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Message: <blockquote data-quote="koondeGoda" data-source="post: 3073715" data-attributes="member: 61636">So you are using Windows Vista and feel that its slower than Windows XP? Then you have come to the right place. Following tutorial will help you in tweaking your Windows Vista to the max and you’ll feel a significant improvement in your system performance. So without wasting any time lets start: <a href="http://www.askvg.com/" target="_blank">1.</a> Following is a registry file containing a few registry modifications, which are completely safe and can increase the performance of Windows Vista. Just download the attached ZIP file, extract it and then run the file: <a href="http://www.askvg.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/vista_reg_codes.zip" target="_blank">vista_reg_codes.zip</a> 2. Right-click on My Computer icon on Desktop and select Properties (or press <WIN> key + <Pause/Break> key), click on Advanced system settings link in left side pane (You can also open it by typing sysdm.cpl in RUN or start menu search box and press Enter). Now click on Settings button in Performance section:  <a href="http://www.askvg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8734/advancedjc2.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Now disable all unnecessary options in Visual Effects tab, you can remain following options enabled according to your requirements:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Enable desktop composition (If you want to use Windows Aero theme)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Enable transparent glass (If you want to use transparency in Windows)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Show preview and filters in folder (If you use Details Pane in Explorer)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Show thumbnails instead of icons (If you want to show thumbnails in Explorer)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Show window contents while dragging (If you want windows to show content while moving them)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Smooth edges of screen fonts (If you want to show smooth fonts)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop (If you want to show shadows under desktop icon labels)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Use visual styles on windows and buttons (If you want to use Windows Aero or Basic theme.)</li> </ul> <a href="http://www.askvg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/7117/performanceua4.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>3. Open Folder Options and click on View tab: <a href="http://www.askvg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/9962/folderoptionsue2.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Now disable following options:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Display file size information in folder tips.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Display simple folder view in Navigation pane.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hide extensions for known file types.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items.</li> </ul>Other options don’t affect the system performance. You can enable/disable them according to your requirements.4. Right-click on My Computer icon on Desktop and select Manage (You can also open it by typing services.msc in RUN or start menu search box and press Enter).Now goto Services & Applications -> Services. Here you can set a few unnecessary services to Manual, which will not start with windows and will decrease the boot time and will increase system performance.Please follow the following tutorial to know about which services can be safely set to MANUAL: <a href="http://www.askvg.com/windows-vista-services-that-can-be-safely-set-to-manual/" target="_blank">Windows Vista Services that can be Safely set to MANUAL</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Application Experience</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Computer Browser (If your computer is not connected to any network)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Desktop Window Manager Session Manager (If you don’t use Aero theme)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Diagnostic Policy Service</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Distributed Link Tracking Client</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Indexing service (If you don’t use Windows Search feature frequently)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Offline Files</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Portable Device Enumerator Service</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Print Spooler (If you don’t have Printer)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ReadyBoost (If you don’t use ReadyBoost feature)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Remote Registry (Always disable it for Security purposes)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Secondary Logon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Security Center</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Server (If your computer is not connected to any network)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">System Restore (If you don’t use System Restore)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tablet PC Input Service</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Themes ( If you use Windows Classic theme)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Windows Error Reporting Service</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Windows Media Center Service Launcher</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Windows Search (If you don’t use Windows Search feature frequently)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Windows Time (If you don’t want to update system tray clock time automatically)</li> </ul>PS: You can see the details of each service so that you can determine whether it should be disabled or not.  5. Type msconfig in RUN or Startmenu search box and press Enter. Now goto Startup tab and deselect the unnecessary entries, which you don’t want to start automatically with Windows, e.g. you can disable VGA driver utility, Sound Card utility, etc to speed up the startup time and to increase system performance.You can also disable these items using Windows Defender. Open Windows Defender and click on Tools and then click on “Software Explorer“.6. Open Sound in Control Panel (or type mmsys.cpl in RUN or Startmenu search box and press Enter), goto Sounds tab and select No Sounds in Sound Scheme section. Or you can remain some of your favorite sounds but set Exit Windows, Windows Logoff, Windows Logon and Start Navigation to (None).</blockquote>

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