Hello All,
I've noticed that system performance in WindowsXP is lower than when running Windows 98 SE (I'm dual-booting here) Most notably, when a program is utlizing the CPU (like ECCp, or now SETI), it seems rather sluggish, and even the DC app itself is not going as fast as it should. For example, with SETI, in Win98 I get an average of 3 hours per WU (running an AthlonXP 2000+ @ 2100) but in XP, its usually around 6 hours. (EDIT: oops, that is a lie. I was looking at the stats for my other comp, an Athlon 1GHz. This baby still churns out WUs in 2-3 hours... rest of system still seems sluggish though)
I have not done much optimizing yet, since I have been getting conflicting reports of what to do. I still have all default services running, etc etc. So, if someone can point me to a reliable tweaking guide, or let me know how to improve performance, I'd be much obliged. Thanx
I've noticed that system performance in WindowsXP is lower than when running Windows 98 SE (I'm dual-booting here) Most notably, when a program is utlizing the CPU (like ECCp, or now SETI), it seems rather sluggish, and even the DC app itself is not going as fast as it should. For example, with SETI, in Win98 I get an average of 3 hours per WU (running an AthlonXP 2000+ @ 2100) but in XP, its usually around 6 hours. (EDIT: oops, that is a lie. I was looking at the stats for my other comp, an Athlon 1GHz. This baby still churns out WUs in 2-3 hours... rest of system still seems sluggish though)
I have not done much optimizing yet, since I have been getting conflicting reports of what to do. I still have all default services running, etc etc. So, if someone can point me to a reliable tweaking guide, or let me know how to improve performance, I'd be much obliged. Thanx