TweakHound's Super XP Tweaking Guide - SP2 version 2.0 Final

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TweakHound's Super XP Tweaking Guide - SP2 version 2.0 Final
A guide to Tweak & Optimize XP. - October, 2005

tweak
- to change slightly, esp. in order to make something more effective or correct.

optimize
- get the most out of, make optimal

- modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost


This was the first comprehensive, step-by-step XP tweaking guide on the net. It's over 3 years old and continues to evolve. I started working with XP during its RC1 stage. After a time I began looking for ways to tweak it. I haven't "invented" any of these tweaks. They were scattered all over the web, a couple at one site, a few more at another. Some were good and as I discovered over time, some were bad. What I have done here is to investigate/test them, try and organize them in a coherent manner, and present them in a step-by-step guide. This was also the first guide to debunk several myths regarding popular tweaks.