Windows XP Performance Tips
Let’s put some new LIFE in that old PC!
Everyone wants their machines to run faster. We have compiled a list of 5 simple things YOU CAN DO immediately to optimize up your old PC today! These tweaks will work for both Windows XP Home and Windows XP Pro.
#1 Turn off Visual Effects
· Click the Start button, right-click "My Computer" and select "Properties"
· Select the "Advanced" tab
· Under "Performance", click on the "Settings" button
· Click the "Visual Effects" tab
· Uncheck all the options in the window except the last 3 boxes and click ok
#2 Remove Unnecessary Software
· Click the Start button, click "Control Panel"
· Find the “Add or Remove Programs” icon and double click it
· Scroll down through the list and see if you can identify any program that you installed but don’t use any more.
· Highlight the un-wanted programs (that you can identify) and click “Remove”
(Note: If you don’t know what it is, then don’t touch it.)
#3 Remove Unnecessary Windows XP Components
· Click the Start button, click "Control Panel"
· Find the “Add or Remove Programs” icon and double click it
· Click the “Add/Remove Windows Components” on the left hand side of the screen.
· Uncheck “MSN Explorer” and “Networking Services”
· Click “Next”, then click “Finish”
#4 Cleanup the Hard Drive
· Close all running programs
· Click the Start button, click "My Computer" , right-click “Local Disk C” and select “Properties”
· Under the “General” tab, click “Disk Cleanup”
· Uncheck the “Compress old Files”. Check everything else or accept the default selections.
· Click ok. Click “Yes” when prompted.
#5 Defragment the Hard Drive
· Close all running programs
· Click the Start button, click "My Computer" , right-click “Local Disk C” and select “Properties”
· Select the “Tools” tab
· Under the “Defragmentation”, click on “Defragment Now”
· Select the “Local Disk C” and click the “Defragment” button
(This will take awhile to run. Let it finish before doing anything else.)
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