10 Ways To Speed Up Windows

Because Windows XP has to be all things to all people it has many services running that take up system resources that you will never need. Below is a list of services that can be disabled on most machines:

•  Alerter
• ClipbookComputer Browser
  
• Distributed Link Tracking Client
  
• Fast User Switching
  
• Help and Support - (If you use Windows Help and Support leave this enabled)
  
• Human Interface Access Devices
  
• Indexing Service
  
• IPSEC Services
  
• Messenger
  
• Netmeeting Remote Desktop Sharing (disabled for extra security)
  
• Portable Media Serial Number
  
• Remote Desktop Help Session Manager (disabled for extra security)
  
• Remote Procedure Call Locator
  
• Remote Registry (disabled for extra security)
  
• Remote Registry Service
  
• Secondary Logon
  
• Routing & Remote Access (disabled for extra security)
  
• Server
  
• SSDP Discovery Service - (Unplug n’ Pray will disable this)
  
• Telnet
  
• TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
  
• Upload Manager
  
• Universal Plug and Play Device Host
  
• Windows Time
  
• Wireless Zero Configuration (Do not disable if you use a wireless network)

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To disable these services:

1. Go to Start and then Run and type “services.msc”
   
2. Doubleclick on the service you want to change
3. change the startp type "Disable".

2. Turn Off System Restore

System Restore can be a useful if your computer is having problems, however storing all the restore points can literally take up Gigabytes of space on your hard drive. To turn off System Restore:

1. Open Control Panel
2. Click on Performance and Maintenance
3. Click on System
4. Click on the System Restore tab
5. Tick ‘Turn off System Restore on All Drives’
6. Click ‘Ok’