Windows XP system 12 stroke speed tips

In the past, we used "fragmentation" to make Windows run faster. However, the 7200-rpm hard drive sold on the market has been improved in both seek and transmission. Many models also come with an 8M cache, and the NTFS file system used by WinXP is more efficient than the FAT system. Therefore, "defragmentation" has a very limited effect on improving computer performance. Here are 12 tips that can greatly improve the performance of your computer and make WinXP run faster and more reliable. I hope it will help you:

1) Install the Ultra-133 hard drive expansion card in the system or An ATA hard drive with 8M cache can effectively reduce system startup time.

2) Increase the memory to more than 512M.

3) Make sure that Windows XP is using the NTFS file system. Check method: Double-click "My Computer", right click on the C: drive, select "Properties", check the file system type. If it is FAT32, convert it to NTFS by first backing up all important data, then selecting "Run" in the "Start" menu and entering CMD to confirm. At the prompt, type CONVERT C : /FS :NTFS and Enter. In this process, it is best not to abort midway and ensure that there are no viruses in the system.

4) Turn off file indexing. The Windows Indexing Service extracts information from a large number of files on the hard disk and creates a "keyword index". This function speeds up the search for information from these files if there are thousands of files on the hard disk. But Windows takes a lot of time to create this index, and most people never use this feature. To close it, double-click "My Computer", right-click on the hard disk and the subfolders below, select "Properties", and cancel "Use Index to Quickly Find Files". If there is a warning or an error message (such as "Access Denied"), click "Ignore".

5) Upgrade the drivers for the motherboard and graphics card and upgrade the BIOS.

6) Empty the Windows pre-read folder (WindowsPrefetch) once every three months or so. Windows stores frequently used data in a pre-read folder, which can greatly speed up the reading when you need to use the data again. But after a long time, there will be a large amount of garbage data that is no longer used in this folder, which will increase the reading time of Windows and affect the system performance.

7) Run the Disk Cleanup program once a month to delete temporary and useless files. Method: Double-click "My Computer", right click on the C: drive, select "Properties" and click the "Disk Cleanup" button.

8) Double-click the IDE ATA/ATAPI controller in the "Device Manager" and set the transfer mode of all connected devices to use DMA (if available) in the Primary/Secondary IDE Channel.

9) If a CD or DVD burner is installed on your computer, sometimes upgrading the driver will make the recording faster.

10) Cancel unnecessary services. Windows XP calls a number of services that users may not use at all. These services not only affect the speed of operation, but also protect the security of the system. Therefore, you can disable unnecessary system services as needed. Method: Select "Run" in the "Start" menu, enter "Services.msc" to open the "Service Management Console", and start or stop the service by changing the startup type of the service.

11) If you feel that Windows's single-window browser is slow, you can improve it by opening "My Computer" and clicking on "Tools" -> "Folder Options" -> View ", select "Use a separate process to open the folder window." This prevents a slower device from affecting the response speed of the user interface.

12) Open the case and clean the dust and debris, at least once a year. Also check that all fans are working properly and that the capacitors on the motherboard are not expanding or leaking.

At this point, 12 strokes have been used once, is it more satisfied with your system?

Reminder: Although "defragmentation" has limited effect on improving computer performance, a hard disk without fragmentation consumes less power than a hard disk with debris. Moreover, once the hard disk is damaged, if the data on the hard disk Continuous storage makes it easier to recover. Therefore, it is still recommended to do a "defragmentation" of the hard disk at regular intervals (depending on the machine usage, ranging from several months to one year).