 07:23 PM
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 Visually handicapped, hence the avatar :0) Group: Moderator Posts: 12,916 Joined: 2-October 05 From: Southeastern CT, USA Member No.: 35,824 |
There are many of them out there - but each has it's benefits and drawbacks. One that I remember was X-Setup - but that was a long time ago and it was more of a tweaking utility than an optimizer.
Optimizing is a long, drawn out process when done correctly - and it works by giving you a bunch of little "gains" that all add up to a visible gain in performance. But each choice has to be researched - otherwise you may end up hurting the system's performance (since everything is somewhat inter-related). First try pruning your startups by using the Startup List at the top of the page. After that, move on to services - and go to http://www.blackviper.com for info about them. -------------------- - John
**At times I will get overly technical and will forget to post detailed instructions (It's a function of my advanced age, my eye issues, and The Knack. If this happens to you, please post back and ask for detailed instructions.** |
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Mar 9 2008, 11:51 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 391 Joined: 23-December 07 From: Wanganui, Aotearoa NZ Member No.: 178,459 |
It would be great if MS put the more useful tweaks in and set them as optional extras to turn on just like many more useless features they had turned off by default.
I've tested many XP optimizers and XP-Smoker has the best one click optimization but TweakXP Pro is by far the best at making your pc faster. There are so, so many things that can be changed to make your computer faster - depending on user preference. -------------------- L&P, World Famous in New Zealand since ages ago!  Avast! Antivirus : Spybot S&D : Trend Micro Housecall : Hosts file : HiJack This Don't be too open minded - your brains will fall out |
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Mar 12 2008, 05:53 AM
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 Forum Member  Group: Banned Posts: 1,614 Joined: 20-September 07 Member No.: 157,913 |
Thanks! Will try it!
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Mar 23 2008, 09:09 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 148 Joined: 16-March 08 Member No.: 196,869 |
Ha Ha couldn't fool me wit your sign
 I'm actually using IE8 beta 1 and it sucks use IE7 instead and also get the IE7Pro addon . Thanks for the Guide  But some of them you shouldn't do
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Mar 24 2008, 04:27 PM
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QUOTE(Tomo2 @ Mar 9 2008, 09:51 PM) It would be great if MS put the more useful tweaks in and set them as optional extras to turn on just like many more useless features they had turned off by default. I've tested many XP optimizers and XP-Smoker has the best one click optimization but TweakXP Pro is by far the best at making your pc faster. There are so, so many things that can be changed to make your computer faster - depending on user preference. There is a utility from Microsoft called TweakUI. While it's not really an "optimizer" it does expose many, many tweaks in a concise package. Check it out (along with some other nifty tools from MS) on the Microsoft Powertoys for Windows XP page: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloa...ppowertoys.mspx This post has been edited by Amazing Andrew: Mar 24 2008, 04:27 PM --------------------  |
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