Window Vista boot up tweaks

[ding-dong]

Following this 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:

1. Following code contains a few registry modifications, which are completely safe and can increase the performance of Windows Vista. Just paste following code in Notepad, save the file with name "Vishal.reg"

Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\Con textMenuHandlers\Copy To]
@="{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\Con textMenuHandlers\Move To]
@="{C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd]
"Extended"=-

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd]
"Extended"=-

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Notepad]
"StatusBar"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Notepad]
"fWrap"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"AutoEndTasks"="1"
"HungAppTimeout"="1000"
"MenuShowDelay"="8"
"WaitToKillAppTimeout"="2000"
"LowLevelHooksTimeout"="1000"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoLowDiskSpaceChecks"=dword:00000001
"ClearRecentDocsOnExit"=dword:00000001
"LinkResolveIgnoreLinkInfo"=dword:00000001
"NoResolveSearch"=dword:00000001
"NoResolveTrack"=dword:00000001
"NoInternetOpenWith"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l]
"WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="2000"

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer] (including quotes) and then run it: 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:
Now disable all unnecessary options in Visual Effects tab, you can remain following options enabled according to your requirements:

* Enable desktop composition (If you want to use Windows Aero theme)
* Enable transparent glass (If you want to use transparency in Windows)
* Show preview and filters in folder (If you use Details Pane in Explorer)
* Show thumbnails instead of icons (If you want to show thumbnails in Explorer)
* Show window contents while dragging (If you want windows to show content while moving them)
* Smooth edges of screen fonts (If you want to show smooth fonts)
* Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop (If you want to show shadows under desktop icon labels)
* Use visual styles on windows and buttons (If you want to use Windows Aero or Basic theme.)
3. Open Folder Options and click on View tab:
Now disable following options:

* Display file size information in folder tips.
* Display simple folder view in Navigation pane.
* Hide extensions for known file types.
* Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color.
* Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items.

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:

Windows Vista Services that can be Safely set to MANUAL

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).

7. After following all above mentioned points, you'll see a big improvement in your Windows Vista performance. If you want to tweak more, then you can use 3rd party tools which are listed here:

Windows Vista Tweaking Software List

8. At last I'll advise to defrag the HDD regularly, install only necessary software, use the latest drivers and keep your Windows updated.


hope you will like it guys!

[YuMeng]

When we install Windows Vista, there are many services running in background. Among them many services are useless and can be set manual to make our windows faster.
In this tutorial I'll tell you about the services which can be safely set to MANUAL.
1. Right-click on My Computer icon on desktop and select Manage, it'll open a window, in which goto: Services & Application -> Services. To disable or Set a service to MANUAL, double-click on the service and select the desired option in Startup list box.

2. You can also open the same by going to Administrative Tools and open Computer Management.
NOTE: Always set the service to MANUAL, never disable it. So that whenever windows needs to start a service it can easily start and use it. If you set any service to DISABLED, then windows will not be able to start it and will give ERROR...
So here is the list of services that can be safely set to MANUAL (Many of them may be disabled automatically on some systems):

• Application Experience
• Computer Browser (If your computer is not connected to any network)
• Desktop Window Manager Session Manager (If you don't use Aero theme)
• Diagnostic Policy Service
• Distributed Link Tracking Client
• Indexing service (If you don't use Windows Search feature frequently)
• Offline Files
• Portable Device Enumerator Service
• Print Spooler (If you don't have Printer)
• ReadyBoost (If you don't use ReadyBoost feature)
• Remote Registry (Always disable it for Security purposes)
• Secondary Logon
• Security Center
• Server (If your computer is not connected to any network)
• System Restore (If you don't use System Restore)
• Tablet PC Input Service
• TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service
• Themes ( If you use Windows Classic theme)
• Windows Error Reporting Service
• Windows Media Center Service Launcher
• Windows Search (If you don't use Windows Search feature frequently)
• Windows Time (If you don't want to update system tray clock time automatically)

Source: http://askvg.com

[hellnoire]

Not only does this look better, but it loads faster too, so I'll throw it here:

Vista's Hidden BootScreen

he Windows Vista BootScreen is pointless, but Microsoft decided to hide a more visually appealing boot screen that can easily be enabled with very little trouble. I'm not sure why they didn't make the boot screen better.

All you have to do is type msconfig into the start menu search box, and hit enter.

Click the Boot tab, and then check the "No GUI boot" checkbox.

Hit OK and reboot the computer. You should see the new boot screen immediately.

Note: You may get a Windows Defender error on the next startup. You can enable the system config utility using the tray icon and this error will go away.

- HowTo Geek

Also, another thing people might not realize, not only with Vista but any other OS, is that you can delay and delete start-up entries which makes your computer start faster. The best one in my personal tastes is WinPatrol, which has a more then functional free version. (I paid for an upgrade when they had it on half price, and believe me, have never looked back), however, there is also Startup Delayer which works too.

If you run Norton or McAfee, I hate singling this out and harping, but uninstall them and go with something better. Both are very bloated suites and Norton has had the habit in the past to overlook several viruses. If you'd like some advice on how to roll your own with freeware, Online Armor Free with Avira Free and Super Anti-Spyware does a great job, as well as Comodo Firewall with Avast! Antivirus Home and Super Anti-Spyware. If you need to block Spyware before you find it, Spyware Blaster is a good one there. And finally, Super has the added advantage of locking your home page to whichever one you'd like, so adware and spyware can't jack it. Of course, keeping your patches up to date helps too.

[YuMeng]

Norton is now 10x faster than old norton

[heart reaper]

No difference in telling this to hell, Yumeng. He never listens. (about this matter)

[YuMeng]

OH, i just realise that he dont like Norton

[hellnoire]

Indeed, I don't. It's the bottom of the heap when it comes to products that I like. I've replaced Norton with either OSS or freeware and saved myself so much time and hassle in the process, it's unreal.

[LunarWolf]

I know this off topic, but I remebre one member posetd up his security combination of
Avast+Threatfire+Comodo+Spyware terminator. Is this a good combination?

[YuMeng]

Comodo and Spyware terminator is not compatible unless you cancel the HIPS

[LunarWolf]

Can cancel either HIPS right? Not necessary both right?