XP vs Vista

XP vs Vista

How to optimize system to make a perfect computer?
People often complain: why is my system getting slower and slower? Daily operations, such as installing new software, loading the runtime, adding new games and so on, make the operating system becomes more substantial.

Part 1: Optimize system by optimizing registry
1. Clean up registry to speed up computer.
2. Decrease auto-runs to boost stat-up.

Part 2: Optimize system by optimizing disks
3. Rational used of hard disk to fully utilize disk and avoid losing files.
4. Defrag disks to improve disk speed.
5. Remove junk files to free up disk space.
6. Put shortcuts properly to boost desktop loading.

Part 3: Optimize system by other tips
7. Set virtual memory reasonably to fully utilize physical memory.
8. Forbidden hibernation function to save disk space.
9. Make a simple desktop to save system source.

Part 2: Optimize system by optimizing disks

Part 3: Optimize system by other tips

Set virtual memory reasonably
Windows XP always set a big virtual memory for security default, which wastes much hard disk space.
Enter Control Panel/System/ Advanced/ Property/ Setting/ Advanced/ Virtual memory/ Change; you can see the virtual memory setting window. Firstly, make sure which drive letter your page files are on, and then forbid all page files on other drive letter. The suggestion to set page files on other disks but not C disk (system disk) is in order to increase the speed of hard disk and therefore be good for speeding up system. According to Microsoft’s proposal, page files should be 1.5 times bigger than RAM. If you have a large RAM, the space page files taking up is significant. So, I suggest that if your RAM is below 1GB, you can set virtual memory 1.5 times with the same maximum and minimum; if RAM is from 1GB to 2GB, set it 1 time; if RAM is above 2GB, just setting it half of RAM is completely workable.

Forbidden hibernation function
Windows XP hibernation will completely save the current system state in memory to hard drive, so when you boot computer next time, system will go directly to your last sleep state without loading, system initialization and other courses, and therefore start-up becomes very quickly. However, hibernation takes up large hard disk space (nearly the same as your memory size).To optimize system, go to “Control Panel / Power Options / Hibernate”, and close it to free up disk space. The method is to click the “Start / Control Panel / Power Management / Hibernate”, remove the hook before “Enable Hibernation”.

Make a simple desktop
In addition, to optimize system, do not make the desktop background too complex (recommended set it to “None”).

All above are useful methods to optimize our system. However, I still have a suggestion, that is, people who are good at computers can adjust system by using above ways; people who are not familiar with computer system especially registry had better use a professional system optimizer or registry cleaner. In short, owning a fast computer and a healthy system are what we pursue.