How to keep WinXP really fast & stable Part III.
I'm going to revise this (the links to program, new update and other stuff) in the next 24-48 hours. it has help thousands of people on the old forum.
I'm reposting because it is hard finding the old links
We need to sticky this as I always have to direct somebody to this link
part 1
http://www.techist.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=56137
partII
http://www.techist.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=126882
How to keep WinXP really fast & stable. This question was asked
http://www.techist.com/showthre...threadid=55862.
Here's how to keep windows fast. before we start, remember this. if you have a brand name computer (ie hp, gateway, sony, dell) you have a driver folder on your c drive. back it up. million of people reformat their comp. then have to look everywhere for drivers that they already have. duh
also if your computer didn't come with a xp disc, it probably had a I386 folder on the c drive. back it up. you can reinstall xp with it if you make a bartpe cd
Tricks to speed your computer
1. Reformat. Use the XP CD to break it into 2 partitions. Make one 20-40 gig for your operating system, the rest for your data (gamers need to make a 3rd 10-20 gig partition for your games). You can move my document to the 2nd partition. Go to start right click my documents, click properties (you can only do it here) and select move. Move it to you second partition. This will speed up disc performance plus if you have to reformat, you won't lose your data. Download all new things to the first drive and after a few weeks and you are sure they contain no virus or Trojan horses, then move them to the 2nd drive
2. If you have a second hard drive you need to move your paging file there. Make 2 partitions. The first is 5 gigs which will be your swap file drive (it is faster at the beginning). Go to system properties, click advance then performance and then advance again. You will now be at the page to change your paging file.
3. If you can get customizer XP, get it. I am not sure but I don't think it is free anymore. It does a million things to speed up your computer. The second link is the old Free one
Tweak Now! - Tweaking Windows Couldn't Be Easier
MEGAUPLOAD - The leading online storage and file delivery service
4. Go to display properties, change your desktop theme to windows classic, also change in the appearance tab to windows classic. Change these 2 things to classic will free up 60mb of ram alone. You use any old picture as desktop wallpaper
5. Install cache cleaner. Turn on cache cleaner to make it clean your temporary internet files every 2 week. It will delete spy ware like files that the XP clean up disc tool can'thttp://www.megaupload.com/?d=ORZ26SBE
6. Get evidence eliminator to disable all of windows XP tracking services for you. half of XP resources is use to track everything that you are doing. Evidence Eliminator the most popular Internet Washer & Windows Washer. You will find a much faster computer when you are done
7. Don't use IE. Firefox with the no script extension will give you the best protection . you get to choose the site that allow the javascript. It also show you the script lurking in the background that you shouldn't select. IE lover think different, but the simple fact is, firefox has never been hijacked and nobody that I know of has ever had the security compromise because ff fixes the holes immediately
http://ftp.netscape.com/pub/netscap...install-8-0.exe
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Intern...fox-Final.shtml Firefox web browser | Faster, more secure, & customizable
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/722/
Opera browser: Home page
8. Don't download free music from p2p programs. If you must download from file sharing programs, get you a dummy computer that you don't care if it gets a virus or spyware. Stay away from limewire
9. start, run type msconfig check startup remove all of the check item except your firewall and antivirus and email programs so that you won't have so many things running in the background that are just wasted computer resources. You can enable teatimer of spybot search and destroy to keep things out of startup.
10. Get adaware, sybot and spyware blaster (you can change the first 2 programs for other spyware programs like spysweeper and MS antispyware, but spyware blaster is a must. It blocks sites from ever accessing your computer.
The home of Spybot-S&D!
SpywareBlaster Download
Lavasoft
11. Get an antivirus. Nod32 is the best one with Kaspersky labs a close second. I don't recommend Norton. I heard so much about how great Symantec is compare to Norton A/V, that I tried it out on a couple of computers. Then one day I decided to ran a full scan. Well 3 hours later it was only 75 percent done on a 40 gig and a 160 gig hdd, I decided not to ever use Symantec again
Anti Virus Free Download - Free Anti Virus Download of NOD32 from ESET
Antivirus Software: Kaspersky Lab - Protection Against CrimeWare
12. get service pack 2. slipstream it with autostreamer onto your xp disc
Download Windows XP Service Pack 2: XP SP2 (Full package)
Autostreamer
I'm going to revise this (the links to program, new update and other stuff) in the next 24-48 hours. it has help thousands of people on the old forum.
I'm reposting because it is hard finding the old links
We need to sticky this as I always have to direct somebody to this link
part 1
http://www.techist.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=56137
partII
http://www.techist.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=126882
How to keep WinXP really fast & stable. This question was asked
http://www.techist.com/showthre...threadid=55862.
Here's how to keep windows fast. before we start, remember this. if you have a brand name computer (ie hp, gateway, sony, dell) you have a driver folder on your c drive. back it up. million of people reformat their comp. then have to look everywhere for drivers that they already have. duh
also if your computer didn't come with a xp disc, it probably had a I386 folder on the c drive. back it up. you can reinstall xp with it if you make a bartpe cd
Tricks to speed your computer
1. Reformat. Use the XP CD to break it into 2 partitions. Make one 20-40 gig for your operating system, the rest for your data (gamers need to make a 3rd 10-20 gig partition for your games). You can move my document to the 2nd partition. Go to start right click my documents, click properties (you can only do it here) and select move. Move it to you second partition. This will speed up disc performance plus if you have to reformat, you won't lose your data. Download all new things to the first drive and after a few weeks and you are sure they contain no virus or Trojan horses, then move them to the 2nd drive
2. If you have a second hard drive you need to move your paging file there. Make 2 partitions. The first is 5 gigs which will be your swap file drive (it is faster at the beginning). Go to system properties, click advance then performance and then advance again. You will now be at the page to change your paging file.
3. If you can get customizer XP, get it. I am not sure but I don't think it is free anymore. It does a million things to speed up your computer. The second link is the old Free one
Tweak Now! - Tweaking Windows Couldn't Be Easier
MEGAUPLOAD - The leading online storage and file delivery service
4. Go to display properties, change your desktop theme to windows classic, also change in the appearance tab to windows classic. Change these 2 things to classic will free up 60mb of ram alone. You use any old picture as desktop wallpaper
5. Install cache cleaner. Turn on cache cleaner to make it clean your temporary internet files every 2 week. It will delete spy ware like files that the XP clean up disc tool can'thttp://www.megaupload.com/?d=ORZ26SBE
6. Get evidence eliminator to disable all of windows XP tracking services for you. half of XP resources is use to track everything that you are doing. Evidence Eliminator the most popular Internet Washer & Windows Washer. You will find a much faster computer when you are done
7. Don't use IE. Firefox with the no script extension will give you the best protection . you get to choose the site that allow the javascript. It also show you the script lurking in the background that you shouldn't select. IE lover think different, but the simple fact is, firefox has never been hijacked and nobody that I know of has ever had the security compromise because ff fixes the holes immediately
http://ftp.netscape.com/pub/netscap...install-8-0.exe
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Intern...fox-Final.shtml Firefox web browser | Faster, more secure, & customizable
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/722/
Opera browser: Home page
8. Don't download free music from p2p programs. If you must download from file sharing programs, get you a dummy computer that you don't care if it gets a virus or spyware. Stay away from limewire
9. start, run type msconfig check startup remove all of the check item except your firewall and antivirus and email programs so that you won't have so many things running in the background that are just wasted computer resources. You can enable teatimer of spybot search and destroy to keep things out of startup.
10. Get adaware, sybot and spyware blaster (you can change the first 2 programs for other spyware programs like spysweeper and MS antispyware, but spyware blaster is a must. It blocks sites from ever accessing your computer.
The home of Spybot-S&D!
SpywareBlaster Download
Lavasoft
11. Get an antivirus. Nod32 is the best one with Kaspersky labs a close second. I don't recommend Norton. I heard so much about how great Symantec is compare to Norton A/V, that I tried it out on a couple of computers. Then one day I decided to ran a full scan. Well 3 hours later it was only 75 percent done on a 40 gig and a 160 gig hdd, I decided not to ever use Symantec again
Anti Virus Free Download - Free Anti Virus Download of NOD32 from ESET
Antivirus Software: Kaspersky Lab - Protection Against CrimeWare
12. get service pack 2. slipstream it with autostreamer onto your xp disc
Download Windows XP Service Pack 2: XP SP2 (Full package)
Autostreamer