Microsoft's XP system is called by most netizens to be the best operating system in history, with dazzling features and faster speeds. Of course, all of this puts higher demands on the hardware of the computer, if you want Windows XP to Take up as little of your limited system resources as possible, and do a "small surgery" on your own needs.
Although XP is the most stable ever claimed to Microsoft, the most powerful of the Windows operating system, and run fast - the start even faster than similarly configured Windows 2000 but also much faster, and you may still not Satisfied with this, I hope that XP can play its best performance, or your hardware configuration is not too high, want to make Windows XP run more smoothly.
This article will make detailed settings for some operating efficiency can improve the system, we hope to have installed Windows XP friends can help.
First, after using the default simple interface
XP installation interface, including the taskbar, start menu, desktop background, windows, buttons, and so uses XP luxurious, dazzling style, but The shortcomings are obvious, they will consume a lot of system resources, but the practical significance is not great.
method:
Right-click the desktop space, in the pop-up menu, click on "Properties" to enter the Display Properties settings window, the "theme, look and feel" are set to "Windows Classic", and Set the desktop background to "None" and press OK to save and exit.
Second, to reduce load the project
add many applications will start at installation to the system startup group, will automatically run every time the system is started, which not only extended the start-up time, and After the startup is completed, the system resources have been eaten a lot!
method:
select the "Start" menu "Run", type when "msconfig" start "System Configuration Utility" into the "Startup" tab in this window lists the system start Load the project and source, carefully check if you need it to load automatically, otherwise clear the check box before the project, the less loaded the project, the faster the startup speed. This item needs to be restarted to take effect.
Third, optimize the visual effects
select "System Properties" in the "Advanced" tab to enter the "Performance Options" screen where you can choose from "Visual Effects" includes: automatically set to the most Good, best appearance, best performance, custom. The more effects you select, the more system resources you use. Selecting the Best Performance item will turn off all visual effects such as fades, smooth scrolls, and slide openes listed in the list.
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system restore default system if the restoration function is enabled, each drive is occupied up to about 4% to 12% of the disk space, and the system will restore the monitoring system Automatically create restore points so that running in the background consumes more system resources.
method:
Right-click the desktop "My Computer" in the "Properties" go to "System Properties" settings window, select "System Restore" tab, the "closed on all drives System Restore is set to selected.
five speed up menu display speed
run the registry editor, into the "HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop", the name for the data from the original default value of 400 MenuShowDelay revised to 0, the modified XP Menus that start menus and even application software display speeds are significantly faster.
six, enable DMA transfer mode
called DMA, direct memory access mode, i.e., refer to a computer peripheral device (mainly refers to a hard disk) can exchange data directly with memory, so that the hard disk can accelerate the speed of read and write , to increase the speed of the data transmission.
Seven, move the temporary file storage path
most applications at runtime will generate temporary files, and temporary files are saved by default to the boot partition C drive, the C disk read and write frequently for a long time It is easy to generate a large number of file fragments, which affects the performance of the C drive, and the C drive is the partition of the storage system boot core file. The performance of the C drive directly affects the stability and operational efficiency of the system.
should try to install the application software other than the boot disk partition and hard disk regularly finishing move can maximize avoid disk fragmentation, or read and write speed will start in the best condition.
Internet Explorer temporary folder
in IE main window, turn into the "Tools → Internet Options → General" tab, open the "Internet temporary files" setting interface, click the "Move Folder" button to save the original temporary directory on the C drive to move a drive other than the C drive if you are using broadband, a "temporary folder" generated when the use of space to minimum 1M
burn temporary files before burning
file will be saved in the C drive to burn a temporary folder, enter the Explorer, select the burner drive letter and click the right mouse button menu "properties" item in the "record" This temporary folder can be placed on other drives under the tab.
My Documents
right-click on the "My Documents", the property of the item may be "My Documents" The default save path modification to the other letter.
Eight, increase the virtual memory
enter the "Performance Options" and "Advanced" settings window, first the "Processor scheduling" and "memory usage" are adjusted to "program" optimization mode. Click the "Change" button to enter the virtual memory settings window. If your memory is larger than 256M, it is recommended that you disable the paging file.
default paging file is 1.5 times the physical memory. Disabling the system cache requires a system reboot. If your memory is lower than 256M, please do not disable the paging file, otherwise it will cause the system to crash or you can no longer start XP!
In addition to CPU and hard disk, XP running performance depends largely on memory. In view of the fact that the current memory price has dropped to a low point, I strongly recommend that you upgrade your memory to 512M or higher (preferably 1G). Only then can experience the charm of XP more!