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"PathCache"=hex:ff,00,00,00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\FS Templates\Max Cache] @="Max Cache" "NameCache"=hex:00,18,00,00 "PathCache"=hex:c8,00,00,00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\FS Templates\Huge Cache] @="Huge Cache" "NameCache"=hex:80,13,00,00 "PathCache"=hex:90,00,00,00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\FS Templates\Large Cache] @="Large Cache" "NameCache"=hex:a0,0f,00,00 "PathCache"=hex:80,00,00,00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\FS Templates\Medium Cache] @="Medium Cache" "NameCache"=hex:20,0f,00,00 "PathCache"=hex:50,00,00,00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\control\FileSystem] "NameCache"=hex:00,18,00,00 "PathCache"=hex:c8,00,00,00 ------End cut & paste here------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW Setting Cached Files Cached Directories KiloBytes [KB] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Super Cache 65280 255 2170 KB (2.1 MB) Max Cache 6144 200 150 KB Huge Cache 4992 144 108 KB Large Cache 4000 128 80 KB Medium Cache 3872 80 64 KB Win9x Default "NameCache" "PathCache" Memory (RAM) Used --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OLD Setting Cached Files Cached Directories KiloBytes [KB] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Network Server 2729 64 40 KB Desktop Computer 677 32 16 KB Mobile/Docking 160 16 4 KB Alternatively you can use Cacheman which I use for Win9x at www.outertech.com Now that you have changed the size of the file cache next change the size of the disk cache :- This tweak allows you control the minimum and maximum amount of memory being allocated as disk cache. It can be used to speed up your system and possibly avoid some memory problems. Using notepad or another text editor, open your SYSTEM.INI file from your Windows directory. Find the section starting with [vcache], and add the following two lines, or modify them if they already exist. MinFileCache=0 MaxFileCache=4096 These values set the amount of memory in kilobytes to be used for disk caching, if you have more the 16Mb of RAM you may want to increase the MaxFileCache size, to about 25% of your total RAM (i.e. if you have 128Mb use "MaxFileCache=32768") Restart Windows for the change to take effect. Note: If you are receiving an error like "Error: An I/O subsystem driver failed to load" try increasing the maximum size to 6144. Alternatively you can use Cacheman for Win9xwhich I use at www.outertech.com 6. Only run the very minimal amount of programs on computer bootup I have seem some peoples taskbars almost full with the amount of unnecessary applications that are running. Not only does your computer boot up slowly with all these programs loaded, but your system resources are very low. With Windows 98, SE, ME, 2000 and XP versions you can control what programs are loaded at bootup by typing 'msconfig' from startmenu run - click the 'Startup' tab and it will give you a list of all the programs with a tick box next to each one. You can copy MSConfig from 98 onto NT and it will work. From here you can tick the items you want to run. See if anything unnecessary is running all the time - Press CTRL + ALT + DEL at the same time, after you have first booted up and see what programs are loaded. You may find several programs running that don't need to run all the time. Most of them, if actually needed, can be loaded from the Start / Programs menu or from a home made batch file. Use CTRL+ALT+DEL to end tasks one by one and test the effect. Do not end the Explorer task - being the shell, this is required at all times. And contrary to belief, SysTray is only loaded when required, to run the system tray services it provides: Battery Meter, PC Card Status and Volume Control. When you are satisfied that a program or service is not essential, remove it permanently.
If you have Windows 95/NT you can edit the registry to get at the items that start up from there. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce' HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce Also in the startmenu\startup folder are programs designated to run on bootup. Startup items in detail At the very minimum, Windows will quite happily run with no startup options whatsoever. However, depending on your configuration there may be one or two programs which are necessary for certain hardware and software to function correctly. Power Management - you'll find two entries for LoadPowerProfiles in the registry. These should not be removed if you want to use power management. The reason for having two entries is simple: one is run prior to logon, the other after logon. This makes sense if you bear in mind that with a manual logon it's possible that a user may logoff, leaving the logon prompt on the screen indefinitely. If no power profile is present, this could lead to burn-in. (Over an extended period it is best to allow the hard-drives to power-down. Likewise with the CPU, if Standby is available). I always remove these entries from startup because I don't need them. System Tray (systray.exe) - is a program which provides three very specific services that run from the System Tray itself. Note that it doesn't actually provide the System Tray (sometimes referred to - correctly - as the Status Area) since that is fundamentally builtin to the Taskbar provided by the Explorer shell. The three services are: Battery Meter, PC Card Status and Volume Control. Other items - in the System Tray (next to the clock on the Taskbar) can be removed by simply selecting and opening the System Tray icon (either by a right- or left-click). Usually there are options to disable the item at startup on the icon's pop-up menu. The RealPlayer SmartStart is one such example. If you right-click the System Tray icon, you should find an option to Disable SmartStart. If no option exists on the icon menu, open up the main application itself and look for startup options there. Task Scheduler - seems to cause many people problems. Selecting Stop using... from the Advanced menu doesn't seem to be sufficient to stop it loading at the next boot. The cause has nothing at all to do with Task Scheduler itself, but to do with the Critical Update Notification that Microsoft "insists" you install. A quick manual check of the Corporate Update site, every week or so, will soon tell you if there are any updates you need - you can even subscribe to one of the many Microsoft bulletins to be alerted of updates as they become available. Use the Add/Remove Programs applet to remove the offending Critical Update Notification and Task Scheduler will remain disabled forever more. You can also if you have it disable Windows Update by using the Update control panel. When you synchronise manually, Task Scheduler is launched automatically. However, it will be disabled at the next boot. QucikRes - if you need to change resolutions regularly, you may have a QuickRes style icon in the System Tray. If you don't need it, it can normally be removed with Control Panel > Display Properties (or by right-clicking the desktop and selecting Properties). Examine the Settings tab and select the Advanced button. The new General tab normally has the option to disable the System Tray icon. On some systems, right-clicking the desktop has no effect. The cause is generally the QuickRes utility. It loads via rundll and the only way to gain access to the display properties is by using CTRL+ALT+DEL to end all RUNDLL tasks. By disabling the icon from loading in the first place, RUNDLL won't be loaded. ATI - you may notice another icon in the System Tray. This can be enabled/disabled via the ATI Displays tab of the same dialogue. You may have something similar but the option should appear in the Display Properties dialogue somewhere. Here are some of the programs I run from here :- 'ScanRegistry' - Takes a backup of the registry at the first boot of the day and stores it in 'Windows\SysBckup' as a compressed file. By default Windows will keep the last five backups. (Part of operating system) 'RegTest' - Registry RunGuard program that informs you of anything that has put itself into Windows Startup. Very handy. 'Tweak UI' - A Microsoft 'powertoy'. Very handy control panel that tweaks many Windows settings. Only use TweakUI 2000 by Microsoft - the one that came on the cd with the first version of Windows was plagued by bugs. 'SchedulingAgent' - I have routine maintenance and housekeeping chores automated. The only main programs I have running all the time is a good virus checker which is always kept up to date with the latest definitions and a good firewall. Go to control panels, system and then performance tab - you should aim to have your system resources at around 95%+ once your system has booted up. A useful site that lists a lot of programs and their descriptions on startup is:- www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm 7. Disable "Automatic check for Windows Explorer updates From the IE "Tools" menu click on "Internet Options" then go to "Advanced" and uncheck the 4th box. 8. Backup your computer using imaging/ghosting software I back mine up using 'imaging' software called 'DriveImage Pro'. This software will do an identical backup, including all the hard drive sizes etc and create a set of boot disks. You can backup onto various devices. I personally back up onto multiple cd's or even better dvd's If needs be I could have my computer restored back to how it was in less than 15 minutes ! Other good imaging software is 'Norton Ghost' from Symantec. Image/Ghosting to computer with different hardware - Using disk image floppies, install your disk image to the new machine. On a new machine, with Windows pre-installed, you could also install to a second partition. That would provide the option of testing the success of the operation before erasing the preinstalled version. You'll need to then set that partition active in order to boot it.
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