nox-Hand
04-16-2006, 09:16 AM
I am quite a PC tweaker, I must admit. I recently found an XP tweaking guide, which is 174 pages long, but has a nice index, so you can use only what you want to use.
You know that XP bootloader? (see image)
The blue bar that crosses there, now only passes ONCE on my PC, and my Pc is up and running completely in under 40 seconds. It does take some time though, but if you want performance out of your PC, this is for you :)
http://ynetjapan.at.infoseek.co.jp/pict/xp_boot.gif
The before discussed bootloader
Now, what the main thing is, is this; you stop all the things you don't need. Did you ever really need that automatic updates service coming up at the most annoying time telling you you need this update? NO.
Did you ever need remote desktop sharing to automaticly start, instead of you starting it yourself? NO.
Do you ever use Windows Messenger instead of MSN Messenger? NO.
All these things - and more - you can safely stop, so your PC can be much quicker. I have noticed that my PC is about double as quick at doing most things now, thank it was before.
Here are my specs:
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* Processor: AMD Athlon XP 1500+ (1.29 Ghtz) *
* RAM: 512 MB DDR Ram (unknown cheap brand) *
* GFX card: Geforce FX5200 128 mb AGP *
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That is NOT good specifications, and one of my mates visited recently with his AMD Athlon 3200+ 64 bit CPU and 1 GB RAM and booted up SLOWER than me.
Do you want this? Then download PDF document in the below link (it was too big (2 mb) to attach..) :)
I hope this'll help someone get a great PC. If anyone would like it, I will rewrite this, so it is nicer to read, and gets read by more :D
The link:
Download here! (http://www.sector-42.frih.net/docs/tweak_guide/TweakingCompanion_3.0.pdf)
nox-Hand
You know that XP bootloader? (see image)
The blue bar that crosses there, now only passes ONCE on my PC, and my Pc is up and running completely in under 40 seconds. It does take some time though, but if you want performance out of your PC, this is for you :)
http://ynetjapan.at.infoseek.co.jp/pict/xp_boot.gif
The before discussed bootloader
Now, what the main thing is, is this; you stop all the things you don't need. Did you ever really need that automatic updates service coming up at the most annoying time telling you you need this update? NO.
Did you ever need remote desktop sharing to automaticly start, instead of you starting it yourself? NO.
Do you ever use Windows Messenger instead of MSN Messenger? NO.
All these things - and more - you can safely stop, so your PC can be much quicker. I have noticed that my PC is about double as quick at doing most things now, thank it was before.
Here are my specs:
********************************************************************
* Processor: AMD Athlon XP 1500+ (1.29 Ghtz) *
* RAM: 512 MB DDR Ram (unknown cheap brand) *
* GFX card: Geforce FX5200 128 mb AGP *
*********************************************************************
That is NOT good specifications, and one of my mates visited recently with his AMD Athlon 3200+ 64 bit CPU and 1 GB RAM and booted up SLOWER than me.
Do you want this? Then download PDF document in the below link (it was too big (2 mb) to attach..) :)
I hope this'll help someone get a great PC. If anyone would like it, I will rewrite this, so it is nicer to read, and gets read by more :D
The link:
Download here! (http://www.sector-42.frih.net/docs/tweak_guide/TweakingCompanion_3.0.pdf)
nox-Hand