Speed Up Windows XP Vista 7

To increase speed of computer, do change the settings, operating system windows. Here is a setting that must be done:

1. Disable the Sound Scheme (for Win XP, Vista, 7)

This method can be applied to Windows XP, Vista, 7. How, press START - Control Panel - Sounds and Audio Devices - Sounds - Sound scheme - No Sounds - Apply - OK.

Sound Scheme

2. Time to display startup and recovery (for Win XP, Vista, 7)

This method can be applied to Windows XP, Vista, 7. How, press START - Control Panel - System - Advanced - Startup and Recovery - Settings - System startup

• Time to display list of operating systems            = 30 seconds, changed to = 1 seconds
• Time to display recovery options when needed = 30 seconds, changed to = 5 seconds

Time to display startup and recovery

3. Performance Options (for Win XP, Vista, 7)

This method can be applied to Windows XP, Vista, 7. How, press START - Control Panel - System - Advanced - Performance - Settings - Visual Effects - Let windows choose whats best for my computer, changed to - Adjust for best performance - Apply - OK

Performance Options

For Win XP
START - Control Panel - Display - Appearance - Windows and buttons - from Windows Classic style - changed to Windows XP style - Apply. Then, click Effects - remove all check - OK - OK.

Windows XP style

For Win 7
Right click on desktop - Personalization - select themes

Aero themes

4. Delete all Scheduled Tasks (for Win XP, Vista, 7)
This method can be applied to Windows XP, Vista, 7. How, press START - Control Panel - Scheduled Tasks - delete all Scheduled Tasks

Scheduled Tasks

5. System Configuration Utility, Startup and Services (for Win XP, Vista, 7)
This method can be applied to Windows XP, Vista, 7. How, press START - run - msconfig - OK

msconfig

Startup: only activate anti virus, for other programs, can be disabled, if you think not required.

System Configuration Utility, Startup and Services

Services: only activate anti virus, for other programs, can be disabled, if you think not required.

System Configuration Utility, Startup and Services

When finished, do the restart.

6. Window Metrics - MinAnimate=1 (for Windows XP)
This method can be applied to Windows XP. How, press START - run - regedit - OK

Window Metrics - MinAnimate=1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER - Control Panel - Desktop - WindowMetrics - MinAnimate -  Value data=1 - OK - restart.
7. Disk Cleanup for all drives (for Win XP, Vista, 7)

This method can be applied to Windows XP, Vista, 7. How, right click drive C - Properties - Disk Cleanup - give a check all items. Then, click More Options - System Restore - Clean up - Yes - OK. Repeat process to drive D, E, F.

Disk Cleanup

8. Check disk for all drives (for Win XP, Vista, 7)

This method can be applied to Windows XP, Vista, 7. How, right click drive C - Properties - Tools - Error checking - Check now - give a check all items (automatically fix file system errors, and scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors) - Start. Repeat process to drive D, E, F.

Check disk

9. Disk Defragmenter (for Win XP, Vista, 7)

This method can be applied to Windows XP, Vista, 7. How, right click drive C - Properties - Tools - Defragmentation - Defragment Now - select drive - Defragment. Repeat process to drive D, E, F.

Disk Defragmenter

10. Delete installed programs, that you no longer use (for Win XP, Vista, 7)

This method can be applied to Windows XP, Vista, 7

Add or Remove Programs

11. Download and install CCleaner free (support Win XP, Vista, 7)

Download and install CCleaner

Cleaner: Internet Explorer, Windows Explorer, System, Advanced

Registry Cleaner

12. Turn ReadyBoost (for Windows 7)
ReadyBoost can speed up your computer by using, USB flash drives and memory cards.

1. Plug a flash drive into your computer.
2. In the Autoplay, under General options, click Speed up my system.
3. Right click a flash drive - Properties - ReadyBoost, and then do one of the following:

• Dedicate this device to ReadyBoost : to use the maximum available space on the flash drive for ReadyBoost. Windows will leave any files already stored on the device, but itll use the rest to boost your system speed.
• Use this device : to use less than the maximum available space on the device for ReadyBoost, and then move the slider to choose the amount of available space on the device you want to use.

     4. Click OK.

ReadyBoost

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