April 19, 2007
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The hard disk performance is very dependent on the configuration of the disk cache.
August 9, 2003
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Optimize the boot time of Windows by using the DOS disk cache until the Windows disk cache takes over.
May 25, 2003
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Save resources by disabling the Task Monitor and avoid the logging of every application startup.
June 19, 2002
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Disabling the page file to prevent Windows from unloading memory to the hard disk.
November 9, 2001
by Snakefoot |
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Description of different causes and solutions to hard disk performance problems.
February 10, 2001
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How to increase the size of the read ahead cache used for cdrom and dvd drives.
February 7, 2001
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Lower the disk activity by disabling the updating of when a file was last accessed.
January 31, 2001
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Power Management support is not supported very well by Windows 9x and should be disabled.
January 31, 2001
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How to give the foreground application higher priority, so it will not be disturbed by background processes.
January 1, 2001
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How to configure the size of the pre-allocated DMA buffer for use by 16 bit applications.
January 1, 2001
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VMM32.VXD is an archive of VXD files, and some have reported improved speed by extracting the VXD files.
January 1, 2000
by Snakefoot |
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List of steps to perform before starting a file defragmentation on a hard disk partition.
January 1, 2000
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How to configure the page algorithm, so it will not perform paging when the system is idle.
January 1, 2000
by Snakefoot |
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How to configure the size of continuous space it will look for when performing file allocation.
January 1, 2000
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How to increase the size of the page buffer to hold more memory pages when doing disk access.
January 1, 2000
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How to block Setver.exe from loading to save conventional memory.
January 1, 2000
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How to reserve the upper memory block and load the dos enviroment in high memory to free conventional memory.
January 1, 2000
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How to configure the disk cache for faster file operations.
January 1, 2000
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How to change the role of the computer to be "Network Server".
January 1, 2000
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How to configure Windows 9x to use DMA for IDE ATA hard drives.
January 1, 2000
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How temporary files cause file fragmentation and different RAM disk options.
January 1, 2000
by Snakefoot |
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Finding the the optimal size and location for the Windows swap file.
January 1, 2000
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Update the DirectX runtime after installing new drivers to prevent conflicts.
January 1, 2000
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Uninstall unneeded fonts to speed up boot times and free memory.
January 1, 2000
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Speed up the Windows experience by disabling unneeded visual effects.
January 1, 2000
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Description of how the drivers and firmware for the computer hardware should be updated to get the best performance.
January 1, 2000
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Description of how Microsoft Windows requires constant updating to get the best performance.
January 1, 2000
by Snakefoot |
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How to change the cluster size of a partition with description of the different filesystems and their limitations.