I have 2 other guides that I have come across in my journeys. I can't help but think that one of these guides actually came from this site, however I can't find it. and After dealing with Bullshit FPS and finding better help on third party forums, then on the WorldofWarcraft tech site itself. I feel it's my duty as a player to share what I know, What worked for me, and what others have told me. there is a 90% chance that all of this has been posted before. I just want to bring it back to peoples attention, and help newer folks get a hold of information.
FRAMES PER SECOND(FPS)
First off. We will focus on things outside the game and work our way ingame for FPS.
FIRST
Be sure you have the latest video, sound, and motherboard drivers. More information on identifying your video and sound driver versions! Motherboard drivers should be available on your motherboard or system manufacturer's site. Be sure that you have the latest available updates for Windows. To get these new updates please visit; ("http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/") .. Also, execute any useless processes like limewire, bittorent,etc, p2p clients use alot of useless bandwidth. Try deleting your Cache folder everytime you start up WOW too. The cache folder is like a internet explorer .temp folder for wow.
Okay second step is your Windows Prefetch Cache. You are going to make a .bat file and run it everytime before you start Wow.exe. It will delete the windows prefetch cache. the cache generally means loading something ahead of time! Okay, so right click your desktop, go to new<text document. Write WORD FOR WORD the following for the first line in the document; del C:\Windows\Prefetch\*.* /Q
Once writting press Tab or Enter so you go down to line 2. Then write; Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks
Then go to file<save as<put the save as type to ALL TYPES< rename to FPSBOOSTER.bat [MAKE SURE YOU PUT .BAT AT THE END IN LOWERCASE LETTERS.<
Okay so now Step 2!
Exec'ing WOW.EXE.
Try running WOW in OpenGl Mode.
To open in opengl you need to have editing access to the config.wtf folder. to do this do this,
- Open the World of Warcraft folder on your hard drive (Default Folder: C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft).
- Open the WTF folder.
- Open the Config.wtf file using a text editor, like notepad.exe.
Enabling OpenGL write the following line in the config.wtf;
SET gxAPI "OpenGL"
Try playing wow without ANY sound or music;
SET Sound_EnableAllSound "0"
Try playing wow in windowed mode;
SET gxWindow "1"
Check your hard disk for errors by following the instructions on Blizzard's ScanDisk/Defrag page: Blizzard Support
You can also add these to the config.wtf ; * SET lod "0"
Toggles Terrain Level of Detail (LOD) on "1" and off "0".
* SET mapShadows "0"
Turns display of terrain shadows on "1" or off "0".
* SET shadowLevel "0"
Sets the resolution of the shadow maps on the terrain. "0" is high, "1" is low.
* SET farclip "477.0"
This matches the Farclip slider bar in the Game Options menu. The range is 177 to 777.
* SET pixelShaders "0"
Enabling pixelShaders allows the world to be rendered in less passes, potentially increasing performance on cards that support them.
* SET specular "0"
Specular cannot be used without pixelShaders. This option enables specular highlighting on certain terrain textures, giving a shiny, reflective look to some objects.
Or go ingame and go to video settings and turn every setting to low.
Now to ingame guide, start the fpsbooster, then start up wow!!
Once ingame go to the green bar by your bags, check your current framerate. Then press escape>video settings>turn VERTICAL SYNC OFF! This will help increase FPS alot. Put Spell detail HIGH, Turn everything to LOW, Turn off the death glowing effect. It is optional to turn off character shadows. You can also turn down multisampling to the lowest option.
LATENCY
Always make sure your network adapter is UP TO DATE.
Now this trick gave took my 1000MS on high pop thrall down to 200MS!!
This trick only works in Windows XP.
Go to your desktop, Start-Run-type CMD, once the black box is open type ipconfig, hit enter, write down the IP Address you see remember it, now exit, go back to desktop Start-Run-type regedit, Open the folder HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,Then SYSTEM, Then CurrentControlSet, then Services, then find in the list tcpip,then go to Parameters, Then Interfaces, You will see a bunch of folders, look through them until you see your IP Address on the right. the line is called DhcpIpAddress, once found then next to the IP right click the white area,and select - DWord Value, Right click the file it just created in the folder, and rename to this exactly! Type; TcpAckFrequency, Double click it and set Value Data to 1 Hexadecimal. Then, Disable your network connection, and then re-enable. AND THEN THATS IT REOPEN WOW AND LOOK!
I really hoped this guide helped, please ask me any questions and i'll try to do my best to answer them and tell me some suggestions, ill update this every two days.
I am in NO way affiliated with Blizzard Entertainment or World of Warcraft, or Warcraft. I do NOT work for them, nor know any persons who do.
Other guides that arent made by me(I TAKE NO REP FOR THESE GUIDES BELOW THIS);
Numsu's WOW Performance Guide; [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (WoW Performance Guide)
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NEW UPDATES
Added 6-6-08 - Config.wtf for freezing computers
SET hwDetect "0"
SET gxResolution "1024x768"
SET gxRefresh "60"
SET gxMultisampleQuality "0.000000"
SET gxFixLag "0"
SET fullAlpha "1"
SET lodDist "100.000000"
SET SmallCull "0.070000"
SET DistCull "500.000000"
SET farclip "417"
SET particleDensity "1.000000"
SET unitDrawDist "300.000000"
SET movie "0"
SET readTOS "1"
SET readEULA "1"
SET readScanning "-1"
SET readContest "-1"
SET realmName "Staghelm"
SET mouseSpeed "1"
SET MusicVolume "0.40000000596046"
SET SoundVolume "1"
SET MasterVolume "1"
SET cameraPitchMoveSpeed "90"
SET cameraYawMoveSpeed "180"
SET cameraPitchSmoothSpeed "45"
SET cameraYawSmoothSpeed "180"
SET cameraDistanceMaxFactor "1"
SET gameTip "30"
SET AmbienceVolume "0.60000002384186"
SET Gamma "1.000000"
SET uiScale "0.8299999833107"
SET minimapZoom "0"
SET guildMemberNotify "1"
SET profanityFilter "0"
SET realmList "us.logon.worldofwarcraft.com"
SET PreferedLocale "enUS"
SET scriptMemory "79872"
SET EnableMusic "0"
SET cameraView "4"
SET MasterSoundEffects "0"
SET minimapInsideZoom "0"
SET ffxGlow "0"
SET UnitNamePlayerPVPTitle "0"
SET SoundZoneMusicNoDelay "1"
SET locale "enUS"
SET statusBarText "1"
SET soundMaxHardwareChannels "12"
SET CombatLogRangeParty "200"
SET CombatLogRangePartyPet "200"
SET CombatLogRangeFriendlyPlayers "200"
SET CombatLogRangeFriendlyPlayersPets "200"
SET CombatLogRangeHostilePlayers "200"
SET CombatLogRangeHostilePlayersPets "200"
SET CombatLogRangeCreature "200"
SET gxTripleBuffer "1"
SET weatherDensity "0"
SET ffxDeath "0"
SET useUiScale "1"
SET gxColorBits "24"
SET gxDepthBits "24"
SET specular "1"
SET anisotropic "16"
SET shadowLevel "0"
SET pixelShaders "1"
SET baseMip "1"
SET spellEffectLevel "0"
SET useWeatherShaders "0"
SET autoSelfCast "1"
SET lastCharacterIndex "1"
SET timingMethod "1"
Added 6-6-08 - Config.wtf for better performance
SET hwDetect "0"
SET gxColorBits "24"
SET gxDepthBits "24"
SET gxResolution "1024x768"
SET gxMultisampleQuality "0.000000"
SET fullAlpha "1"
SET lodDist "100.000000"
SET SmallCull "0.070000"
SET DistCull "500.000000"
SET farclip "177"
SET pixelShaders "1"
SET particleDensity "1.000000"
SET unitDrawDist "300.000000"
SET movie "0"
SET movieSubtitle "1"
SET mouseSpeed "1"
SET Gamma "1.000000"
SET MusicVolume "0.5"
SET SoundVolume "0.80000001192093"
SET MasterVolume "0.90000003576279"
SET cameraPitchMoveSpeed "90"
SET cameraYawMoveSpeed "180"
SET cameraPitchSmoothSpeed "45"
SET cameraYawSmoothSpeed "180"
SET cameraDistanceLast "8.188390"
SET cameraPitchLast "26.300028"
SET cameraWaterCollision "0"
SET cameraDistanceMaxFactor "2"
SET AmbienceVolume "0.60000002384186"
SET minimapInsideZoom "0"
SET autoClearAFK "0"
SET minimapZoom "0"
SET alphaLevel "0"
SET guildMemberNotify "1"
SET gxRefresh "60"
SET SoundZoneMusicNoDelay "1"
SET cameraView "4"
SET specular "1"
SET UnitNamePlayer "0"
SET EnableErrorSpeech "0"
SET readScanning "-1"
SET scriptMemory "131072"
SET weatherDensity "0"
SET DesktopGamma "1"
SET ffxDeath "0"
SET lod "0"
SET realmList "us.logon.worldofwarcraft.com"
SET EnableMusic "0"
SET checkAddonVersion "0"
SET CombatDamage "0"
SET lastCharacterIndex "6"
SET gxFixLag "0"
SET baseMip "1"
SET M2Faster "0"
SET gxVSync "0"
SET ffxGlow "0"
Also, try cleaning out your World of Warcraft "cache" folder.
If you use the internet alot you may have unwanted bugs lurking through your ram and hard-drive. Visit Ad-Aware @ Lavasoft - The Original Anti-Spyware Company - Lavasoft and download the free version of Ad-Aware and update it to the recent update
Also, scan for viruses, a free download of one is at avast! antivirus - high security and protection from malware with anti-spyware and anti-rootkit software built in.
Try to avoid Norton. It takes up too many resources.
Added 6-6-08 - Download an effective cleaning program called CCleaner. Visit CCleaner - Home for a freeware download!
Added 6-6-08 - Heat tends to cause machines to either make a stop-and-go type performance, over-time degrading performance or system shutdowns (not restarts). Each family of processors has its own way of dealing with heat. Some throttle their speed to low-speed, some may insert blank instruction sets. You can find more information in your processor's documentation.
For processors that throttle speed, you can use ThrottleWatch (may be outdated) or RMClock (supports most modern CPUs as well as older ones) to keep an eye on the processor's operating history, another way could be to buy a cheap hand-held fan and turn it on into the system, DO NOT TOUCH THE PC WHILE EXPOSED TO STATIC. Always touch unpainted metal before opening or buy an anti-static bracelet
DISABLE INDEXING SERVICES
Indexing Services is a small little program that uses large amounts of RAM and can often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process indexes and updates lists of all the files that are on your computer. It does this so that when you do a search for something on your computer, it will search faster by scanning the index lists. If you don't search your computer often, or even if you do search often, this system service is completely unnecessary. To disable do the following:
1. Go to Start
2. Click Settings
3. Click Control Panel
4. Double-click Add/Remove Programs
5. Click the Add/Remove Window Components
6. Uncheck the Indexing services
7. Click Next
OPTIMISE DISPLAY SETTINGS
Windows XP can look sexy but displaying all the visual items can waste system resources. To optimise:
1.Go to Start
2. Click Settings
3. Click Control Panel
4. Click System
5. Click Advanced tab
6. In the Performance tab click Settings
7. Leave only the following ticked:
- Show shadows under menus
- Show shadows under mouse pointer
- Show translucent selection rectangle
- Use drop shadows for icons labels on the desktop
- Use visual styles on windows and buttons
DISABLE PERFORMANCE COUNTERS
Windows XP has a performance monitor utility which monitors several areas of your PC's performance. These utilities take up system resources so disabling is a good idea.
To disable:
1. download and install the Extensible Performance Counter List(Windows 2000 Server)
2.Then select each counter in turn in the 'Extensible performance counters' window and clear the 'performance counters enabled' checkbox at the bottom.button below.
SPEEDUP FOLDER BROWSING
You may have noticed that everytime you open my computer to browse folders that there is a slight delay. This is because Windows XP automatically searches for network files and printers everytime you open Windows Explorer. To fix this and to increase browsing significantly:
1. Open My Computer
2. Click on Tools menu
3. Click on Folder Options
4. Click on the View tab.
5. Uncheck the Automatically search for network folders and printers check box
6. Click Apply
7. Click Ok
8. Reboot your computer
IMPROVE MEMORY USAGE
Cacheman Improves the performance of your computer by optimizing the disk cache, memory and a number of other settings.
Once Installed:
1.Go to Show Wizard and select All
2.Run all the wizards by selecting Next or Finished until you are back to the main menu. Use the defaults unless you know exactly what you are doing.
3.Exit and Save Cacheman
4.Restart Windows
OPTIMISE YOUR INTERNET CONNECTION
There are lots of ways to do this but by far the easiest is to run TCP/IP Optimizer.
1. Download([Only registered and activated users can see links. ]) and install
2. Click the General Settings tab and select your Connection Speed (Kbps)
3. Click Network Adapter and choose the interface you use to connect to the Internet
4. Check Optimal Settings then Apply
5. Reboot
OPTIMISE YOUR PAGEFILE
If you give your pagefile a fixed size it saves the operating system from needing to resize the page file.
1. Right click on My Computer and select Properties
2. Select the Advanced tab
3. Under Performance choose the Settings button
4. Select the Advanced tab again and under Virtual Memory select Change
5. Highlight the drive containing your page file and make the initial Size of the file the same as the Maximum Size of the file.
Windows XP sizes the page file to about 1.5X the amount of actual physical memory by default. While this is good for systems with smaller amounts of memory (under 512MB) it is unlikely that a typical XP desktop system will ever need 1.5 X 512MB or more of virtual memory. If you have less than 512MB of memory, leave the page file at its default size. If you have 512MB or more, change the ratio to 1:1 page file size to physical memory size.
RUN BOOTVIS - IMPROVE BOOT TIMES download from(MajorGeeks.com - Download Freeware and Shareware Computer Utilities.)
BootVis will significantly improve boot times
1. Download and Run
2. Select Trace
3. Select Next Boot and Driver Trace
4. A Trace Repetitions screen will appear, select Ok and Reboot
5. Upon reboot, BootVis will automatically start, analyze and log your system's boot process. When it's done, in the menu go to Trace and select Optimize System
6. Reboot.
7. When your machine has rebooted wait until you see the Optimizing System box appear. Be patient and wait for the process to complete
REMOVE THE DESKTOP PICTURE
Your desktop background consumes a fair amount of memory and can slow the loading time of your system. Removing it will improve performance.
1. Right click on Desktop and select Properties
2. Select the Desktop tab
3. In the Background window select None
4. Click Ok
REMOVE FONTS FOR SPEED
Fonts, especially TrueType fonts, use quite a bit of system resources. For optimal performance, trim your fonts down to just those that you need to use on a daily basis and fonts that applications may require.
1. Open Control Panel
2. Open Fonts folder
3. Move fonts you don't need to a temporary directory (e.g. C:\FONTBKUP?) just in case you need or want to bring a few of them back. The more fonts you uninstall, the more system resources you will gain.
DISABLE UNNECESSARY SERVICES
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
Clipbook
Computer 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)
Workstation
To disable these services:
Go to Start and then Run and type "services.msc"
Doubleclick on the service you want to change
Change the startup type to 'Disable"
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:
Open Control Panel
Click on Performance and Maintenance
Click on System
Click on the System Restore tab
Tick 'Turn off System Restore on All Drives'
Click 'Ok'
DEFRAGMENT YOUR PAGEFILE
Keeping your pagefile defragmented can provide a major performance boost. One of the best ways of doing this is to creat a separate partition on your hard drive just for your page file, so that it doesn't get impacted by normal disk usage. Another way of keeping your pagefile defragmented is to run PageDefrag. This cool little app can be used to defrag your pagefile, and can also be set to defrag the pagefile everytime your PC starts. To install:
Download(Windows Sysinternals: Documentation, downloads and additional resources) and Run PageDefrag
Tick "Defrag at next Reboot",
Click "Ok"
Reboot
SPEEDUP FOLDER ACCESS - DISABLE LAST ACCESS UPDATE
If you have a lot of folders and subdirectories on your computer, when you access a directory XP wastes a lot of time updating the time stamp showing the last access time for that directory and for ALL sub directories. To stop XP doing this you need to edit the registry. If you are uncomfortable doing this then please do not attempt.
Go to Start and then Run and type "regedit"
Click through the file system until you get to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Cur rentControlSet\Control\FileSys tem"
Right-click in a blank area of the window on the right and select 'DWORD Value'
Create a new DWORD Value called 'NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate'
Then Right click on the new value and select 'Modify'
Change the Value Data to '1'
Click 'OK'
DISABLE SYSTEM SOUNDS
Surprisingly, the beeps that your computer makes for various system sounds can slow it down, particularly at startup and shut-down. To fix this turn off the system sounds:
Open Control Panel
Click Sounds and Audio Devices
Check Place volume icon in taskbar
Click Sounds Tab
Choose "No Sounds" for the Sound Scheme
Click "No"
Click "Apply"
Click "OK"
IMPROVE BOOT TIMES
A great new feature in Microsoft Windows XP is the ability to do a boot defragment. This places all boot files next to each other on the disk to allow for faster booting. By default this option in enables but on some builds it is not so below is how to turn it on.
Go to Start Menu and Click Run
Type in "Regedit" then click ok
Find "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\M icrosoft\Dfrg\BootOpt imizeFunction"
Select "Enable" from the list on the right
Right on it and select "Modify"
Change the value to "Y to enable"
Reboot
IMPROVE SWAPFILE PERFORMANCE
If you have more than 256MB of RAM this tweak will considerably improve your performance. It basically makes sure that your PC uses every last drop of memory (faster than swap file) before it starts using the swap file.
Go to Start then Run
Type "msconfig.exe" then ok
Click on the System.ini tab
Expand the 386enh tab by clicking on the plus sign
Click on new then in the blank box type"ConservativeSwapfileUsage =1"
Click OK
Restart PC
MAKE YOUR MENUS LOAD FASTER
This is one of my favourite tweaks as it makes a huge difference to how fast your machine will 'feel'. What this tweak does is remove the slight delay between clicking on a menu and XP displaying the menu.
Go to Start then Run
Type 'Regedit' then click 'Ok'
Find "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\"
Select "MenuShowDelay"
Right click and select "Modify'
Reduce the number to around "100"
This is the delay time before a menu is opened. You can set it to "0" but it can make windows really hard to use as menus will open if you just look at them - well move your mouse over them anyway. I tend to go for anywhere between 50-150 depending on my mood
MAKE PROGRAMS LOAD FASTER
This little tweak tends to work for most programs. If your program doesn't load properly just undo the change. For any program:
Right-click on the icon/shortcut you use to launch the program
Select properties
In the 'target' box, add ' /prefetch:1' at the end of the line.
Click "Ok"
Voila - your programs will now load faster.
IMPROVE XP SHUTDOWN SPEED
This tweak reduces the time XP waits before automatically closing any running programs when you give it the command to shutdown.
Go to Start then select Run
Type 'Regedit' and click ok
Find 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\'
Select 'WaitToKillAppTimeout'
Right click and select 'Modify'
Change the value to '1000'
Click 'OK'
Now select 'HungAppTimeout'
Right click and select 'Modify'
Change the value to '1000'
Click 'OK'
Now find 'HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop'
Select 'WaitToKillAppTimeout'
Right click and select 'Modify'
Change the value to '1000'
Click 'OK'
Now find 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Cur rentControlSet\Control\'
Select 'WaitToKillServiceTimeout'
Right click and select 'Modify'
Change the value to '1000'
Click 'OK'
SPEED UP BOOT TIMES I
This tweak works by creating a batch file to clear the temp and history folders everytime you shutdown so that your PC doesn't waste time checking these folders the next time it boots. It's quite simple to implement:
1. Open Notepad and create a new file with the following entries:
RD /S /q "C:\Documents and Settings\"UserName without quotes"\Local Settings\History"
RD /S /q "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Local Settings\History"
RD /S /q "D:\Temp\" <–"Deletes temp folder, type in the location of your temp folder"
2. Save the new as anything you like but it has to be a '.bat' file e.g. fastboot.bat or deltemp.bat
3. Click 'Start' then 'Run'
4. Type in 'gpedit.msc' and hit 'ok'
5. Click on 'Computer Configuration' then 'Windows Settings'
6. Double-click on 'Scripts' and then on 'Shutdown'
7. Click 'Add' and find the batch file that you created and then press 'Ok'
SPEED UP BOOT TIMES II
When your PC starts it usually looks for any bootable media in any floppy or cd-rom drives you have installed before it gets around to loading the Operating System from the HDD. This can waste valuable time. To fix this we need to make some changes to the Bios.
1. To enter the bios you usually press 'F2' or 'delete' when your PC starts
2. Navigate to the 'Boot' menu
3. Select 'Boot Sequence'
4. Then either move your Hard drive to the top position or set it as the 'First Device'
5. Press the 'Escape' key to leave the bios. Don't forget to save your settings before exiting
Note: Once this change has been made, you won't be able to boot from a floppy disc or a CD-rom. If for some strange reason you need to do this in the future, just go back into your bios, repeat the steps above and put your floppy or CD-rom back as the 'First Device'
SPEED UP BOOT TIMES III
When your computer boots up it usually has to check with the network to see what IP addresses are free and then it grabs one of these. By configuring a manually assigned IP address your boot time will improve. To do this do the following:
1. Click on 'Start' and then ''Connect To/Show All Connections'
2. Right-click your network adapter card and click 'Properties'.
3. On the 'General' tab, select 'TCP/IP' in the list of services and click 'Properties'
4.I n the TCP/IP properties, click 'Use the following address' and enter an IP address for your PC. If you are using a router this is usually 192.168.0.xx or 192.168.1.xx. If you are not sure what address you could check with your ISP or go to 'Start/run' and type 'cmd' and then 'ipconfig/all'. This will show your current IP settings which you will need to copy.
5. Enter the correct details for 'Subnet mask', 'Default gateway' and 'DNS Server'. Again if you are not sure what figures to enter use 'ipconfig/all' as in stage 4.
FREE UP MEMORY
I found this useful app via FixMyXP. ClearMem Is an Excellent Tool for speeding up your XP Computer (especially if your system has been on for awhile and you have a lot of applications open). What it does, is it Forces pages out of physical memory and reduces the size of running processes if working sets to a minimum. When you run this tool, the system pauses because of excessive high-priority activity associated with trimming the working sets. To run this tool, your paging file must be at least as large as physical memory. To Check your Paging File:
1. Go to your control panel, then click on 'System', then go to the 'Advanced' Tab, and Under 'Performance' click 'Settings' then the 'Advanced' Tab
2. On the Bottom you should see 'Virtual Memory' and a value. This is the value that must be at least as large as how much memory is in your system.
3. If the Virtual Memory Value is smaller than your system memory, click Change and change the Min Virtual Memory to a number that is greater than your total system memory, then click 'Set' and Reboot.
4. Once you have rebooted install ClearMem
ENSURE XP IS USING DMA MODE
XP enables DMA for Hard-Drives and CD-Roms by default on most ATA or ATAPI (IDE) devices. However, sometimes computers switch to PIO mode which is slower for data transfer - a typical reason is because of a virus. To ensure that your machine is using DMA:
1. Open 'Device Manager'
2. Double-click 'IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers'
3. Right-click 'Primary Channel' and select 'Properties' and then 'Advanced Settings'
4. In the 'Current Transfer Mode' drop-down box, select 'DMA if Available' if the current setting is 'PIO Only'
ADD CORRECT NETWORK CARD SETTINGS
Some machines suffer from jerky graphics or high CPU usage even when a machine is idle. A possible solution for this, which, can also can help network performance is to:
1. RightClick 'My Computer'
2. Select 'Manage'
3. Click on 'Device Manager'
4. DoubleClick your network adaptor under 'Network Adapters'
5. In the new window, select the 'Advanced' tab
6. Select 'Connection Type' and select the correct type for your card and then Reboot
REMOVE ANNOYING DELETE CONFIRMATION MESSAGES
Although not strictly a performance tweak I love this fix as it makes my machine 'feel' faster. I hate the annoying 'are you sure?' messages that XP displays, especially if I have to use a laptop touchpad to close them. To remove these messages:
1. Right-click on the 'Recycle Bin' on the desktop and then click 'Properties'
2. Clear the 'Display Delete Confirmation Dialog' check box and click 'Ok'
If you do accidently delete a file don't worry as all is not lost. Just go to your Recycle Bin and 'Restore' the file.
DISABLE PREFETCH ON LOW MEMORY SYSTEMS
Prefetch is designed to speed up program launching by preloading programs into memory - not a good idea is memory is in short supply, as it can make programs hang. To disable prefetch:
1. Click 'Start' then 'Run'
2. Type in 'Regedit' then click 'Ok'
3. Navigate to 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Cur rentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters\ '
4. Right-click on "EnablePrefetcher" and set the value to '0'
5. Reboot.
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adding up new tweaks...
SPEED UP YOUR HARDDISK
speed up your hard disk speed we need to configure a special buffer in the computer's memory in order to enable it to better deal with interrupts made from the disk.
This tip is only recommended if you have 256MB RAM or higher.
Follow these steps:
1. Run SYSEDIT.EXE from the Run command.
2. Expand the system.ini file window.
3. Scroll down almost to the end of the file till you find a line called [386enh].
4. Press Enter to make one blank line, and in that line type
Irq14=4096
Note: This line IS CASE SENSITIVE!!!
5. Click on the File menu, then choose Save.
6. Close SYSEDIT and reboot your computer.
Speed improvement will be noticed after the computer reboots.
Update: The most speed improvement is visible with IDE drives, however there are reports that this tweak also does good for SCSI disks. In any case, it won't harm your system, so why not try it yourself and let me know what you find.
Credit Goes to ZhyperMU Forums, Source Unknown
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