1)Install Ultra-133 hard disk acceleration expansion card or ATA hard disk with 8M cache in your system, which can effectively reduce the system startup time.
2) Increase RAM to 512M or more.
3) Make sure Windows XP uses the NTFS file system. How to check: Double-click "My Computer", right-click on the C: drive, select "Properties", and check the file system type. If it is FAT32, convert it to NTFS by first backing up all important data, then select "Run" in the "Start" menu, type CMD and confirm. At the prompt, type CONVERT C : /FS : NTFS and enter. In this process, it is best not to interrupt the process abnormally, and make sure that there are no viruses in the system.
4) Turn off file indexing: Windows indexing service extracts information from a large number of files on the hard disk and creates a "keyword index", which speeds up the search for information from these files if there are thousands of files on the hard disk. However, Windows takes a lot of time to create this index, and most people never use this feature. To turn it off, double-click on My Computer, right-click on the hard disk and the subfolders below it, select Properties, and uncheck "Use index to find files quickly". If a warning or error message appears (e.g. "Access Denied"), click "Ignore".
5) Upgrade the drivers for your motherboard and graphics card, and upgrade your BIOS.
6) Empty the Windows Prefetch folder every three months or so; Windows puts frequently-used data in the Prefetch folder, so that when you need to use it again, it's much faster to read. However, over time, this folder will have a lot of junk data that is no longer in use, which in turn increases the read time of Windows and affects system performance.
7) Run a disk cleanup program once a month to remove temporary and useless files. Methods: Double-click "My Computer", right-click on the C: drive, select "Properties", and click the "Disk Cleanup" button.
8) Double-click the IDE ATA/ATAPI controller in the Device Manager, and go to Primary/Secondary IDE Channel to set the transfer mode of all connected devices to use DMA (if available).
9) Update wiring. With the newer hard disks, you should replace all IDE devices with 80-wire Ultra-133 cables at the same time. If only one hard drive is installed, that drive should be installed at the top of the cable, not in the middle of the cable at that connector, or signal anomalies may occur. For Ultra DMA hard disk drives, these anomalous signals can prevent the drive from performing at its best.
10) Remove all spyware. There is a lot of free software such as AdAware that can accomplish this task. Once removed, any software that contains spyware will not work properly, so if you do need one of those programs, reinstall it all over again.
11) Remove unnecessary programs from the startup group. Methods: Select the "Start" menu in the "Run", enter "msconfig", enter the "Startup" tab, cancel the project do not want to load at the start of the system. For items you are not sure about, check the "WinTasks Process Library" (Process Library), which contains descriptions of known system processes, applications and spyware. You can also look it up in a web search engine such as google.
12) Go to "Add/Remove Programs" in the Control Panel and remove unnecessary and unused programs.
13)Close all unnecessary animations and active desktops. Methods: Click the "System" icon in the Control Panel, go to the "Advanced" tab, "Settings" for "Performance", and on the "Visual Effects" tab, select the "Customize" radio box and set the relevant user interface features to disabled.
14) Use Tweak-XP to edit the system registry to further improve performance.
15) Regularly visit the Microsoft Windows Update site to download all updates labeled with the "Critical" flag.
16) Update your anti-virus software weekly. It's best to have only one set of antivirus software installed on your system, as having multiple sets can have a negative impact on performance.
17) Do not install more than 500 fonts, too many fonts will slow down the system.
18)Don't partition your hard drive. Windows XP's NTFS file system runs more efficiently on a larger partition. Previously, people partitioned their hard drives to facilitate data organization or to reinstall the operating system without having to format the entire drive. In Windows XP's NTFS file system, it is no longer necessary to reformat partitions to reinstall the operating system, and data organization can be accomplished through folders. For example, you don't need to put a lot of data into another partition on the D: disk, you can create a named "D disk" folder, data in this folder that does not affect the system performance, but also play a very good role in the organization.
19) Test the RAM. It is recommended to use the free program MemTest86 to create a boot disk, and after starting the computer with this disk, the program will run 10 different tests on the memory stick, and each test will be performed 3 times. If you get an error during the test, turn off the computer, unplug one of the memory sticks (if there are more than one) and retest. Still remove the bad memory stick and replace it with a good one.
20) If you have a CD or DVD burner installed on your computer, sometimes upgrading the driver can make burning faster.
21)Eliminate unnecessary services.Windows XP invokes many services that users may not even use, which not only affects the speed of operation, but is also very detrimental to the protection of system security. The newest addition to the Windows 8 system is a new version of the Windows Vista system, which allows you to use the Windows Vista system as a stand-alone system. Methods: Select "Run" in the "Start" menu, type "Services.msc" to open the "Service Management Console", and start or stop the service by changing the startup type of the service.
22) If you feel that the Windows single-window browser is slow, you can improve it by opening My Computer, clicking Tools - & gt; Folder Options - & gt; View, and checking the box "Use a separate process to open folder windows". This prevents a slower device from affecting the responsiveness of the user interface.
23) Open the case and clean it of dust and debris, at least once a year. Also check that all the fans are working properly and that the capacitors on the motherboard are not swollen or leaking.
So far, all 23 strokes have been used once, is not more satisfied with their system?
Reminder: Although defragmentation has a limited effect on improving computer performance, a defragmentation-free hard drive consumes less power than a hard drive full of debris, and once a hard drive is damaged, it is easier to recover if the data on the hard drive is stored continuously. Therefore, it is still recommended to do a "defragmentation" of the hard disk every once in a while (from a few months to a year, depending on the use of the machine).