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Operating System Tweaks, Windows XP Tweaks…Not really for advanced users

After the install of Windows XP do the following :

1) Turn off Hibernate and remove the Hibernate file from the root ( C: ) ( file is 300mb+ )

2) Turn off System Restore on ALL drives

3) Move the Pagefile to another drive like D:

4) Go into MSCONFIG and on the tab “startup” remove all the crap you do not need

5) Advanced Settings : see Below

Go to Start > Programs > Admin Tools > services

Double-click on the unwanted service to get the options for it

Click “STOP” to stop it if it is running

Change the start-up type from Automatic/Manual to DISABLED

The Following Services May Be Disabled :

* Alerter

* Clipbook

* Computer Browser

* Fast User Switching

* Human Interface Access Devices

* Indexing Service (Slows the hard drive down)

* Messenger

* Net Logon (unnecessary unless networked on a Domain)

* Netmeeting Remote Desktop Sharing (disabled for extra security)

* Remote Desktop Help Session Manager (disabled for extra security)

* Remote Procedure Call Locator

* Remote Registry (disabled for extra security)

* Routing & Remote Access (disabled for extra security)

* Server

* SSDP Discovery Service (this is for the utterly pointless “Universal P’n’P”, & leaves TCP Port 5000 wide open)

* TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper

* Telnet (disabled for extra security)

* Universal Plug and Play Device Host

* Upload Manager

* Windows Time

* Wireless Zero Configuration (for wireless networks)

* Workstation

6) Windows xp has the service shutdown time set to 20000 ms which equals 20 secs (no wonder it takes so long).

Go to regedit and change the key :

I set mine to 0 ms and now i shutdown way fast. Experiment with the settings.

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Before we start tweaking, I recommend you set up a few things on your operating system.

Make sure you have Administrator privileges on the computer you are
tweaking as some options may have been disabled for use by standard
users. Also, there’s ClearType. ClearType basically works to make text
on your screen appear much clearer and readable

To turn ClearType on, just access your Display properties in Control Panel,

then click on the ‘Appearances’ tab. Then click the ‘Effects…’ button.

Tick ‘Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts…’ and change the listbox to ‘ClearType’.

Then just click OK, Apply, and close down your dialogs.

It is very important to apply grease properly when replacing fuser film sleeves. Improper installation will result in no-turning or damage of the film. Please follow the following instruction to replace fuser film sleeves:

• 1. Take off damaged/used fixing film from fixing film assembly or fuser.
• 2. Clean surface of heating element using Q-tip with alcohol.
• 3. Scoop up grease from the grease container with a spatula, a wooden spatula is preferred. Apply grease to about 15-20 places on the surface of the heater (heating element and fixture). Total amount of grease to apply is around 0.035oz or 1 gram.

Place the spatula at an angle on the surface of the heater and with one forward and backward movement spread the grease evenly over the surface. Make sure no grease is applied to the surface of the film sleeve.

Slide film onto heater so that the end with grounding ring positions to the same end where in the fuser the grounding conductor is located. And make sure they are in good contact. (There could be different kinds of grounding conductors in different models. Most common one is conductive rubber gear on pressure roller. In such case, the grounding ring should be in the same end and in good contact with the rubber gear.)

Turn the film many times by hands. When you feel film turning is free, you can assemble fixing film assembly with pressure roller.