99 TIPS FOR YOUR PC

Preparing Your System (1-8) Graphics Performance Tweaks (47-55)

1. Use 'whole system' performance benchmarks
2. Tweak insurance part 1: backing up and editing the registry
3. Tweak Insurance part 2: Creating a system restore point
4. Saving your hard drive space from the system restore utility
5. Tweak insurance part 3: Restoring BIOS defaults
6. Tweak insurance part 4: Use hardware profiles to experiment with system settings.
7. Editing BIOS settings
8. Editing registry settings without restarting

BIOS tweaks and Insight (9-13)

9. Change memory Latency times
10. Set the correct AGP mode
11. Update your bios
12. Disable unneeded ports
13. Disable built-in features on your motherboard

Overclocking your processor and memory (14-16)

14. Overclocking the memory/front side bus
15. Changing the CPU multiplier
16. Modify Processor and memory voltage

WindowsXP Software and Registry Performance Tweaks (17-46)

17. Stop the 'last access update' stamp
18. Disable the 8.3 naming convention
19. Keep Windows operating data in main memory
20. Obtain the newest drivers for your hardware
21. Disable performance counters
22. Move the page file from system drive
23. Create a 'permanent' page file
24. Optimize your page file size
25. Defrag page file with PageDefrag utility
26. Set priority for important programs
27. Check your hard drives with scandisk
28. Force XP to unload DLL files after closing a program
29. Thaw out your desktop
30. Speed up mouse movement, part 1
31. Speed up mouse movement, part 2
32. Create a RAID configuration
33. Disable the themes service
34. Remove the desktop picture
35. Change to the NTFS file system
36. Perform a manual Application and Boot file Defrag
37. Disable the hibernation feature
38. Disable automatic sensing on network cards
39. Use the prefetch switch to load applications faster
40. Verify DMA mode is set for all drives
41. Do a windows repair install
42. Stop hard disks spinning down
43. Reduce recycling bin reserved space
44. Enable write caching on hard disks
45. Defragment your hard disk(s)
46. Turn off the indexing service



47. 3d game benchmarks
48. Change your Monitor's refresh rate (CRT monitors only)
49. Fix the refresh rate for 3d games
50. Enable AGP Master 1WS Write/Read
51. Enable AGP Fast Write
52. Set Video Memory Cache Mode
53. Overclocking ATI video cards
54. Overclocking Nvidia Video cards
55. Disable VSYNC

Network and Internet Performance Tweaks (56-66)

56. Increase maximum number of simultaneous connection in Internet Explorer
57. b' devices slow down 802.11g networks
58. Proprietary modes for wireless networking
59. Closer is better for wireless
60. Enhance your Internet connection.
61. Increase DNS cache size
62. Disable DHCP with DSL connections
63. Do not cache failed DNS entries
64. Use CTRL+ENTER to speed up Internet address entering
65. Get a faster network connection to Windows 9x/ME computers
66. Remove the QoS Bandwidth Reserve Setting

WindowsXP User Interface Shortcuts and Hints (67-78)

67. Create shortcut keys
68. Create a custom shortcuts toolbar
69. Using ALT+TAB to switch between applications
70. Add the address taskbar to desktop
71. Disable error reporting
72. Reduce menu delays
73. Restore the Quick launch bar
74. Increase desktop graphic performance
75. Make 'my computer' open faster
76. Remove the need to enter a password to login to XP (be careful!)
77. Sort out spam
78. Keyboard shortcuts using the Win Key (ÿ)

Improving Windows XP boot speed (79-94)

79. Disable floppy drive seek
80. Set primary display adaptor
81. Enable quick POST/memory test
82. Eliminate unwanted programs from boot up
83. Scan your PC for spyware and Adware
84. Disable boot virus detection
85. Change boot sequence.
86. Disable the XP loading screen
87. Eliminate unwanted fonts to increase boot speed
88. Turn off bios disk detection
89. Use the Bootvis utility
90. Use the Intel application accelerator
91. Disable unnecessary services
92. Disable unneeded devices in device manager
93. Disable auto detection for empty IDE slots
94. Reduce wait time after XP boots

Increasing XP shutdown speed (95-99)

95. Increasing shutdown speed by reducing wait times part 1
96. Increasing shutdown speed by reducing wait times part 2
97. Increasing shutdown speed by reducing wait times part 3
98. Disable the Nvidia driver helper service
99. Auto kill tasks on shutdown