Which programs run faster (slow) under Windows XP

Windows XP has finally been officially released in the eyes of PC users around the world. In the end, under Microsoft's new operating system, which programs run faster, which ones haven't improved, or even have gone backwards and run slower? Let's take a look at the selling point of Windows XP itself, you can know some clues.

a, NTFS support program will run faster


all the FAT file system and the NTFS file system comparison, performance, security and reliability are not NTFS Come well. For example, NTFS guarantees volume consistency by using standard transaction processing records and restoring technology. In the event of a system failure, NTFS will use log files and checkpoint information to restore file system consistency. In Windows 2000 and Windows XP, NTFS also provides advanced features such as file and folder permissions, encryption, disk quotas, and compression. Important

Shi, NTFS format makes the most of the previous and current based on the FAT file system viruses do nothing, of course, makes a lot of development in the FAT system, antivirus software useless; and built-in XP firewall functions , began to grab the market for anti-virus software - this means that many domestic anti-virus software has to start a major follow-up upgrade action.

Alternatively, XP can use Disk Management to mount a local drive into any empty folder on a local NTFS volume. For example, if you have a CD-ROM drive with drive letter G and an NTFS volume with drive letter F, you can use the following path to mount the CD-ROM drive in an empty folder: F:\\CD-ROM. The CD-ROM drive can then be accessed directly via F:\\CD-ROM. If you wish, you can delete drive letter G and continue to access the CD-ROM using the mount drive path. This eliminates the hassle of switching and coordinating drive letters, speeding up invisibly.

can say, XP NTFS is born, only your disk is formatted in this format, you only really feel the power of Microsoft's new system. Programs that support NTFS will be like a duck. Unsupported, not only will the error be frequent, the function will be disabled, or even it will not run (rejected). Of course, if you use the FAT32 format, there will be no loss of function and speed, but the security is really incomparable.

Second, the program designed or optimized for DIRECTX will run faster and faster. good

to this is Microsoft's style, design DIRECTX games, multimedia software will have a very good performance and speed. For example, Microsoft's classic game "Imperial Age II", the author's DURON 750 machine, is also 256M memory, under the Windows98 under the "fast" option, after running for a while, due to the increase in the number of combat and production units, more and more Slow; in Windows XP, the first thing to do is to open the "normal" speed option. It doesn't feel slow at all, and the moving speed of the character unit is a bit dazzling; the second is the sound positioning and clarity. Improve, the sound of weapons and piercing into the body is clearer than in 9X, the fineness of the image is also higher, giving people a refreshing feeling.

This means that Microsoft's own all games and multimedia tools, are Windows9X than 2K run even better; there are large companies with close ties to Microsoft, such as INTEL hardware and software will receive special care . The program that may run slower will be: the development engine does not use Microsoft's series of tools, uses third-party vendors, and thus supports DIRECTX bad game and multimedia tool software (no one dares not support it); "unstable" does not buy Microsoft authorized or software that competes very well with Microsoft. This is a part of Microsoft that has not been publicly stated. However, in many informal and publicly available materials, we have seen letters from Microsoft inside to indicate developers and compete against other companies such as NETSCAPE. Opponents, deliberately add code to increase the error frequency in Windows, XP is probably no exception - Oh, Intel's chipset is not intentionally or unintentionally burned 2X AGP graphics card, it seems to be the same means .

Third, the physical memory before using inadequate procedures will be improved


especially in the use of Windows 9X in good enough physical memory for the program, in WindowsXP It will be reborn - personal opinion, in XP, there is no need to use other memory optimization tools like 9X to make a big difference, because XP requires a lot of memory is justified, it can well allocate memory in various tasks, especially Use in multi-threaded tasks. In Windows9X, 128M is almost the same as 256M and 512M; in XP, 256M is a dividing line, and the system performance difference between 256M and above is very large.

Will run slower: Windows XP competes for a lot of physical memory resources, such as 3D development software or large 3D games, your Diablo or Q3 should be smooth, still on Windows9X or Running in ME is wonderful; if you are really doing graphics development, you can still use a special system of Mac or graphics workstation.

Fourth, calling hard disk frequently tasks and biasing network functions will be faster

Because XP is based on the NT kernel operating system, plus the peripherals it has to support more than ever, resulting in its built-in driver package and dynamic database is very much, there are a large number of event logs to be recorded, so XP Calling the hard disk is more frequent, and it is also optimized for this purpose. Benefiting from tools such as large databases and development software, this is a relatively comprehensive overall effect. Programs that are less dependent on hard drive performance will not slow down, but will not have significant performance improvements.

I do not wordy network functions, network performance and stability of XP's own class, as a platform for its network software is smooth and easy, whether it is a local area network or the Internet. Oh, the modem is also the only device that can be added after the hardware has been added (because the user wants to use it to connect to Microsoft's server to activate XP), this is Microsoft's true "open side" for network applications.

V, one of the traditional features support for dual-CPU or multi-CPU program will
faster

NT kernel, and the fourth point is the same, does not support multiple CPU programs don't slow down, but in the case of multitasking, XP does work better with multiple CPUs than previous Windows systems. At the same time, it requires hardware support such as motherboard and disk array. Because the cost of installing dual CPUs is high, there are few softwares supported at present, so there are not many users who benefit from this. Pure 32-bit and 64-bit programs will be relatively Obviously. Everyone can decide whether to upgrade to XP according to their actual needs. If you choose improperly, the same hardware and software will be slow to run the same task