XP 64: What else can I tweak?

[Stiganator]

Ok, I have used low resource apps like Foxit, Miranda, etc.

1. Disabled all but about 20 essential services.

2. msconfig - stopped all worthless startup programs.

3. Turned off System Restore (default used 10% of total diskspace, which is considerable with 2.5 TB).

4. Turned off Recycling Bin (default used 10% again)

5. Turned visual effects off.

6. Defragged several times using built in defragger.

I have RAM use down to about 240 MB, though I'm checking over Remote Desktop so it might be more like 230 MB.

This is on XP - 64 bit, 4 GB RAM.

Anything I'm forgetting? The one thing I haven't replaced is the built in firewall. I don't know how resource efficient it is compared to others, anyone know?

 

[BlueWeasel]

With access to the full 4GB and 95% free RAM, what else needs to be tweaked?

 

[Stiganator]

I can't think of anything, but I want to make sure everything is perfect before I image the disk.

 

[Stiganator]

No responses, does that mean its good to go? You guys don't do anything different?

 

[lxskllr]

I don't tweak my setups, other than for a couple of personal preference items. It doesn't do any good, and many times causes strange problems.

 

[Stiganator]

Well all the things I did are built in options, services are a little bit higher level the disk savings are significant

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: Stiganator
Well all the things I did are built in options, services are a little bit higher level the disk savings are significant

For a couple of dollars in disk space I prefer to have the ability to recover in case of a problem. Whether a bad driver install, or something I changed my mind about deleting. It's cheap insurance, though ymmv

 

[KeypoX]

wow my vista 64 boots and is using 1.2GB of my 4GB of ram lol, not that i need the extra GB lol

goodjob though now what do you do after you have done all that? Post on anandtech lol?

 

[Nothinman]

Anything I'm forgetting?

That you've already wasted more time doing all of that than you will ever save with your performance tweaks.

 

[RebateMonger]

Originally posted by: Nothinman

Anything I'm forgetting?

That you've already wasted more time doing all of that than you will ever save with your performance tweaks.

Cold. 😛

 

[Seeruk]

Originally posted by: Nothinman

Anything I'm forgetting?

That you've already wasted more time doing all of that than you will ever save with your performance tweaks.

The truth hurts, listen to the man 🙂 i've said the same to about 20 gentoo users who insist on blabbering about compiling and flags and all that crap 🙂

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: RebateMonger

Originally posted by: Nothinman

Anything I'm forgetting?

That you've already wasted more time doing all of that than you will ever save with your performance tweaks.

Cold. 😛

But true.