XP: 23 strokes to create speed WinXP

To us often use defragmentation to make windows run faster. But now the 7200 rpm hard drive sold on the market, improved in both seek and transmission, there are many models also come with An 8m cache, and the ntfs file system used by winxp is more efficient than the fat system. Therefore, defragmentation has been very limited in improving computer performance. Here are some practical tips for improving the performance of your computer and making winxp faster and more reliable. I hope to help you:
1) Install the ultra-133 hard drive expansion card in the system or The ata hard drive with 8m cache can effectively reduce the startup time of the system.

2) Increase the memory to more than 512m.

3) Make sure that windows xp uses the ntfs file system. How to check: Double-click on my computer, right click on the c: drive, select Properties, and check the file system type. If it is fat32, convert it to ntfs by first backing up all important data, then selecting Run in the Start menu and entering cmd to confirm. At the prompt, type convert c : /fs :ntfs and enter. In this process, it is best not to abort midway and ensure that there are no viruses in the system.

4) Turn off file indexing. The Windows Indexing Service extracts information from a large number of files on the hard disk and creates a keyword index. This function speeds up the search for information from these files if there are thousands of files on the hard disk. But windows takes a lot of time to create this index, and most people never use this feature. To do this, double-click on My Computer, right-click on the hard drive and the subfolders below, select Properties, and de-use the index to quickly find the file. If a warning or error message appears (such as denying access), click Ignore.

5) Upgrade the drivers for the motherboard and graphics card and upgrade the bios.

6) Empty the windows pre-read folder (windowsprefetch) once every three months or so. Windows stores frequently used data in a pre-read folder, which can greatly speed up the reading when you need to use the data again. But after a long time, there will be a large amount of garbage data that is no longer used in this folder, which will increase the reading time of Windows and affect the system performance.

7) Run the Disk Cleanup program once a month to delete temporary and useless files. Method: Double-click on my computer, right click on the c: drive, select Properties, and click the Disk Cleanup button.

8) Double-click the ide ata/atapi controller in the device administrator and set the transfer mode of all connected devices to use dma (if available) in the primary/secondary ide channel.

9) Update the wiring. After using the new hard disk, you should replace the 80-line ultra-133 cable for all ide devices at the same time. If only one hard disk is installed, the hard disk should be installed at the top of the cable. Do not install the interface in the middle of the cable. Otherwise, a signal abnormality may occur. For ultra dma hard drives, these anomalies can affect the best performance of the drive.

10) Clear all spyware (spyware). There are a lot of free software, such as adaware, that can do this task. After the removal, the software containing spyware will not work properly. If you really need one of the software, reinstall it again.

11) Remove unnecessary programs from the startup group. Method: Select Run in the Start menu, type msconfig, go to the Startup tab, and cancel the project that you don't want to load at system startup. For undetermined projects, check out the wintasks process library, which contains descriptions of known system processes, applications, and spyware. Can also be found in web search engines such as google.

12) Go to the Add/Remove Programs item in the Control Panel and delete unnecessary and unused programs.

13) Close all unnecessary animations and active desktops. Method: Click the system icon in the control panel to enter the advanced tab, and set the performance. On the Visual Effects tab, select the Customize radio button to set the relevant user interface properties to disabled.

14) Use tweak-xp software to edit the system registry to further improve performance.

15) Regularly visit the Microsoft Windows Update site to download all updates marked with the critical (significant) logo.

16) Update anti-virus software weekly. It is best to install only one anti-virus software in the system. Installing multiple sets of software will adversely affect performance.

17) Do not install more than 500 fonts. Too many fonts will slow down the system.

18) Do not partition the hard disk. Windows xp's ntfs filesystem is more efficient to run on a larger partition. Previously, people had to partition the hard disk without having to format the entire hard disk in order to facilitate data organization or reinstall the operating system. In Windows XP's ntfs file system, reinstalling the operating system eliminates the need to reformat the partition, and data organization can be done through folders. For example, you don't need to put a lot of data on the other divided d: disk, you can create a folder named d disk, the data placed in this folder does not affect the system performance, but also plays a good role Organizational role.

19) Test the memory module (ram) is intact. It is recommended to use the free program memtest86. First use this program to make a boot disk. After booting the computer with this disk, the program will run 10 different tests on the memory stick, and each test will be performed 3 times. If you encounter an error during the test, turn off the computer, unplug one of the memory modules (if there are multiple), and retest. The memory stick that is still broken, put on a good one.

20) If a cd or dvd burner is installed on your computer, sometimes upgrading the driver will make the recording faster.

21) Cancel unnecessary services. Windows xp calls a number of services that users may not use at all. These services not only affect the speed of operation, but also protect the security of the system. Therefore, you can disable unnecessary system services as needed. Method: Select Run in the Start menu, enter services.msc to open the Service Management Console, and start or stop the service by changing the startup type of the service.

22) If you feel that the single window browser of Windows is slow, you can improve it by opening my computer, clicking Tools -> Folder Options -> View, and selecting to open the file using a separate process. Clip window. This prevents a slower device from affecting the response speed of the user interface.

23) Open the case and clean the dust and debris, at least once a year. Also check that all fans are working properly and that the capacitors on the motherboard are not expanding or leaking.

At this point, 23 strokes have been used again, is it more satisfied with your system?

Reminder: Although defragmentation has limited effect on improving computer performance, a hard disk without fragmentation consumes less power than a hard disk with debris. Moreover, once the hard disk is damaged, if the data on the hard disk is continuously stored. It is easier to recover. Therefore, it is still recommended to defragment the hard disk at regular intervals (depending on the machine usage, ranging from several months to one year).

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