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many people install 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.
One, return to the classic Windows interface
click on the desktop, right-click and select "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: Windows XP in "Subject" and "Appearance" tab are closely related, whenever you change any of these options, in another tab will also see a corresponding change.
Second, restore the "Start" menu
after a period of use, the feeling of a new "Start" menu is very convenient, but also the impact on system resources Not big. 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, the group canceled the taskbar similar taskbar buttons feature
Group similar taskbar feature is a good idea, it does make our task bar of clean and However, if all the taskbar buttons of similar programs are grouped together, it 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, go to "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" settings window, select the "Taskbar" tab and uncheck the "Group similar taskbar buttons" in front of Komagari can be.
After the above three steps, and then see if your system is not feeling much more familiar with?
recommend: at the expense of minimal system resources, we can keep the style of Windows XP "Start" menu, you can choose "Windows Classic theme" on the screen, and then select the appearance of Windows XP Button styles for an optimal balance of vision and performance.
Fourth, the appropriate custom visual effects
changes in Windows XP on the visual effect of a total of three places, one in the "Display Properties" appearance options One is in the advanced options of System Properties and the other is in the Settings for Mouse Properties.
1, in the "Display Properties" and "appearance" tab, click "Effect" button, the screen pop-up window effect settings, press settings.
2, find the "system" in the Control Panel, double-click into property. 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 and then try to run some programs, you'll find a lot lighter burden on the system, the hard disk light does not shine a relic began as frequently. Even if your system is great, remove these visual effects, you will find that the computer "runs" much easier.
3, now there is finally a small place, although the impact on the system is not great, but if not mentioned in today's article that it also outrageous. Starting with Windows 2000, Microsoft has added a shadow effect to the mouse, and the small mouse has made Microsoft more beautiful.
the Control Panel, double-click the "mouse" into "Mouse Properties" window and select "pointer" tab at the bottom there is "Enable pointer shadow" option, remove the front hook on the line.
Note: If stagnation is very obvious when you run before the optimization QQ, then, were these optimizations after work, you can QQ and smooth as ever.
system papers
a, direct access to Windows XP
some friends uses a Windows 98 /XP coexistence, but The boot menu is displayed every time you start it, which is very troublesome. 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". Set
Second, the environment variables and error reporting set environment variables, we adjust for disk space and temporary file management has a very important role. 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 in Windows XP is prompt measures taken in response to an increase in program compatibility issues, once running the program error occurs, the system can collect some information when an error occurs, then the feedback 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.
error reporting is very simple, click on the "error report" on the window, the pop-up window has only two options, one is closed, one is open. What to do next, you still have to do it yourself.
Third, other related settings
1, the virtual memory
This is probably the Windows family indispensable tail. 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
Windows Me, which is a new feature, Windows XP also in continuation of this practice. 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,
updated automatically when Windows has been updated when the automatic update system will prompt you to upgrade Windows, of course, this feature will have a real effect after 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 more than optimization settings, we have completed the transformation does not affect the work of any Windows XP system stable and completely based on your current Windows XP to become more individuality! How is it, is it simple? Hurry and do it! (This article has been viewed 338 times)