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4 tricks to speed up Windows XP

Sometimes small enough and simple interventions to increase performance and speed of Windows XP. With few changes to the configuration of your operating system can be achieved remarkable results both in terms of response time, both in speed Internet connection.
The 4 tricks that will illustrate below can be applied in a very simple. In a few minutes you could really give new life to your PC!

1. Increasing the limit of downloading Internet Explorer.
   The default configuration of IE allows you to download only two files simultaneously. To increase this limit, for example up to 16, you should download the same time open the registry editor (regedit from command line) and identified the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Internet Settings. Create inside a new key by selecting "New => DWORD Value" with the right mouse button: insert "MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server" as the key name and "16" as a value. In the same way you add another key "MaxConnectionsPerServer" always putting "16" as a value.
2. Disable Indexing Service.
   The Indexing Service Windows consumes a considerable number of system resources and is often the main cause of sudden slowdowns. Disabling this service will both recover disk space that increase the performances.
   Go to Control Panel, select Administrative Tools => Services "and then identified the" Indexing Service ". Select it and click the right button select the "Properties" Select "Stop" and set the "Startup Type" to "manual". Date "OK".
3. Changing the size of the cache of Internet Explorer.
   A cache of IE is the default configured to handle a large number of temporary files. The problem is the fact that to save a large number of small files on 'hard disk, greatly increasing fragmentation and consumes much space. E 'idea to reduce the cache size to 128MB to obtain the best performances.
   Start Internet Explorer and select "Tools => Internet Options => General." In "History Explorations" select "Settings" and change the default "disk space to use" leading to "128".
4. Speeding the time of opening menu.
   E 'can increase the speed of opening and closing the menu of Windows XP in order to achieve a better level of usability.
   Go to Control Panel and select System => Advanced. " Under the heading "Performance" select "Settings" and remove the check list items on the Show menu shadow "and" Dissolve the items after menu click. "Date" OK ".

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