How to Make Windows XP More Efficient

[dompes]

How to Make Windows XP More Efficient
speed up windows xp defrag procedure.

A simple way to execute that is by restarting computer before living Up To defrag procedure to let operating system clean its swap/paging files and reset them to default.immoral another method to speed up defrag procedure is by bringing defrag procedure at startup.immoral you can execute that easily by editing registry.

* Run Registry Editor.
* Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnce.
* Right-click a subkey RunOnce.
* Select New-String Value.
* Name it as Defrag and press enter twice.
* Type Defrag.exe c: /f inside Value Data text box and click ok.
* Close Registry Editor and restart Windows.

Defrag Process will start after you type password and press enter. Remember that the value in RunOnce will be deleted after running Defrag Process.

Clean Recent Run Windows XP Instruction List.

If you often use Run to run application, you should know that Windows XP always writes in registry called MRU (Most Recently Used). You can access it by clicking drop down arrow near Open text box.

MRU list is made in order to open the same application in the next session easily. But it will be difficult if the list contains so many listed applications that it's hard for you to find the desired application. Fortunately, there is a simple way to clean MRU list.

* Run Regedit.exe.
* Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\RunMRU.
* Right-click on RunMRU and select Export.
* Name it as Clear Run MRU, click Save and close Regedit.exe.
* Open Clear Run MRU.reg file with Notepad.
* Add a minus sign ("-") at the first of key name (in rectangle bracket).
* Delete all of path keys.
* Save and close Notepad.
* Reboot Windows or Log off.

Everytime you want to clean MRU list, just double-click Clear Run MRU.reg file.

Turn Off Windows Messenger.

Windows Messenger automatically runs because of Outlook Express Program or another Microsoft web page. If you have already used MSN Messenger for chatting or video conferencing, you may not need to use Windows Messenger anymore. That is why it needs to be removed from startup.

* Open Run dialog box by pressing [Windows]+R or from Start-Run.
* Type inside the dialog box: "Gpedit.msc and click OK to run Group Policy Editor.
* Open Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Windows Messenger.
* Double-click "Do not allow Windows Messenger to be run.
* Choose Enabled then click OK.
* Finally, close Group Policy Editor.

Use Letters to Access Local Folder Location.

When we work in Local Area Network, usually we use "Map Network Drive" instruction to mark our drives with letters. For example: C for Local Disk, D for disk partition, or maybe H for our Network Neigbourhood's drive. We can use letter to access folder location too. Why bother do several clicks to access folder location, if there's a simple way just by doing double click. There are many Windows users who don't realize this. We can use an old DOS instruction called SUBST.

* Open Command Prompt from Start-All Programs-Accessories-Command Prompt.
* Type: SUBST x: C:\[pathname]\[foldername], where "x" is virtual drive letter and "[pathname]\foldername]" is completed path you choose. An example: SUBST Z: C:\Windows\Fonts. Now, you can access Fonts Music folder just simply by clicking Z letter.

To delete a substituted (virtual) drive:

SUBST Z: /D

Make Instant Restore Point

Usually you make restore point manually by clicking Start-All Programs-Accessories-System Tools-System Restore. Then, you will follow the wizard. There is an instant way just by hitting one click. All you need to do is making two lines simple VBScript by using WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) to access Class SystemRestore and to make Restore Point.

* Run Notepad.
* Type in the first line: Set IRP = getobject("winmgmts:\.\root\default:Systemrestore" )
* Type in the second line: MYRP = IRP.createrestorepoint ("My Restore Point", 0, 100).
* Save the file as InstantRestorePoint.vbs.

Every time you want to make Restore Point, just double-click on the file.

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[redirection]

is it also advisable to release ram just to make the computer faster?

i just saw this.

1. Open your notepad
2. type in 'mysting(80000000)' without the '' .
3. then save on desktop as ram.vbe .
4. The click on the icon ..and face the results
NOTICE : close all the working programs b4 doin' this.

[Kwinzee]

Heres a better way to speed up defragmentation. Download Piriform Defraggler. Its a small program and it allows you to defrag just the fragmented files. Instead defragmenting the whole disk everytime. It takes me less then a minute to defrag my windows partition, 99% of the time (depending on computer usage)...

[mykcecille]

To make your XP more efficient it's more recommended to the basic things... defragmentation, disk cleanup and check disk. Some ignore those thing jump to tweaking and other more advance.

And one more thing... lessen those start up program so that you can free some memory.

[BeePk]

hi thanks for this, but i move to windows 7 i found this good then xp

[HolRockers]

Due to reliability windows XP is better than any other operating system.Windows XP supports to the large amount of software.So it is perfect for the industrial application.

[d2halice]

Hello,

Thank you for sharing these details with us. Those are really very helpful.

Thank you.

[perfectpitcher22]

If you are tired of your slow computer, why don’t you try to use a system registry? Downloading CCleaner, for instance, can actually speed up Windows XP. You can also try adding more RAM or turning off the indexing service. You can also change your display settings and settle with the classic mode instead of other themes. Sometimes, the slowness of your computer can be due to fragmented files. So, you may want to run a disk defragmenter, as well. If you try these methods, your computer can be faster and more efficient.