Summary Windows XP practical optimization skills big delivery

Windows XP is currently the most used operating system, for this bookworm will be their own in the past few years using Windows XP experience into a serial dedicated to everyone. The articles strive to be refined and practical. Today is the Windows XP optimization tips that everyone cares about. Due to the length of the article, we are divided into the upper, middle and lower parts. This is the third part.

Turning off useless performance counters

By default, Windows XP will run several performance counters, which are mainly used to monitor various hardware or services due to the recorded information. For ordinary users, it is useless, so it is recommended to turn it off. This will also improve the overall performance of the system. Here we are going to borrow the extended performance counter list tool provided by Microsoft (download address: http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000platform/exctrlst/1.00.0.1/nt5/en-us/exctrlst_setup.exe), this The tool can list all the performance counters in the system and show whether they are loaded or closed. The method of closing is also very simple, just select a counter and then uncheck the check below.

Tips

If you cancel performance counters, the monitoring features in the Performance tab in Control Panel→Administrative Tools are limited.

See how many programs XP has secretly contacted with Microsoft

Maybe you don't even know that when you go online, Windows XP has a lot of programs that are secretly contacting Microsoft. They are mainly built-in upgrades and authentication features, although there is no evidence that these programs will pass your personal data back to the Microsoft website, but I believe everyone is very worried about it. Even if there are no privacy leaks, these programs will take up your network bandwidth. Therefore, it is recommended to use a free software called XP AntiSpy, which allows you to block those mysterious programs from accessing the network. The software can be downloaded from http://www.xp-antispy.de/index.html.

Recovering Hardware's Previous Drivers

When installing a new hardware driver and discovering that the system is unstable or the hardware is not working, just select "Driver" in the "Device Manager" The "Restore" button will return to the previous normal system state. However, the printer driver cannot be restored.

Forced Idle Task Execution

The excellent performance of Windows XP is largely due to its system dynamic adjustment technology, and one of the important parts is the "idle task", which can be in the system. When used or idle, it automatically runs in the background to improve system performance, such as: file storage location optimization, system restore, software operation optimization, etc. All these "idle tasks" are controlled by advapi32.dll, so you can use the command line Forcibly perform "idle tasks" to achieve the goal of optimizing system performance. Click "Start" → "Run", enter in the input box:

Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll, ProcessIdleTasks

After the carriage return, the system can run all "idle tasks", about It takes 15 minutes.

Solving XP's slow entry into multimedia folders

Some Windows XP users will find that when they enter and store many multimedia files (such as AVI, MPEG, DAT, etc.), the speed will be It becomes very slow. The solution is: open the "Registry Editor", click "Edit" → "Find", enter in the "Find Target":, click the "Find Next" button, when the item is found, There will be a sub-item named InProcServer32. After selecting it, delete the key values ​​in the right pane, close the "Registry Editor" and restart the system to solve the problem.

Hidden parameters for Windows XP disk defragmentation

Windows XP disk defragmenter defrag.exe has a hidden parameter, which is not even introduced in the XP help file, the parameter is -b, After using it, the defragmentation tool will optimize the system's boot files and applications (XP can track the frequency of application usage to adjust its location on the disk) for system optimization purposes. You can type in the "Command Line Prompt" window:

defrag c: -b

After the carriage return, the system will defragment the C drive.

Or you can create a shortcut to this command and place it on your desktop for easy startup. However, using this parameter will take longer to defrag.

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Other parameters of defrag

This command is mainly used for defragmenting from the "command prompt". The command parameter template is:

defrag [-a] [-f] [-v] [-? ]

volume: disk drive letter; -a: only analysis; -f: if the free disk is lower than the standard, it is forced to sort; -v: detailed output; -? : Display help text.

Reloading Explorer.exe makes the system stable

Long-term use of Windows XP's hibernation feature, you will find that the system will soon become unstable. At this time, it is best to press Ctrl+Alt+Del, click the “Process” tab in the pop-up “Windows Task Manager” window, find the Explorer.exe file, and then click the “End Process” button at the bottom of the window, ignore it. At this point Windows XP reacts. Then switch to the "Applications" tab and click on the "New Tasks" button below. In the "Create New Task" dialog box that pops up, enter: Explorer.exe, and then click the "OK" button.

Turning off the "Fast Switch" function

"Fast Switching" is a very dazzling feature in Windows XP. If your computer's memory is less than 64MB, it will be automatically disabled during the installation of Windows XP, but for users with 96MB, 128MB, or even more memory, the system will automatically turn this feature on, if This feature is not very needed and can be considered to turn it off. Run the "User Accounts" option in the "Control Panel" and select "Change User Login or Logout Mode". Leave the "Use Fast User Switching" checkbox unchecked.

Turning off idle processes to improve performance

The advantage of doing this is that it can be very effective when playing 3D games, and it is also very useful. In the "Run" dialog box, type: Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll, ProcessIdleTasks, and then press Enter.

Solving the problem of slow Windows XP shutdown

Some users have noticed that the computer shutdown will become very slow after installing Windows XP. If you have an NVidia graphics card installed, you have to find it. Many times it is caused by the service called "NVIDIA Driver Helper Service. This service is generally not needed, and it will take up a lot of system resources. The method of closing is to open the "Control Panel" → "Administrative Tools" → "Services", find and right-click the VIDIA Driver Helper Service item in the pop-up window, select "Properties", in the pop-up list box that has been launched, select "Disabled".

Turn off the indexing service to improve performance

In the "Run" command, type: msconfig, then select the "Services" tab, find the Indexing Service, remove the previous tick, or in the "Services" dialog box. Set its "Startup Type" to "Disabled".

Shorten Windows XP Boot Time

Open the Registry Editor and find HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerMemory ManagementPrefetchParameters with a key named EnablePrefetcher Change the value of the value to 5 and restart the computer.

Speed ​​up user switching and network connection speed

Open the "Registry Editor", find [HEKY_LOCAL_MACHINE/OSOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion/WinLogon], create a new string value KeepRasConnections, set its value to 1

Speed ​​up the startup of some burning software

If you do not use the burning function of Windows XP and choose other software, you can go to "Control Panel" → "Administrative Tools" → " Service", double-click IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service and set it to "disabled", which will speed up the startup of some burning software.