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Windows XP operating system by the introduction of one, on the beautiful interface touched the vast number of computer users, combined with excellent overall performance (including significantly shortened the initiation and continued use of the time, as well as the application of rapid response), makes a lot of users have their own operating system upgrade to Windows XP, had a good first-hand experience of addiction. However, in the use of the process, people began to find that the interface is indeed a lot of beautiful, and to demonstrate the performance, it seems not so satisfactory. Why not?
In fact, Microsoft released Windows XP in early have already stated before, Windows XP does not require the use of the most advanced processors, but at least there should be 300 MHz, Pentium II processor or above level in order to have better performance; in memory, the 64MB are running Windows XP the minimum memory requirements, while the 128MB is the minimum recommend Windows XP operating environment. Of course, if there is more than 128MB of memory, then it surely is a good thing, but the contrast, the memory from 64MB to 128M, and the basis of 128MB to add memory, you can see the performance gap would be more small, but more important to a large extent depends on the job load - This is like looking for "curve inflection point", in the inflection point after the memory capacity by an additional amount of revenue received will therefore be relatively less - for the majority of the work load, the inflection point is located between 64MB to 128MB. (Editor's Note: "personal computer" Laboratory tests show that for most commercial applications, the memory upgrade from 128MB to 256MB for Windows XP will also bring obvious performance improvement, but after more than 512MB, except for image processing and other operations, not significantly improve the performance.) so users will upgrade to Windows XP operating system before the hardware to understand whether the situation meets the above requirements, do not blindly, or will not have the desired effect.

In hardware to meet the basic conditions, can also proceed from the following aspects to enhance the operational efficiency of Windows XP.

Give priority to the use a new installation

New installation of Windows XP upgrade installation than would normally lead to better performance, because this installation can be a greater degree of control over documents and document meta-data on disk location. This means that the installation process of Windows XP, based on the configuration computer to dynamically determine when to start the necessary code and data, and optimization of these documents on disk saved. When the computer starts, Windows XP may issue a substantial able to effectively deal with the higher throughput of I / O request, and can be issued to find the best time for these requests, but those requests will be intertwined in the device detection and initialization phase . This will not increase through the entire start-up time to complete manner, thus substantially shortening the time required for system startup. In the new installation process usually takes three to start to complete this quick start of observation and optimization.

Increase the system partition capacity, replaced by high-speed drives

According to Microsoft's announcement, Windows XP itself occupied hard disk space required is 1.5GB, together with the Office applications such as capacity, the system partition should have a total capacity of 4GB to 8GB more appropriate (depending on how many applications may be). Windows XP and previous versions of Windows as a virtual memory technology, which refers to the computer when the job in the system partition to be carved out of a piece of space to expand the memory usage as to make up for inadequate physical memory. This space is usually ranging from several dozen to several hundreds of megabytes, users can also set up virtual memory files will be changed on the other partition (although it would be best to use system partition) or percentage of disk space adjust its size, But in any case it must be accounted for as part of hard disk storage space, especially when using large-scale application software and physical memory capacity is relatively small also when the capacity of virtual memory file may be even greater. Therefore should allow the system partition have enough space left, that is, require users to upgrade to Windows XP operating system when the system partition to increase capacity.

Although Microsoft Windows XP operating system to improve the "boot loader", the computer starts the process of pre-extraction technology makes the implementation of the code and data must be read in the disk initialization process, which to speed up the startup speed of the computer. However, large amounts of data are to be read from the hard disk out, together with the hard drive as opposed to CPU and memory is really is a very slow movement of equipment, and hard disk I / O access is very frequent, so the hard disk can be replaced by high-speed obviously speed up the data transmission speed, thus shortening the operating system and applications start-up time, its significance is obvious. Prepare the hardware settings

This issue including the BIOS settings are usually mentioned. Let such as HDD-0 as the first boot device, open the DMA mode to allow rapid self-test memory, the boot floppy drive does not detect these items can be set to varying degrees, to speed up the computer up and running speed, more relevant article, this Department shall not repeat. Would like to stress here is the drive select jumpers problem - This is for those who adopted the two data transmission lines connected to the computer hard disk and optical disk drive is particularly important. Today's popular hard drives and motherboard IDE interfaces also support DMA100 transfer mode, so generally use the 80 lines of data transmission lines to the hard disk connected to the motherboard's Primary IDE interface. While most only support DMA 33 CD-ROM or PIO transfer mode, the drive is usually 40 lines of data transmission lines to connect to the motherboard of the Secondary IDE interface. And drive the factory default jumper settings are Slave, so it will occupy the Secondary Slave interface, which makes no equipment, Secondary Master, so that the computer self-test, as well as the operating system at startup would take a very long time to Detect Secondary Master equipment, and lack of response, and waste a lot of time. So should be receiving the drive jumpers to Master on the Secondary Master interface occupy it, and let Secondary Slave interface empty, so the system can effectively shorten the activation time of 10 ~ 15 seconds. This method is tested by the author in all of Microsoft's operating system will work.

Rational use of antivirus software

On the Internet at any time subjected to the risk of HIV infection, as a precaution, a lot of users have antivirus software installed and enabled real-time virus monitoring program, so that the computer deal with any data must be first filtered by the antivirus software, thereby caused by running on the system performance seriously affected. Therefore, there is no Internet connection or exchange data with a removable disk, it should turn off real-time monitoring procedures.

Finally, an additional point: in the computer running for a very long period of time or a lot of new software installed, preferably on the system disk to make a Disk Defragmenter. Defragmentation process, Defragmenter can be re-organized and Optimize startup file on disk to preserve the location, and fragmented files and folders for storage on disk, which can effectively speed up the start-up and load speed, improve system operating efficiency.

Ready software settings

Windows XP for the convenience of users, in the operating system contains a lot of auto-service functions, but these features in the computer speed is limited, will affect other software running speed, in the performance feel very slow computer. These features include auto-Service System Restore, Automatic Updates, time synchronization, desktop clean up.

● System Restore

System Restore is running on the system efficiency are the greatest impact an automatic service function, it is from the beginning of the birth of Windows Me. It will run on the computer the whole process, at all times to monitor each and every disk partition and make the corresponding change data records to the disk data will be restored to previous state, but by default for each partition to occupy 12% Record the disk space to state, as long as this feature to open, even by adjusting the options, and the youngest to occupy 5% of each geographical space. So if the system has a backup with other methods (such as the use of Ghost), can turn off this feature to improve system speed.

● Automatic Updates

Automatic Updates has network connections are in the circumstances, the operating system automatically from Microsoft's Web site to download patches and upgrade process, it will occupy part of the Internet connection bandwidth.

● Time Synchronization

Time synchronization is to use a network connection with Internet time server to keep a feature that it run once every week.