Tuning Windoze

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Pat Anderson

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OK, since the Debian install here in Birch Bay was not really too cool, I did a fresh install of Windoze before running the Ubuntu alternate install CD...on Ubuntu install, I gave about half of the 80 GB disk to each OS. So we are dual boot here for the nonce. Installed ClamWin and Spybot, any more protection I need here? Finally, fired up msconfig, got rid of ALL the programs on the Startup tab except ClamWin, and then unchecked about 2/3s of the services (got a guide from the net on what each one does, whether it is really necessary or not). Now Windoze ALMOST boots as fast as Ubuntu, and is NEARLY as snappy (sorry, Dave, couldn't help myself!)...a big improvement. I need to do this with the Windoze partition in Fall City I guess...until I am proficient enough to truly make both place Windoze-free zones!
 
PC Mag has an article on XP services and tuning using a MS program and is beyond using msconfig. It details services and system resources. I will post the link as soon as I find it. As always friends, backup your files and do a system restore point before tweaking. Have a bootable XP CD ready and know how to access the BIOS. BTW Under Administrative Tools, you can learn a lot just by reading and making changes then write them in a notebook. Of course is on your PC and not your employer's property. I dont any of IT pros grabbing their chests. I like to use 2 hard drives. 2nd for backup, restore software, etc On notebooks mine of course, I partition the HD for the same purpose. I love thumbdrives and made an old one bootable with useful utilities.
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has lots of software. Since you dont know me, the backup alarm should be going off. and be careful. Most harm can be corrected but at some point you have burned a lot of time and need to reinstall the OS.
 
I never use msconfig to edit the startup list. In fact I never use it. While it will stop some programs from starting automatically, the program may add itself back to the startup list from the registry, the next time you start the computer or use a program or service associated with it.

The registry is the heart of windows and that is where you can get control of the OS. I have made more than 1000 changes to different parts of the registry, to get some computers to work properly again. It is not dangerous if you know what you are doing. But if you goof you might as well reinstall the OS.
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