Windows XP

Disable Themes in Windows XP 1

Disable Themes in Windows XP

The visual aspects of Windows XP add to the overal user experience. Windows themes are the main concept behind the personalization of your Windows XP computer. If you do not care about the nice graphics or if you are running XP on a slow computer, you can disable the themes service to maximize PC performance.

Optimize Windows XP for Broadband Internet 1

Optimize Windows XP for Broadband Internet

Everyone wants a fast internet connection. Your choice of ISP and plan determine the basic speed and bandwidth you get. But if you are running Windows XP, you can tweak your internet connection settings to optimize your connection and squeeze a little more out of it.

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Move the Windows Swap File

Computers us paging or swapping to move memory to a disk. This concept of virtual memory allows a computer to use more memory than what is actually present as RAM in the system. Adding more memory to your system can reducing the need for swapping and speed up your PC. But even by moving the swap file you can gain some PC performance.

Speed Up Windows XP by Changing the Appearance 2

Speed Up Windows XP by Changing the Appearance

Everyone is always looking for ways to speed up their computer. Especially after you have used your PC for a while, it seems to get slower. One very simple way to improve the Windows XP performance is to reduce the visual effects, as limited graphics performance can limit your PC’s speed.

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Control Windows Startup Applications

The startup speed of Windows XP is very dependent on the number of applications that are automatically started during Windows startup. Part of computer usage is to install additional computer software. Although a lot...