Ok. Lets begin. Step One The first u must have CCleaner software. CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history.. If u don't have, download here.http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds.aspx. Now make sure to click every option EXCEPT Old Prefetch Data in the Windows and Applications Tab. You might get a warning just ignore. Then Hit Run CCleaner and close when done.

Step Two Visual effects are the nice effects you see when a window is minimized, maximized, etc.. they can seriously use up precious resources that your computer needs, so turning off unneeded visual effects is in your computers best interest. The indexing service causes the same negative effect of consuming resources. This is a service that you dont need. Alright, now its time to disable some visual effects and the Indexing Service that both hog down windows resources and slow down you computer. Disabling the Indexing Service 1. Click Start 2. Click My Computer 3. Under Hard Disk Drives right click on your Hard Disk 4. Click Properties 5. Uncheck Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching 6. Click Apply 7. Select Apply changes to C: Subfolder and files and hit OK 8. If anything pop on to the the screen hit ignore. Disabling Unneeded Visual Effects 1. Head over to your desktop and click "Start" 2. Then click right click on "My Computer" 3. Select Properties" 4. Select "Advanced" tab, 5. Then in the " Performance" tab section select "Settings" 6. Select "Adjust for best performance" 7. Then Hit OK

Step Three Clean Up Useless and Unused Programs (Removes those ridiculous toolbars and frees up disk space) Sometimes we forget how much crap we install on our pc's. Well today is your wake up call. This is one of the most overlooked things you can do to speed up your PC: Uninstall anything and everything you dont NEED! 1. Click Start 2. Click Control Panel 3. Click Add or Remove Programs 4. Remove anything you dont use or need 5. If you dont know what a particular program is, google it.

Step Four Update Windows (Patches may fix any holes in your OS and can improve stability of PC) Microsoft periodically creates updates, which cover any security flaw or system instability. Keep your pc up-to-date by following this step. Now lets Update Windows! 1. Head over to your desktop and click "Start" 2. Then "All Programs" 3. Look all the way on top and you'll find "Windows Update" click it. 4. Shortly after clicking "Windows Update", your web browser will take you to Microsoft's Update site, 5. Here you are going to be offered to selections, "Express" and "Custom" select "CUSTOM". 6. Then click on ALL the available updates for your computer and select "Install Updates"

Step Five Validating Your Operating System (Makes Sure all necessary files are present and everything is intact) Sometimes things can simply just go wrong. Virus and worms can corrupt you operating systems vital files which can hinder its functionality. Lets take care of that below please. -We are going to ensure that Windows is as it should be. -Click Start -Click Run -Type CMD then press enter -You will get a black screen come up where you can type in. -Type SFC /SCANNOW then press enter. -It might say something like "Files that are required for Windows to run properly must be copied to the DLL Cache" Simply Insert your System Install Cd.

Secure Windows There are 3 vital things you need on you pc for proper protection. A firewall, and antivirus and a spyware/adware program. Ive gone ahead and chosen the best ones for you, they are absolutely free and are the ones im using right now. Antivirus Aside from the fact that a virus could severely slow down your computer, it also could enable third-parties to have complete control over your PC, Delete Valuable information, files etc. and install spyware. Listen the point is.. you need an antivirus software. PERIOD. Recommended Software 1.Shield Deluxe - Antivirus Protection 2.Trend Micro Antivirus Internet Security 2010 http://rapidshare.com/files/83546958/Trend_Micro_Internet_Security.rar 3.Norton Antivirus 2010 http://rapidshare.com/files/265559349/Norton.Antivirus.2010.17.0.0.45.Beta.laser.rar 4.Panda Antivirus Pro 2010 5.ZoneAlarm Anti-virus 2010 http://rapidshare.com/files/134977549/ZoneAlarm_7.0.483.000_Anti-Virus.rar 6.ESET NOD32 Antivirus http://rapidshare.com/files/90498275/ESET.NOD32.Antivirus.v3.0.621.Incl.ESET.zip 7.Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 http://rapidshare.com/files/230677948/MyEgy.CoM_Kaspersky_Anti-Virus_2010_9.0.0.384_Beta_By_MR___HERO.rar 8.BitDifender 2010 http://rapidshare.com/files/256033283/bitdefender_totalsecurity_2010_32b-BETA2.rar Or u can download any latest antivirus.

Spyware and Adware Protection Spyware is spreading incredibly fast throughout the net nowadays, with the programs listed below your computer is going to be safe against these harmful threats. If u antivirus have this program, u not need download any Spyware. Firewall How can a firewall help you - the average, home user? By giving an extra level of blocking protection against spam, viruses and other malware. Recommended Software Zonealarm Basic Free Edition. If u antivirus have this program, u not need download any Spyware.

System Tweaks Alright so now your pc has gone through some nice changes and is running a bit smoother allowing us to speed it up easier (without it freezing up or crashing on us). Ill start off by talking a little on Ram then ill jump to the tweaks. Lets tweak our folder settings A few changes in our folder options can offer us some boost in performance. 1. Open "My Computer" 2. Click "Tools" and select "Folder Options" 3. Select the View tab 4. Uncheck/Check the Following 5. UNCHECK "Automatically search for network folders and printers" 6. CHECK "Launch folder windows in a separate process" 7. CHECK "Do not cache thumbnails" Disable Windows' Sounds (Speeds Up Boot and Shutdown Speed) By Default Windows XP has sounds assigned to many actions on your PC. If you disable these you could be sure no PC performance is lost due to sounds. 1. Click START 2. Click SETTINGS 3. Click CONTROL PANEL 4. Click SOUNDS AND AUDIO DEVICES 5. Click THE "SOUNDS" TAB 6. Under Sound Scheme Select "NO SOUNDS"

Deleting unneeded Stuff (Files and Folder used to initially install windows and folders that collect junk) Head over to the following folders and if there is anything in them delete it, if there is not its OK. -Click Start -Click Run -Type in the following lines then press enter. -Repeat for each. -If you dont have one of the following folders ignore it and move on to the next. -C:Windows-SoftwareDistribution-Download -C:windows-system32-dllcache- -C: Documents and Setting-suser_name_here-Local Settings-History -C: Documents and Settings-user_name_here-Local Settings-Temporary -C:WINDOWS-Offline Web Pages -C:WINDOWS-Temp -C: Documents and Settings-user_name_here-UserData -C:WINDOWS-pchealth-helpctr-OfflineCache -C:WINDOWS-system32-config-systemprofile-Cookies -C: Program Files-CachemanXP-Backups -C: Documents and Settings-user_name_here-Cookies-index.dat -C:WINDOWS-pchealth-helpctr-OfflineCache-index.dat -C: Documents and Settings-user_name_here-UserData-index.dat Note: Its symbol( - ) should slash not a cross.

pageFile If you have 2 hardrives or a partition this tweak is for you. If not ignore this and continue! We are going to increase windows xp performance by allocating another PageFile to a separate drive or partition. 1. Click Start 2. Click Settings 3. Click Control Panel 4. Click System 5. Select "Advanced" Tab 6. Under Performace click "Settings" 7. Select "Advanced " tab 8. Under "Virtual memory", click "Change" Now take a look under "Drive [Volume Label]" your page file is currently on the drive/volume where your OS is at we are going to ADD ANOTHER PageFile to a free drive or partition. Lets say my page file is currently managed on C:, and I have another harddrive called F: the only way to achieve optimal pagefile performance is to place it on C AND F from the partition/drive where the os is at. To do this i would Click on C: write down the "Maximum size ( MB )" in my case its 3072 and set the Initial and Maximum size to 3072 then press "Set" Next I would Click S: and select "Custom size:" and set the Initial and Maximum size to 3072 then press "Set" and restart.

Start programs Faster with Prefetch Tweak. We could speed up almost any program's loading time slightly by telling it to prefetch. 1. Right click on the program icon (the program you want to speed up) 2. Click " Properties " 3. Inside the "Target" add this line at the end /prefetch:1 It has to have a space! For example "C: Program FilesMozilla Firefoxfirefox.exe" /prefetch:1

Windows Services Guide Services are programs that Windows has running in the background to keep certain parts of the system running, some are CRUCIAL for the system while other are just useless and are HOGGING UP PRECIOUS RAM! Below I give you a list 1. Start by clicking "Start" 2. Click "Run" 3. Type in: Services.msc. 4. To edit a service right click it, 5. Select properties 6. Edit the startup type.

1. Start by clicking "Start" 2. Click "Run" 3. Type in: Services.msc. 4. To edit a service right click it, 5. Select properties 6. Edit the startup type. Disable on most systems for performance - - Clipbook - Computer Browser - Distributed Link Tracking Client - Error Reporting - TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper - Remote Registry Service - Secondary Logon - Alerter - WMI Performance Adapter - Windows Time - SSDP Discovery Service - Help and Support - Indexing Service - IPSEC Services - Messenger - Portable Media Serial Number - Telnet - Upload Manager - Application Management

[big]Windows Cache & Disk Defrag[/big] In this section we talk about Disk Defragmentation and Windows XP's Cache. Download this Cacheman v5.50 http://rapidshare.com/files/92597270/Cacheman.v5.50.rar Cacheman enhances a PC computers operating system performance by reducing slow paging file usage and making more memory available. Designed with built-in wizards that even the novice computer user can use, Cacheman allows you to optimize your operating systems Disk Cache, Name & Path Cache, CD-Rom Cache, and Icon Cache with a few simple clicks. NT Registry Optimizer Registry Optimization for Windows NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista Similar to Windows 9x/Me, the registry files in an NT-based system can become fragmented over time, occupying more space on your hard disk than necessary and decreasing overall performance. You should use the NTREGOPT utility regularly, but especially after installing or uninstalling a program, to minimize the size of the registry files and optimize registry access. The program works by recreating each registry hive "from scratch", thus removing any slack space that may be left from previously modified or deleted keys. Recommended software: Auslogic http://rapidshare.com/files/83245209/Auslogic.rar and PageDefrag http://rapidshare.com/files/26526496/Auslogic_disk_defrag.rar

Speed up Windows XP BOOT Time Stop having to take naps waiting for you computer to start. Apply the following tweaks and cut the boot time in half! Bootvis: a tool that runs Microsofts optimization tool on command instead of the scheduled times. You will notice immediate improvements. Download Bootvis here http://rapidshare.com/files/82442634/Microsoft_BootVis_1.3.37.0.rar In the menu: 1. Click on "Trace", 2. "Next Boot and Driver Delays" 3. "Trace Repetitions" screen will appear 4. Click "Ok" and Restart your computer. 5. Then when your computer finishes loading, BootVis will automatically start to analyze. 6. When its done,go to "Trace" 7. "Optimize System" and Reboot.

Disabling unneeded programs slowing down [b]boot from starting. The main reason computers take soo long to load is by the amount of junk that window has to load when its starting. Eliminate as much as possible and experience faster boots. 1. Go to "Start" 2. "Run" 3. Type in: MSCONFIG, it will bring up "System Configuration Utility", 4. Click on the "Services" tab, 5. Here your going to select "Hide All Microsoft Services". 6. Select any programs you find unnecessary and anything with a name you don't recognize simply Uncheck. 7. Then select the "Startup" tab and do the same. 8. When finished click "Apply" and restart your computer

Removing visual effects help improve boot time 1. Remove desktop wallpaper 2. Remove any unneeded fonts, to do this go to "Control Panel">"Fonts", then just select the fonts you dont need and delete them, or save them to a folder. Tweaking CableDSL The following tweaks and modifications, are the ones I personally perform to my Cable connection after fresh installing windows. Note-This Guide works with Dsl and Cable Connections ONLY! The first thing I like to do is: 1. Run over to Control Panel 2. Click Network Connections 3. "Right Click" Local Area Connection (Your primary connection) Then UNcheck: -"Client for Microsoft Networks" -"File and Printer Sharing For Microsoft Networks" -"QoS Packet Scheduler"

patch your TCP AND INCREASE Number of Connections Then I like to install LVLLORD'S TCP PATCH Microsoft Limited TCP connections in sp2 to 10! Regain lost speed by applying lvllord's patch. -Just download the patcher and execute it. -It will automatically find the windows directory and ask, if it should increase/decrease. -Enter C and change the value to 100 -confirm your changes After a successful patch -the new TCPIP.SYS will be automatically installed. -After that, the computer should be restarted. Download here http://www.lvllord.de/?url=downloads&lang=en

Tweaking Windows Setting to Increase Cable/Dsl Speed After I get my Tcp nicely patched, I move on and Tweak my windows xp registry settings to unleash my cable connection's real potential. Dont be worried if I said "I tweak my registry", You wont have to manually edit it because i use a great free tool called TCP Optimizer thats does everything in one click of a mouse! Download here http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php

Weekly Maintenance Ensure your computer continues to run as fast as it is by performing the following steps weekly. 1. Run CCleaner 2. Run Defragmenter 3. Run Registry Optimizer 4. Update Windows Every Tuesday 5. Update Antivirus,Spyware and Adware Software and run them I hope you have enjoyed the techniques given. Please send me any commentsrequests or anything. Thanks..