Windows Xp Optimization

Windows for the Jedi: Optimizing Windows XP Tuning the performance of your Windows XP Professional workstation

Forward ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why did it get slow? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What can we do about it? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

From the “duh” file Things that should be looked into before anything else ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

OS Optimization Reducing Boot Time through Drivers & System Resources

Reduce boot time ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Removing apps/resources ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Uninstall unneeded fonts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Optimize boot sequence ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Parallelize boot sequence ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Tune the XP Prefetcher ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

OS Optimization Reducing Boot Time through the Registry

Clean the Registry ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Compress the Registry ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

OS Optimization Reducing Boot Time through Services & Startup

Disable Unnecessary Services ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Summary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

OS Optimization Reducing Shutdown Time

Reduce Shutdown Time ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Reduce Shutdown times (through the Registry) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Summary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Resource Performance Tuning Disk Performance

Error check your hard drives ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Disk Defragmentation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Tools for System File Defrag ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Tools for System File Defrag ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Disable NTFS Last Access Update ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Enable write caching ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Move the Page File ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Resource Performance Tuning Network Performance

TCP Optimization ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

HIDDEN: Tuning your Network Adapter (The extreme way with Cablenut) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Optimizing Networking: Increase DNS cache size ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Optimizing Networking: Don’t cache failed DNS entries ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Resource Performance Tuning Memory Performance

Keep Windows Operating Data in Main Memory ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Force DLL Unload ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Resource Performance Tuning Operating System Performance

Intel App Accelerator ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Intel App Accelerator ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Disable Performance Counters ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Set Performance setting in System ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Summary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Hardware Adjustments Video/Memory Latency & Why enabling everything is evil

Video Adapter Overclocking: nVidia ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Video Adapter Overclocking: nVidia ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Video Adapter Overclocking: ATI ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Change Memory Latency Times ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Disable unneeded ports ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cleaning up the System DLLs, Temp files, & Turds

Remove unused DLLs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Delete Temp Files ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cover Your Tracks ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Summary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Other ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Resources ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Appendix Slides I still haven’t cleaned up for inclusion

Increase Network Browsing Speeds ,[object Object],[object Object]

How to Repair/Reinstall Windows XP ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Repairing Windows XP ,[object Object],[object Object]

How to Repair/Reinstall Internet Explorer 6.0 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Disable Network Check ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A Word on Benchmarking: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The “Hidden” Applications in Add/Remove Programs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Thank You ,[object Object],[object Object]

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