XP Experts....
 

I know some of you are pretty savvy when it comes to XP, so I thought I would ask about good instructions on streamlining it and speeding it up.

I recently had to reformat and the computer seems to be running a lot slower than it used to. On my old format I had found a really nice tutorial on speeding things up but I can't find it now... I guess it made a huge difference because like I said, my computer is a hell of a lot slower now on a new install.

Thanks for the replies.

Try this site:

TweakGuides

Has lots of good optimization tips for XP, as well as graphics cards, and even games. Can all be dowloaded in a handy PDF, too :D

First thing to help when you do a rebuild of your HDD is to defrag. You should also look at getting a registry cleaner of some sort. Most of this is covered in the tutorial that was posted by KP.

http://beemerworld.com/tips/servicesxp.htm

Not the original but still has the same content.

Without checking the sites the other guys have recommended (so this is probably in there), the first one I do is:

My Computer/Properties/Advanced Tab/Performance Settings Button/Visual Effects Tab, then select 'Adjust for best performance'. It seems to make a difference to me.

Then kill all the unneccessary startup items with msconfig and, as already said, use defrag and ccleaner to keep it in shape.

A good free programme for regular maintanance purposes :up:

http://filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/