Google Desktop — these should be disabled or uninstalled. This expedites and automates much of the installation process. If you do not temporarily disable this option, warning messages that you are installing an unsigned driver will appear for each DSP chip detected during software installation.
Right-click My Computer and choose Manage 2. Under Storage, choose Disk Management 3. In the Disk Management window, right-click the hard drive you will use for audio and choose Format 4. For optimal disk performance, select 32K from the Allocation unit size pull-down. This increases how efficiently audio data is written to and read from the drive 5. Make sure the Quick Format option is deselected, then click Start, and follow the on-screen instructions Note that Pro Tools only supports Basic drive types for Audio Defragmenting an Audio Drive Periodically defragment audio drives to maintain system performance.
To defragment an audio drive: 1. Under Storage, choose Disk Defragmenter 3. In the Disk Defragmenter window, choose the drive you want to defragment 4. Select the "Don't show this message again" option.
If necessary you can revert to the original settings by running "msconfig" and choosing Normal Startup. Click to expand Cool, thanks. I may try changing some of my settings -- although PT seems to be running just fine for me currently. TraceEvidenz New member. Appreciate the Information Seriously Thanks for the thread, this literally just came to my attention right before I installed the PT10 suite, and now my system is optimized and ready to go. Much mahalos!!! Aloha FollowMe: TraceEvidenz.
Last edited: Jan 16, You must log in or register to reply here. This will kill the special icons for the "My Pictures" and "My Music" folders. Services are components of the operating system that provide different features. There are three different settings for each service - Disabled, Manual, and Automatic. Disabled means the service cannot run. Manual will run the service when needed, and Automatic will start the service whenever Windows starts.
Do not disable unless you are certain the service is unnecessary and will not be run. These settings are to be changed assuming that all your services are at default and you have SP2.
If not, get SP2 first! These settings will apply the next time Windows starts up. Internet Explorer 8 It looks and works better, has tabs and is more secure. Windows Media Player 11 It looks good and works great. However, I suggest killing its memory-hogging "wmpnetwk" sharing service which consumes up to K. Right click for properties to open and stop the service from running and then in the Startup Type dropdown list choose Disabled and then Apply.
Avast A solid and free security suite. Process Explorer An upgraded version of the basic process explorer. Mozilla Firefox Faster, more secure and more stable than Internet Explorer.
NET Free, open source image editor. NetStumbler A superior alternative to the Windows wireless network detector. MediaCoder The ultimate video and audio format converter. Run Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmenter regularly. If you're too lazy to do that, just add it to scheduled tasks. It's also a good idea to install programs sparingly and to remove programs you don't need. Use a spyware and virus scanner, and look into buying a disk maintenance program if necessary.
Found my XP tuning reg file what I was tweaking from I thought it might be a good idea to write something like your guide since the retro gaming scene is growing. If you want I can send it to you and some other useful XP tricks and you can add them to your guide.
Reply 1 year ago. Reply 6 years ago. Don't get Norton, don't get norton, don't get norton, don't get norton, don't get norton!
If this is an optimization guide, I'm baffled by your advice to get Norton :. Reply 6 years ago on Introduction. Reply 13 years ago on Step 6. Norton is the best security software out there, and the extra security is worth a slightly slower computer to me. Reply 9 years ago on Introduction. For all the times I have fixed computers, I can't count how many times uninstalling Norton solved a problem you can spend hours trying to fix.
I actually had a laptop myself where the wireless was suddenly not working for no reason at all, I had tried everything and Norton had been disabled since I bought it, I actually had to go in and uninstall under add and remove programs and my wireless started working again. Do a search for Top Antivirus, I didn't find anything in the 5 top results saying anything about Norton. Reply 12 years ago on Introduction. I know it is a lot more open than Windows.
Windows is by far the worst operating system I have ever come across. I run Mac OS X. And have have used more than my fair share of Linux distributions.
I might have been a little too judgmental. The term 'linux loser' applies to someone who ran Windows, then switched to Linux, thinking they were great, but knowing little about the operating system. They also see themselves as 'non-conformists' or 'hax0rs'. From your style of writing, and the whole 'big fat letters' thing, you seemed to fall under the catergory of 'Linux loser'. Sorry for upsetting you. Reply 11 years ago on Introduction.
I can see Linux being useful for a home server, but what's the point of having it on your main PC?
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