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10 Steps to Reving Windows Vista Windows Vista seem to be slower than ever? Here are 10 steps to reviving Windows Vista! Vista, in it's efforts to make things easier and simpler often tends to fall short in other areas. For every plus there is a minus. Automatic tasks for example run on a preset schedule, however they steal valuable resources such as processor time and memory. Turn off Automatic Disk De-fragmentation Windows Vista has a disk defragmenter feature that is turned on by default. If you opt to manually defragment your disk once a week, there si no ned for this to be running all the time. To disable it; - Click Start then Open Computer - Right Click the C: Drive - Left Click on Properties - Select the Tools Tab - Click Defragment Now - Uncheck Run on Schedule Remote Differential Compression Remote Differential Compression measures the changes in files over a network to transfer them with minimal bandwidth rather than transferring an entire file that has previously been moved. By constantly checking for file changes, this service can hinder system performance. Turn this off: - Open Control Panel - Switch to Classic View - Select Program Features - Select Turn Windows features on and off - Uncheck Remote Differential Compression Windows Hibernation Windows hibernation background services can use a large amount of system resources. It uses approximately 1.5 times your total system ram. Hibernation allows you to quickly restore the system from it?s last powered on state as opposed to cold booting. It saves some time during the boot up process, but also degrades system performance. Disabling hibernation adds time to the boot up process, but saves precious hard drive space and lessens the probability of system degradation over time. Select the Control Panel then Power Options Select Change Plan Settings Click on Change Advanced Power Settings Expand the Sleep selection Expand the Hibernate After selection Move the selector to zero and apply the changes Turn off System Restore System restore saves a system snapshot of all your settings and operating system information in case your system ever fails to load. It then can recall the information and reload the computer to the last known working state. System restore should only be disabled by advanced users, and it is a good practice to at least save a few restore points prior to disabling the feature. To disable system restore; Open Control Panel, then System Icon Click System Protection on the left panel Uncheck the main system drive Disable User Access Control (UAC) User Access Control is a protection system by which every interaction with the control of the computer requires user intervention. It is a nuisance and is not essential to everyday computer use. To disable UAC; Click start then Control Panel Select User Accounts Select turn user account on or off Uncheck user account control box Restart the computer Disable Auto-Launch services at Start-up Vista ships with a myriad of services pre-enabled that load at start-up that are seldom used. To see what services and programs are loaded at start-up, and to disable the ones you rarely need: (they can always be restarted manually later) Select Start then control panel Select Administrative Tools Choose system configuration Click Services Tab You may safely disable the following: Offline Files Tablet PC Input Service Terminal Services Windows Search Fax Disable Excess Windows Features Windows Vista ships with additional features which are listed separately from the startup usual services. Clicking Start then Control Panel Select Program Features On the left panel, select Turn Windows Features on or off You can safely deselect: Indexing Service Remote Differential Compression Tablet PC Optional Components Windows DFS Replication Service Windows Fax &Scan Windows Meeting Space Windows Ready Boost (Additional Memory Cache) Ready Boost is Microsoft?s name for using a USB thumb/flash drive to provide some quick access memory the operating system can use as extra RAM. The Ready Boost system can significantly improve system performance. However not all USB memory flash drives support readyboost. Check before you buy one. To enable Ready Boost; Insert USB Flash Device Click start then My Computer Right click the USB drive in My Computer Select the Ready Boost Tab and choose Use this device Choose as much space as you can free up (RAM Usage vs Storage usage) Turn off Automatic Windows Defender Operation (for advanced users) Windows Defender is a real-time protection suite against malware, and spyware. It continues to run despite having Automatic operation disabled. To disable it: Alternatively, you may opt to try other products such as Windows One Care To disable Automatic Windows Defender; Open Control panel Select Windows Defender Choose tools from the top menu Select Options Uncheck auto-start at the bottom of this window Turn off Windows Search Indexing (not recommended) Windows Vista search indexing is a service that runs continually, constantly reviewing files on your system to make their contents available for quick searching. It uses valuable resources, but it also very useful. If you choose to disable it; Click start then My Computer Right click on the drive you wish to stop indexing On the general tab, uncheck index this drive for faster searching On the subsequent dialog box, select Include subfolders and files |
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10 Steps to Reviving Windows Vista Windows Vista seem to be slower than ever? Here are 10 steps to reviving Windows Vista! Vista, in it's efforts to make things easier and simpler often tends to fall short in other areas. For every plus there is a minus. Automatic tasks for example run on a preset schedule, however they steal valuable resources such as processor time and memory. Turn off Automatic Disk De-fragmentation Windows Vista has a disk defragmenter feature that is turned on by default. If you opt to manually defragment your disk once a week, there si no ned for this to be running all the time. To disable it; - Click Start then Open Computer - Right Click the C: Drive - Left Click on Properties - Select the Tools Tab - Click Defragment Now - Uncheck Run on Schedule Remote Differential Compression Remote Differential Compression measures the changes in files over a network to transfer them with minimal bandwidth rather than transferring an entire file that has previously been moved. By constantly checking for file changes, this service can hinder system performance. Turn this off: - Open Control Panel - Switch to Classic View - Select Program Features - Select Turn Windows features on and off - Uncheck Remote Differential Compression Windows Hibernation Windows hibernation background services can use a large amount of system resources. It uses approximately 1.5 times your total system ram. Hibernation allows you to quickly restore the system from it?s last powered on state as opposed to cold booting. It saves some time during the boot up process, but also degrades system performance. Disabling hibernation adds time to the boot up process, but saves precious hard drive space and lessens the probability of system degradation over time. Select the Control Panel then Power Options Select Change Plan Settings Click on Change Advanced Power Settings Expand the Sleep selection Expand the Hibernate After selection Move the selector to zero and apply the changes Turn off System Restore System restore saves a system snapshot of all your settings and operating system information in case your system ever fails to load. It then can recall the information and reload the computer to the last known working state. System restore should only be disabled by advanced users, and it is a good practice to at least save a few restore points prior to disabling the feature. To disable system restore; Open Control Panel, then System Icon Click System Protection on the left panel Uncheck the main system drive Disable User Access Control (UAC) User Access Control is a protection system by which every interaction with the control of the computer requires user intervention. It is a nuisance and is not essential to everyday computer use. To disable UAC; Click start then Control Panel Select User Accounts Select turn user account on or off Uncheck user account control box Restart the computer Disable Auto-Launch services at Start-up Vista ships with a myriad of services pre-enabled that load at start-up that are seldom used. To see what services and programs are loaded at start-up, and to disable the ones you rarely need: (they can always be restarted manually later) Select Start then control panel Select Administrative Tools Choose system configuration Click Services Tab You may safely disable the following: Offline Files Tablet PC Input Service Terminal Services Windows Search Fax Disable Excess Windows Features Windows Vista ships with additional features which are listed separately from the startup usual services. Clicking Start then Control Panel Select Program Features On the left panel, select Turn Windows Features on or off You can safely deselect: Indexing Service Remote Differential Compression Tablet PC Optional Components Windows DFS Replication Service Windows Fax &Scan Windows Meeting Space Windows Ready Boost (Additional Memory Cache) Ready Boost is Microsoft?s name for using a USB thumb/flash drive to provide some quick access memory the operating system can use as extra RAM. The Ready Boost system can significantly improve system performance. However not all USB memory flash drives support readyboost. Check before you buy one. To enable Ready Boost; Insert USB Flash Device Click start then My Computer Right click the USB drive in My Computer Select the Ready Boost Tab and choose Use this device Choose as much space as you can free up (RAM Usage vs Storage usage) Turn off Automatic Windows Defender Operation (for advanced users) Windows Defender is a real-time protection suite against malware, and spyware. It continues to run despite having Automatic operation disabled. To disable it: Alternatively, you may opt to try other products such as Windows One Care To disable Automatic Windows Defender; Open Control panel Select Windows Defender Choose tools from the top menu Select Options Uncheck auto-start at the bottom of this window Turn off Windows Search Indexing (not recommended) Windows Vista search indexing is a service that runs continually, constantly reviewing files on your system to make their contents available for quick searching. It uses valuable resources, but it also very useful. If you choose to disable it; Click start then My Computer Right click on the drive you wish to stop indexing On the general tab, uncheck index this drive for faster searching On the subsequent dialog box, select Include subfolders and files |
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