Posts Tagged ‘XP Services Tweak’
Speed up Windows 7
Posted by kglee | Filed under Software Fixes
Microsoft Windows 7
is already a much more responsive operating system than its predecessors, but there are tweaks and changes you can make to speed up Windows 7 even more. By reading this list and implementing some of the suggestions, you can increase performance in a very short period of time. If you have any further suggestions on how to improve the speed of a Windows 7 PC, please let us know in the comments section so that we can keep updating this list.
1. Boost your RAM
Windows 7 is very efficient at using your memory and adding another stick of RAM can give a big performance boost at very little cost. 4GB is plenty for most 64-bit users, and 3GB is a sensible limit for 32-bit users (mainly due to the memory limitations which you can read about here).
If you do more intensive work such as CAD or video editing then added even more than 4GB RAM may be a sensible idea. However it should be noted that simply adding lots of extra memory will not continue to improve overall performance, the bottleneck depends on other components (such as your CPU and hard drive).
2. Switch to SSD
Using a Solid State Drive is going to provide a performance boost in almost all Windows 7 applications, especially when it comes to boot times. SSD’s have no moving parts and therefore are silent and more energy efficient, with the benefit of much faster access times.
The current generation of mechanical hard drives will be obsolete in the coming years, but for the time being SSDs are quite expensive. If you have the money and a high end system to improve upon, this would be an excellent choice.
The best guide to tweaking useless Windows XP services
Posted by admin | Filed under Software Fixes
Windows XP services explained
Windows XP is made up of a bunch of different applications running side by side. These applications are broken down into services, DLL files, and registry entries. Before I get a bunch emails, I know it’s far more complex than this but I am trying to keep it simple. Today we are going to focus in on some default XP services that are completely useless, or close to it. These services run in the background and take up memory, so disabling some of them will increase the amount of available memory in your system.
I’m going to focus on Windows XP service pack 2 but if you’re running service pack 3 this article can still help you. If you are running on service pack 1 I strongly suggest you upgrade as soon as possible. There are major security updates implemented in service pack 2 that you need to keep yourself safer online. Services have three different settings you can apply; Automatic – Manual – and Disabled.
How to open the Windows XP services control panel
1. Click on the start button then click on run.
2. In the text box type in “services.msc” without the quotes and push ok.
At this point a box should open and all the Windows XP services should be in a list. The image below is a cut out version of my services currently running. You’ll notice the red arrow is pointing to that status of the service. We will get into this more later
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If you can’t find the run button in your system menu here is an alternative way to locate the services panel. Click on the start button and go to your control panel. Find the icon labeled administrative tools and double click on it. Then, find the icon labeled “services” and double click on it, and you should have a box open with all the services listed. (more…)