Make Windows XP Run Faster! - Comments Page 10

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Definitely a helpful Step by Step Recipe! Thanks Bob.

Thanks for this! My PC is running much faster now.. but not as fast as i'd like. I'm just wondering about a few things..

I have defragged, cleaned, and run a virus scan, my pc still seems to be slow. I have just under half of my hard drive's memory left, and have uninstalled all non-essential programs. Do you have any idea why my computer is so slow? Thanks.

Thanks for this great article!

One question/issue has come up for me - when I disable items in the startup items with the MSCONFIG utility, the computer re-boots in a Selective Startup mode... if I switch it back to Normal Startup it re-checks the items I disabled in the Startup items. How do I permanently disable those items? (Do I need to remove them from the registry with another utility?)

Thanks!

this is a one of the good idea foe make any computer faster.
thank u bob...

Followed your instructions to close down services I would not need. Well I regret that I did. Hyperlinks from MS Excel don't work anymore. Install with e NSI file doesn't work either. Which services should I restart?

EDITOR'S NOTE: The easiest thing is probably a System Restore to the day before you made the changes. Then you can tweak the services a little more carefully.

I have suggestion how to make Windows XP Run Faster!.. Use Ubuntu .. Free, secure, fast, no Viruses, good looking, skins, run EXEs, 100% customizable. In XP i install half an hour drivers for my printer in Ubuntu just plug in and print .. That's my suggestion. Try it it free =)

Great post!

It really does help increase the system's speed.

Your Recipe is cheesy! Thanks thou.

You forgot to mention that switching off a lot of the visual effects in Windows (such as the animation when minimising or maximising windows) really helps speed up your machine, particularly when switching between programs.

Right click 'My computer', go to Properties. Click the 'Advanced' tab, select 'Performance settings', select 'adjust for best performance' and you're away. Windows might not look so pretty but it'll run a lot faster.

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