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Posted: October 10th, 2005
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ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR SYSTEM FIRST BEFORE U CHANGE ANYTHING AND USE THE GUIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK, thanks)

To increase system performance

Right click my computer. Click properties.
Click advanced.
Click settings (under performance).
Click Adjust for best performance.
Scroll to the bottom and check the last one “use visual styles on windows and buttons”.

These Settings will fine tune your systems memory

You need at least 256MB of ram to do this:

Go to start\run\regedit -and then to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management

1.DisablePagingExecutive -double click it and in the decimal put a 1 - this allows XP to keep data in memory now instead of paging sections of ram to harddrive yeilds faster performance.

2.LargeSystemCache- double click it and change the decimal to 1 -this allows XP Kernal to Run in memory and improves system performance a lot.

3.Create a new dword and name it IOPageLockLimit - double click it and set the value in hex - 4000 if you have 128MB of ram or set it to 10000 if you have 256MB set it to 40000 if you have more than 512MB of ram -this tweak will speed up your disckcache.

Reboot

Tweak The Swap File

For Users with 256 MB RAM or more this tweak will boost their Windows- and Game-Performance.
What it does: It tells Windows not to use any Swap File until there is really no more free RAM left.

Open the System Configuration Utility by typing msconfig.exe in the RUN command. There in your System.ini you have to add "ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1" under the 386enh section.

Restart your Windows and enjoy better Game performance

Disable Services

XP Pro runs a lot of services by default that are pointless if your not on a corporate network, the following services are ones that I safely disable thereby freeing up memory but check what each one does first to make sure your not using it for something:

Go to Run and type services.msc, right click on each service, properties and choose disable.

Alerter
Automatic Updates
Background Intelligent Transfer
Clipbook
Distributed Link Tracking Client
Distributed Transaction Coordinater
Error Reporting Service
Fast User Switching Compatibility
IMAPI CD-Burning
Indexing Service
IPSEC Services
Messenger
Net Logon
Net Meeting
Remote Desktop Sharing
Network DDE
Network DDE DSDM
Portable Media Serial Number
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager
Remote Registry
Secondary Logon
Smartcard
SSDP Discovery Service
Telnet Themes
Uninterruptible Power Supply
Universal Plug and Play Device Host
Upload Manager
Webclient
Wireless Zero Configuration
WMI Performance Adaptor


Speed Up The File System

NTFS is a great file system, but its feature-set comes at a slight cost in performance. You can negate this a little with the following tips:

* By default NTFS will automatically update timestamps whenever a directory is traversed. This isn't a necessary feature, and it slows down large volumes. Disable it by going to Run and type regedit:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem and set 'DisableNTFSLastAccessUpdate' to 1.

* NTFS uses disparate master file control tables to store filesystem information about your drives. Over time these core MFT files grow and become fragmented, slowing down all accesses to the drive. By setting aside a little space, MFT's can grow without becoming fragmented.

In the same key where you disabled the last access feature creat a new DWORD value called 'NtfsMftZoneReservation' and set it to 2.


Disable DLL Caching

Windows Explorer caches DLLs (Dynamic-Link Libraries) in memory for a period of time after the application using them has been closed. This can be an inefficient use of memory.

1. Find the key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer].

2. Create a new DWORD sub-key named 'AlwaysUnloadDLL' and set the default value to equal '1' to disable Windows caching the DLL in memory.

3. Restart Windows for the change to take effect.


Tweak The Prefetch

1. Run "Regedit"
2. Goto [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters\EnablePrefetcher]

3. Set the value to either 0-Disable, 1-App launch prefetch, 2-Boot Prefetch, 3-Both ("3" is recommended).

4. Reboot.

It will decrease the boot time but double and increase the performance of your XP.


SpeedUp Your Connection By 20% (Cable/DSL Users Only)
1.Log on as "Administrator".
2. Run - gpedit.msc
3. Expand the "Local Computer Policy" branch.
4. Then expand the "Administrative Templates" branch.
5. Expand the "Network" branch.
6. Highlight the "QoS Packet Scheduler" in left pane.
7. In the right window pane double-click the "Limit Reservable Bandwidth" setting.
8. On the settings tab check the "Enabled" item.
9. Change "Bandwidth limit %" to read 0.
10. Then go to your Network connections Start=>Control Panel>Network & Internet connections>Network Connections and right-click on your connection. Then under the General or the Networking tab, (where it lists your protocols) make sure QoS packet scheduler is enabled.

It may take effect immediately on some systems. To be sure, just re-boot.

I did all of the options in this guide and it has only yielded more speed I recommend everyone try this you will surely get a speed upgrade.

Credits - David Beckman


Last edited by dysphoria on October 11th, 2005, 1:36 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Posted: October 11th, 2005
uberllama
:D Very Very Nice , GJ keep it coming, I will try these when i get myPC working.
Posted: October 11th, 2005
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This also works with other games and not only SWG for people that are confused :)

Nice guide... Give us more :P Give us more *holds they angry citizens away from you*

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Posted: October 11th, 2005
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Posted: October 11th, 2005
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Ok, ok! Its a gaming forum not a free-ads forum! :P

Although, i do have to agree with you on the firefox front, even though im still using IE atm.

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deadlyblowfish wrote:Ok, ok! Its a gaming forum not a free-ads forum! :P

Although, i do have to agree with you on the firefox front, even though im still using IE atm.
:P just trying the spread the w0rd firefox is the bomb.
Posted: October 13th, 2005
icewid
Excellent guide to tweaking. Thanks for the info. :D
Posted: October 15th, 2005
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1. Run Msconfig
2. Uncheck "Load Startup Items"
3. Click OK
4. Reboot
5. Enjoy

That'll cut game lag down pretty good, but be warned, this disables your firewall(s)

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Posted: October 18th, 2005
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You guys have to go and visit that site right there and download the tweaking guide pdf. That is an absolute must have! All the tweaking you could do is covered in that guide in detailed step by step instructions.

As I said before, an absolute must have!
Posted: October 19th, 2005
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slinkywinky wrote:Register to unlock hidden link

You guys have to go and visit that site right there and download the tweaking guide pdf. That is an absolute must have! All the tweaking you could do is covered in that guide in detailed step by step instructions.

As I said before, an absolute must have!
Great find mate.
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Posted: October 28th, 2005
snoops121
I always do a few tweaks when i install windows, but theres some here that i never done so much appreciation here to all involved with the great tips ;) :D
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Posted: November 15th, 2005
programgeek
These are some very helpful tips but please bare in mind that when you do things like this you seriously risk system stability! Proceed with caution!
Posted: February 5th, 2006
vrykolaka
awesome guide thank you.
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