Speed Up Computer (Win XP), Part1

DISABLE INDEXING SERVICES

Indexing Services is a small little program that uses large amounts of RAM and can often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process indexes and updates lists of all the files that are on your computer. It does this so that when you do a search for something on your computer, it will search faster by scanning the index lists. If you don’t search your computer often. To disable do the following :

1. Go to Start --> Control Panel --> Double-click Add/Remove Programs
2. Click the Add/Remove Window Components
3. Uncheck the Indexing services
4. Click Next

OPTIMISE DISPLAY SETTINGS

Windows XP can look sexy but displaying all the visual items can waste system resources. To optimise :

1. Go to Start --> Control Panel --> Click System
2. Click Advanced tab --> In the Performance tab click Settings
3. Leave only the following ticked :

• Show shadows under menus
• Show shadows under mouse pointer
• Show translucent selection rectangle
• Use drop shadows for icons labels on the desktop
• Use visual styles on windows and buttons

SPEEDUP FOLDER BROWSING

You may have noticed that everytime you open my computer to browse folders that there is a slight delay. This is because Windows XP automatically searches for network files and printers everytime you open Windows Explorer. To fix this and to increase browsing significantly :

1. Open My Computer --> Click on Tools menu --> Click on Folder Options
2. Click on the View tab --> Uncheck the Automatically search for network folders and printers in check box
3. Click Apply --> Click Ok
4. Reboot Your Computer

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