Win XP optimization settings and broadband application skills

Many people installed Windows XP after the first feeling is that Windows has become very beautiful. It's just a pity that the cost of beauty is to consume the memory and video memory that we don't have. The cleanliness of the desktop is overwhelming, leaving only one recycle bin, all with the "start" button. Changes to the interface also included significant changes in the use of the taskbar and the Start button. In particular, the grouping function of the taskbar, although saving the space of the taskbar, is a waste of time, and some are not worth the candle. To get back to the interface and usage habits similar to classic Windows, let me make a few changes with me.

First, restore to the classic Windows interface

Right click on the desktop, select the "Properties" command to enter the "Display Properties" settings window. There are five tabs for "Theme", "Desktop", "Screen Saver", "Appearance" and "Settings". There will be a yellow bright color on the label of the current tab. The default is the “Theme” tab. Here we just select “Windows Classic” in the “Theme” drop-down menu and you can see the display in the preview window immediately. The effect, at the same time, the content of the Appearance tab will change accordingly.

Note: The "Themes" and "Appearance" tabs in Windows XP are closely related. Just change any of these options and you will see the corresponding changes in another tab.

Second, restore the "Start" menu

After a period of use, I feel that the new "Start" menu is quite convenient, and has little effect on system resources. If you like the classic menu of the past, right-click on the blank space of the taskbar, select the "Properties" menu, enter the settings window of "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties", select the "[Start] Menu" tab. Select the "Classic [Start] menu" to restore to the previous appearance.

Third, cancel the grouping of the taskbar similar to the taskbar button function

The idea of ​​grouping similar taskbar functions is good, and it does make our taskbar a lot cleaner, but if Grouping the taskbar buttons of similar programs together is extremely inconvenient to use. It turns out that the steps that can be completed in one step require at least two operations. This inconvenience is especially noticeable when browsing multiple web pages.

To cancel is also very simple, enter the "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" settings window, select the "Taskbar" tab, and cancel the small tick in front of the "Group similar taskbar button".

After three steps, look at your system, do you feel more familiar?

Suggestion: Under the premise of sacrificing the minimum system resources, we can keep the style of Windows XP's "Start" menu. In the interface, you can select "Windows Classic Theme" first, then select Windows XP in the appearance. Button styles for an optimal balance of vision and performance.

Fourth, customizing the appropriate visual effects

There are three places in the visual changes in Windows XP, one in the "display properties" appearance options, one in the " In the advanced options of System Properties, the other is in the Settings for Mouse Properties.

1. In the “Appearance” tab of “Display Properties”, click the “Effect” button, the screen pops up the effect setting window, and press the setting.

2. Find "System" in the Control Panel and double-click to enter the property settings. Switch to the "Advanced" tab. Then click Performance → Settings. Ok, you should see the system "Performance Options" window, which is the highlight of our revision today. The system offers three options, and we can confirm the visuals we need as needed. The easiest way is to simply select "Adjust to Best Performance" and it will be OK. Of course, depending on each person's preferences, custom visual effects are the most practical. Here I suggest that you keep the "use common tasks in the folder", in the system operation process, there are many tasks that can save a lot of things. As for the "use visual styles on windows and buttons", if you select the Windows XP style button in the front appearance, then this can't be changed, even if it is changed, it will be forced to change back to the original.

Now run some programs and try again. You will find that the system is lighter and the hard disk indicator will not flash as often as you started. Even if your system is great, remove these visual effects, you will find that the computer "runs" much easier.

3, there is still a small place in the end, although the impact on the system is not great, but today's article does not mention this if it is not mentioned. Starting with Windows 2000, Microsoft has added a shadow effect to the mouse, and the small mouse has made Microsoft more beautiful.

Double-click "Mouse" in the Control Panel to enter the "Mouse Properties" window, then select the "Pointer" tab. At the bottom there is an option to "Enable Pointer Shadow". Remove the previous tick.

Note: If the stagnation is very obvious when you run QQ before optimization, then after doing these optimizations, your QQ can be smooth again.

System articles

First, enter Windows XP

Some friends use Windows 98/XP coexistence, but each time you start, the boot menu will be displayed. It is trouble. In fact, since Windows 2000, the operating settings for system startup and failure have been provided. The specific method is: through the "Control Panel → System → Properties → Advanced", click the "Setup" button of "Startup and Recovery" to enter the settings window. Here we can choose the default operating system when the computer starts, and the time when the boot menu is displayed. Of course, if you don't use or hide another operating system for a while, you can also close the boot menu by removing the small tick before "Display operating system list time".

Second, environment variables and error report settings

Setting environment variables, we have a very important role in adjusting disk space and managing temporary files. In the Windows 9x era, managing temporary files and system variables can be a very important issue, especially for those with small hard drives. Now the role of adjusting hard disk space is no longer obvious, but managing temporary files has a certain effect on the stability of the system.

Error Reporting is a new measure added to Windows XP for program compatibility issues. Once a program runs incorrectly, the system can collect some information when an error occurs, and then feed back to Microsoft technology.
Department. However, most people don't like such tips, so let's close it here. The bottom two buttons are the settings for system environment variables and error reporting. Click on the "Environment Variables" button to enter the settings window. Since we are all logged in as a user using Windows XP, we only need to change the user variables here. Here are the system variables for the two most commonly used temporary files, "Temp" and "Tmp". The default is to put it in the user directory of the system installation disk. We can point this directory to a partition root directory other than the installation disk. How much can improve the efficiency of some systems. And the residual files can be manually deleted at any time. Selecting the "Edit" button below one of the points will pop up the window shown in Figure 6. The variable name does not change. Enter the variable value, which is the default temporary file path. For example, type "D:\\temp". The directory of the two variables is preferably the same.

The error report is very simple. Click on "Error Report" on the window. The pop-up window has only two options, one is closed and the other is open. What to do next, you still have to do it yourself.

Third, other related settings

1, virtual memory

This is probably the indispensable tail of the Windows family. Although some people say that the memory is large enough to disable virtual memory, I don't recommend this. Even if your memory has 512MB, you should set the virtual memory appropriately. Regarding the setting of virtual memory, from my experience, 256MB is a relatively moderate value. If it is lower than this value, it is possible that some programs will execute incorrectly and there is no prompt. Now I am afraid that you rarely use 32MB or 64MB of memory, so you don't have to set the virtual memory too high.

2, System Restore

This is a new feature in Windows Me, which is also continued in Windows XP. In the System Properties Settings window of Figure 4, switch to the System Restore tab and select "Turn off System Restore on all drives". If you use the system restore function, you can set the amount of disk space for restore for each hard disk partition, but from the prompt information given by Microsoft, it is better to disable the size of the space.

3, automatic update

When Windows has an update, the automatic update system will prompt you to upgrade Windows, of course, this feature will have a real effect after surfing the Internet. One thing to be sure is that in order to achieve automatic updates, the system must collect the user's computer information, and then send it to the Microsoft site, through feedback to decide whether to upgrade. This setting is also in the "System Properties" window, switch to the "Automatic Updates" tab. You can see that there are three options here, I chose the last "Close Automatic Updates".

Well, after the above optimization settings, we have completed the transformation of Windows XP without affecting any stability and completeness of the system. Now your Windows XP has become more personalized! How is it, is it simple? Hurry and do it!

Nowadays, there are more and more friends who use high-speed Internet access such as ADSL and LAN. For example, the broadband Internet access provided by the city where the author is located is not limited (but the traffic is limited to 512KB). It costs only 80 yuan a month. It is really a pleasure. If you have upgraded to the Windows XP operating environment, then these broadband usage tips can not be seen:

1. Check the broadband connection status

Just open from the "Start /Control Panel" The Dial-Up Networking window, as shown in Figure 1, shows that an available connection has been established under "LAN or High-Speed ​​Internet Connection". The default name of this available connection is "Local Area Connection". For ease of use, the author It has been renamed "Broadband Connection". Double-click the icon or execute the "Status" command from the shortcut menu, you can see a window as shown in Figure 2, from which you can see the status of the connection (whether connected), duration (connected time) And many other useful parameters such as speed.

2. Disconnect the broadband connection

I use the LAN LAN mode to access the Internet, I don't need a dial-up connection every time, I can access the Internet when I turn it on. It is very convenient. Some friends may want to temporarily disconnect the broadband connection, but can't find the "disconnect" command from the shortcut menu. Is it necessary to unplug the network cable?

Of course not needed, we can right click on "Local Area Connection" and execute the "Deactivate" command in the shortcut menu, so that you can disconnect. When you want to connect again later, just execute the "Enable" command. However, after testing, I found that when the broadband connection is disabled, the connection is easy to fail when it is enabled again, and the "repair" command can be executed.

3. Using the built-in firewall

In the "Properties" window, click on the "Advanced" tab, as shown in Figure 3, check "By restricting or blocking this computer from the Internet" After accessing the "Protect my computer and network" checkbox, you can get a free firewall protection, why not?

4. broadband ICS

Now that already have access to broadband, why not let the other computer is also home to enjoy some of it? Below, the author introduces to friends a few tips for implementing broadband ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) in Windows XP through an example:
<1> (1) Guarantee ICS from hardware

First, we must Implement the computer