PC Optimisation Tips

June 28th, 2005 • Related • Filed Under

Filed Under: Blogging • Tools & Tips

Tags: Modding, PC

Slightly off-topic but I’m posting anyway as I think this post will be useful for a lot of readers. I’ve been playing with the setups of my PCs and I’ve managed to eek out quite a lot more speed. It’s amazing how much faster a PC can get if you can disable the stuff you don’t need in Windows XP. XP after all, is designed to do literally thousands of tasks - the more the you can remove the faster XP will be.

Here are some sites I found with some useful tips.

PLEASE NOTE: If you are not comfortable editing your registry then I would avoid these changes. I accept no responsibility for any problems you may encounter once you change your PC settings!

• Tech-Recipes.com - Increase your cable modem or DSL speed in XP
• Optimize XP
• Cyber Tech Help Support Forums - All XP users read this.
• Beginners Guides: 99 Performance Tips for WindowsXP
• PCStats.com
• SpeedGuide.net :: Your Guide to Broadband
• Tech-Recipes.com - Clear Windows DNS Cache
• Avoiding Commodity Status (Alertbox Feb. 2002)
• 4 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer’s Performance

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Everton is based in London and has worked in the internet and mobile space for over ten years now, and before that worked in corporate strategy and consulting. He has a degree in Economics from Cambridge University, and currently runs the Portal and online operations for one of the largest ISPs in the UK. He also writes for Windows 7 News.

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1. #1

   Comment by ilgo on 26 December 2005:

   That's interesting. Im happy to see the success of your blog. I'm playing around right now with a blog I created several months ago regarding DSL speed. http://bandwidthspeedtest.blogspot.com
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   Comment by sikozu on 22 June 2007:

   XP is a powerful operating system, no doubt about that. You can personalize it, custom it in many ways and its response is expectable. A little knowledge and patience and you can make it faster without seeing those awful blue screens.
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   Comment by NLP Master on 14 August 2007:

   XP Home is much faster than XP Pro because the oodles of services in XP Pro are missing.

   Try it if you’re a speed demon.

   (need I mention it trumps Vista in raw speed?)
4. #4
   

   Comment by pc on 15 July 2008:

   Hello Everton,

   Thanks for the info, it really help me save some time to tweaking my pc performance.

   Read pc’s latest blog post….Close All Websites in Firefox with One Click>>>

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