Windows XP performance can be easily improved just by applying several tweak on its default setting. With the following easy trick we are looking for a significant performance improvement without having to upgrade or buying additional software. With a little bit of preparation and following the steps carefully you can improve the performance almost instantly. Here are top 5 easy tricks for improving windows xp performance.

1. Defragment your hard drives

Defragment your hard drives time to time, just right click on the drive then click on properties, click on tools and then click on defragment now.This process may take a few minutes to a few hours depending on how long the period since you did it in the past. As an alternative you can use JK defrag which is smaller but more efficient than Microsoft Disk Defragmenter program. It is free software and it can even defrag your computer when it’s idle, saving you precious time.

2. Turn Off Indexing to Speed Up Windows XP

windows XP keeps a record of all files on hard disk.  So when you do a search on the hard drive it is faster.  But because the computer has to index all files, it will slow down normal file commands, so if you do not do a whole lot of searches on your hard drive then you should turn this off. Open My Computer--> Right-click your hard drive icon and select Properties.  At the bottom of the window you'll see "Allow indexing service to index this disk for faster searches"; uncheck this and click Ok.  A new window will pop up.  Select Apply to all folders and subfolders. The process will take some time for the changes to take effect but then you should enjoy slightly faster performance.

3. Turn of the graphic performance to Speed Up Windows XP

Windows XP is graphically very rich, and if you will turn off the graphic performance you can speed up your Windows. I do it because I care more about the functionality than the fancy graphic.  So click start--> control panel--> system--> advanced--> performance setting button and check “adjust for best performance" and click "OK".

4. Shutdown Windows XP Faster

It takes a long time to restart or shutdown Windows XP when the "Exit Windows" sound is enabled. To help this problem, you must disable this sound.
Click Start button--> Control Panel--> Sounds and Audio Devices-->Sounds.Then under program events and Windows menu click on "Exit Windows" sub-menu and highlight it. Now from sounds you can select, choose "None" and then click "Apply" and "OK". Of course its good to uncheck the start Windows sound also. Now you should see some improvements when shutting down your system.

5. Disable Error Reporting

This “feature” calls home to Microsoft and sends info about system errors. By disabling Error Reporting you can free up system/network resources. To disable the program follow these steps; To access the settings for the reporting feature:Click Start. Right-click My Computer, then click Properties. Click the Advanced tab. Click Error Reporting. check the box that says Disable Error Reporting uncheck the box that says But notify me when critical errors occur. click OK to close the window.

These tips and tricks will surely help you in speeding up your Microsoft xp.

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