Ok my system is running a little slow then i think it should, i just did a format so i know there isnt any viruses, here are my specs Windows XP 2Gig Ram 512Mb Raedon X1900X video card pci-e 200G HDD 2.6Ghz AMD athlon 64 X2 Dual core processor Front Bus speed 2000Mhz not sure what else to include but any help would be nice.

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Disable Indexing Services http://www.tweakxp.com/tweakxp/display.asp?id=1335 http://mywebpages.comcast.net/SupportCD/OptimizeXP.html Indexing services is a small program that hogs HUGE amounts of RAM and can often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process indexing and updates lists of the files on your system, so you can search for them quickly, but it's completley unnecessary. To disable it, go to the Control Panel and click Add or Remove Programs. Click the Add/Remove Window Components. Simply untick the Indexing services and click Next! Go into "My Computer", right click on all your hard drive partitions one at a time, left click "Properties". Uncheck "Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching". Select "Apply changes to subfolders and files". If any files can not be updated select "Ignore All". =================================== HOW TO: Set Performance Options in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308417 ===================================== How to Disable the Find Fast Indexer http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q158705 8. THE TRUTH ABOUT FIND FAST http://www.remainsecure.com/whitepapers/hacking/mshidden.htm ===================================== http://www.help2go.com/Tutorials/Protect_Your_PC/System_Changes_to_Foil_Hackers_and_Browser_Hijackers.html 2. Disable the POSIX and OS/2 Subsystem. 6. Disable the Guest account 7. Set the Hosts file to read-only to prevent name hijacking. ===================================== Application Slow-Downs in Windows XP http://www.scotsnewsletter.com/47.htm ======================================= Not networking, this will help. 1) Control Panel -> Internet Options 2) Connections tab 3) LAN Settings 4) Uncheck "Automatically Detect Settings" ======================================= http://www.technobabble.com.au/technobabble/html/tweaks/access.htm http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=guide&dId=145&dPage=3 Just like Windows 2000, Windows XP still fails to set the DMA mode correctly for the IDE device designated as the slaves on the primary IDE and secondary IDE channels. Most CD-ROMS are capable of supporting DMA mode, but the default in XP is still PIO. Setting it to DMA won't make your CD-ROM faster, but it will consume less CPU cycles. Here's how: Open the Device Manager. One way to do that is to right-click on "My Computer", select the Hardware tab, and select Device Manager. Expand "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers" and double-click on "Primary IDE Channel". Under the "Advanced Settings" tab, check the "Device 1" setting. More than likely, your current transfer mode is set to PIO. Set it to "DMA if available". Repeat the step for the "Secondary IDE Channel" if you have devices attached to it. Reboot. Enabling DMA in XP. http://www.blackmaxpc.com/Guides/DMA.htm http://www.xtremepccentral.com/foru...9/2002/05/1/885 http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/tech/storage/IDE-DMA.asp http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=7625 http://www.optorite.com/manual/English/manual/dma.htm Problems enabling DMA in XP. http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=6645 http://www.compguysinc.com/techweb/hardware/dma66.shtml http://www.windowsxpatoz.com/cgi-bin/performance/index.cgi?answer=1036284156&id=1036282433 If the computer persists on having only PIO after reboot even though the hard drive is a flashing super-duper ATA133 and transfer mode set to “DMA if available”, then you have to do the following: Remove the primary device in the device manager and reboot! Voilà, now the harddrive should be running in DMA mode. Repeat on the secondary IDE channel if necessary. ======================================= Disable XP support for zip files http://www.quake3world.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/022654.html http://www.technobabble.com.au/technobabble/html/tweaks/access.htm Windows XP has built-in support for .ZIP files, so that you can view them as normal folders. However, the system uses a sizeable portion of resources doing this, so disabling this feature can increase performance. It's easy to do, you just have to un-register the zipfldr.dll, by going to Start -> Run... Copy & Paste > regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll < , then press Enter. You should see a message telling you the command was succesfully applied. ======================================== SECURITY http://www.quake3world.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/022654.html Disable uPnP! Download this to disable uPnP, a very dangerous service to have running on your pc. http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/Release.asp?ReleaseID=34951 ========================================= MEMORY PERFORMANCE TWEAKS http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=guide&dId=120&dPage=5 http://www.windowsxpatoz.com/cgi-bin/performance/index.cgi?answer=1036284180&id=1036282433 http://www.tweakxp.com/TweakXP/display.asp?id=1509 These only apply if you have over 256 mb, otherwise just skip this part. Disable the paging executive In normal usage, XP pages sections from the kernel core and drivers in memory to disk. We can stop this happening and keep the data in RAM, resulting in improved performance. Run regedit.exe ( Start > Run, type in regedit & press Enter) Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/Session Manager/Memory Management/ The setting we want to change to disable the ’Paging Executive’, as it is called, is called DisablePagingExecutive. Changing the value of this key from 0 to 1 will de-activate memory paging. Note: This tweak may cause problems with some Nvidia cards & drivers. =================================== http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBI/tip4200/rh4299.htm Simple File Sharing is enabled by default if your computer is NOT a member of a domain http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBI/tip4400/rh4487.htm NOTE: Simple File Sharing cannot be disabled on Windows XP Home Edition. To disable Simple File Sharing: 1. Start > My Computer > Tools > Folder Options. 2. Select the View tab. 3. Clear the Use simple file sharing (Recommended) box in the Advanced Settings area. 4. Press Apply and OK. ==================================== 39. How to improve on shutdown time? http://www.xptuneup.com/tip0050.htm Demystifying the Windows Registry http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/Demystifying_the_Windows_Registry-tut74.html Close apps automatically & quickly at shutdown. Open Registry by going to START-RUN and typing REGEDIT. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\CONTROL PANEL\DESKTOP and look for AutoEndTasks. Default value is 0. Change it to 1. Close Regedit & Reboot. ======================================= Unknown hard drive activity. Right click an empty part of your desktop > Properties > Display Properties > Desktop > Customize Desktop > Desktop Items. Down the bottom of that screen, uncheck > Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days. ======================================= You can try > No paging file, I have 736mb memory & it is OK. Or, Try to avoid having a paging file on the same drive as the system files. http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308417 HOW TO: Move the Paging File in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307886 ====================================== Clear virtual memory on shutdown. http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2003/2003-02-27.htm Windows does not normally clear or recreate the page file. On a heavily used system this can be both a security threat and performance drop. Enabling this setting will cause Windows to clear the page file whenever the system is shutdown. This also means shutdown will be slower. Classic View Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options. Category View Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options. Scroll down to "Shutdown: Clear Virtual Memory Pagefile". Right click and select properties then click "Enabled". Note: Please note on systems with large amounts of memory, and therefore large swap-file, this tweak could cause a delay at shutdown due to the additional time taken to clear the data from the file. ===================================== http://www.petri.co.il/bypass_the_welcome_screen_in_windows_xp.htm You can also permanently disable the Welcome Screen and Fast User Switching (and you should...). Read the following article: Disable the Welcome Screen in XP Pro and Disable Fast User Switching in XP Pro. http://www.petri.co.il/disable_the_welcome_screen_in_xp_pro.htm http://www.petri.co.il/disable_fast_user_switching_in_xp_pro.htm 1. Open User Accounts in Control Panel. 2. Click Change the way users log on or off. http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1153279,00.asp http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279765&sd=tech ===================================== W2KWXPDNSfix Broadband Tip: How to keep DNS Errors from slowing you down! http://cable-dsl.home.att.net/dns_cache.htm Works for dial-up too! ===================================== How to Disable the "There are Newly Installed Programs" Balloon When you install a new program in XP, the operating system helpfully tells you about it and highlights the new program(s) on the Start menu. If you don't like this behavior, there's something you can do about it: Right click the Start button and select Properties. Click the Start Menu tab. Click the Customize button. Click the Advanced tab. Uncheck the box labeled "Highlight newly installed programs." Note: this option is not available if you use the Classic Start menu. ======================================= 23 Ways To Speed WinXP Without Defrag http://www.techbuilder.org/article.htm?ArticleID=47626 4.) Double-click the My Computer icon. Next, right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties. Uncheck "Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching." Next, apply changes to "C: subfolders and files," and click OK. If a warning or error message appears (such as "Access is denied"), click the Ignore All button. =================================== Auto Delete Temporary Folder http://www.tweakxp.com/display.aspx?id=2021 First go into gpedit.msc ( only available in the Pro version of XP ) Start > Run, copy & paste > gpedit.msc & press Enter Next select -> Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Terminal Services > Temporary Folder Then right click "Do Not Delete Temp Folder Upon Exit" Go to properties and hit Disabled. Now next time Windows puts a temp file in that folder it will automatically delete it when its done! ======================================= http://www.windowsxpatoz.com/cgi-bin/performance/index.cgi?answer=1036282565&id=1036282433 In Windows XP everytime you open My Computer to browse folders XP automatically searches for network files and printers. This causes a delay in displaying your icons. You probably see the "default" windows icon and as you scroll it changes to the correct icon. This is how to stop that... 1. Open My Computer 2. Click on the Tools menu and select Folder Options... 3. Under Folder Options select the View tab. 4. Uncheck the very first box that reads "Automatically search for network folders and printers". 5. Click "Apply" or "OK" You should see a dramatic increase in speed when Windows displays your icons. ========================================== Performance Right-click "My Computer", then "Properties". Choose the "Advanced" tab. Under "Performance" click "Settings". In Visual Effects, click on Custom & untick everything, except > Use visual styles on windows and buttons & Smooth edges of screen fonts & maybe > Show shadows under menu's ( Default has everything ticked, except > Smooth edges of screen fonts ) Click Apply & then OK. ======================================== If your computer is NOT a laptop/notebook then you can stop Hibernate. Hibernation, reserves disk space equal to your RAM. http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=guide&dId=145&dPage=5 The mysterious hiberfil.sys http://www.softwarepatch.com/tips/hiberfil-sys-xp.html =========================================== System Restore Point Start > My Computer > right click & select Properties. Select System Restore & untick > Turn off System Restore on all drives. Select the drive with the operating system on, click Settings & set it on Min or higher. Any other drive or partition, click Settings & tick > Turn off System Restore on this drive.