------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. After Installing Windows XP follow these steps
Instructions: Click Start Click Control Panel Click Switch to Classic View Click View Click Details
Click Display Click the Desktop tab Click Customize Desktop Uncheck Run Desktop Cleanup, and then click OK Click the Screen Saver tab Choose (None) for the Screen Saver Click Power Change Turn off monitor to Never Click Apply, and then click OK Click the Appearance tab Change the color scheme to Silver Click Effects Uncheck Use the following transition Uncheck Show shadows under menus Click OK Click the Settings tab Change Screen resolution to 1024x768 pixels Click Advanced Click the Monitor tab Change Screen refresh rate to 75 Hertz Click Apply Click Yes Click OK Click OK
Click Folder Options Click View Check the following boxes: Display the contents of system folders Display the full path in the title bar Display the full path in the address bar Show hidden files and folders Uncheck the following: Automatically search for network folders and printer Hid extensions for known file types Click Apply Click Apply to All Folders Click Yes Click OK
Click Internet Options Click Use Blank, and then click Apply Click the Content tab Click AutoComplete Check Forms, and then click Apply Click the Connections tab Click LAN Settings Check Automatically detect settings, and then click OK Click Setup Type area code, and then click OK Click OK Click Next Click Next Select Set up my connection manually, and then click Next Select Connect using a broadband connection, and then click Next Click Finish Click the Programs tab Change HTML editor to Notepad Uncheck Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default browser, and then click Apply Click the Advanced tab Uncheck the following: Enable Install on Demand (Other) Enable page transitions Notify when downloads complete Show Go in the address bar Check the following: Use inline AutoComplete Use Passive FTP Do not search from the Address bar Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed Click Apply Click OK
Click Mouse Click the Pointer tab Change Scheme to 3D-White (system scheme) Uncheck Enable pointer shadow Click the Pointer Options tab Uncheck Hide pointer when typing Click Apply, and then click OK
Click Sounds and Audio Devices Check Place volume icon in taskbar Click Sounds Tab Choose No Sounds for the Sound Scheme Click No Click Apply, and then click OK
Click System Click the Advanced tab Click the Settings button under Performance Select Adjust for best performance Check the following: Show window contents while dragging Smooth edges on screen fonts Use drop shadows for icon labels Use visual styles on windows and buttons Click Apply, and then click OK Click the Error Reporting tab Select Disable error reporting Uncheck But notify me when critical errors occur, and then click OK Click the System Restore tab Check Turn off System Restore on all drives Click Apply, and then click Yes Click the Automatic Updates tab Select Turn off automatic updating Click the Remote tab Uncheck Allow Remote Assistance Click Apply, and then click OK
Click Taskbar and Start Menu Uncheck Lock the taskbar Check Show Quick Launch Click the Start Menu tab Select Classic Start menu Click Customize Check Display Favorites Check Show Small Icons in Start Menu Uncheck Use Personalized Menus Click OK Click Apply Click OK
Click User Accounts Click Change the way users log on and off Uncheck Use the Welcome screen Click Apply Options Close the Window Exit the Control Panel
Open My Computer Right-click on the hard drive icon and select Properties Uncheck Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast searching Click Apply Select Apply changes to X:\, subfolders and files, and then click OK Click OK Reboot machine
How to Disable Indexing Services Indexing services is a small little program that uses large amounts of RAM and can often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process indexes and updates lists of all the files that are on your computer. It does this so that when you do a search for something on your computer, it will search faster by scanning the index lists. If you don't search your computer often, or even if you do search often, this system service is completley unnessesary.
Go to Start Click Settings Click Control Panel Double-click Add/Remove Programs Click the Add/Remove Window Components Uncheck the Indexing services Click Next That's it, you have now uninstalled the Indexing service, you system will not have more RAM and be more responsive.
How to Speedup Browsing Folders You may have noticed that everytime you open my computer to browse folders that there is a slight delay. This is because Windows XP automatically searches for network files and printers when you open Windows explorer. To stop XP from doing this follow the instructions below.
Open My Computer Click on Tools menu Click on Folder Options Click on the View tab. Uncheck the Automatically search for network folders and printers check box Click Apply Click Ok Reboot your computer Try it now, you will see a significant increase in speed. -------------------------------------------------- 4.
Disable Unneeded Startup Services
o disable unneeded startup services for a safer, faster XP, use the "Services" Admin Tool (Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services). If you are a single user of a non-networked machine, you can disable the following items, with no ill effect.
Alerter Clipbook Computer Browser Fast User Switching Human Interface Access Devices Indexing Service (Slows the hard drive down) Messenger Net Logon (unnecessary unless networked on a Domain) Netmeeting Remote Desktop Sharing (disabled for extra security) Remote Desktop Help Session Manager (disabled for extra security) Remote Procedure Call Locator Remote Registry (disabled for extra security) Routing & Remote Access (disabled for extra security) Server SSDP Discovery Service (this is for the utterly pointless "Universal P'n'P", & leaves TCP Port 5000 wide open) TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Telnet (disabled for extra security) Universal Plug and Play Device Host Upload Manager Windows Time Wireless Zero Configuration (for wireless networks) Workstation ------------------------------------------------ 5.
Speed Up Boot-Time Connecting To LAN
Sometimes when connected to a LAN the boot time can take a few minutes. Load times shouldn't be anywhere near that! Signs of this include the system seemingly freezes after logging in, your desktop showing up but for some reason you just can't click on anything or run things for a minute or two. This can be traced back to mrxsmb.dll by using bootvis.exe. This can of course be a number of other things but most of the time it's your file and printer sharing.
1. Right click on Network Places --> Properties 2. Right click on your Ethernet Adapter connection --> properties 3. Un-check "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" --> OK 4. reboot 5. If you need file or printer sharing, repeat the above, re-check the box and re-boot again
------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Speed Up Web Browsing!
If you are in a networked environment and browse via network neighborhood, this tweak is for you. It speeds up your network browsing experiance.
Click Start | Run | Then type Regedit
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace
Locate and delete this key {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}
