XP Speed Secret #4: Reduce Page File Size

Page file size is not constant by default. Due to this, the operating system has to resize the file each time more space is required. This is a performance overhead. All you have to do is to set the file size to a reasonable limit.

Follow this steps:
1.Right-click My Computer, Select Properties
2.Click the Advanced tab
3.Click the Settings button under the Performance section
4.Click the Advanced tab
5.Under the Virtual Memory section click the Changebutton
6."Virtual Memory" dialogue box will appear (also shown in the figure below)
7.Highlight the C: drive containing page file
8.Select the Custom Size radio button and give same values in Initialsize and Maximumsize fields:
9.Click Set, then OK buttons to apply the changes


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XP Speed Secret #3: Speed-Up File Browsing

You may have noticed that every time you open “My Computer” to browse folders that there is a slight delay. This is because Windows XP automatically searches for network files and printers every timeyou open Windows Explorer. To fix this and to increase browsing speed significantly:


Follow this steps

1.Double-click on My Computer
2.Click the Tools menu
3.Select Folder Options
4.Click on the View tab.
5.Uncheck the Automatically search for network folders and printers check box
6.Click Apply
7.Click OK
8.Restart your computer.

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XP Speed Secret #2: Optimize Display Settings

Follow this steps:
1.Rigth click My Computer icon =>Properties
2.Click the Advanced tab
3.In the Performance box click Settings
4.Leave only the following ticked:
a.Show shadows under menus
b.Show shadows under mouse pointer
c.Show translucent selection rectangle
d.Use drop shadows for icons labels on the desktop
e.Use visual styles on windows and buttons
5.Finally, click Apply and OK







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XP Speed Secret #1: Disable Extra Start-up Programs

follow this steps:

1.Go to Start button àRun
2.Type msconfig
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.
This tip alone should speed up your start-up by 250%.

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