What tweaks will improve WinMe performance?

[nealh]

Hi..I am running WinMe

What tweaks would you recommend to improve performance ...

Thanks

 

[browndogsarebest]

The two main ones for me are

1. Disable PCHealth ( a bloody nuisance)
2. Reduce the amount of room System Restore uses to store back up data.

 

[nealh]

Thanks


How do you alter or configure System Restore???? ...Never mind found it in system info....

What is the benefit/disadv to having these run at startup..in my system configuration

taskmon.exe ...what does this do???
scanreg.exe
statemgr.exe..this has to do with system restore
ssdpsrv.exe this is a system file

 

[browndogsarebest]

Found this on the web - hope it helps:
"TaskMon monitors your hard drives disk access patterns during program loads and logs the information to a hidden Windows directory called APPLOG. When you go to defrag your hard drive, Disk Defragmentor uses the information found in this directory to optimize your system by placing all the files that a specific program needs to load in the same area on the hard disk. This reduces the number of lengths the disk needs to seek, which account for a large chuck of load times for any application.

TaskMon collects data as you use applications and adapts to optimize the applications you run most frequently. Example: If you run Netscape more often than I.E. 4.0, Defrag will concentrate on optimizing Netscape program loading vs. I.E. Program loading. After you finish defragging the application (s) should open faster."

As for Scanreg, this creates backups of your registry so you can restore from a good back up if necessary (using the Scanreg /Restore command).

 

[BlueWeasel]

Here are excellent tweak guides for Win9x/ME:

3D Spotlight Tweaks
Tweak 3D Tweaks

Hope this helps. . .

 

[godsgift]

good info

 

[GreenLantern]

Streamlined and fuel efficient, this line of W apps make W98 and WMe lean and mean - and I think there's a free version. worth checking out.
Windows ME - Lite

dam, I should get a cold drink for that plug

 

[BlueWeasel]

I certainly recommend 98Lite. I am running Win98SE Lite now and the speed boost and stability is unreal. I have also used WinME Lite and it is very streamlined and smooth.

Definately something to check out.

 

[nealh]

Thanks everyone I appreciate it.