Improving XP's peerformance!

chart47 · 07-06-2003, 02:44 PM

WARNING: Editing the windows registry manually can cause serious operating system damage if done incorrectly! Use at your own risk!

This is what you need to do if you want to somewhat improve the performance of win XP. Just follow the provided steps:

Start > Run > type: regedit

This with bring up the Registry Editor!

From here open the following folders until you get to Memory Management.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CURRENTCONTROLSET > CONTROL > SESSION MANAGER

In this folder you will fine Memory Management. Just click on it don't open it. So make sure the contents of the folder is disployed in the right portion of the window. There should be a list of main "REG_DWORD" type files. You need to create a new one so right click go to new and click on "DWORD value."

Once this new file is created give it the name "IOPageLockLimit." In continuance open the file and give it a value corresponding to the amount of RAM that you have in a hexadecimal form.

examples: 128 > 4000; 256 > 10000; 512 > 40000; 640 > 64000; 768 > 90000.

Essentialy take the amount of RAM you have square it then convert into a hex value for anyone who has a different amount of RAM than I've given in my examples.

From here save that. Next you want to change the values of some of the others. I'm going to give a list of all the files that need to have a "1" for there value data:

DisablePagingExecutive; LargeSystemCache; WriteWatch.

Most of the others should have "0" for there value with the exception of SessionPoolSize, SessionViewSize, and SystemPages. Leave these values alone.

This should improve the performance of your XP OS.

dethangel · 07-30-2003, 11:24 AM

why dont you just increase the size of yur paging file

right click mycomputer > preoperties > advanced tab > under performance click settings > advanced tab > click change under virtual memory, i have mine set at 4 gigs, as i have 85 gigs of free space

vikenk · 12-03-2003, 08:05 AM

What, exactly, does this do to improve performance

volkanb · 12-10-2003, 09:34 AM

If you have more then one hd it help to create a second page on it.

What i always use to improve performance is run > msconfig
here you can see what programs start at booting, taking away some useless stuff makes it boot faster and free up memory.
But be carefull with it as it can screw up your pc. Check out what the program does, why it's started at boot and if it's save to not let it start at boot.

So Cal Dave · 12-15-2003, 06:54 AM

i suggest that before editing the registry, back it up by clicking, file, export. files of type: all files. name it what you want...reg bkup..and sent to desk top

wade · 04-08-2004, 11:53 AM

Hi what I noticed HDD speed is one of real bottle necks, IO operations takes much time as much fast memory as so slow HDD in comparison to it.

Apokalipse · 05-22-2004, 02:24 AM

what's 102400 in hex?

mikesgroovin · 05-22-2004, 03:46 PM

Am I trippin'? I know that I'm taking some drugs for my cold that I have.....but.....just seems that everyone is talking about different things here

Kram · 05-24-2004, 10:12 PM

definately not trippin

hex tool thingy

ZhengHe · 06-01-2004, 06:52 PM

Might I suggest a web site that will definately help you speed up your Windows XP and is probably quite a bit less confusing to understand. The guy that made this site knows everything there is to know on the topic. Must be close to 800 pages with tweaks and other things you can do to speed up your Windows XP. As long as you read his suggestions carefully they should drastically speed up your system. I'll give you guys the link: http://www.blackviper.com/

Anyway, I may be reiterating something many of you already know, but if not then I think this suggestion will be more then helpful in speeding up XP.

07-06-2003, 02:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
chart47 Newb Techie Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 25	Improving XP's performance! WARNING: Editing the windows registry manually can cause serious operating system damage if done incorrectly! Use at your own risk! This is what you need to do if you want to somewhat improve the performance of win XP. Just follow the provided steps: Start > Run > type: regedit This with bring up the Registry Editor! From here open the following folders until you get to Memory Management. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CURRENTCONTROLSET > CONTROL > SESSION MANAGER In this folder you will fine Memory Management. Just click on it don't open it. So make sure the contents of the folder is disployed in the right portion of the window. There should be a list of main "REG_DWORD" type files. You need to create a new one so right click go to new and click on "DWORD value." Once this new file is created give it the name "IOPageLockLimit." In continuance open the file and give it a value corresponding to the amount of RAM that you have in a hexadecimal form. examples: 128 > 4000; 256 > 10000; 512 > 40000; 640 > 64000; 768 > 90000. Essentialy take the amount of RAM you have square it then convert into a hex value for anyone who has a different amount of RAM than I've given in my examples. From here save that. Next you want to change the values of some of the others. I'm going to give a list of all the files that need to have a "1" for there value data: DisablePagingExecutive; LargeSystemCache; WriteWatch. Most of the others should have "0" for there value with the exception of SessionPoolSize, SessionViewSize, and SystemPages. Leave these values alone. This should improve the performance of your XP OS.

05-22-2004, 02:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
Apokalipse Multicellular Eukaryote Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 12,678	what's 102400 in hex? __________________ 1 + 1 = 3 if you define 3 as a result of 1 + 1

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07-30-2003, 11:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
dethangel Ultra Techie Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 934	why dont you just increase the size of yur paging file right click mycomputer > preoperties > advanced tab > under performance click settings > advanced tab > click change under virtual memory, i have mine set at 4 gigs, as i have 85 gigs of free space

12-03-2003, 08:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
vikenk Junior Techie Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 72	What, exactly, does this do to improve performance

12-10-2003, 09:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
volkanb Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 46	If you have more then one hd it help to create a second page on it. What i always use to improve performance is run > msconfig here you can see what programs start at booting, taking away some useless stuff makes it boot faster and free up memory. But be carefull with it as it can screw up your pc. Check out what the program does, why it's started at boot and if it's save to not let it start at boot.

12-15-2003, 06:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
So Cal Dave Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4	i suggest that before editing the registry, back it up by clicking, file, export. files of type: all files. name it what you want...reg bkup..and sent to desk top

04-08-2004, 11:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
wade Newb Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 21	Hi what I noticed HDD speed is one of real bottle necks, IO operations takes much time as much fast memory as so slow HDD in comparison to it.

05-22-2004, 03:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
mikesgroovin honk if you route packets Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,742	Am I trippin'? I know that I'm taking some drugs for my cold that I have.....but.....just seems that everyone is talking about different things here

05-24-2004, 10:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
Kram Newb Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14	definately not trippin hex tool thingy

06-01-2004, 06:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
ZhengHe True Techie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 135	Might I suggest a web site that will definately help you speed up your Windows XP and is probably quite a bit less confusing to understand. The guy that made this site knows everything there is to know on the topic. Must be close to 800 pages with tweaks and other things you can do to speed up your Windows XP. As long as you read his suggestions carefully they should drastically speed up your system. I'll give you guys the link: http://www.blackviper.com/ Anyway, I may be reiterating something many of you already know, but if not then I think this suggestion will be more then helpful in speeding up XP.