Ways to make Windows XP run faster and more stable

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 wish Windows XP can take up as little of your limited system resources as possible, and you can do a "small surgery" on your own.

Although XP is claimed by Microsoft as the most stable and powerful Windows operating system ever, and it runs fast - even faster than Windows 2000 with the same configuration, 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 give a detailed introduction to some settings that can improve the efficiency of the system. I hope that friends who have already installed Windows XP can help.

First, use the plain interface

The default interface after XP installation includes the taskbar, the start menu, the desktop background, the window, the buttons, etc., all adopt XP's luxurious and 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 on the blank space of the desktop, click “Properties” in the pop-up menu to enter the display property setting window, set “Theme, Appearance” to “Windows Classic”, and Set the desktop background to "None" and press OK to save and exit.

Second, reduce loading project at startup

Many applications will add their own claims to the system startup group during installation, and each time the system is started, it will automatically run, which not only prolongs the startup time, but also After the startup is complete, the system resources have been eaten a lot!

Method:

Select the "Run" of the "Start" menu, type "msconfig" to start the "System Configuration Utility" and enter " The Startup tab lists the items and sources that were loaded at system startup. Check to see if you need it to load automatically. Otherwise, clear the checkbox before the project. The fewer items you load, the faster the startup will be. This item needs to be restarted to take effect.

Three, optimize visual effects

Select the "Advanced" tab in "System Properties" to enter the "Performance Options" interface. Among the "Visual Effects", you can choose: 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.

Fourth, shut down system restore

By default, the system restore function is enabled, each drive is occupied up to 4% ~ 12% of the hard disk space, and the system restore monitoring system will Automatically create restore points so that running in the background consumes more system resources.

Method:

Right click on the "Properties" in the desktop "My Computer" to enter the "System Properties" settings window, select the "System Restore" tab, and "Close on all drives" System Restore is set to selected.

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Five, speed up menu display speed

Run Registry Editor, enter "HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop", the data value named MenuShowDelay is changed from the original default of 400 to 0. After the modification, the start menu of XP and even the display menu of the application software will obviously speed up.

Six, enable DMA transfer mode

The so-called DMA, that is, direct memory storage mode, refers to the computer peripheral devices (mainly refers to the hard disk) can directly exchange data with the memory, which can speed up the hard disk read and write speed , to increase the speed of the data transmission.

Method:

Select the "Hardware" tab in "System Properties" to open the "Device Manager", where "IDE Controller" has two "Primary IDE Channel" and "Secondary" IDE Channel", go to "Properties → Advanced Settings", the dialog box will list the transmission mode of the device connected to the current IDE interface, click the list button to set the "Transfer Mode" to "DMA"

Mobile temporary file storage path

Most application software will generate temporary files when running, and these temporary files are saved in the boot partition C disk by default. It is easy to read and write C disk for a long time and it is easy to generate a lot of file fragments. Affect 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.

As far as possible, install the application software on a partition other than the boot disk and regularly organize the hard disk. This will minimize disk fragmentation and keep the startup or read/write speed at its best.

Internet Explorer Temporary Folder

In the main IE window, go to the “Tools→Internet Options→General” tab, open the “Temporary Internet Files” setting interface, and click “Move Folder”. The button moves the temporary directory saved in the C drive to the drive other than the C drive. If you are using broadband, you can set the Temporary Folder usage space to the minimum value of 1M

Temporary files

files will be saved in the burning temporary folder of the C drive before burning, enter the resource manager, select the drive letter and click the "Properties" item of the right mouse button menu, in "Record" This temporary folder can be placed on other drives under the tab.

My Documents

Right-click on "My Documents" and in the property settings, you can change the default save path of "My Documents" to other drive letters.

8. Adding virtual memory

Enter the "Advanced" setting window of "Performance Options", first adjust "Process Plan" and "Memory Usage" 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.

The 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 can not start XP again!

In addition to the CPU and hard disk, XP running performance depends largely on the memory, given the current memory The price has dropped to a low point, I strongly recommend that you upgrade your memory to more than 512M (preferably 1G), so that you can experience the charm of XP more!