Making Window Xp Start 60% faster.

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blue-sky wrote:Making Window Xp Start 60% faster.


Stopping Unneeded Start Up Services

Along with the core operating system and programs that Windows XP runs when it starts, there is also a host of services involved. Many of these services are necessary for Windows XP to operate correctly. However, many of them are for features in Windows XP that you may not use at all. You can peruse the services and disable any service that you do not want to run. The fewer services that run, the more quickly Windows XP will boot.

Caution:
Exercise caution when stopping services. If you do not know what a service does or are unsure of the ramifications of stopping the service, leave it alone. Some services are critical to Windows XP's operations, so make sure you understand what the service is before you disable it.

To reduce the number of services that start on bootup, you can access two different areas of Windows XP. The first is the System Configuration Utility. The Services tab shows you the services that start when the computer boots.

You can stop a service from starting by simply clearing the check box next to the service and **** OK. However, before you do so, there is another way to disable services that you may prefer because the interface gives you more information about the service in question.

Open Control Panel/Administrative ToolsServices or else select Start/Run, type services.msc, and **** OK. Either way, you see the Services console.

I prefer to use the Services console instead of the System Configuration Utility because it describes what the service does. Additionally, you can double-**** a service and examine its properties.

Notice the Startup Type column in Figure 4-2. This information lists whether the service is automatic or manual. Manual services are only started in Windows XP when you start a process that requires the service. Some other process may require the service that has a "dependency" relationship with it; in this case, the dependency service will start, as well. Because these services do not start automatically when you boot Windows XP, you do not need to do anything with manual services.

However, all services listed as automatic start when Windows XP boots. These are the services that increase boot time. As I have mentioned, many of them are necessary and important, so you should not stop automatic services from booting unless you are sure of the ramifications. You can get this information by looking at the Description column. Here's a quick look at common services you may want to live without:

Arrow Automatic Updates: This service enables Windows XP to check the Web automatically for updates. If you don't want to use Automatic Updates, you can disable the service. You can always check for updates manually at the Windows Update Web site.

Arrow Computer Browser: If your computer is not on a network, you don't need this service. If you are on a network, leave it alone.

Arrow DHCP Client: If you are not on a network, you do not need this service. If you are on a small workgroup, you can still increase boot time by configuring manual IP addresses (which I explore later in this chapter).

Arrow DNS Client: If you are not on a network, you do not need this service. If you are, leave it alone.

Arrow Error Reporting and Event Log: You don't have to use these services but they can be very helpful, so I would leave them configured as automatic.

Arrow Fax: If you don't use your computer for fax services, you can disable this one.

Arrow Help and Support: If you never use the Windows XP Help and Support Center (found on the Start menu), you can disable this service.

Arrow IMAPI CD-Burning COM: This service enables you to burn CDs on your computer. If you never burn CDs, you can disable the service.

Arrow Indexing Service: Your computer keeps an index of files but if you rarely search for files, the service is just a resource hog. You can stop it and turn the service to manual.

Arrow Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing: If you do not use these features, you can disable them.

Arrow Infrared Monitor: If you do not use infrared devices, you can disable this service.

Arrow Messenger: This service sends alert messages on a local area network (it is not the same as Windows Messenger). If you are not on a network, you can disable this service.

Arrow Print Spooler: If you do not do any printing from the computer, you can disable this service. If you print, make sure you leave it as automatic.

Arrow Remote Registry: This service allows remote users to modify the Registry on your computer. If you are not on a network, you can disable this service.

Arrow System Restore Service: This service allows you to use System Restore. If you have turned off System Restore anyway, you do not need to turn off the service. If you do, you turn off System Restore.

Arrow Themes: If you do not use themes, you can disable this service.

Arrow Windows Image Acquisition: If you do not use scanners or digital cameras, you can disable this service.

Arrow Wireless Zero Configuration: If do not use wireless networking devices, you can disable this service.

You may have a number of other automatic services, depending on software and other configurations on your computer. So it's a good idea to look through the services and learn more about them. If you double-**** a service, a Properties dialog box appears

Notice that on the General tab, you see a Startup Type drop-down menu. If you want to change an automatic service to manual, select Manual here and **** OK. As a general rule, don't disable a service unless you are sure you will never use it. However, manual configuration allows the service to be started when you find it necessary, thus speeding up your boot time.

However, before you change a service to manual, look at the Dependencies tab (see Figure 4-4). This tab shows you which other services depend upon the service you are considering changing.

Keep in mind that services are necessary for the vast functionality you get with Windows XP. Change only those services that you understand and do not use. How you use your Windows XP computer should be the best guide in terms of optional startup services.

Tip:

The Indexing service and the System Restore service take up a lot of disk space and system resources across the board. You can live without the Indexing service but I suggest that you keep using System Restore. It works great when you are in a bind and this is one case where the loss of speed may not be worth the ramifications of not using System Restore.

Speed Tips and Tricks for Windows XP Startup

Aside from startup programs, services, and the Prefetch folder, there are a number of other startup procedures and issues you can modify to help Windows XP start faster. The following sections explore those tips and tricks.

Manual IP Addressing on Small Office/Home Networks

Windows XP is configured to help you take care of networking. It uses the TCP/IP protocol for networking in workgroups, or what you might call small office or home networks that do not use a dedicated server.

The problem is that automatic IP addressing can be slow. When your computer boots, it has to query the network to see what IP addresses are already in use and then assign itself one. If you want to speed up the boot time a bit, consider manually assigning IP addresses to all computers on the network. This way, the network computers do not have to worry about locating an automatic IP address. Because one is manually configured, the operating system doesn't have to spend time solving this problem.

This isn't a networking book, however, so I won't delve into the implications of using a manual IP address, but if you are using a computer that functions as a host computer to the Internet (using Internet Connection Sharing [ICS]), you can get into connectivity problems if you change the configuration of the IP address. However, you can still work around this problem by starting with the ICS host computer.

Select Start/Connect To/Show All Connections. Right-**** your network adapter card and **** Properties. On the General tab, select TCP/IP in the list of services and **** the Properties button.

In the TCP/IP properties, you can see if you use an automatic or manual IP address. In the example in Figure 4-5, I have configured a manual IP address of 90.0.0.1 and a default subnet mask. The other computers on my office network each use a different IP address in the same class, such as 90.0.0.2, 90.0.0.3, 90.0.0.4, and so on. This way, each computer has a permanent IP address, which helps increase boot time. Note that if you change the IP addresses of your computers, they must all use the same subnet mask. A default subject mask of 255.255.255.0 will keep you in good shape.

Make sure you understand the implications of changing IP addresses on your network. If you have no networking experience at all, you may be wiser to leave the automatic IP addressing as is and try to gain some speed using the additional suggestions in this chapter.

Disabling Recent **** History

Windows XP includes a feature that keeps track of all recent **** you have opened or used. The idea is that you can select Start/Recent **** History and quickly reopen any **** you have recently used. I use many **** each day and never use the feature myself. In my opinion, I can keep up with what I want to use without Windows XP doing it for me.

The bad thing about Recent **** History is that Windows XP has to calculate what should be put there each time you boot Windows, which can slow things down. So, if you never use the Recent **** History, it's a good idea to disable it. Here's how:

1) Open the Registry Editor (select Start/Run, type regedit, and **** OK).
2) Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mcft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.
3) Create a NoRecentDocsHistory D_WORD key. Double-**** the value to open it once it is created.
4) Set the Data Value to 1 to enable the restriction.
5) **** OK and close the Registry Editor. You'll need to restart the computer for the change to take effect.

Disabling the Boot Logo

You can remove the boot logo that appears when you start Windows XP. This little tweak probably shaves only a few seconds off your boot time but seconds count if you are serious about trying to get Windows XP up and running as quickly as possible. The only negative is that if you remove the boot logo, you will also not see any boot messages, such as check disk. (But if you are not having problems with your computer, this isn't such a big deal.)

To remove the boot logo, follow these steps:
1) Select Start/Run, type msconfig, and **** OK.
2) In the System Configuration Utility, **** the BOOT.INI tab.
3) On the BOOT.INI tab, **** the NOGUIBOOT check box option. **** OK.

Removing Unwanted Fonts

One trick that increases your boot time a bit is to lose any fonts in the Fonts folder in Control Panel that you never use. The more fonts you have, the more processing Windows XP has to do to prep all of those fonts for use. You must be a bit careful here to not remove fonts that you might want, but there is a good chance that you can live without many of them. For instance, you may have foreign language fonts and other symbol fonts (such as Wingdings) that you never use.

To delete unneeded fonts, follow these steps:
1) Open the Fonts folder in Control Panel.
2) Select Edit/Select All and then Edit/Copy.
3) Create a new folder on your desktop, open it, and select Edit/Paste.
4) In this new folder, delete any of the fonts you do not want.
5) Return to the Fonts folder in Control Panel. Right-**** the selected fonts and **** Delete.
6) Go back to your new desktop folder and **** Edit/Select All.
7) Return to your Fonts folder and **** Edit/Paste. You now have only the desired fonts in the Fonts folder.

Tip:

You can directly delete fonts from the Fonts folder without creating the secondary folder. However, I recommend the preceding steps to help ensure that you do not make a mistake in the deletion process.

Stopping Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop Sharing

In Windows XP Professional, you have two remote networking features called Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop Sharing. These remote networking features are very helpful in a variety of situations but if you don't use them, it is good idea to disable them to save boot time. You can always enable them later if you want to use them.

Note:
If you are interested in using Remote Desktop or Remote Assistance, see my book Windows XP for Power Users: Power Pack published by John Wiley & Sons.

1) Open the Start menu, right-**** My Computer, and choose Properties.
2) **** the Remote Tab.
3) Clear both check boxes to disable Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop.

Speeding Up the Dual-Boot Timeout

If you dual-boot your computer with Windows XP and another operating system, you see an operating system selection menu on startup. If you typically boot into Windows XP and not the other operating system, you can speed up the dual-boot timeout value so that you do not wait so long for the boot process to select your default operating system and continue with the boot process. The default timeout value is 30 seconds but you can change this setting to 10. This gives you enough time to select the alternate operating system if you want but also speeds up the boot process. You can skip this section if you do not use a dual-boot configuration.

Follow these steps:
1) Locate the boot.ini file on your computer. It is a hidden file by default; mine is located in C:\boot.ini.
2) Open the file with Notepad (which is what opens it by default).
3) Change the Timeout value to 10 (see Figure 4-11).
4) Select File/Save and close Notepad.

Speeding Up Your PPPoE Connection

If you use a Point-to-Point Protocol connection over Ethernet (PPPoE), you may notice a delay in using the PPPoE connection after startup. By default, there is a 120 second delay but you can stop this behavior by manually configuring an IP address for the network adapter card. If you do not use a PPPoE connection, you can skip this section.

1) Select Start/Connect to/Show All Connections.
2) Open the TCP/IP properties for your LAN network interface card.
3) Manually set the IP address on the TCP/IP properties to an appropriate IP address and subnet mask for your network.

Reducing the Wait Time

When you start to shut down Windows XP, it has to quit, or "kill," any live applications or processes that are currently running. So close all applications first. However, some applications and processes are always running in the background. You can reduce the amount of time that Windows XP waits for those applications and processes to close before Windows XP kills them. Edit three different Registry settings to change this:

1) Open the Registry Editor.
2) Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop. Select WaitToKillAppTimeout and set the value to 1000.
3) Select the HungAppTimeout value and set it to 1000 as well.
4) Navigate to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop. Set the WaitToKillAppTimeout and set the value to 1000. Select the HungAppTimeout \newline value and set it to 1000 as well.
5) Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Contro l. Select the WaitToKillServiceTimeout value and set it to 1000.
6) Close the Registry Editor.

Automatically Killing Tasks on Shutdown

You know the drill. You start to shut down the computer, you wait a few moments, and then you see a dialog box asking if you want to kill an application or service that is running. Instead of prompting you, you can make Windows XP take care of the kill task automatically. Here's how:

1) Open the Registry Editor.
2) Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop.
3) Highlight the value AutoEndTasks and change the value to 1.
4) Close the Registry Editor.

Enjoy..!!! I always give everyone the computer tutorial... have a great day, guy...

Nice tips i might actually try that out in my free time :P..


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nm i take that back it helped for like a week and now everything back to the same slow speed
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Post by Tails5 »

Have you considered Defragmenting your hard drive? You can get MASSIVE speed boosts for doing that :) Don't use WIndows Defrag though, get a trial of Diskeeper. It works amazingly :)
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Post by Tcoo »

yep tried that still ant helped
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Tcoo wrote:yep tried that still ant helped

meh.. use windows defrag >_> or get a better computer..
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Post by antnzdotcom »

Ive read many of these posts on Forums and this one has acutally worked... Thanks!
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Post by Alwahsh »

Thanks very much for these information . It is usefull
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Post by DarkDarkDark »

Just want to say thanks, I'll have to look at it after since its long, but this should help with the other guides around.
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Post by sobkisu »

Thank you for your information. There is many ways to make faster. But some of them don't work !! I'll try ...
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Post by panakj »

really thanks, and also i think most of things are we must use good antivirus program and must delete temp files and useless data, and can keep xp work faster with defregmentation of disk.
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