Alot of
Different SitesThreadsOpinions confirm the below tricks
To my
knowledge these are all Legitimate
Remember to backup and be
cautious if doing registry tweaks-
I am not responsible for any
damage
These tweaks are directed at Windows XP users
So here
you go.....
GENERAL RULE
The
Less Windows has to Load up and Perform at Startup the Better
&
If you do not know what it is....
Leave it alone
HOW
TO IMPROVE YOUR BOOTUP STARTUP
TIME
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USEFUL
TOOLS
TUNEXP has a simple boot speed up tool
http://www.driverheaven.net/dforce/showdoc...oc=txp_download
MSCONFIG
- Go to 'startrun' and type msconfig
SERVICES - Goto>
Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services
TASK MANAGER
- Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete
GROUP POLICIES MANAGER - Goto>Start>Run
type in gpedit.msc>click ok (useful tool for many
tweaks)(available only to XP Pro)
DEFRAGMENTER -
Programs-Accessories-System Tools-Disk Defragmenter
BOOTVIS -
http://www.soft32.com/download-BootVis-19687-5.html
STARTUP
CONTROLLER Panelhttp://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
REGISTRY
CLEANER - look in software forum for best registry cleaners
CCLEANER
http://www.ccleaner.com/
ADAWARE
- http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
XPLITE
(removes items from xp -use with some
caution)http://www.litepc.com/xplite.html
O&O
DEFRAGGER V6.5 helps at shortening the boot -
http://www.oo-software.com/en/products/oodefrag/pro.html
Cacheman
-
http://www.outertech.com/index.php?downloa...&imageField.y=9
FASTEST
REBOOT - KILL EXPLORER.EXE
This is the fastest way to
Refresh (reboot) explorer.
Instead of completely rebooting because
of system crash or new registry input or other reasons.
simply
Press
Ctrl-Alt-Delete (at the same time)
OR
on
an empty space on the Taskbar >right click it > click Task
Manager
then in the Task Manager window
Right Click
on Explorer.exe
end process
click yes
(explorer items
will disappear)
then click on File in the menu
New Task
Type
in explorer.exe
ok
explorer and the registry will
then be freshly reloaded
FAST REBOOT II -
DON'T..
Simply Don't reboot....
Either put it on
Standby or Hibernate
Only reboot unless you need to because of
software hardware changes
Tip from this thread
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...=180494&hl=boot
***The
Hibernation option uses system resources so turn it off as it also
uses alot of space***
(To disable Hibernation goto power
options>Hibernate>unmark enable)
TUNEXP all in
one speeduper
Many people have mentioned that Tunexp has
an all in one system optimizer which seems to speedup booting
havent
tried it but im sure its good
http://www.driverheaven.net/dforce/showdoc...oc=txp_download
(IMG:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/sjoko/Capture_01032005_163324.jpg)
(IMG:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/sjoko/Capture_01032005_134453.jpg)
BASICS
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REMOVE
JUNK FILES before Shutting down
By removing junk- the
windows registry and system won’t have to load them up on
reboot.
Use a Junk temp Cleaner like CCleaner
http://www.ccleaner.com/,
window washer, etc (see software forum for more)
to remove junk
from your system before you shutdown.
"I
found that creating a script to run on shutdown that deletes the temp
folder and history shaved 2.5 seconds on my boot time, down to 1.5
secs.
Create a batch file by doing the following:
1) Open
notepad and enter the following lines:
RD /S /q "C:Documents
and Settings"UserName without quotes"Local
SettingsHistory"
RD /S /q "C:Documents and
SettingsDefault UserLocal SettingsHistory"
RD /S /q
"D:Temp" <--"Deletes temp folder, type in the
location of your temp folder"
2) Save the file and then
rename is something like deltemp.bat
3) Now click Start, Run and
type in gpedit.msc --->Computer Configuration --->Windows
Settings --->Scripts and double click on Shutdown
--->Click
Add and find the batch file you created and press ok to set the
script"
submitted by Gabe
http://tweakxp.com/tweak1822.aspx
Clean
your Registry
Use a registry cleaner occasionally - will
help for faster load up and general performance - the cleaner your
registry the faster it loads.
(CCleaner also does the basic
cleaning-look in software forum for others).
Defragment
your Harddrive Occasionally
Likewise having a clean
ordered system helps
goto
Start-(all)Programs-Accessories-System Tools-Disk Defragmenter then
click on Defragment
or use other Defrag software such as
Diskeeper
Remove SpyWare and Adware
Many
programs put spyware or adware on your pc without your knowledge.
These transmit info about your habits etc, and take up resources and
tend to run at Startup (thus slowing it down). Use programs like
Adaware & Spybot to remove these.
Scan for
Viruses
Does this need to be explained?
Uninstall
& Remove any Software Items you do not use
Simply
remove programs you dont use thru "add remove programs" &
also in "addremove Windows Components" -
Take a look
at what Xplite has to offer in relation removing windows items
and
you must definetly see
BoldFortunes "Slimming
Down Windows XP: The Complete Guide"http://hollow-refuge.net/Bold/viewtopic.php?t=229
and
NeoMayhems "Making your windows
folder smaller"
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=80511
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REMOVE
STARTUP PROGRAMS
Many programs you install set themselves
to run automatically when you start up your computer. Each program
that runs on startup not only consumes system resources but also
extends the length of time it takes your PC to fully boot.
it is
generally unnecessary to have any programs running in the background
(other than security software like virus-scanners or firewalls)
disable your unwanted startup programs to increase your startup speed
and conserve system resources.
Method 1 - Startup
Controller Utility:
I prefer to use other start up
controller programs such as Registry Cleaner to control what is
allowed to startup.
(look on google for other Startup
software-lots of freebies)
I would advize using this one : STARTUP
CONTROLLER
Panelhttp://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
(IMG:http://www.mlin.net/media/StartupCPL.png)
but
you can use the MSCONFIG utility
The 'startup' tab in
MSCONFIG provides access to several other applications that are
started at boot up and are running in the background.
By
examining their Filenames and directories, you should be able to get
a feeling for what is necessary and what is not.
Be aware than
several viruses and worms have a habit of disguising themselves with
authoritative sounding Windows system file names,
such as the
Win32.spybot.worm as MSCONFIG32.EXE. Leave these for now if you are
not sure. (this paragraph taken from pcstats.com)
Go
to 'startrun' and type 'msconfig'
Click on the "startup"
tab (furthest right)
Unclick any items you don't want to load
when windows starts.
after editing the msconfig utility and
rebooting a pop warning will come-simply clik "do not warn me
again"
"Do you ever uninstall
programs and they are still listed under startup items in msconfig?
Personally, I found myself with 30 such items from old installs.
Microsoft leaves you no way to clean up this list, but have no
fear, I have figured it out for you.
1. Open MSconfig and click on
the startup items tab
2. Open Regedit and navigate to
HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Sharedtools/MSconfig
3. Compare the list
of registry keys under startupfolder and startupreg with their
counterparts in msconfig.
4. Delete the keys which are no longer
valid.
5. Voila! You've cleaned up msconfig.
by Simon Tuck
(reviewed by yoyo) http://tweakxp.com/tweak981.aspx
Check
- Startup Folder in StartMenu
Goto Start > Programs >
StartUp
Simply delete any programs you don’t want to load on
startup. Windows does not put any critical files in here so
relax.
This directory can also be a repository for various badness
such as spyware and virus software, so if there are files here which
are not shortcuts and you don't recognize them, you may wish to
consider removing them.
Method 2 - From Within the
Program
Open any program that starts up with
windows-
goto options or preferences and
look for something like "Start with windows" etc -
remove
that and it wont load. (generally when you install a program
it should politely ask you if you want it to start with Win).
e.g.:
Messenger fans
To stop windows messenger from loading at
startup.
go to tools-options-preferences-"uncheck”, run
this program when windows starts, and run this program in the
background.
You can still use it by clicking the icon, but it
won't load with windows on start up.
Method 3 -
RegistryDeleting*
1. Start -->
run --> regedit
2. Navigate to :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun
3.
Delete any entries that you don't want to load
up
***WARNING***
Deleting keys from the registry will
not allow you to set them to startup again if you change your
mind.(unless you backup and know how to revert it)
Use Registry
Cleaner to do this, its easier and has backup
feature
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SLOW
STARTUP DUE TO GRFX CARDS FIREWALLS ANTIVIRUS Software?
There
are alot of complaints that some grfx cards -firewalls and antivirus
can slow down boot like hell eg:
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...dpost&p=2381357
I
suggest either checking with the your grfxsecurity manufacturures
support for any solutions, or search...
Norton seems to have a fix
and all i know is that with AtiMobility you can remove them from
startup (and services..).
or simply move over to a Lighter less
resource eating security system.
if you have symantec AV ,turn the
services to manual and dont make it startup (stated by demorgoron in
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...dpost&p=2409538
SlowBoottime
with ZoneAlarm? -
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...=231506&hl=boot
See
the IrCOMM2k Tweak at bottom for possible solution.
DISABLE
UNNECESSARY SERVICES
Windows XP runs many services in the
background. A lot of these are not actually necessary to the
day-to-day operation of your PC, depending of course, on what you use
it for. Different people will need different services enabled. The
less services the better the performance the faster load up.
To
judge for yourself which are necessary,
Goto>
Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services
OR
right
click on 'My computer'
select 'manage.'
expand 'services and
applications'
then click 'services' to open up the window listing
all available services.
The ones labeled 'started' are
currently running, and the startup type 'automatic' denotes a service
which is started by windows each time the operating system loads. By
highlighting each service, you can see a description of its
properties, and make an informed decision on whether you need it or
not.
To stop a service from running, right click on it and select
'properties,' then stop it and make the startup type 'disabled.' If
the description indicates that services which depend on the service
you are currently examining will fail if it is disabled, you can go
to the 'dependencies' tab to see which services will be affected.
(paragraph from pcstats.com)
The Best
Site I know that shows which Services you can Safely Disable is -
Black Viper's Windows XP Home and Professional Service Configurations
- http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm
(scroll to bottom)
Here is another Site :
http://www.overclockersclub.com/windowsxpservices.shtml
Demorgorn
states: only do it if you know what you are doing and write down all
the changes you make
PROCESSES - BASICS
You can see what processes are running on your pc by opening the
task manager.(Ctrl-Alt-Delete)
In relation to the Services and
StartUp programs the CORE system processes(+ internet access) that
need to be running for Windows to function are:
csrss.exe
ctfmon.exe
(do not disable if u need different languages-quoted from
Slimy)
explorer.exe
lsass.exe
services.exe
smss.exe
svchost.exe (x4)
spoolsv.exe
(printer...)
System
System Idle Process
Winlogon.exe
(+your
firewall and antivirus programs...)
if any of the above .exes are
named slightly different or are located outside of the system32
folder there is a big likelihood they are viruses.
( I have looked
at 3 different machines running different services- and these are to
my knowledge The Essential Core) There is an interesting little
application called Procexp from www.sysinternals.com which shows
which processes are effecting what on your system.
TURN
OFF LOGIN & STARTUP SOUNDS
loading the sounds causes
minimal delay but.....
Goto Control
Panel-Sounds and Audio Devices-Sounds-
select -"start
windows" -then in the sounds panel below select (None)
do
the same for Windows logon and any others u want(alot off
them).
BOOTVIS UTILITY - Boot Defragmenter
Confirmed in this thread:
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...4&hl=boot&st=15
Usefull
tool to see all info about which process are doing what, when &
howlong during startup.
Made by Microsoft to help speed up Windows
XP boot times.
"Bootvis.exe is a performance tracing and
visualization tool that Microsoft designed to help PC system
designers and software developers identify performance issues for
boot/resume timing while developing new PC products or supporting
software.
Please note that Bootvis.exe is not a tool that will
improve boot/resume performance for end users. Contrary to some
published reports, Bootvis.exe cannot reduce or alter a system's boot
or resume performance. The boot optimization routines invoked by
Bootvis.exe are built into Windows XP. These routines run
automatically at pre-determined times as part of the normal operation
of the operating system.
If you are an end-user seeking to resolve
issues for boot/resume performance on your PC, we recommend that you
contact the vendor from whom you purchased the PC. For information
from Microsoft on specific issues, you can search Knowledge Base for
Windows XP product issues related to "resume time."
Source
of Quote : http://www.soft32.com/download_19687.html
How
To use Bootvis
Go to the 'trace' menu
and select 'next boot and driver delays.'
Bootvis will prompt to
reboot. Reboot and wait for Bootvis to start again.
Go to the
'trace' menu and select 'optimize.' Reboot again. Wait for Bootvis to
complete its analysis. Your boot times should now be
optimized.
Download Bootvis:
http://www.soft32.com/download-BootVis-19687-5.html
CHANGE
BOOT SEQUENCE
A simple way to speed up boot is to change
the boot order your Bios goes thru
Normally
its
1.CD
2.Floppy
3.Hardrive
Change it to Hardrive first
and you save seconds needed for the pc to check thru the list
go
to the 'advanced BIOS features' section of the BIOS
and change
the 'First Boot Device' setting to 'Hard Disk' (instead of
floppycd etc)
SERVICE PACK DELAY BOOT?
See
this http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...dpost&p=2400424
According to korsairr
"youre right...
drivers then
service packs = fast boots
service packs then drivers = slow
boots"
:huh:
BACKGROUND INTELLIGENT
TRANSFER
(If you haven’t already disabled it in
Services)
If your system hangs about 2 or 3 minutes at startup,
where you can't access the Start button or the Taskbar, it may be due
to one specific service
(Background Intelligent Transfer) running
in the background. Microsoft put out a patch for this but it didn't
work for me. Here's what you do
Either
disable it in services
or
1. Click
on Start/Run, type 'msconfig', then click 'OK'.
2. Go to the
'Services' tab, find the 'Background Intelligent Transfer' service,
disable it, apply the changes & reboot.
from
tweakxp.com
NOGUIBOOT tweak - Disabling System Boot
Screen
Submited by AresXP :
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...=217309&hl=boot
This
tweak removes XP boot Logo at start up (shaving off a few secs)
*****Note:you will only see a black screen at bootup and prevents
the displaying of boot messages such as Checkdisk***
Goto
start - Run - type in MSCONFIG
in the system configuration
utility- goto BOOT.INI - mark the /NOGUIBOOT-ok
reboot
you will
get a pop warning after reboot-click the ignore in the futuredon’t
remind me etc.
OR
Goto C:/ find
you your Boot.ini file and add " /noguiboot" right after
"/fastdetect".
REMOVE LOGIN
SCREEN
The welcome Login screen use alot of
resources
These methods prevent xp from asking you to login so it
goes directly to the user interface. Remember that removing the
welcome login screen you’re making yourself more vulnerable in
relation to security reasons
Method 1 - For one person
pc users
If your the only one using the pc - do you really
need to Login every time? (well for Security Reasons yes...)
Get
rid of the Login by simply removing your password.
Goto - Control
Panel>User Accounts>click on your Account>Change
password>make sure all the fields are empty(ie:remove the
passwords)>click Change Password-Done
Method 2
1.
click on "Start" - then click on "Run" - and
type
"control userpasswords2"
2. click OK
3. On
the Users tab, clear the "Users must enter a user name and
password to use this computer" check box and click "Apply".
4.
Select the user you want to log on & click OK. A dialog will
appear that asks you what user name and password should be used to
logon automatically, just click "OK".
Then go to Control
Panel / User Accounts, and click “Change the way users log on
or off”, and untick both “Use the Welcome Screen”
and “Use Fast User Switching”
Taken from post by: Dirk
Diggler http://tweakxp.com/tweak320.aspx
USE
THE OLD WIN2000 LOGIN SCREEN INSTEAD
By switching to the
2K style welcome screen, many things speed up drastically.
goto
the Control Panel > User Accounts.
Click "Change the Way
a User Logs On or Off".
Uncheck "Use the Welcome
Screen"
***The one downside is that you can no longer
have multiple users logged on at
once***
________________________________________________________________
Speed-up
log-in tremendously!
If like me you've tried everything
else and your log-in and log-off to XP is still tremendously slow
then you might try this little trick. First, if there are any other
users on your computer see if they have a similarly long log-in. If
they don't the problem might be your roaming profile, which is a
folder where XP stores your settings you can access them from
anywhere in the network. Since these profiles can get really
bloated(as in my case) and are not really necessary unless you log-in
from different computers in a large network, you should disable it.
Here's how:
1. Right click on My Computer,
select the Manage option.
2. From the Management Console, select
the Local Users and Groups option.
3. Double-Click on the Users
folder that appears on the right panel.
4. Right click on the
account with the slow log-in and select Properties.
5. Click on
the Profile tab of the Properties Window.
6. Erase(but keep note a
not of this) whatever path appears for Profile Path under User
Profile and Local Path under Home Folder: LEAVE THESE LINES BLANK.
7.
Reboot. Try to log-in into the problematic account, you should see a
significant speed-boost, the computer might warn you once or twice
that your Roaming Profile is not available, ignore it and it will go
away,
Note: You also will not have your settings and files
that a roaming profile provides across a network.
submitted by
Arif AnwarHi (reviewed by Allan 5-11-03)
http://tweakxp.com/tweak1759.aspx
(not
tested by me)
Reduce wait time after XP boots
A common performance problem with Windows XP is 'start lag,' in
which the operating system boots up normally, the desktop is visible
and usable, but programs will not start, and selecting icons and
using the start menu are extremely slow. This can take anywhere from
a few seconds to a couple of minutes to clear up, and can make using
the operating system extremely frustrating, especially if you are in
a hurry after the reboot.
This delay is generally caused by
Windows XP's networking services looking for other computers and
advertising their functions over the computer's network
connections.
If this problem is driving you nuts, there is a way
to reduce or eliminate the delay, though if you are attached to a
home network, it will reduce your computer's functionality on that
network.
If your computer is not attached to a home
network:
Right click on 'my computer'
and select 'manage.'
Expand 'services and applications' and select
'services' to open the services window.
Highlight the
'workstation' service, right click and select 'properties.'
Set
the 'startup type' dropdown box to 'disabled.' Click 'ok.'
Note
that you will need to re-enable the workstation service should you
wish to network your PC in the future.
If your computer is
part of a home network:
Go to
'startcontrol panelnetwork and internet connectionsnetwork
connections.'
Right click your current network connection (should
be 'local area connection' unless you have more than one network
adaptor) and select 'properties.'
Uncheck the 'File and Print
Sharing' box and press 'ok.'
*********Note that this will
disable your computer's ability to share files and printers over the
network, though it should not affect your ability to access such
resources on another system.
pcstats.com********
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TURN
OFF BIOS DISK DETECTION
Most modern motherboards will
attempt to detect any IDE devices, such as hard drives and CD drives,
during the POST sequence each time the computer boots. By configuring
the BIOS with the correct drive information, you can shave a few
seconds off your boot time by avoiding this detection process.
To
do this enter your system's BIOS setup screen.
Depending on your
motherboard, you may have an IDE drive auto-detection menu. If you
do, simply select it to automatically set your drives. If not,
configure the drives through the 'standard CMOS settings' menu.
Note
that some motherboard chipsets (like Nvidia's Nforce 2) do not allow
this auto-detection to be disabled.
From pcstats.com
(not
tested)
DISABLE BOOT VIRUS DETECTION
The
boot virus detection setting is a holdover from the early days of
computer viruses, when the greatest threat was from virus programs
that wrote themselves into the boot sector of hard disks or the
partition table. Some motherboards are equipped to monitor any
attempt to write to these areas during boot up, and halt the process
with a warning for the user.
Since every version of Windows after
3.1 needs to write to these areas during install, and the modern
virus style of choice is the email worm, this feature is now
obsolete. Disable it for convenience and increased boot speed.
It
will commonly be found in the 'advanced BIOS features' section of the
BIOS.
from pcstats.com
(not tested)
DISABLE
AUTODETECT DRIVES
Submitted by SaLiVa (see post
below)
Heres another tip: The BIOS usually has Auto Detect Drives
on default. This takes a while to scan through the drives, so Set
your BIOS to None for non existing drives, so that it skips the
drives you dont have. And set it to Manual for those with drives in
them. And I think you save 1 second on Start Up.
LESS
GLAMOUR MORE SPEED
By not using sexy effects in windows
you will increase general system performance and bootup since the
core (classic) interface gets loaded first anyway.
In otherwords
avoid using alternative Boot Screens-Login Screens and other Heavy
interface enhancers
Choice 1 - Remove Glossy
Effects
Right click "My
Computer" and choose properties.
Click on the advanced tab,
and than performance settings.
You now are now in the visual
effects tab,
check "adjust for best performance"
and
uncheck every squared box in the box
(I would keep "use
drop shadows for icon labels" because it’s worth the look
on the desktop)
(if you want to keep Windows styles then keep this
marked "use Visual styles..." at bottom)
Click
OK, OK
Choice 2 - CLASSIC Style - Remove
Interface enhancers such as Windows styles
Remove the
Windows styles or other interface enhancers. This will bring back the
Windows Classic shell - which runs & loads faster.
Right
click on empty space on your desktop - click Properties
on top
click Appearance - "windows and Buttons scheme"on top
select - Windows Classic Style.
ok.
Remove
Desktop Image
By simply having a one color desktop
background (instead of an image) Xp wont have to load it.(or make
sure your image isnt too heavy in kb)
goto>Display
Options>tab Desktop>select "None" and choose
color
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REMOVE
UNWANTED FONTS to increase Boot Speed
Windows checks and
loads fonts during the startup process, therefore having a large
amount of font files can cause performance to drag during startup.
The simple solution for this (if you do not expect to use the
majority of these fonts constantly) is to move the unnecessary fonts
to a new directory elsewhere on the hard disk, preserving them in
case they are needed, but preventing them from loading upon
startup.
To do this:
Create a new
directory called 'font backup' or something similar on your c:
drive.
Go to 'startcontrol panelfonts' and select all fonts
(for now, we will be more selective later). Drag and drop all the
fonts into the backup folder you just created. Things will get
garbled for a moment, never fear. Windows XP will automatically
re-install the base fonts that it needs to display text into the
font’s folder in a second or two.
Now you have the bare
minimum of fonts installed. Go through the backup folder and cherry
pick the fonts that you are sure to use (like Times New Roman or
Arial).
If you removed a large volume of fonts, your system should
now boot faster.
if not then just copy the fonts back to the
original font’s folder
***Note: You won't be able to
access the fonts in Word or Notepad if they are removed from original
folder***
from pcstats.com
Demorgorn's advice is : for
deleting fonts automatically,i reccomend using Font Frenzy ,shareware
with 40 days trial that can delete those unneeded fonts
THE
PREFETCH
The Prefetch is located here
C:WINDOWSPREFETCH
The listing of
programs in the Prefetch are there so that programs loads faster.
A:
Clean you’re Prefetch for obsolete programs
if you see
any programs which are no longer in use - delete them. CCleaner does
this automatically for you.
Don’t worry if you delete any
others cause they will be put back the next time you startup that
specific program.
Here is a simple batch file for cleaning
your Prefetch completely (do it occasionally once a month or so)
del
C:WindowsPrefetch*.*
@ECHO SUCCESS
@PAUSE
EXIT
copy
& paste it in notepad then save it as EmptyPrefetch.bat
***It
has been suggested that cleaning your Prefetch too often decreases
system performance.***
B: Increase speed by tweaking
prefetcher settings
This is a unique technique for XP, which
could improve the performance significantly by tweaking the
prefetcher (which is a cache folder).
1. run
"regedit";
2. goto
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession
ManagerMemory ManagementPrefetchParametersEnablePrefetcher];
3.
Set the value to either 0-Disable, 1-App launch prefetch, 2-Boot
Prefetch, 3-Both ("3" is recommended).
4. reboot.
It
should decrease the boot time and the time it takes to load
programs.
submitted by Dr. Dong (reviewed &/or edited by Allan
5/7/03) tweakxp.com
(not tested)
C:Totally
DisablePrefetching*
Submited by Industrious
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...ndpost&p=771187
You
can disable totally Prefetching via the registry!
Run
regedit.exe then go
to:
HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSessionManagerMemoryManagementPrefetchParameters
Change
EnablePrefetcher value from 3 to 5 (decimal)
***Not
tested-dont know what effects this
has***
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DISABLE
AUTO DETECTION OF EMPTY IDE SLOTS
Submitted by
Bold_Fortune :
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...=222045&hl=boot
"Saved
1.5 Seconds Off My Boot Time, I know I know, Big Deal"
It
worked for me!
Another quick trick for a faster boot up is to
disable the auto detection that Windows XP uses to determine if there
are IDE devices present in any of the IDE slots on the motherboard.
More specifically, disable this feature on any empty slots to prevent
the operating system wasting time and resources checking them.
Right
click on 'my computer' > select 'properties' > Go to the
'hardware' tab and select 'device manager' to open the device
management window.
Expand 'IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers' and
highlight the 'primary IDE channel.'
Right click the highlighted
entry and select 'properties.'
Go to the 'advanced settings'
tab.
If either IDE slot on the controller is empty, the
'device type' dropdown box will be not grayed out. Set it to 'none'
to disable auto detection of IDE devices on that particular
slot.
Repeat the above steps for the 'secondary IDE
controller.'
Note that if you wish to add a new IDE device,
you will have to reset the 'device type' setting to 'autodetect' in
order for Windows to use the new drive.
Disable
Parts of GROUP POLICIES MANAGER - gpedit.msc
This will
dramatically speed up the login process - If you don't need to
utilize Group Policies on the local machine, you can disable parts of
it.
Login as Administrator.
Go to
Start/Run type in gpedit.msc and click ok.
Right click on the
Local Computer Policy entry and select Properties from the menu that
appears.
Add checkmarks to the two options within the Disable
section. Close out.
Reboot.
Notice the login access time
has decreased dramatically.
submitted by The_Wizard
tweakxp.com
(not tested)
TIMEOUT DUAL BOOT TWEAK
If you have a dual boot process - you can edit the time xp
displays the choice page. the default is 30sec. Lower the seconds (10
9 8 etc) and it’ll take less....time
Goto
- Control Panel > System > Advanced > Startup and Recovery >
Settings > Time to display list of operating systems
or
edit your boot.ini file in C: and change
the number after 'timeout"
Very SLOW
BOOT WHEN NETWORKING
On some XP Pro installations, when
connected to a network (peer-peer in this case), the computer boot
time can be over 1:40. The system seems to freeze after logging in
and the desktop may not appear or will freeze for a minute. As timed
with the utility, Bootvis.exe, the problem was with the driver
mrxsmb.dll, adding over 67 seconds to the boot time. Turning off and
restoring file and printer sharing eliminated 65 seconds from the
boot time.
1. Alt-click (or right click) on
Network Places > Properties
2. Alt-click on 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.
submitted by Pete Erskine
DISABLE
UNUSED PORTS & DEVICES
This is done by disabling your
unused devices in Device Manager.
for example, if you don't have
input devices that are connected to one of your USB’s or COM
ports, if you have a integrated sound card or video card that you
have upgraded, or if you do not use a floppy drive on your system, it
pays to disable them will give you an extra performance boost in
booting. The same goes for extra network cards.
Of course, the
standard rule of thumb applies here: If you do not know what it is,
leave it alone.
Yes I’ve tried this. I've disabled every
devices that currently has no use for my pc and it worked great. My
booting time is much faster than before.
Go
to Control Panel -> System -> Hardware tab -> device
manager
Disable devices that you don't use for your PC and then
restart.
submitted by Xpentours
http://tweakxp.com/tweak1645.aspx
And PcStats.com
(not tested but logically correct)
for
example
DisableUSBRootspower
It
could be that your computer is trying to save power for any of the
USB Device connected.
1. Right-click My Computer, click
Properties, click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager.
2.
Double-click the Universal Serial Bus controllers branch to expand
it, right-click USB Root Hub, and then click Properties.
3. Click
the Power Management tab.
4. Click to clear the Allow the computer
to turn off this device to save power check box, click OK,
5. Do
the same with all USB ROOT HUBS.
6. Then quit Device Manager and
restart your system.
These troubleshootings should help your
Computer
(got this off neowin a long time ago)
IF
You have TWO HARDDRIVES
If you have two Hard disk (note
hard disk not partitions) move the page file to the other hard
disk... and make it smaller if you have more RAM.
Submited by
C}{$
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...ndpost&p=395699
(not
tested)
ENABLE BOOT DEFRAG
A great new
feature in Microsoft Windows XP is the ability to do a boot
Defragment. This places all boot files next to each other on the disk
to allow for faster booting. By default this option is enabled but on
some builds it is not so below is how to turn it on.(Y is good)
1.
Start Regedit.
2. Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftDfrgBootOptimizeFunction
3.
Select Enable from the list on the right.
4. Right on it and
select Modify.
5. Change the value to Y to enable and N to
disable.
6. Reboot your computer.
Speedup
boot time by IMPROVING NTFS CHECK
CHKNTFS is the command
used to set the AUTOCHK initiation count down time. You can reduce it
from default 9 seconds to a much lower value say 4 seconds. Go
to command prompt and type CHKNTFS/T:4
This command would
set the AUTOCHK initiation count time down to 4.
(don’t
know where I got this)
PROCESS IDLE TASKS TWEAK
Please
read thru the entire of both these threads for more
info
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=233437&st=0
by AresXP - Lighning Fast
Startup
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=232067
by samxt - Add ProcessIdleTasks cmd to your Start...., menu conplete
with icon. For Xp home/Pro
IrCOMM2k Tweak
I
stumbled upon a COM port driver. I installed it to my computer and
noticed that XP loads almost instantly with the Norton Anti-Virus and
Firewall at startup. I booted my computer again and it loads almost
instantly. Usually I have to wait more than 5 mins because I have a
DSL modem but it's a dynamic ip, meaning, I have to wait for the
modem to search for an ip available and it takes painfully long.
Anyway, to fix this, download IrCOMM2k.zip at this site
http://www.ircomm2k.de/.
Download :
http://www.stud.uni-hannover.de/~kiszka/Ir...k-1.2.1-eng.zip
submitted
by Bruce Rabe tweakxp.com
(not tested)
BOLDFORTUNE'S
and NEOMAYHEM'S DELETE FILES TWEAK
BoldFortune and
Neomayhem have made an Amazing lists of items which you can delete
from Windows.
By removing as much as possible from windows it
will logically load faster.
Read the entire thread.
BoldFortunes
"Slimming Down Windows XP: The Complete Guide"
http://hollow-refuge.net/Bold/viewtopic.php?t=229
and
NeoMayhems
"Making your windows folder smaller"
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=80511
DLL
& EXE Editing
There are ways of editing the core xp
.dlls to make them lighter - making the icons, bmps, avi's less grfx
intense and generally making .dlls smaller for faster load.
This
requires knowledge of Resource Hex editing.
**Do Not attempt if
you dont know what your doing**
These 2 sites focuses purely on
playing with windows :
http://www.virtualplastic.net/html/art_hack.html#winxp
http://wint.virtualplastic.net/
Search
on this Neowin for .dll .exe tweaks, resource hacking etc for
more
hacking explorer.exe -
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=225692
After
StartUp....Clean you’re Ram ?
If you use a Ram
cleaner emptier etc after startup you will notice that there is
always alot of info filling up the ram 31%?.
Use a ram cleaner to
get a fresh start.
Don’t really know if this helps
but....
QUESTIONABLE - UNCERTAIN TWEAKS
Use
the INTEL APPLICATION ACCELERATOR??
If your computer has
an older Intel chipset (pre-865) you may benefit from downloading and
installing the Intel Application Accelerator . This software replaces
the Windows XP ATA (hard disk and IDE device) drivers with ones
specially designed for Intel chipsets, improving disk performance and
boot time.
*****Please make sure that your computer conforms to
the system requirements before installing the
accelerator.******
Pcstats.com
(tested but didnt change
anything-not the right system)
Speed up Network
Browsing??
(I am uncertain whether this tweak speeds the
bootup in anyway but since my logic states that if explorer.exe
loads, it will immediately will also check links to other pcs
etc-this twk removes the possibility - this is a good tweak
nonetheless)
There was a bug in windows 2000 that would cause
the scheduled tasks folder to be searched when ever the user would
browse network drives. Microsoft developed a fix for this bug. The
fix fixed the problem and it also had nice side affect of speeding up
browsing of Microsoft networks. Below are instructions how to apply
the fix.
1. Open up regedit.
2. Navigate
to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current
Version/Explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace.
3. Find a key named
{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}.
4. Right click on it and
delete it.
5. Restart
submitted by James Penneck
tweakxp.com
UNLOAD DLLs TWEAK??
I have
not tested this-someone please confirm?
I heard somewhere (tweak
manager) that unloading your dlls from memory supposedly speeds up
boot time.
To enable it here is the registry
code.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAlwaysUnloadDLL]
""="1"
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I
think this should be sufficient enough to give you a headache :laugh:
Here is a Thread where you can Compare your Boot Speeds -
"Your Fastest Boot
Time?"
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...=220190&hl=boot
There
are 2 main Speedup Boot threads in NeoWin where most of this is
confirmed by members
Speed Boot? :
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...=180494&hl=boot
Faster
XP Boot :
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=38718&st=0
Should
you have any suggestions or find any inconsistencies or alternatives
please state so and it will be changed or added.