Introducing several misunderstandings in the process of optimizing Vista

The process of system optimization is often done. For vista, we have relatively little contact with this system. There are many ways to optimize him, but many people There are a lot of misunderstandings, now take everyone to see what are there?

Misunderstanding 1. UAC is useless to ordinary users, turn it off

UAC (User Account Control) is also in Vista A new feature added, and its biggest role is that regardless of the current login account, how much permissions, will be automatically "degraded" for ordinary users. Once the operator (or malware) intends to make changes to the computer, UAC will pop up a dialog box asking the user for approval before proceeding. However, the final use effect is not very satisfactory. Many users who are new to Vista will be scared by the pop-up dialog box. Even if you are a veteran, it is very troublesome to close the window frequently. Therefore, many optimization cheats will turn off UAC as a must-do job.

Although Vista's UAC is somewhat allergic (Vista SP1 has changed a lot), we must admit that it is still a very useful feature. Therefore, simply disabling UAC is not desirable. But we can adjust the default UAC security level with some small settings. In this way, a balance can be found between system security and ease of operation.

The setting method is very simple. Just type "<;gpedit.msc”" in the Vista start menu and press Enter to open the Group Policy Editor. Then, expand <;Computer Configuration/Windows Configuration/Security Settings/Local Policies/Security Options". In this way, you can find the “User Account Control: Administrator's Promotional Prompt Behavior in Administrator Approval Mode” from the right pane. Double click, and from the pop-up dialog box, change the default “ consent prompt & rdquo; to "do not prompt, directly promote". In this way, the UAC pop-up frequency is greatly reduced.

Misunderstanding 2. Downloaded Installations is buffering

* Target path: X:/Windows/Downloaded Installations

After exploring the directory structure of Vista . Many friends take it for granted that a folder named “Downloaded Installations” in the system disk is of little use. The only use is to back up some software installers (mainly software using Windows Installer installation technology), just like MSOCache. Therefore, even if you delete the contents, it will not be a big problem.

The reality is that some software (such as Diskeeper or Fireworks 8) automatically sends installation files to this folder, except when it is installed. This file will also be used when uninstalling. And if you force them to be deleted, the result is that the software cannot be uninstalled properly.

Misunderstanding 3. Forced to specify the size of virtual memory

Since the XP era, netizens have been circulating such a skill. That is to set the maximum and minimum values ​​of virtual memory to the same. This will ensure that there will not be too much disk fragmentation. In fact, such an approach is not desirable. Because, when we set the maximum and minimum values ​​of virtual memory, it is very large. If you happen to read a small data file, then the computer will spend more time on virtual memory for retrieval. Or, when we set the maximum and minimum values ​​of virtual memory, it is very small. Once the data exceeds the capacity of the initial page file, a memory overrun error occurs. This situation is particularly evident in Vista systems where memory consumption is quite severe.

Therefore, the best way is to be able to draw a partition for virtual memory alone. Then, the minimum value of the virtual memory is set to 1.5 times the physical memory, and the maximum value is set to 3 times the physical memory.