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1. #1

   Comment by Anonymous on 3 December 2005:

   As specified in the Windows Design Guidelines. Apply saves settings and keeps the dialog open, while OK saves the settings and closes the dialog.
2. #2

   Comment by Anonymous on 3 December 2005:

   The last option in suggestion 2 doesn't apply to the Windows Classic style - if you try to enable it Windows will change to the default XP style.
3. #3

   Comment by Anonymous on 4 December 2005:

   http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/sysperf/fastboot/default.mspx
   About Bootvis.exe
   Bootvis.exe is a performance tracing and visualization tool that Microsoft designed to help PC system designers and software developers identify performance issues for boot/resume timing while developing new PC products or supporting software.
   Please note that Bootvis.exe is not a tool that will improve boot/resume performance for end users. Contrary to some published reports, Bootvis.exe cannot reduce or alter a system's boot or resume performance. The boot optimization routines invoked by Bootvis.exe are built into Windows XP. These routines run automatically at pre-determined times as part of the normal operation of the operating system.
4. #4

   Comment by Anonymous on 4 December 2005:

   1. It may be more prudent to simply disable or set to manual the Indexing service from the Service Control Manager, rather than to un-install the service, which would imply that you would never need it in future.
   2. The author has not provided links to any of the utilities mentioned, such as CacheMan, TCP/IP Optimizer etc. Their utility in these cases also is disputed at best. My suggestion is that readers should critically analyze these products, before trusting them to make your Win XP faster.
   3. Rather than suggesting that users remove their desktop background altogether, which would seriously impact their user XP-erience, I would suggest that they install a wallpaper that is lower in file size and resolution. For instance, .bmp files are generally quite large in size, and may take more resources to display.
   4. Be very careful about the fonts you remove from the Fonts folder, since some fonts may not be needed by you, but may be used by the system, or associated programs.
   5. I agree with the first post, which questions the application of BootVis to speed up Windows XP.
5. #5

   Comment by Anonymous on 4 December 2005:

   I agree about the fonts– I removed most of them and suddenly in the windows title bars I get wingdings instead of text. But as for bootvis:
   http://www.tweakhound.com/xp/bootvis/
   “I'm not sure what kind of game they are playing but the “Bootvis.exe is not a tool that will improve boot/resume performance for end users.” is a blatant untruth. From what I understand, Windows XP runs the routines that Bootvis does every 3 days (isn't it strange that all 4 machines showed improvements even though XP is supposed to be doing this by itself?). That may be all well and good but suppose I want to put my machine in a optimized state NOW (especially if I want a clean and optimized Ghost image)? For MS to say it will not improve boot times is ….ridiculous. They may not have created this tool for end users, but it does work.”
6. #6

   Comment by Anonymous on 4 December 2005:

   …..heh
   well i will try this if i ever use windows xp, until than, i guess this list is useless, unless any of it applies to SuSe and KDE
7. #7

   Comment by Anonymous on 4 December 2005:

   Sure would be nice to quantify the improvements… some may not be worth much…
8. #8

   Comment by lachdanan on 4 December 2005:

   man..this is cool..but i's like ''how to tweak XP for dummies''..
   y hope you to postanother guide…wich is more difficult to do..but will have his great reward..
   and plizz…put the links…or at least the versions of the programs that you used…
   thxs anyway
   see ya!
9. #9

   Comment by hudz on 4 December 2005:

   what does happen if virtual memory is set way off the recommended (1:1.5). Something like (1:2 / 1:3)? Does computer has any trouble with that?
10. #10

    Comment by Anonymous on 5 December 2005:

    I ran BootVis the other day -
    before:- [boot + driver delays] - 49.82 seconds to boot completed
    after:- [optimize system] - 15.24 seconds to boot completed
    but it still takes TO a minute for my other stuff to load & my Anti-Virus to finish the
    boot-time scan
    It is definitely faster to boot !
11. #11

    Comment by Anonymous on 5 December 2005:

    I downloaded Bootvis and ran it like it says to. I rebooted and 20 minutes later, it was still stuck (blue bar wasn't moving) on the Windows bootscreen. The computer was then restarted because it wasn't doing anything and I clicked on “Last Known Good Configuration” and it worked. So I don't recommend Bootvis and don't know what happened to me.
12. #12

    Comment by Anonymous on 6 December 2005:

    All this has made my machine very slow! Takes ages to open any apps like MS word now. Seems to crawl to do anything at all.
    Any suggestions?
13. #13

    Comment by Anonymous on 6 December 2005:

    there's probably one change that you've done wrong. These changes are pretty easy to undo. I think it's probably number 5 or 8 as the others can't really go wrong
14. #14

    Comment by Anonymous on 7 December 2005:

    services.msc - disable a bunch of stuff u don't need like ipsec,mdm,messenger etc
    msconfig - uncheck useless stuff (non ms)
    try not to use pppoe, use basic of driver without extra sw
    increase ram - duh
15. #15

    Comment by Anonymous on 10 December 2005:

    After applying the tweaks, my computer has all kinds of problems. Worst is that it runs out of memory, which has *never* happened on this computer until now. Also, the virtual memory gets too low, and ZoneAlarm TrueVector shuts down and won't restart. I guess tweak #5 is to blame, or maybe #8, but I don't know enough about it. How do I undo all the changes that CacheMan made when I ran the wizards? Thanks.
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    Comment by Anonymous on 11 December 2005:

    I think maybe the problem was I selected “Disable Executive Paging” in the wizard. That's probably what's zapping my memory. I only have 448 MB RAM. I just re-enabled Executive Paging, let's see if that helps.
17. #17

    Comment by Everton Blair on 11 December 2005:

    Did it work?
18. #18

    Comment by JWSchwendinger on 11 December 2005:

    Idon’t give a “poop” what anyone says.
    I took several of your suggestions and what a freakin’ difference it has made. i.e. Virtual memory, font removal, the cacheman prog, the services.msc, etc.

    THANKS
19. #19

    Comment by Everton Blair on 11 December 2005:

    Cheers mate -glad to be of service!
20. #20

    Comment by Tiernans Comms Closet on 12 January 2006:

    Check out these articles on Windows Speed tips:
    10 Simple Ways To Speed Up Windows XP
    10 Intermediate…
21. #21

    Comment by Max Clark on 12 January 2006:

    There are some very interesting ideas here on simple things you to can to make your system [feel] faster. While I am not going to subscribe to all of them - I learned a couple new tricks.
    10 Simple Ways To Speed Up Windows XP
    10 Intermediate Wa…
22. #22

    Comment by stone on 14 January 2006:

    10 Simple Ways To Speed Up Windows XP…
23. #23

    Comment by Anonymous on 23 February 2006:

    Your tips I have used before. I can not complain. There are many things that will not help a person regardless of the tips you have provided. Peoples PC's have to be clean and running stable. I use windows XP so I think one of these did not apply to me and was for win 2000. A dirty PC will run like a snail if anyone does a service pack 2 update. Dirty pcs are those that are infected with spyware, maleware, trojans ect. Also there was some one complaining about the bootvis taking for ever. This is most likely because you have 10 million things trying to load like messengers, real player and any other programs that are basicly of no good upon a boot up. Things to have are a firewall, antivirus, antimal-ware, startup process monitor are basic needs.
    In short. Your info rocks and thanks for the tips.
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    Comment by Anonymous on 24 February 2006:

    Thanks for all the usefull tips! they really make a difference!
    RamPage: http://www.jfitz.com/software/RAMpage/
    i use windows98 and this program is AMAZING.. a MUST..
    SUPOSEDLY you don't need it for windows XP, but through the years that ive used this program, it definately helps!
    *WARNING DON'T use the ConservativePagefileUsage=1 fix mentioned in conjunction with automatic ram freeing w/ rampage
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    Comment by James MacAonghus on 15 March 2006:

    I wouldn’t run Bootvis. MSFT does not support it any more and says it will not help you. Also in many cases it creates a file that takes up several gigabytes and does not stop growing. Google it for the various issues. I tried it and that’s what happened to me, I am lucky to be alive, I tell you.
26. #26

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    Comment by monu32 on 3 July 2006:

    In page 2/9 given idea about ‘ /prefetch:1′ not working.
    For IE it’s working but home page lost…can u suggest the proper way of that thing?
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    Comment by Everton Blair on 3 July 2006:

    [Comment ID #1840 Will Be Quoted Here]
    I think you’ve modified the shortcut not the actual .exe
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    Comment by Mike on 3 October 2006:

    I have reinstalled windows on my DELL laptop (winxp home)

    Now on bootup I am asked to make a selection of which operating system I want to boot to

    But I only have one, and they option is for winxp home on both

    Please help
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    Comment by user on 12 October 2006:

    right click “my computer”
    properties
    advanced
    under startup and recovery:
    settings
    edit
    then delete the valid entry
    file save
    close/close…
    reboot
31. #31

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    Comment by Bob on 25 November 2006:

    Did most of the tweaks .. great results …Thanks!!!
33. #33

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    Comment by Fitri on 5 January 2007:

    Thanks for your tips
35. #35

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36. #36

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    Comment by Microsoft promotional dept. on 5 February 2007:

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38. #38

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    Comment by Thomas Butler on 24 February 2007:

    I just completed a quick check-over of your webpage; Most of these ideas sounded plausible, if needed. I run micrsoft’s malicious spyware removal program. along with Ad-Aware* I also have my internet and security settings
    medium to high medium. If I were running a professional office, much of my PC set-up is very office friendly. Also, having automatic updates turned on,
    keeps your system refreshed and up to date.
    However, I shall review this information again and retain it in a separate file; if I should reconsider using any or all of these tips,… I might like to keep you apprised of changes/improvements/customer recommendations…
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    Comment by Windows XP Tips on 2 March 2007:

    These are great tips for Windows XP Speedup. I did try all of them and they really work. I also did tell to my friend to try them and I hope he will also have same opinion.

    Thanks@
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    Comment by RAMAKRISHNA on 6 March 2007:

    I THINK THIS IS NOT SO USEFUL FOR ALL BUT IT SHOULD BE IN AN ADVANCED MANNER
42. #42
    

    Comment by Everton on 6 March 2007:

    why are you shouting?

    This link might help you calm down
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    Comment by Rohit on 29 March 2007:

    I am writing a document on “Speed up your computer” and planning to post it on our Knowledge Management intranet, so that other employees in my company can also benefit from reading it. I came across an article, available at http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2005/12/05/10-intermediate-ways-to-speed-up-windows/, on the same subject. I would like to include parts of this in my document. I request you to kindly grant me permission to do so. I assure you that I would give appropriate credits and references (in-line citations) to your article in my document.
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    Comment by Everton on 29 March 2007:

    thanks for asking - have no problems with you using as long as you include the accreditation
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    Comment by Rohit on 2 April 2007:

    hi everton,

    Thanks for the prompt reply.
    But could you please do me a favour,
    please send me an email at rohit_malkani@infosys.com saying that you have no objections with me using these tweaks. I can even send you the document for your kind perusal,so that you can approve it.

    Thanks.
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    Comment by bigballs on 7 April 2007:

    ok something on this bugged my laptop up i had hibernation enabled now i have lost the tab for hibernation tab and now i cant use it now
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    Comment by Everton on 7 April 2007:

    ok something on this bugged my laptop up i had hibernation enabled now i have lost the tab for hibernation tab and now i cant use it now

    None of these changes impact hibernation mode. I’d recommend retracing your steps to see if you made any mistakes
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    Comment by steven on 9 April 2007:

    here is an idea for you?

    4 gb + usb pen drive or memeory card 4gb +

    move the swap file from the winxp hd! to the usb or memeory card slot device.!”"

    watch it move then.,……..SPEED BOOST WINXP…..
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    Comment by john dewey on 1 May 2007:

    Think the simple way is to use another operating system

    make a fresh install - back it up vanilla and work away. when it gets clunky just restore vanilla ( takes 10 mins )

    easy
51. #51

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    Comment by pranay on 30 May 2007:

    suddenly disable search option in windows xp with sp2,
    in services.msc is on
53. #53
    

    Comment by Chris Beaumont on 5 June 2007:

    How does the Extensible Performance Counter work ? I’ve installed it but cannot find it anywhere on the Programs list.
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    Comment by Everton on 7 June 2007:

    @Chris - read #4 again
55. #55
    

    Comment by irfan on 11 June 2007:

    thx for the tips, they helped.
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    Comment by Ayman A. Ismail on 26 June 2007:

    Thanks alot it is realy faster
57. #57

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58. #58

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    Comment by CrackPot on 14 July 2007:

    Thanks for the update wow it worked for me. everyone should try it.
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    Comment by horisly on 17 July 2007:

    thanks for your sharing.
    it’s the more simple the better for me.
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    Comment by Adam on 24 July 2007:

    Wow, great list Dennis! Now this is why people decide to subscribe to this blog, keep up the good work. Maybe a follow up with Vista instead of Xp?
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    Comment by hal9000 on 30 July 2007:

    Improve XP: remove it and install FreeBSD
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    Comment by Juggler on 9 August 2007:

    Thanks for this. You gave some really great tips on how to make XP run faster and smoother.

    P.S. Did you allow people to post the exact article on their blog? ‘Cause I saw one blog that has the very same article, but it’s dated July 30, 2007
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    Comment by Everton on 9 August 2007:

    @Juggler

    A lot of people have stolen this article because it ranks so highly on google. Thanks for reminding me to try and get some removed
65. #65

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    Comment by NLP Master on 18 August 2007:

    Software tweaks are inexpensive ways to boost WinXP performance but with the continuous fall of RAM prices, why not just grab 2GB worth of system memory? Slap that into middling machine and it instantly outperforms the most tweaked up Win OS.

    Of course, switching to Apple OS takes you to an even more blissful high. Now that’s fast- really fast! Even on low spec Macs
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    Comment by Jan Barber-Doyle on 26 August 2007:

    What about prior versions of Windows? I get the “system low on resources” pop-up all the time when I am on line, and I don’t know how to free up resources.
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    Comment by NLP Master on 27 August 2007:

    Programs like QEMM fix up memory problems in older versions of windows- like Win95.

    But good luck looking for such programs.
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    Comment by Kline on 7 September 2007:

    For Vista, you can find similiar information at this vista tweaking site, among many others.
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    Comment by Nicholas on 9 September 2007:

    I’m confused about number seven. Do you increase the initial size to match the maximum size or vice versa? I just want to make sure I’m doing this right.
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    Comment by Everton on 9 September 2007:

    @Nicholas

    Yes, put the same number in both fields
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    Comment by Michael Samuel on 9 September 2007:

    Thanks for the useful tips! however, I’m trying to make some money online in order to get a Mac! my pc is getting me crazy and I want to get rid of it today before tomorrow!
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    Comment by Samuel on 11 September 2007:

    These are some great little tips. I have implemented a few of them and they have not caused me any problems unlike some methods that have been recommended in the past. This is great as you find that the long you use windows XP the more it gets bogged down are really slows up so these few tips should help:)
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    Comment by future gadgets on 13 September 2007:

    hey, thanks for the post, i’ve been looking for away to speed up my xp, it seems like I’ve tried everything, and my windows xp still kinda slow. Very useful tips on speed up folder browsing
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    Comment by Yigit T. on 13 September 2007:

    Thanks nice information, I will try to do
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    Comment by asso on 20 September 2007:

    switch to classic style from xp style an you will notice your computer will befaster

    put your mous on the destktop click the right button then chose propreties
    then appareance then chose classic style from and then apply and you are done.
78. #78

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    Comment by bs prabhakara on 23 September 2007:

    september23,2007.12:50PM

    thanks for the some of tips it definetly speed of my home pc
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    Comment by bs prabhakara on 23 September 2007:

    tips were quite usefull as for as iam concerned ur tips did help my home pc
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    Comment by angie on 25 September 2007:

    similar to tweakxp….. LOL
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    Comment by km on 30 September 2007:

    Nice Tips, However, i always goto startups services and uncheck some services to make the windows load faster
83. #83

    Pingback by Speed up Windows XP » article » smart computer use? on 4 October 2007:

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    Comment by Sofna on 7 October 2007:

    very nice tips. i am waiting for my new chip and mb in the mail righ tnow, the old one burned out. i will implement these tips and see what it does when i get my new hardware. thanks for the tips.
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    Comment by perscription drugs online on 8 October 2007:

    Do not disable virtual memory, ever! It’s a good thing to keep most of VM on a different HDD than the sistem one, but you also should keep at least 50MB VM on this too. The size of VM is largely debated elsewere, but even if you have 1GB RAM keep at least 256MB.
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    Comment by Suman on 19 October 2007:

    Awesome !!!! this is great. My PC was very slow and i thought that it was because of 128MB ram which i have but it was wrong. After fillowing these 10 steps my computer worked as if it was new. I thank whoever have written this stuff. Man you are awesome. Thank you
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    Comment by viscido on 20 October 2007:

    Great tips, thank you!
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    Comment by Parabala on 24 October 2007:

    I’ve been using a program called TuneupUtilities and it seems to do a pretty good job at finding bad registry entries. Not sure how much performance it has given me but my pc seems to boot a bit quicker.
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    Comment by Johan De Silva on 25 October 2007:

    Windows XP is very fast anyway but it does need 756MB to 1GB of ram to start flying and any of these tweeks can go out the window. If you browse the internet Firefox is a must becuase multiple Tabs in IE start to make the PC crawl. If you play some computer games like BF2 and want increase load times more 2GB really speed the loading times up. Sorted.
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    Comment by christmas gifts on 8 November 2007:

    This looks seriously brilliant. I’m definitely going to try these out. I run a very clean shop with my windows, but notice that it seems to slow down because of the bulk of its own applications. In fact, the only time my XP software started corrupting is when I un-installed Windows Live OneCare (the free version) and left the computer for a week without touching it (went away.) When I got back, the software had corrupted. Windows XP must be the only software that corrupts when you DON’T do anything and leave it for a while. I’ve had similar experiences with it on other computers. Looking forward to looking at your VISTA write-up as well.
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    Comment by Selbourne on 14 November 2007:

    “Speedup Folder Browsing” this was a very useful resource. Its been a marked improvement since I have done this small change. Thanks
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    Comment by fertdert on 18 November 2007:

    i did these things and now my explorer bar is gone

    HELP!!!!
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    Comment by Rosie on 21 November 2007:

    These comments have been invaluable to me as is this whole site. I thank you for your comment.
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    Comment by Jacob on 22 November 2007:

    Actually I prefer to have the desktop wallpaper and some Windows visual enhancements. But afterall your article is useful especially on the folder part. Thank you. Found a similar article, hope it is useful too:
    http://www.tipskey.com/computer/speed_up_computer_without_paying.htm
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    Comment by Eric Barker on 1 December 2007:

    Thanks for posting! Didn’t know about #3, auto-searching for network files and printers. Made the change and it’s faster!
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    Comment by sendit on 5 December 2007:

    #5 and 6 are bollocks because nothing on the instructions above relates to anything in the program. I know nothing about these programs or what they do and if I read instructions telling me to click on things which aren’t there then I assume the person who wrote this page doesn’t know either.
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    Comment by Anonymous on 17 December 2007:

    Wherez those 10 tips to speed up this server where this page runs on. ^^

    Got to see if I never need these, but everything little is something. Tho I kno most of these tricks by my own.
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    Comment by jsubbu on 29 December 2007:

    thanks man its useful for me
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    Comment by TechDune on 30 December 2007:

    I actually was googling for speeding up vista and came into this page .:)
    A list of 3 procedures..will try one by one and let you know.Thanks
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     Comment by Mark from Bloglyne on 14 January 2008:

     Looking through your archives - have you thought about doing a Vista version of this article?
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     Comment by train2 on 16 January 2008:

     nice one everton blair
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     Comment by Bob Ritchie on 25 January 2008:

     Great tips!
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     Comment by Tal on 28 January 2008:

     Yeah, this was great. Cheers for that. Also you might want to try this great vid - http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how_can_i_speed_up_my_windows_xp_pc.html
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     Comment by Tal on 28 January 2008:

     Cheers!
     Maybe you’d wanna try this too -
     http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how_can_i_speed_up_my_windows_xp_pc.html
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     Comment by Trex on 28 January 2008:

     Thanks for this post. I am currently upgrading my cousin’s pc and this is what I need to speed it up a little bit.
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     Comment by Hanna Honeypot on 28 January 2008:

     Thank you very much!
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     Comment by Portland Paranormal on 30 January 2008:

     Isn’t the obvious way to increase windows xp is to decrease program use. I find the number one reason people have slow computers really comes down to they have two many damn memory resident programs running. I saw anything more than 35ish processes running is too much. I don’t care if you have 4GB of ram.
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     Comment by Guadagnare on 25 February 2008:

     Awesome, my xp is going slower than ever, I am going to check this out and let you know if it worked for me!

     Thanks
     Guadagnare
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     Comment by George Lindemann Jr on 18 March 2008:

     Thanks for the wonderful tips. Perhaps having the old win 98 theme also boosts performance
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     Comment by movies on 19 March 2008:

     great tips, but there are simple hard drive defragmentation?
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     Pingback by etlowyat.com/blog/how-to-speed-up-windows-xphow-to-speed-up-windows-xp/ Edit Post HTML Vi | Planet Lowyat on 8 April 2008:

     [...] know you can easily found tons of similar tutorial or guide from any search engine such as CNET, 10 Simple Ways to Speed Up Windows XP, Speed Up Windows XP, 23 Ways To Speed WinXP Without Defrag and many [...]
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     Comment by JHON on 13 April 2008:

     ONLY MY PC IS DAMN SLOW !!!!
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     Comment by mark redding on 13 April 2008:

     It is possible that it is related to my own mistakes in carrying out the 10 steps. It did lead to frequent blue screens which require a complete reinstallation.

     It may be with preconfigured computers like Lenovo, Dell and others that these changes unintentionally change other components of the operating system.

     Mark from Ohio
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     Comment by John - car insurance costs on 16 April 2008:

     Thanks for that! Had applied all but tip #10 before and they do work. Must try moving fonts as you suggested.

     It might also be worth mentioning that users do a complete backup before attempting any tweaks, as getting it wrong can be a very painful experience.
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     Comment by Norman S. Weinfeld on 6 May 2008:

     I spent a good part of yesterday implimenting many of your suggestions. I did not disable the performance counters as it wasn’t clear to me that this program was for Windows XP Home Edition, which is what I have, unfortunately. The Microsoft site referenced stipulates XP Professional and/or 2003 Server I believe it was. Memory use seems to be a good bit improved. However, one problem I am encountering is that when I attempt to open either Word or Outlook, Windows attempts to reinstall the programs and prompts for a CD to be inserted. I am reluctant to do this as I am afraid of losing all my data and settings, etc. Moreover, if I cancel these reinstall windows out enough times (they tend to pop up repeatedly), Word and Outlook eventually open fine with all my old data. Outlook Express still works fine, as does Windows Live Mail - or, at least in the case of the latter, as good as it capable of… I did try reinstating a number of the services I had turned off (Alerter, Clipbook, etc.,) to no avail. Help?
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     Comment by Norman S. Weinfeld on 7 May 2008:

     Addendum re Previous Post: As mentioned in another note below, my system is indeed a Dell (Infineon 8600 laptop)…
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     Comment by Norman S. Weinfeld on 12 May 2008:

     Problem solved (after MUCH wheel-spinning attempting to impliment solutions turned up on the web). Simply moving the removed (per above) fonts back to their original folder did the trick (in spite of error messages received in the doing concerning various “missing or corrupted” “GlobalMonospace.CompositeFont” files…).
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     Pingback by 10 Simple Ways To Speed Up Windows Vista | Connected Internet on 16 May 2008:

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     Comment by kiran on 22 May 2008:

     Hi All,
     I have tried TCP/IP optimizer to improve my internet speed but it failed.can anyone suggest me how to improve my download speed for cable/dsl.iam using 96kbps connection and using DHCP Client.

     waiting for your response
     P.Kiran
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     Comment by Omar on 24 May 2008:

     It’s working , and it achieve the task !.
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     Comment by sudhy on 27 May 2008:

     first time i enter this site,i really enjoying this and the notes for speed up xp is very useful to me                                                           thank you
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     Comment by PPC on 5 June 2008:

     Nice list of tips and tweaks to run windows xp optimally. Am currently going through list making sure everything applies to my notebook.
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     Comment by komodo dragon on 7 June 2008:

     good job thanks for the tips, they help a lot
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     Pingback by Mauro Pirrone | Blog | Speed up your PC! on 12 June 2008:

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     Comment by keith watkins on 18 June 2008:

     i think that one of the most simple ways to speed up your internet is to keep downloaded media to a minimum instead of storing data on your hard drive download it to disc to save memory which will in fact speed up your computer becuse you have more memory available
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     Pingback by Tips to Speed Up XP « Bridging Frontiers on 21 June 2008:

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     Comment by leonard berishaq on 24 June 2008:

     who wana do have service pack 3 for freeeeeeee than take my e-mail and i give you i swear and for free for windows xp its an ideally luckmuch better than windows xp
     leo-lyon@hotmail.com  im waiting thnx
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     Comment by Wii on 25 June 2008:

     Boy am I glad I stumbled across this article.  My daughter uses our desktop PC and has been complaining about how slow it is getting.  I was about the do a reformat but this has kept her happy for the time being, thanks.
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     Comment by madrid man on 2 July 2008:

     Great tips.

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