Speed Up Vista with These Simple NTFS Tweaks

by Jul 07, 2009

I’m always looking for ways to tweak my computers, specifically my laptop. I recently came across a section of the Windows Vista Annoyances book that detailed how you can increase hard drive performance by tweaking the NTFS file system settings in the registry. I have created a series of screen shots along with explanations to…Continue Reading

How to Unload Unused DLL’s to Regain Memory in Windows XP

Jul 24, 2006 2 Comments

The registry change discussed below tells the operating system to unload DLL(dynamic link library) files every time a program is closed. Most of the time whenever a program is closed the DLL’s hang around in your memory in case the program is loaded again. This means that if you computer remains powered on, it will…Continue Reading

How to Speed Up Boot Times with Microsoft’s BootVis Utility

Apr 01, 2006 10 Comments

This short how-to will walk you through the simple steps necessary to use Microsoft’s BootVis Utility to speed up your computer’s overall boot time. I ran the utility on my Windows XP computer and saw a 40% increase in boot time performance, I went from booting up in 41 seconds to booting up in 25…Continue Reading