Optimizing a netbook

arrfep

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So yesterday I picked up an Aspire One 10" from TigerDirect. I already like it a lot, and I'd like to get as much performance out of it as possible.
So far I've:
Put in 2GB Ram
Removed McAfee, Windows Live crap, MS Office Trial, Carbonite/eSobi bloatware.

Any suggestions on other things I can turn on/off to improve boot speed and overall performance?
 

mpilchfamily

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You have pretty much done all there is to do. Netbooks aren't all that powerful so there isn't too much you can do to improve speed.
 

haffey

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Practically the only thing I did was check off unnecessary services. It's fast as blazes (not that it wasn't peppy before). AAO here.
 

boomhower

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I really like Windows 7 on my HP Mini. I never had XP on it so I can't give a speed comparison.
 

hans030390

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Basically the only thing you can do is a fresh install, disabling unnecessary services, installing your stuff, defragging, etc.