tweaking windoze stuff

[misu]

anyone read about Mr.X.'s TWEAKING AND OPTIMIZING WINDOWS TIPS?

good stuff, i'll post a series here it interested

Misu
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[misu]

Set file system to cache about many times higher than its default setting. If you goto control panels\system\FileSystem\Performance\typical role of this computer you will probably have desktop computer set here. You can further increase these settings BEYOND the Win9x GUI limit, to the
next level, otherwise unavailable from the System applet, to have your computer cache up to 3 (THREE) times more files and directories, and speed up hard disk performance substantially.
The only disadvantage is that this way Windows will allocate up to 3 times more physical RAM to the file cache, which is taken from the available memory pool, normally used by applications/games. Therefore I recommend doing this ONLY IF your system has at least 32 MB of installed RAM. This works best on computers with 64 MB and up... and who cares about RAM "shortage" if you
happen to have 128 MB or more?

Copy & paste the text below in Notepad to create a REG file, and save it for example as MAXCACHE.REG and then run it. Remember to restart Windows after each change.

-----Begin cut & paste here-----
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\FS Templates]
@="Max Cache"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\FS Templates\Super Cache]
@="Super Cache"
"NameCache"=hex:00,ff,00,00
"PathCache"=hex:ff,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\FS Templates\Max Cache]
@="Max Cache"
"NameCache"=hex:00,18,00,00
"PathCache"=hex:c8,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\FS Templates\Huge Cache]
@="Huge Cache"
"NameCache"=hex:80,13,00,00
"PathCache"=hex:90,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\FS Templates\Large Cache]
@="Large Cache"
"NameCache"=hex:a0,0f,00,00
"PathCache"=hex:80,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\FS Templates\Medium Cache]
@="Medium Cache"
"NameCache"=hex:20,0f,00,00
"PathCache"=hex:50,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\control\FileSystem]
"NameCache"=hex:00,18,00,00
"PathCache"=hex:c8,00,00,00
------End cut & paste here------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
NEW Setting Cached Files Cached Directories KiloBytes [KB]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Super Cache 65280 255 2170 KB (2.1 MB)
Max Cache 6144 200 150 KB
Huge Cache 4992 144 108 KB
Large Cache 4000 128 80 KB
Medium Cache 3872 80 64 KB

Win9x Default "NameCache" "PathCache" Memory (RAM) Used
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OLD Setting Cached Files Cached Directories KiloBytes [KB]
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Network Server 2729 64 40 KB
Desktop Computer 677 32 16 KB
Mobile/Docking 160 16 4 KB


Misu
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[misu]

this one was new for me. Sorry aboout formatting on the other one...

From Dos type 'SCANREG /FIX'. This will compact the registry and the smaller the registry the quicker your machine will go! Also from Dos type 'SCANREG /OPT' - this only works in Windows Millennium.

Misu
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[misu]

other cool stuff

"Run Regedit and go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\BIOS. In the right hand pane create a new DWORD Value called "CPUPriority" (no quotes) -> double-click on it -> check the Decimal box -> type 1. This will speed things up by using the fastest priority to the CPU when
opening any program, and works with 99% of the PCs I've tried it on.To reset to Windows 9x default, type 3.

Turn off Read-ahead optimization. Read-ahead optimization was intended to speed up hard drive access. If activated, Windows reads some blocks more that needed from the HD and 'hopes' the program will need the data later. It will work if you use only 1 application at once, but this is not always the case. As soon as 2 programs try to access the hard drive at the same time the Read-ahead reading will slow down things up to 50% !In many cases DISABLING Read-ahead optimization will give your a huge performance boost - just give it a try ! Go to control panels\system\performance\file system and turn down read ahead optimization. This setting retrieves cached data and can actually interfere with high data rates. In short, less is more.


Disable write behind caching on all drives. Goto control panels\system\performance\filesystem\troubleshooting\disable write-behind caching for all drives. When this setting is enabled (unchecked), the disk cache flushes continually, which erodes performance. Note: Do not disable this option if you are performing risky operations, such as financial transactions where safety concerns outweigh speed, as this option does ensure greater data integrity, albeit at a performance price. One way around this tradeoff is to create multiple user profiles for the different operations you want to perform. Click OK.


that's it
use at own risk

Misu
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