Optimize XP - A Windows XP Optimization Guide v1.8


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Optimize XP v1.9.1

Minor Update, you might find the graph interesting if you never seen it before.

v1.9.1

AntiVirus - Avast! Home Registration Link Added

Windows Update - SP1 Slowdown Hotfix Moved to Archive

Services - Disable Icon Added

Tweaks - Diskeeper Graph Added

Archive Section Added

SP1 Slowdown Hotfix Page Added

Optimize XP v1.9.0

v1.9.0

Spyware - Sun Java Virtual Machine Item Added

Spyware - All Java Instructions Updated

Spyware - All Java Links Updated

Utilities - Cacheman v5.50 Instructions Updated

Tweaks - Diskeeper Instructions Added

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Optimize XP v1.9.1

Minor Update, you might find the graph interesting if you never seen it before.

v1.9.1

AntiVirus - Avast! Home Registration Link Added

Windows Update - SP1 Slowdown Hotfix Moved to Archive

Services - Disable Icon Added

Tweaks - Diskeeper Graph Added

Archive Section Added

SP1 Slowdown Hotfix Page Added

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*Bump

Why? Because this is probably the best guide for tweaking Windows that exists. No useless tweaking every single video card option. No useless registry cleaners or RAM (de-)optimizers. Only crucial, efficient tweaks every one can do, and logical explanations of each. No guide even approach this simple page in terms of efficiency.

lol I remember doing all these in my first weeks of tweaking. Now I do other crap. Great guide for everyone. It's pretty versatile because all the main things for a quicker bootup are there. I recommend RegSeeker and RegCompact.NET because CCleaner misses some stuff. If you run CCleaner once then run RegSeeker, Regseeker will probably pick up around 20-30 more things to fix. RegCompact.NET simply compacts your registry for optimization.

Tuneup Utilities 2006 is not free, but it's a very very good program. Kinda like everything in one. :cool:

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