without buying anything?

like, what are some settings i can tweak and such?

also, something is making my comp lag when pages load sometimes- the mouse moves jerkily

[Edited on February 15, 2006 at 10:03 PM. Reason : Ø]

2/15/2006 10:02:11 PM

run spyware/adware removal tools.. like adaware (download.com)

2/15/2006 10:04:17 PM

did that

2/15/2006 10:05:05 PM

My Computer properties > advanced > performance settings > visual effects > adjust for best performance

perhaps Classic Start Menu

2/15/2006 10:08:33 PM

put racing stripes on the side of the tower

2/15/2006 10:13:09 PM

Cut a window in the side.

2/15/2006 10:15:07 PM

overclock

2/15/2006 10:15:32 PM

ok- best performance check

i'd have to buy paint for racing stripes so that's out

and my comp already has a hole in it- i yanked out the A: drive because i didn't liek the sounds it made

how much overclock is safe? i'm at a stout 750 mhz at the moment

[Edited on February 15, 2006 at 10:17 PM. Reason : Ø]

2/15/2006 10:16:18 PM

Dont try to overclock a 750mhz machine. It's not worth it.


You wont notice a difference +-200mhz

2/15/2006 10:22:18 PM

ok

any programs that shouldn't be running?

i have like 5 svchost.exe's running

2/15/2006 10:27:34 PM

those are fine.


Try rolling back from winXP, to win2k. XP has a lot of fluff.

2/15/2006 10:33:26 PM

I fail to see how someone wouldn't notice a more than 25% speed increase

2/16/2006 1:29:35 AM

+200mhz on the processor is not going to give him a 25% overall speed increase.


And I doubt you would be able to tell the difference between a 750mhz machine and a 1ghz machine, without benchmarks.

2/16/2006 1:38:03 AM

give us a screenshot of all your running programs from taskmanager

2/16/2006 1:38:59 AM

2/16/2006 4:51:47 AM

Quicker = more RAM. If its an older desktop (sounds like it), you can add a 256MB chip to it for extremely cheap ($20 or less). We still run 1Ghz machines at work just fine on XP. Otherwise, you'll honestly waste your time and beat your head trying to tweak all the settings for maybe a 5-10% performance increase. The RAM will increase performance by at least 33%.

Quick tip: Remove ALL of your startup programs except for antivirus.
-Programs, Startup
-In registry edtior, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Downlaod TweakXP as well if you really want to dig deep.

[Edited on February 16, 2006 at 5:26 AM. Reason : .]

2/16/2006 5:25:34 AM

STEAL

2/16/2006 8:39:03 AM

Reclaim the memory you already have:

http://www.codecavalier.com/blackviper/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

and

http://www.google.com/search?q=windows+services+black+viper

2/16/2006 8:44:12 AM

put stickers on your computer

2/16/2006 8:59:50 AM

you're doing pretty good on the running programs

but you can kill:
wdfmanager.exe (driver support for windows media player 10)
acoustic.exe (sound card tweaker)
e_s412L1.exe (epson printer program; if removing this disables your printer, then just reinstall printer and leave the program alone )

2/16/2006 9:05:00 AM

replace windows with MenuetOS. Replace computer with newer one you stole from that fag on the 4th floor who's daddy bought him an alienware ALX system. DONE.

2/16/2006 9:29:48 AM

why do people get soo upset about other people's parents buy them nice things? so lame... you needed more love as a child.

2/16/2006 9:43:58 AM

get an older/lighter version of aim, aim shouldn't use 40mb of ram. also, better check what service that is using 40mb of ram, sounds suspicious.

http://www.sysinternals.com -- get autoruns and process explorer

2/16/2006 10:05:18 AM

^^Haha, considering I'm not even sure there IS a 4th floor here...

2/16/2006 10:26:28 AM

just saying how he's automatically a fag... its the principle man, PRINCIPLE!

2/16/2006 11:09:03 AM

jeez...

start.
run.
msconfig
go to startup tab, that'll help you right there without going through the damnable registry

2/16/2006 11:16:06 AM

"i'm at a stout 750 mhz at the moment..."

yeah on a machine like that you really need to bump up the ram

you can safely disable at least 50% of your running services
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=SUNA%2CSUNA%3A2006-02%2CSUNA%3Aen&q=xp+services

also right click on my computer-properties-advanced-performace-adjust for best performance

2/16/2006 11:28:04 AM

follow this guide:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/SupportCD/OptimizeXP.html

2/16/2006 12:28:18 PM

X-Setup

this is the best way to completely tweak a windows system.

http://www.x-setup.net

[Edited on February 16, 2006 at 12:37 PM. Reason : link]

2/16/2006 12:37:01 PM

ste, ste, ste, steroids

2/16/2006 1:33:52 PM

Quote :

"why do people get soo upset about other people's parents buy them nice things?"

because very often, those people feel entitled to those things.


while this is not always the case, it's the one that makes people want to punch other people.

2/16/2006 1:59:00 PM

use Trillian instead of AIM...it uses much less memory. 11,000k for me right now.

[Edited on February 16, 2006 at 7:51 PM. Reason : ]

2/16/2006 7:49:25 PM

Uh, aim 4.8 only uses 7.6mb of memory on my laptop.

2/16/2006 7:54:05 PM

theres an OK guide for doing some simple maintenance http://gear.ign.com/articles/554/554744p2.html

2/16/2006 8:01:51 PM

defrag
delete pr0n

2/16/2006 9:45:48 PM

yeah, def delete t3h pr0n.


that shit leaves a harddrive sticky and slow.

2/16/2006 9:49:03 PM

2/17/2006 1:01:59 PM

get you some dawg
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2/23/2006 9:04:40 AM