Don't get Norton, don't get norton, don't get norton, don't get norton, don't get norton! If this is an optimization guide, I'm baffled by your advice to get Norton :.
Reply 6 years ago on Introduction. Reply 13 years ago on Step 6. Norton is the best security software out there, and the extra security is worth a slightly slower computer to me.
Reply 9 years ago on Introduction. For all the times I have fixed computers, I can't count how many times uninstalling Norton solved a problem you can spend hours trying to fix.
I actually had a laptop myself where the wireless was suddenly not working for no reason at all, I had tried everything and Norton had been disabled since I bought it, I actually had to go in and uninstall under add and remove programs and my wireless started working again. Do a search for Top Antivirus, I didn't find anything in the 5 top results saying anything about Norton. Reply 12 years ago on Introduction. I know it is a lot more open than Windows. Windows is by far the worst operating system I have ever come across.
I run Mac OS X. And have have used more than my fair share of Linux distributions. I might have been a little too judgmental. The term 'linux loser' applies to someone who ran Windows, then switched to Linux, thinking they were great, but knowing little about the operating system.
They also see themselves as 'non-conformists' or 'hax0rs'. From your style of writing, and the whole 'big fat letters' thing, you seemed to fall under the catergory of 'Linux loser'. Sorry for upsetting you.
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction. I can see Linux being useful for a home server, but what's the point of having it on your main PC? Reply 13 years ago on Introduction. If this was your optimization guide, I'm sure I wouldn't be able to understand your English either. I wasn't getting back at you. If you feel that way, then you obviously realize that your writing quality isn't great.
This is about computers. This is about optimizing Windows XP, as the title clearly states. This is not about converting to Linux, which is why that was not included. By crestind Follow. More by the author:. Did you make this project? Share it with us! I Made It! When the system needs the information in the swap file, Windows puts it back into RAM and writes something else out to the disk in its place.
Windows XP has a recommended default page file size of 1. You can let Windows completely manage this file or have no file at all. I highly recommend that you do not remove the paging file because you'll experience a noticeable degradation of system performance without it.
One way to boost system performance is to place the paging file on a separate physical hard drive from the operating system. The only caveat is if the second drive is slower than the primary drive, you'd want to leave the paging file where it is. You can also span the paging file across multiple disks to increase performance. To make changes to the virtual memory, click the Change tab on the Advanced tab of the Performance Options dialog box, make your desired changes, and click Set.
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Figure A shows both the Visual Effects and Advanced tabs with the performance options you can easily modify. Figure A 2: Change Visual Effects settings The Visual Effects tab is the easiest place to start when troubleshooting certain performance problems.
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Click Start, then click Control Panel. Right click any unnecessary software and click "Remove". Defragment Your Computer. This will place similar files physically closer on the hard disk and will help improve load speeds.
Click Start then click Run. Type, "dfrg. Click Analyze to determine whether you need to defrag your disk and click Defrag to defrag the disk. Do not defrag solid state drives. Stop unnecessary start-up programs. Limit the number of programs that automatically start when your computer turns on. Click the Start button then Run. Type "msconfig" and click OK to open System Configuration.
In System Configuration, go to the Startup tab and uncheck any programs which are not required. If you are not sure what some of the programs listed are, you can search them up online to see if they are safe to disable. Click OK on the System Configuration window to save the changes. If you encounter problems after disabling some startup programs, re-open System Configuration and choose "Normal Startup" from the General tab. Programs can also schedule unnecessary tasks to launch automatically when Windows starts.
To stop such tasks, use Windows Task Scheduler. Disable all Services you do not use or need. Right click the services you want to disable and select "Properties", then set the start-up type to manual to disable them. Disabling the wrong services may lead to serious problems that you may not notice right away. You should not disable services if you are not experienced in this area. Free up graphics resources. Turning off the fancy Windows XP graphics will noticeably increase the speed of your computer.
Go to Start, right click Computer in the Start menu, and click Properties. Go to the Advanced tab. Click the Settings button under Performance. Select the "Adjust for best performance" option, then click OK. Set Page File size. Go to Start, right click Computer, and select Properties. Now switch to the Advanced tab of the new dialog box that opens and click on '"Change" under Virtual Memory. Change 'Initial Size' to the same value as 'Maximum Size' then click set.
Thrashing is bad for your computer and buying RAM it's not that expensive is much more worthwhile. Set Priorities. Once Task Manager opens, click the Processes tab. Now, find "explorer. This makes your computer focus on explorer.
This method greatly increases speed of Windows Explorer and if other programs you use are slow, you can also set their priority. Upgrade your RAM.
More RAM allows programs to start and run faster. Upgrade your CPU. Doing so increases program performance. Upgrade your graphics. Video editors, gaming, photo editors, etc will benefit from this. If you're considering a new computer, do your research before deciding what to buy. A wrong choice may cost you more money or get you a worse computer. Physically upgrade your computer or get a new one. Face it: if your computer is old and slow, tweaking Windows itself may only help to a certain extent.
Sometimes, it may be better to upgrade your computer or get a completely new one.
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