Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Turn off 'indexing' to speed up XP

Windows XP keeps a record of all files on the hard disk so when you do a search on the hard drive it is faster. There is a downside to this and because the computer has to index all files, it will slow down normal file commands like open, close, etc. If you do not do a whole lot of searches on your hard drive then I suggest turnning this feature off:
  • Control Panel
  • Administrative Tools
  • Services
  • Disable Indexing Services

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