Tweak #1: Turn Off Windows Messenger For Good
Have you tried to disable messenger, but it still shows in the system
tray icon every now and then? If so, this next tweak is for you. To
completely turn off Windows Messenger:
1. Go to "Start", the "Run"
2. Type in "RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection
%windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove" and press enter
3. Restart and you'll never see Windows Messenger again!
Tweak #2: Turn off Indexing to Speed up Response Time
If you don't extensively use the search feature in XP, this next tweak
is for you. By extensively, I mean like everyday. Windows XP has this
"feature" called "Indexing". It's supposed to speed up searches by
keeping all the files on your computer tied to memory. By tying up these
files to memory, it can really slow things down. Disabling this service
will remove this files from memory, inturn giving your applications and
files faster response times. You will still be able to search with the
Indexing turned off, but the searching will just take a little log to
perform. To turn off Indexing:
1. Open up "My Computer"
2. Right-click on your hard drives (usually "C:, D:") and choose
"Properties"
3. Uncheck the box at the bottom that reads "Allow Indexing Service to..."
4. Click OK then the files will be removed from memory. This removal may
take a few minutes to complete, but it's worth it.
You will also need to disable the indexing service here too:
1. Go to "Start", then "Run"
2. Type "services.msc" and press enter
3. Scroll-down to "Indexing Service" and double-click it
4. If the service status is "Running", then stop it by pressing the
"Stop" button
5. To make sure this service doesn't run again, under "Startup Type:",
choose "Disabled"
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Tweak #3: Turn off Hibernation
If you don't use the Hibernation feature of XP, it's taking up a lot of
unnecessary hard drive space. The space it takes up depends on your RAM.
If you have 128 MB RAM, Hibernation takes up 127 MB, if you have 256 MB
RAM, Hibernation takes up 254 MB, and so on. "Standby" and "Hibernation"
are not they same thing. You will keep the "Standby" feature when you
disable Hibernation. To turn off Hibernation:
1. Right-click on the desktop and click "Properties"
2. Hit the "Screen Saver" tab
3. Then click the "Power" button under "Monitor Power"
4. Click the "Hibernation" tab, then uncheck the box next to "Enable
Hibernation"
5. Press "OK" and you have just saved a load of hard drive space!
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