| I've just finished setting up a new PC
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| | ways to do this but by far the easiest is
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| for a friend and I think some of you will
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| | to run TCP/IP Optimizer. Download and
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| be interested in some of the tweaks I
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| | install2. Click the General Settings tab
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| make to all of my PCs to make them just a
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| | and select your Connection Speed (Kbps)3.
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| little bit quicker. I've focused here on
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| | Click Network Adapter and choose the
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| the ones which are simple to do and won't
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| | interface you use to connect to the
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| cause problems if you get it wrong,
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| | Internet4. Check Optimal Settings then
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| rather than listing registry tweaks
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| | Apply5. Reboot7. Optimise Your PagefileIf
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| etc.1. Disable Indexing ServicesIndexing
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| | you give your pagefile a fixed size it
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| Services is a small little program that
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| | saves the operating system from needing
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| uses large amounts of RAM and can often
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| | to resize the page file.1. Right click on
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| make a computer endlessly loud and noisy.
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| | My Computer and select Properties2.
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| This system process indexes and updates
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| | Select the Advanced tab3. Under
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| lists of all the files that are on your
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| | Performance choose the Settings button4.
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| computer. It does this so that when you
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| | Select the Advanced tab again and under
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| do a search for something on your
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| | Virtual Memory select Change5. Highlight
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| computer, it will search faster by
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| | the drive containing your page file and
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| scanning the index lists. If you don't
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| | make the initial Size of the file the
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| search your computer often, or even if
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| | same as the Maximum Size of the
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| you do search often, this system service
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| | file.Windows XP sizes the page file to
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| is completely unnecessary. To disable do
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| | about 1.5X the amount of actual physical
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| the following:1. Go to Start2. Click
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| | memory by default. While this is good for
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| Settings3. Click Control Panel4.
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| | systems with smaller amounts of memory
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| Double-click Add/Remove Programs5. Click
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| | (under 512MB) it is unlikely that a
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| the Add/Remove Window Components6.
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| | typical XP desktop system will ever need
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| Uncheck the Indexing services7. Click
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| | 1.5 X 512MB or more of virtual memory.
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| Next2. Optimise Display SettingsWindows
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| | If you have less than 512MB of memory,
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| XP can look sexy but displaying all the
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| | leave the page file at its default size.
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| visual items can waste system resources.
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| | If you have 512MB or more, change the
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| To optimise:1.Go to Start2. Click
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| | ratio to 1:1 page file size to physical
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| Settings3. Click Control Panel4. Click
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| | memory size.8. Run BootVis - Improve Boot
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| System5. Click Advanced tab6. In the
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| | TimesBootVis will significantly improve
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| Performance tab click Settings7. Leave
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| | boot times1. Download and Run Select
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| only the following ticked:- Show shadows
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| | Trace3. Select Next Boot and Driver
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| under menus- Show shadows under mouse
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| | Trace4. A Trace Repetitions screen will
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| pointer- Show translucent selection
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| | appear, select Ok and Reboot5. Upon
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| rectangle- Use drop shadows for icons
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| | reboot, BootVis will automatically start,
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| labels on the desktop- Use visual styles
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| | analyze and log your system's boot
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| on windows and buttons3. Disable
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| | process. When it's done, in the menu go
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| Performance CountersWindows XP has a
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| | to Trace and select Optimize System6.
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| performance monitor utility which
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| | Reboot.7. When your machine has rebooted
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| monitors several areas of your PC's
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| | wait until you see the Optimizing System
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| performance. These utilities take up
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| | box appear. Be patient and wait for the
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| system resources so disabling is a good
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| | process to complete9. Remove the Desktop
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| idea.To disable:1. download and install
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| | PictureYour desktop background consumes a
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| the Extensible Performance Counter List
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| | fair amount of memory and can slow the
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| select each counter in turn in the
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| | loading time of your system. Removing it
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| 'Extensible performance counters' window
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| | will improve performance.1. Right click
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| and clear the 'performance counters
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| | on Desktop and select Properties2. Select
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| enabled' checkbox at the bottom.button
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| | the Desktop tab3. In the Background
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| below.4. Speedup Folder BrowsingYou may
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| | window select None4. Click Ok10. Remove
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| have noticed that everytime you open my
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| | Fonts for SpeedFonts, especially TrueType
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| computer to browse folders that there is
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| | fonts, use quite a bit of system
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| a slight delay. This is because Windows
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| | resources. For optimal performance, trim
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| XP automatically searches for network
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| | your fonts down to just those that you
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| files and printers everytime you open
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| | need to use on a daily basis and fonts
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| Windows Explorer. To fix this and to
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| | that applications may require.1. Open
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| increase browsing significantly:1. Open
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| | Control Panel2. Open Fonts folder3. Move
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| My Computer2. Click on Tools menu3. Click
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| | fonts you don't need to a temporary
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| on Folder Options4. Click on the View
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| | directory (e.g. C:FONTBKUP?) just in case
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| tab.5. Uncheck the Automatically search
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| | you need or want to bring a few of them
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| for network folders and printers check
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| | back. The more fonts you uninstall, the
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| box6. Click Apply7. Click Ok8. Reboot
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| | more system resources you will gain.Hope
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| your computer5. Improve Memory
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| | you find these 10 tips useful. Let me
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| UsageCacheman Improves the performance
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| | know if you did below, or if you have any
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| of your computer by optimizing the disk
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| | other simple tips you want to share with
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| cache, memory and a number of other
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| | other readers.The author runs a blog
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| settings.Once Installed:1. Go to Show
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| | following developments in the internet
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| Wizard and select All2. Run all the
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| | and mobile internet sectors. With over 10
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| wizards by selecting Next or Finished
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| | years experience in strategy consulting
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| until you are back to the main menu. Use
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| | and business development, and has seen
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| the defaults unless you know exactly what
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| | and lived through the highs, and the lows
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| you are doing.3.Exit and Save
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| | of the industry.Based in London, the
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| Cacheman4.Restart Windows6. Optimise
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| | author can be contacted on
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| your internet connectionThere are lots of
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