woot woot for reinstall, got any tweaks?

Rutar · 28th April 2007, 20:57

several game got me down on using XP now and I wonder if you have any tweaks

I did so far:

disabled prefetch
disabled system restore
set temp folder and swap file to other partitions to reduce C: fragmentation
disabled display selection of OS and debug informations
emptied update informations and prefetch information
defragmented the drive
latest drivers, proper install order
classic view for start menu and control panel

Killing the welcome screen would be nice too and I can't set my USB polling rate with the common program, it says the file has changed.

jmke · 28th April 2007, 21:54

for welcome screen, do you mean auto logon or classic W2K screen? you can find both options under control panel -> users (fast userswitch / auto logon)

wutske · 28th April 2007, 22:27

tweak services: http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm

Rutar · 28th April 2007, 22:39

I mean that screen it loads where it says welcome and the light blue screen before with orange loading bar. I already killed the splash screen with the green loading bar.

jmke · 29th April 2007, 01:31

got a screenie? don't quite understand

Rutar · 29th April 2007, 08:56

this:

http://www.windowsreinstall.com/winx...es/Image36.gif

and this:

http://www.windowsreinstall.com/winx...es/Image35.gif

jmke · 29th April 2007, 10:23

Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> User Accounts -> Change the way users log on and off -> disable "welcome screen" and "fast user switching"

Rutar · 29th April 2007, 10:30

well, then I have to log in which takes longer

Windows understands as welcome screen the screen where you select the user (which I already killed, it doesn't require any logging in now). But I am talking about those two totally unneeded screens.

google search also only yielded results for your solution

jmke · 29th April 2007, 10:33

you can set auto logon without the use of the welcome screen.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231

Rutar · 29th April 2007, 11:33

thanks, that worked now

just that the speed gain isn't as big as I expected

boot time is 42 seconds and that is with services disabled and ctfmon killed

28th April 2007, 20:57	#1
Rutar Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,267	woot woot for reinstall, got any tweaks? several game got me down on using XP now and I wonder if you have any tweaks I did so far: disabled prefetch disabled system restore set temp folder and swap file to other partitions to reduce C: fragmentation disabled display selection of OS and debug informations emptied update informations and prefetch information defragmented the drive latest drivers, proper install order classic view for start menu and control panel Killing the welcome screen would be nice too and I can't set my USB polling rate with the common program, it says the file has changed.

28th April 2007, 21:54	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,497	for welcome screen, do you mean auto logon or classic W2K screen? you can find both options under control panel -> users (fast userswitch / auto logon) __________________

28th April 2007, 22:27	#3
wutske Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Apenland Posts: 2,069	tweak services: http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm __________________ /me = Hardfreak My Blog: [W]eblog

29th April 2007, 01:31	#5
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,497	got a screenie? don't quite understand __________________

29th April 2007, 10:23	#7
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,497	Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> User Accounts -> Change the way users log on and off -> disable "welcome screen" and "fast user switching" __________________

28th April 2007, 22:39	#4
Rutar Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,267	I mean that screen it loads where it says welcome and the light blue screen before with orange loading bar. I already killed the splash screen with the green loading bar.

29th April 2007, 08:56	#6
Rutar Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,267	this: http://www.windowsreinstall.com/winx...es/Image36.gif and this: http://www.windowsreinstall.com/winx...es/Image35.gif

29th April 2007, 10:30	#8
Rutar Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,267	well, then I have to log in which takes longer Windows understands as welcome screen the screen where you select the user (which I already killed, it doesn't require any logging in now). But I am talking about those two totally unneeded screens. google search also only yielded results for your solution

29th April 2007, 10:33	#9
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,497	you can set auto logon without the use of the welcome screen. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231 __________________

29th April 2007, 11:33	#10
Rutar Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,267	thanks, that worked now just that the speed gain isn't as big as I expected boot time is 42 seconds and that is with services disabled and ctfmon killed

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