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Is your Windows XP slow. Does it take more than one minute and a half to load the desktop screen. Does your computer freeze often.
Then it is time to start tweaking it a bit.
Tweaking involves removing what is unnecessary, changing to suit your style and modifying to improve performance. Remember perform tweaking with a lot of care and small errors can cause disastrous results.

Beginners Tweaks.
These tweaks are simple, will provide minimal improvement but when done all together you will see some results.

Tweak 1- Optimizing Graphics for Performance

1)Go to your desktop. Right click My Computer and select properties. (The My Computer icon should not be a shortcut) If it is a shortcut go to start and right click on My Computer and select properties.

2)Click on the advanced tab. Then click on the settings button

3)Now click on the check box which says Adjust for best performance.

This will remove effects such as fade in and and shadows which most users do not even notice.

Tweak 2- De-fragmenting you Hard Disks.

Fragmenting occurs when files are often moved, deleted or created. This can increase time to search for files.
De-Fragmenting can help reduce the time taken to search for files.

1)Go to the start menu

2)Click on Accessories then System Tools and then Disk DeFragmenter.

3)Select a hard disk and then click Defragment. Leave your computer on since de-fragmenting takes some time. Time can vary according to your hard disk capacity.

4)Once defragmentation is done choose another hard disk and repeat step 3

Once done close all application and restart your computer. Now you would see increased file searching

Tweak 3- Adjusting Startup Options

1)Go to start click on run and then type msconfig

2)Click on the startup tab

3)Now uncheck any programs you do not want to automatically startup when the computer starts

This will increase booting time

Tweak 4- Removing the Windows Logo during bootup

1)Go to start click on run and then type msconfig

2)Click on the Boot.INI tab

3)Check /NOGUIBOOT

This will remove the windows logo to increase booting time slightly

Tweak 5- Disabling unnecessary Services

1)Go to start click on run and then type services.msc

2)Disable the following services and continue normal usage

a)Automatic Updates
b)Clipbook
c)Computer Browser
d)Fast User Switching Compatibility - This disable the option of switch user.
e)Indexing Service
f)Net Logon

Tweak 6- Disk Cleanup

1)Go to My Computer. Right click on your hard drives,

2)Select Disk Cleanup and then check everything and then click OK.

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