Unfortunately, that notion is defeated by actual, realistic usage. As you install programs, many of them come with their own services or start their own processes on bootup. Before long, Windows Vista demands a solid two minutes of your time from the moment you push the power button until the OS becomes useable. This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page.
Terms of use. Windows Vista starts somewhere just short of a hundred processes running each and every time you boot into Vista, many of these being unneeded. Their are four options that describe how each process is started, these being manual start , automatic, automatic delayed and disabled. Having said that, you dont want to disable something your not sure of, it could prevent you from getting into Vista again. Trebuin has been kind enough to make a chart of very safe changes we can make in Vista.
It is here: Trebuin Safe Process Changes I would suggest you start with his values as they are proven. There…I have taught you just enough to really hurt yourself lol and a good acrobat has a safety net just in case so….
A safe idea would be to actually copy and save the bat file that applies to you, on a disk, so you can get to it if you need it. For those wanting to venture even further, I am going to promote a site www. I have personally used his choice settings without a problem. Blackviper Service Configurations. Turn Off Unused Windows Features.
Briefly RDC monitors changes in files in order to transfer them with minimum compression over a network, thus eliminating the transfer of an entire file which has been already moved. This checking and rechecking can hinder system performance. I choose to leave tablet PC as it enables a little feature called Snipping Tool which I absolutely love. In anycase, the tweak is as follows:.
Oh and if you want to be real smart, DFS Replication duplicates files for use among multiple PCs in a network and keeps them in sync. Its not very useful on a stand alone. For the rest, lucky you!! You can literally add memory to your system by popping in a USB storage drive and enabling ReadyBoost on that drive. For systems with limited RAM, Vista has a file on the hard drive called pagefile.
When it gets low on ram, it uses pagefile to store and retrieve files accessed most often. If you can imagine, this results in a huge performance drop as accessing the hard drive for ram is exactly what we do not want to do. Vista now enables us to pop in a USB drive and create a disk cache through the added memory which in some systems can be a huge step up, especially when 2Gb storage drives are so common now. First, if your going to buy a drive, it has to have the following specifications:.
It must be USB 2. It must be at least 64mb in size; and 3. It must be able to read at 3. Next… How do we do it??? Plug in the USB storage drive; 2. If the drive is compatible there will be a tab for ReadyBoost, click on it; 4. Now, there is no need for restarting the system and the effects occur instantaneously. It is nice to know that when you restart with this drive again, it automatically defaults to ReadyBoost again. I would expect those running Vista with mb will see a huge difference by sticking a 2Gb drive in performance where those with 1Gb will still visibly see the difference.
Wanna learn more about ReadyBoost or any other new windows feature for that fact??? Just Click on the word!! This tweak speeds up the performance of your hard disk by enabling write caching.
There is a danger to this, if you have no backup power supply, as a loss of power would result in loss of any information within the cache at the time of the outage.
To enable write caching:. Click on Hardware and double click on your hard drive; 3. You may be able to check it off but when you exit and return, its unchecked again. Thats just the way it presently works.
NVidia Drivers only. To start, I know that some of you are going to read this and realize you never had a clue that you should update your video drivers!! To a great extent, if the driver you are using works for you, why stick a fly in the ointment right? For many however, video driver updates can, not only improve upon performance but also, fix problems associated with the older drivers in use.
You need to read the driver information to, not only ensure it is compatible with your graphics adapter, but also to recognize that the updates and fixes will help you in some way. Many of the most recent fixes have this little issue solved which has been recognized in so many trouble posts here at NBR:.
If you are using Vista as a 32Bit environment, select it. Also, if you have updated previously, the latest and greatest drivers are listed on the right. As far as updating simply find the latest driver and double click on the exact file number you want. It is in the version column. This will bring you to the screen where you can verify all the information I mentioned above. Now, once in this screen, I want you to click on the driver as well as modded inf.
Download them both to the same location on your computer; the desktop is simplest. Look at that…there is even a quickstart guide to help you along if your hesitant or unsure!!! You can browse this and even look through the pictures for reference but PLEASE…follow my directions exactly to ensure this works for you. Next double click on the downloaded driver file to extract it. It will create a folder with tons of files in it. Once thats done, I need you to click on the modded inf file, hold the clicker down, and drag that file into the new folder.
Thats it!! Restart your system and enjoy. As for cleanup, you can now delete the original compressed file, any modded inf file still there, as well as the newly extracted folder that was created. They are all no longer of any use. Change your Power Setting. Have you ever wondered why sometimes your system runs very slow, expecially after plug in from battery power with Vista??? To help you in controlling performance and battery power, Vista has a new option that lets you decide at what level you want your system to perform.
It as easy as that. Yes…I know… this is really a cheat tweak that many know already but, its really a reminder for all that will be a performance increase at some point. How many times have we wondered why our system was running slow only to go into the power option and see that we are still on power saver mode? Now… on to the real tweak!!!!! Dum Dum Dum Dum du Dum. Enable or Disable Vista Aero.
Properly setting up your hard drive s allows for both increased performance and reliable backups. I'll guarantee you that if you didn't build your own computer or completely wiped the drive then your hard drive isn't properly partitioned. Partitions - A quick example of a proper partition strategy for Vista:.
Disk cleanup and defrag is the fastest and easiest way to speed up your computer. Learning these can save you an incredible amount of time, you could call it self-tweaking.
It'll even show you how to create your own shortcuts. I've provided as many registry settings as I can. For the most part they are written in grey. Please don't rip-off my work. Details here. If you are like me, and do not always have the fastest hardware, this feature will help you get the most out of your current hardware by reducing the heavy workload put on it during the boot process. This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page.
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