Introducing several practical optimization techniques for Windows XP systems.

Computers need to be maintained and optimized like many tools to make life and use better. Therefore, it is necessary to have several optimization or maintenance methods to use. The last word, Xiaobian, I will introduce you to you today. Windows XP is the most widely used operating system. For this reason, Bookworm has integrated its experience of using Windows XP over the past few years into a serial package dedicated to everyone. The articles strive to be refined and practical. Today is the Windows XP optimization tips that everyone cares about. Due to the length of the article, we are divided into the upper, middle and lower parts. This is the third part.

Turning off useless performance counters

By default, Windows XP keeps running several performance counters, which are mainly used to monitor various hardware or services due to the recorded information for For ordinary users, it is useless, so it is recommended to turn it off. This will also improve the overall performance of the system. Here we are borrowing from Microsoft's extended performance counter list tool, which lists all the performance counters in the system and shows whether they are loaded or closed. The method of closing is also very simple, just select a counter and then uncheck the check below.

Tips

If you cancel the performance counter, then the monitoring function in the "Performance" item in "Control Panel"→“Administrative Tools" Limited.

See how many programs XP has secretly contacted with Microsoft

Maybe you don't even know that when you go online, Windows XP has a lot of programs that are secretly contacting Microsoft. They are mainly built-in upgrades and authentication features, although there is no evidence that these programs will pass your personal data back to the Microsoft website, but I believe everyone is very worried about it. Even if there are no privacy leaks, these programs will take up your network bandwidth. Therefore, it is recommended to use a free software called XP AntiSpy, which allows you to block those mysterious programs from accessing the network.

Recovering previous hardware drivers

When installing a new hardware driver and discovering that the system is unstable or the hardware is not working, just select “ The "Driver Recovery" button restores the previous normal system state. However, the printer driver cannot be restored.

Forced Idle Task Execution

The excellent performance of Windows XP is largely due to its system dynamics technology, and one of the important parts is "idle tasks", which can be When the system is not in use or idle, it automatically runs in the background to improve system performance, such as: file storage location optimization, system restore, software operation optimization, etc. All these "idle tasks" are controlled by advapi32.dll, so you You can force the implementation of "Idle Tasks" through the command line to optimize system performance. Click “Start”→“Run”, type in the input box: