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My Cubase XP Config [message #83195] Mon, 16 April 2007 16:58 Go to next message
John [1] is currently offline  John [1]
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This is still new but so far so good. More tweaks may be coming as I learn
more.



Config for Audio XP box
------------------------------------------------------------ -------

#control panel / sound and audio devices

volume all greyed out......no audio device


sounds sound scheme, no sounds


audio
sound playback HDSP9652 ADAT1 Out (23+24)
sound recording HDSP9652 SPDIF
midi music playback Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth
use only default device unchecked

voice
HDSP9652 ADAT1 Out (23+24)
HDSP9652 SPDIF

hardware


------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------
#Background Services
Processor scheduling should be set to background services and not Programs.
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance Settings
> Advanced Tab > Background Services

#Windows defaults to write-behind caching, holding data in a memory buffer
before writing it to disk. Disabling this function will increase your system
performance by writing data immediately to disk.

To disable this function, right click on My Computer and choose Properties,
or open Control Panel and select System. Select the Hardware tab and click
the Device Manager button. Click the plus sign next to Disk Drives and select
a drive. Choose Properties and on the Policies tab uncheck Write Cache Enabled.
Repeat for all drives in your system.


#Visual Effects for best performance
Advanced tab: Press Settings tab under Performance Visual Effects tab: set
to Adjust for Best Performance.

#Switch Off Desktop Background Image
Right Click Desktop > Properties > Desktop Tab > Background None

#Disable Screen Saver
Click on the Screen Saver tab, Set Screensaver to None, Press the Power button
near the bottom

#Disable Fast User Switching
Start > Settings > Control Panel > User Accounts > Change the way users log
on or off > Untick Use Fast User Switching

#Switch Off Power Schemes
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Always On > Turn off monitor
after 15 mins and set turn off hard discs to Never

#Switch Off Hibernation
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Hibernate > Untick Hibernation


#Disable System Sounds
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Sounds Tab
> Sound Scheme to None.

#Disable System Restore
Start > Settings > Control Panel> System > System Restore Tab. Tick the "Turn
off System Restore on all Drives"

#Disable Automatic Updates
Switch off Automatic Updates by going to Control Panel, System, Automatic
Updates and ticking the box labelled "Turn off automatic updating. I want
to update my computer manually."

#Startup and Recovery Options
Right click My Computer and click on Properties > Advanced > Start Up & Recovery
Settings and uncheck "Automatically Restart".

#Disable Error Reporting
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced TAB > Error Reporting
> Click the Disable Error Reporting box (Tick the "But Notify Me When Critical
Errors Occur" if you prefer)

#Disable Remote Assistance
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow Remote
Assistance Invitations to be sent from this computer"

#Disable Remote Desktop (I enable this for my convenience)
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow users
to connect remotely to this computer"

#Fixed Swap File (Virtual Memory) (I set to 4092 for both)
Select the Advanced tab of the Systems applet and then select the Performance
settings button. Then select the Advanced page. In here it is possible to
customise the Virtual Memory. For custom size, this is often recommended
to be 1.5 to 2 times the amount of your total RAM for both initial and maximum
size. Set this to a fixed minimum and maximum value according to your existing
RAM

#Speed Up Menus (I use powertoys to speed up menus)
You can use this tip to speed up the Start Menu in Windows XP. You can customize
the speed of the Start Menu by editing a Registry Key. Click Start, and then
click Run. Type Regedit in the box, and then click OK. Expand the menu in
the left panel and select the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop folder.
Scroll down in the right panel and double click on the MenuShowDelay file.
In the Value Data box, change to default value for the menu speed from 400
to a lesser number, such as 1. Click OK.

#Disable Internet Synchronise Time
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Date and Time > Internet Time > Untick
"Automatically synchronize with an internet time server"

#Disable Hide Inactive Icons
Start > Settings > Taskbar and Start Menu > Taskbar TAB > Uncheck "Hide Inactive
Icons"

#Disable Automatic Desktop Cleanup Wizard
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Desktop > Customise Desktop
> Untick "Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days"

#Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips
Click Start , click Run , type regedit , and then press ENTER. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced Right-click the right pane, create a new
DWORD value, and then name it EnableBalloonTips . Double-click this new entry,
and then give it a hexadecimal value of 0 . Quit Registry Editor. Log off
Windows, and then log back on.

#Disable Offline Files (is off by default)
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Folder Options > Offline Files > Untick
"Enable Offline Files"


----------------------------------------------
#Disable CDROM Autoplay
Start > Run > Regedit

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom

Set autorun to 0.

Open My Computer Right Click on each CDROM and choose Properties Click on
the Auto Play tab In the drop down box you can choose the Action for each
choice shown in the drop down box

Go to Start->Run->gpedit.msc Computer Config -> Administrative Template ->
System -> Double click Turn off Autoplay Enable it.
----------------------------------------------

#Disable Disc Indexing
Indexing Service is a service that extracts the information from a set of
documents and organizes it in a way that makes it quick and easy to access
that information through the Windows XP Search function, the Indexing Service
query form, or a Web browser.

This information can include text from within a document, (its contents),
and the characteristics and parameters of the document, (its properties),
such as the author's name. Once the index is created, you can search, or
query the index for documents that contain key words, phrases, or properties.


#Remove Messenger
Messenger starts up at the windows load up but we can get rid of that in
no time at all..
Start Menu>Run
Type this in exactly as it is here:
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
Hit Enter...you will see a DOS-like shell appear and disappear very quickly
and then it will ask you to restart.



#Classic Start Menu
Right-click the Start button, and then click Properties. Click Classic Start
menu. Click the Customize button to select items to display on the Start
menu. By default, selecting the Classic Start menu also adds the My Documents,
My Computer, My Network Places, and Internet Explorer icons to your desktop.



#Disable background applications - Background applications start up when
your computer starts up and can use up unneccicary resources. To prevent
these from starting up go to Start » Run and type "msconfig" in the run box.
Click on the "startup tab" and disable (uncheck) programs such as "taskmon",
"load power profile", "real player", "office startup", "winamp agent" and
so on. Keep programs like "scan registry", "system tray" and programs relating
to interfacing with your audio card (such as console software to control
its features).


#Folder Options
Graphical window settings - Go to Start » Settings » Folder options. Click
on the "View" tab.
Uncheck Automatically Search for network folders and printers

Check Do not cache thumbnails
Under "Visual settings" check off "Show window contents while dragging. This
is more of a usability tweak, as it will allow you to see the contents of
windows on the screen as you drag them around (instead of them going blank).


Uncheck Show pop up description for folder and desktop items
Re: My Cubase XP Config [message #83201 is a reply to message #83195] Mon, 16 April 2007 19:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Tom Bruhl is currently offline  Tom Bruhl   UNITED STATES
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Good stuff John.

Tom

"John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:46240da4$1@linux...

This is still new but so far so good. More tweaks may be coming as I =
learn
more.



Config for Audio XP box
------------------------------------------------------------ -------

#control panel / sound and audio devices

volume all greyed out......no audio device


sounds sound scheme, no sounds


audio
sound playback HDSP9652 ADAT1 Out (23+24)
sound recording HDSP9652 SPDIF
midi music playback Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth
use only default device unchecked

voice=20
HDSP9652 ADAT1 Out (23+24)
HDSP9652 SPDIF

hardware


=
------------------------------------------------------------ -------------=
-------------------
#Background Services
Processor scheduling should be set to background services and not =
Programs.
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance =
Settings
> Advanced Tab > Background Services=20

#Windows defaults to write-behind caching, holding data in a memory =
buffer
before writing it to disk. Disabling this function will increase your =
system
performance by writing data immediately to disk.=20

To disable this function, right click on My Computer and choose =
Properties,
or open Control Panel and select System. Select the Hardware tab and =
click
the Device Manager button. Click the plus sign next to Disk Drives =
and select
a drive. Choose Properties and on the Policies tab uncheck Write Cache =
Enabled.
Repeat for all drives in your system.


#Visual Effects for best performance
Advanced tab: Press Settings tab under Performance Visual Effects tab: =
set
to Adjust for Best Performance.

#Switch Off Desktop Background Image
Right Click Desktop > Properties > Desktop Tab > Background None

#Disable Screen Saver
Click on the Screen Saver tab, Set Screensaver to None, Press the =
Power button
near the bottom

#Disable Fast User Switching
Start > Settings > Control Panel > User Accounts > Change the way =
users log
on or off > Untick Use Fast User Switching=20

#Switch Off Power Schemes
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Always On > Turn =
off monitor
after 15 mins and set turn off hard discs to Never=20

#Switch Off Hibernation
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Hibernate > Untick =
Hibernation


#Disable System Sounds
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Sounds =
Tab
> Sound Scheme to None.=20

#Disable System Restore
Start > Settings > Control Panel> System > System Restore Tab. Tick =
the "Turn
off System Restore on all Drives"=20

#Disable Automatic Updates
Switch off Automatic Updates by going to Control Panel, System, =
Automatic
Updates and ticking the box labelled "Turn off automatic updating. I =
want
to update my computer manually."

#Startup and Recovery Options
Right click My Computer and click on Properties > Advanced > Start Up =
& Recovery
Settings and uncheck "Automatically Restart".=20

#Disable Error Reporting
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced TAB > Error =
Reporting
> Click the Disable Error Reporting box (Tick the "But Notify Me When =
Critical
Errors Occur" if you prefer)

#Disable Remote Assistance
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow =
Remote
Assistance Invitations to be sent from this computer"=20

#Disable Remote Desktop (I enable this for my convenience)
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow =
users
to connect remotely to this computer"=20

#Fixed Swap File (Virtual Memory) (I set to 4092 for both)
Select the Advanced tab of the Systems applet and then select the =
Performance
settings button. Then select the Advanced page. In here it is possible =
to
customise the Virtual Memory. For custom size, this is often =
recommended
to be 1.5 to 2 times the amount of your total RAM for both initial and =
maximum
size. Set this to a fixed minimum and maximum value according to your =
existing
RAM

#Speed Up Menus (I use powertoys to speed up menus)
You can use this tip to speed up the Start Menu in Windows XP. You can =
customize
the speed of the Start Menu by editing a Registry Key. Click Start, =
and then
click Run. Type Regedit in the box, and then click OK. Expand the menu =
in
the left panel and select the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop =
folder.
Scroll down in the right panel and double click on the MenuShowDelay =
file.
In the Value Data box, change to default value for the menu speed from =
400
to a lesser number, such as 1. Click OK.=20

#Disable Internet Synchronise Time
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Date and Time > Internet Time > =
Untick
"Automatically synchronize with an internet time server"=20

#Disable Hide Inactive Icons
Start > Settings > Taskbar and Start Menu > Taskbar TAB > Uncheck =
"Hide Inactive
Icons"=20

#Disable Automatic Desktop Cleanup Wizard
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Desktop > Customise =
Desktop
> Untick "Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days"=20

#Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips
Click Start , click Run , type regedit , and then press ENTER. =
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced Right-click the right pane, create a =
new
DWORD value, and then name it EnableBalloonTips . Double-click this =
new entry,
and then give it a hexadecimal value of 0 . Quit Registry Editor. Log =
off
Windows, and then log back on.=20

#Disable Offline Files (is off by default)
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Folder Options > Offline Files > =
Untick
"Enable Offline Files"=20


----------------------------------------------
#Disable CDROM Autoplay
Start > Run > Regedit

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom

Set autorun to 0.

Open My Computer Right Click on each CDROM and choose Properties Click =
on
the Auto Play tab In the drop down box you can choose the Action for =
each
choice shown in the drop down box

Go to Start->Run->gpedit.msc Computer Config -> Administrative =
Template ->
System -> Double click Turn off Autoplay Enable it.=20
----------------------------------------------

#Disable Disc Indexing
Indexing Service is a service that extracts the information from a set =
of
documents and organizes it in a way that makes it quick and easy to =
access
that information through the Windows XP Search function, the Indexing =
Service
query form, or a Web browser.

This information can include text from within a document, (its =
contents),
and the characteristics and parameters of the document, (its =
properties),
such as the author's name. Once the index is created, you can search, =
or
query the index for documents that contain key words, phrases, or =
properties.


#Remove Messenger=20
Messenger starts up at the windows load up but we can get rid of that =
in
no time at all..
Start Menu>Run
Type this in exactly as it is here:
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection =
%windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
Hit Enter...you will see a DOS-like shell appear and disappear very =
quickly
and then it will ask you to restart.



#Classic Start Menu
Right-click the Start button, and then click Properties. Click =
Classic Start
menu. Click the Customize button to select items to display on the =
Start
menu. By default, selecting the Classic Start menu also adds the My =
Documents,
My Computer, My Network Places, and Internet Explorer icons to your =
desktop.



#Disable background applications - Background applications start up =
when
your computer starts up and can use up unneccicary resources. To =
prevent
these from starting up go to Start =BB Run and type "msconfig" in the =
run box.
Click on the "startup tab" and disable (uncheck) programs such as =
"taskmon",
"load power profile", "real player", "office startup", "winamp agent" =
and
so on. Keep programs like "scan registry", "system tray" and programs =
relating
to interfacing with your audio card (such as console software to =
control
its features).


#Folder Options
Graphical window settings - Go to Start =BB Settings =BB Folder =
options. Click
on the "View" tab.=20
Uncheck Automatically Search for network folders and printers

Check Do not cache thumbnails
Under "Visual settings" check off "Show window contents while =
dragging. This
is more of a usability tweak, as it will allow you to see the contents =
of
windows on the screen as you drag them around (instead of them going =
blank).


Uncheck Show pop up description for folder and desktop items



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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Good stuff John.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tom</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV>"John" &lt;<A href=3D"mailto:no@no.com">no@no.com</A>&gt; wrote =
in message=20
<A =
href=3D"news:46240da4$1@linux">news:46240da4$1@linux</A>...</DIV><BR>This=
is=20
still new but so far so good.&nbsp; More tweaks may be coming as I=20
learn<BR>more.<BR><BR><BR><BR>Config for Audio XP=20
=
box<BR> ------------------------------------------------------------ ------=
-<BR><BR>#control=20
panel / sound and audio devices<BR><BR>volume all greyed out......no =
audio=20
device<BR><BR><BR>sounds sound scheme, no =
sounds<BR><BR><BR>audio<BR>sound=20
playback HDSP9652 ADAT1 Out (23+24)<BR>sound recording HDSP9652 =
SPDIF<BR>midi=20
music playback Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth<BR>use only default device =

unchecked<BR><BR>voice <BR>HDSP9652 ADAT1 Out (23+24)<BR>HDSP9652=20
=
SPDIF<BR><BR>hardware<BR><BR><BR>----------------------------------------=
----------------------------------------------------<BR>#Background=20
Services<BR>Processor scheduling should be set to background services =
and not=20
Programs.<BR>Start &gt; Settings &gt; Control Panel &gt; System &gt; =
Advanced=20
&gt; Performance Settings<BR>&gt; Advanced Tab &gt; Background =
Services=20
<BR><BR>#Windows defaults to write-behind caching, holding data in a =
memory=20
buffer<BR>before writing it to disk. Disabling this function will =
increase=20
your system<BR>performance by writing data immediately to disk. =
<BR><BR>To=20
disable this function, right click on My Computer and choose =
Properties,<BR>or=20
open Control Panel and select System. Select the Hardware tab and =
click<BR>the=20
Device Manager button.&nbsp; Click the plus sign next to Disk Drives =
and=20
select<BR>a drive. Choose Properties and on the Policies tab uncheck =
Write=20
Cache Enabled.<BR>Repeat for all drives in your =
system.<BR><BR><BR>#Visual=20
Effects for best performance<BR>Advanced tab: Press Settings tab under =

Performance Visual Effects tab: set<BR>to Adjust for Best=20
Performance.<BR><BR>#Switch Off Desktop Background Image<BR>Right =
Click=20
Desktop &gt; Properties &gt; Desktop Tab &gt; Background =
None<BR><BR>#Disable=20
Screen Saver<BR>Click on the Screen Saver tab, Set Screensaver to =
None, Press=20
the Power button<BR>near the bottom<BR><BR>#Disable Fast User=20
Switching<BR>Start &gt; Settings &gt; Control Panel &gt; User Accounts =
&gt;=20
Change the way users log<BR>on or off &gt; Untick Use Fast User =
Switching=20
<BR><BR>#Switch Off Power Schemes<BR>Start &gt; Settings &gt; Control =
Panel=20
&gt; Power Options &gt; Always On &gt; Turn off monitor<BR>after 15 =
mins and=20
set turn off hard discs to Never <BR><BR>#Switch Off =
Hibernation<BR>Start &gt;=20
Settings &gt; Control Panel &gt; Power Options &gt; Hibernate &gt; =
Untick=20
Hibernation<BR><BR><BR>#Disable System Sounds<BR>Start &gt; Settings =
&gt;=20
Control Panel &gt; Sounds and Audio Devices &gt; Sounds Tab<BR>&gt; =
Sound=20
Scheme to None. <BR><BR>#Disable System Restore<BR>Start &gt; Settings =
&gt;=20
Control Panel&gt; System &gt; System Restore Tab. Tick the =
"Turn<BR>off System=20
Restore on all Drives" <BR><BR>#Disable Automatic Updates<BR>Switch =
off=20
Automatic Updates by going to Control Panel, System, =
Automatic<BR>Updates and=20
ticking the box labelled "Turn off automatic updating. I want<BR>to =
update my=20
computer manually."<BR><BR>#Startup and Recovery Options<BR>Right =
click My=20
Computer and click on Properties &gt; Advanced &gt; Start Up &amp;=20
Recovery<BR>Settings and uncheck "Automatically Restart". =
<BR><BR>#Disable=20
Error Reporting<BR>Start &gt; Settings &gt; Control Panel &gt; System =
&gt;=20
Advanced TAB &gt; Error Reporting<BR>&gt; Click the Disable Error =
Reporting=20
box (Tick the "But Notify Me When Critical<BR>Errors Occur" if you=20
prefer)<BR><BR>#Disable Remote Assistance<BR>Start &gt; Settings &gt; =
Control=20
Panel &gt; System &gt; Remote &gt; Untick "Allow Remote<BR>Assistance=20
Invitations to be sent from this computer" <BR><BR>#Disable Remote=20
Desktop&nbsp; (I enable this for my convenience)<BR>Start &gt; =
Settings &gt;=20
Control Panel &gt; System &gt; Remote &gt; Untick "Allow users<BR>to =
connect=20
remotely to this computer" <BR><BR>#Fixed Swap File (Virtual Memory) =
(I set to=20
4092 for both)<BR>Select the Advanced tab of the Systems applet and =
then=20
select the Performance<BR>settings button. Then select the Advanced =
page. In=20
here it is possible to<BR>customise the Virtual Memory. For custom =
size, this=20
is often recommended<BR>to be 1.5 to 2 times the amount of your total =
RAM for=20
both initial and maximum<BR>size. Set this to a fixed minimum and =
maximum=20
value according to your existing<BR>RAM<BR><BR>#Speed Up Menus (I use=20
powertoys to speed up menus)<BR>You can use this tip to speed up the =
Start=20
Menu in Windows XP. You can customize<BR>the speed of the Start Menu =
by=20
editing a Registry Key. Click Start, and then<BR>click Run. Type =
Regedit in=20
the box, and then click OK. Expand the menu in<BR>the left panel and =
select=20
the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop folder.<BR>Scroll down in =
the=20
right panel and double click on the MenuShowDelay file.<BR>In the =
Value Data=20
box, change to default value for the menu speed from 400<BR>to a =
lesser=20
number, such as 1. Click OK. <BR><BR>#Disable Internet Synchronise=20
Time<BR>Start &gt; Settings &gt; Control Panel &gt; Date and Time &gt; =

Internet Time &gt; Untick<BR>"Automatically synchronize with an =
internet time=20
server" <BR><BR>#Disable Hide Inactive Icons<BR>Start &gt; Settings =
&gt;=20
Taskbar and Start Menu &gt; Taskbar TAB &gt; Uncheck "Hide =
Inactive<BR>Icons"=20
<BR><BR>#Disable Automatic Desktop Cleanup Wizard<BR>Start &gt; =
Settings &gt;=20
Control Panel &gt; Display &gt; Desktop &gt; Customise Desktop<BR>&gt; =
Untick=20
"Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days" <BR><BR>#Disable =
Notification Area=20
Balloon Tips<BR>Click Start , click Run , type regedit , and then =
press ENTER.=20
=
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\<BR>CurrentVersion\Explorer\=
Advanced=20
Right-click the right pane, create a new<BR>DWORD value, and then name =
it=20
EnableBalloonTips . Double-click this new entry,<BR>and then give it a =

hexadecimal value of 0 . Quit Registry Editor. Log off<BR>Windows, and =
then=20
log back on. <BR><BR>#Disable Offline Files (is off by =
default)<BR>Start &gt;=20
Settings &gt; Control Panel &gt; Folder Options &gt; Offline Files =
&gt;=20
Untick<BR>"Enable Offline Files"=20
<BR><BR><BR>---------------------------------------------- <BR>#Disable =
CDROM=20
Autoplay<BR>Start &gt; Run &gt;=20
=
Regedit<BR><BR>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom=
<BR><BR>Set=20
autorun to 0.<BR><BR>Open My Computer Right Click on each CDROM and =
choose=20
Properties Click on<BR>the Auto Play tab In the drop down box you can =
choose=20
the Action for each<BR>choice shown in the drop down box<BR><BR>Go to=20
Start-&gt;Run-&gt;gpedit.msc Computer Config -&gt; Administrative =
Template=20
-&gt;<BR>System -&gt; Double click Turn off Autoplay Enable it.=20
<BR>----------------------------------------------<BR><BR >#Disable =
Disc=20
Indexing<BR>Indexing Service is a service that extracts the =
information from a=20
set of<BR>documents and organizes it in a way that makes it quick and =
easy to=20
access<BR>that information through the Windows XP Search function, the =

Indexing Service<BR>query form, or a Web browser.<BR><BR>This =
information can=20
include text from within a document, (its contents),<BR>and the=20
characteristics and parameters of the document, (its =
properties),<BR>such as=20
the author's name. Once the index is created, you can search, =
or<BR>query the=20
index for documents that contain key words, phrases, or=20
properties.<BR><BR><BR>#Remove Messenger <BR>Messenger starts up at =
the=20
windows load up but we can get rid of that in<BR>no time at =
all..<BR>Start=20
Menu&gt;Run<BR>Type this in exactly as it is here:<BR>RunDll32=20
advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove<BR>Hit =

Enter...you will see a DOS-like shell appear and disappear very =
quickly<BR>and=20
then it will ask you to restart.<BR><BR><BR><BR>#Classic Start=20
Menu<BR>Right-click the Start button, and then click Properties.&nbsp; =
Click=20
Classic Start<BR>menu.&nbsp; Click the Customize button to select =
items to=20
display on the Start<BR>menu.&nbsp; By default, selecting the Classic =
Start=20
menu also adds the My Documents,<BR>My Computer, My Network Places, =
and=20
Internet Explorer icons to your desktop.<BR><BR><BR><BR>#Disable =
background=20
applications - Background applications start up when<BR>your computer =
starts=20
up and can use up unneccicary resources. To prevent<BR>these from =
starting up=20
go to Start =BB Run and type "msconfig" in the run box.<BR>Click on =
the "startup=20
tab" and disable (uncheck) programs such as "taskmon",<BR>"load power=20
profile", "real player", "office startup", "winamp agent" and<BR>so =
on. Keep=20
programs like "scan registry", "system tray" and programs =
relating<BR>to=20
interfacing with your audio card (such as console software to =
control<BR>its=20
features).<BR><BR><BR>#Folder Options<BR>Graphical window settings - =
Go to=20
Start =BB Settings =BB Folder options.&nbsp; Click<BR>on the "View" =
tab.=20
<BR>Uncheck Automatically Search for network folders and =
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Re: My Cubase XP Config [message #83213 is a reply to message #83201] Mon, 16 April 2007 22:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Neil is currently offline  Neil
Messages: 1645
Registered: April 2006
Senior Member
I'll agree with all that except for the "disable system
restore" part.

You DEFINITELY want this on, it's especially useful when you're
updating drivers & software & the like. Juuuuuust in case. Much
easier to go back to your prior settings in the event you run
into a problem than it is to have to ghost everything
every time there's a new driver or you try a new plugin demo
or you're all of sudden eligible to purchase version 7 of
WhompComp for a dollar-fifty because you bought version 2.2
prior to yesterday, for example, but then you find out that
version 7's GUI only works on screen resolutions of 5700x3200 or
greater, and so then you try to uninstall it, but the uninstall
wizard wasn't properly written, and when you try to go back to
v2.2 it gives you an error that reads: "Sorry, your version of
WHompCOmp is no longer supported, please go to our website &
purchase v7.0".

Yeah, it's better to leave that setting enabled. :)

Neil

Neil

"Tom Bruhl" <arpegio@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
>Good stuff John.
>
>Tom
>
> "John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:46240da4$1@linux...
>
> This is still new but so far so good. More tweaks may be coming as I
=
>learn
> more.
>
>
>
> Config for Audio XP box
> ------------------------------------------------------------ -------
>
> #control panel / sound and audio devices
>
> volume all greyed out......no audio device
>
>
> sounds sound scheme, no sounds
>
>
> audio
> sound playback HDSP9652 ADAT1 Out (23+24)
> sound recording HDSP9652 SPDIF
> midi music playback Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth
> use only default device unchecked
>
> voice=20
> HDSP9652 ADAT1 Out (23+24)
> HDSP9652 SPDIF
>
> hardware
>
>
> =
> ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------=
>-------------------
> #Background Services
> Processor scheduling should be set to background services and not =
>Programs.
> Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance =
>Settings
> > Advanced Tab > Background Services=20
>
> #Windows defaults to write-behind caching, holding data in a memory =
>buffer
> before writing it to disk. Disabling this function will increase your
=
>system
> performance by writing data immediately to disk.=20
>
> To disable this function, right click on My Computer and choose =
>Properties,
> or open Control Panel and select System. Select the Hardware tab and =
>click
> the Device Manager button. Click the plus sign next to Disk Drives =
>and select
> a drive. Choose Properties and on the Policies tab uncheck Write Cache
=
>Enabled.
> Repeat for all drives in your system.
>
>
> #Visual Effects for best performance
> Advanced tab: Press Settings tab under Performance Visual Effects tab:
=
>set
> to Adjust for Best Performance.
>
> #Switch Off Desktop Background Image
> Right Click Desktop > Properties > Desktop Tab > Background None
>
> #Disable Screen Saver
> Click on the Screen Saver tab, Set Screensaver to None, Press the =
>Power button
> near the bottom
>
> #Disable Fast User Switching
> Start > Settings > Control Panel > User Accounts > Change the way =
>users log
> on or off > Untick Use Fast User Switching=20
>
> #Switch Off Power Schemes
> Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Always On > Turn =
>off monitor
> after 15 mins and set turn off hard discs to Never=20
>
> #Switch Off Hibernation
> Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Hibernate > Untick
=
>Hibernation
>
>
> #Disable System Sounds
> Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Sounds =
>Tab
> > Sound Scheme to None.=20
>
> #Disable System Restore
> Start > Settings > Control Panel> System > System Restore Tab. Tick =
>the "Turn
> off System Restore on all Drives"=20
>
> #Disable Automatic Updates
> Switch off Automatic Updates by going to Control Panel, System, =
>Automatic
> Updates and ticking the box labelled "Turn off automatic updating. I =
>want
> to update my computer manually."
>
> #Startup and Recovery Options
> Right click My Computer and click on Properties > Advanced > Start Up
=
>& Recovery
> Settings and uncheck "Automatically Restart".=20
>
> #Disable Error Reporting
> Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced TAB > Error =
>Reporting
> > Click the Disable Error Reporting box (Tick the "But Notify Me When
=
>Critical
> Errors Occur" if you prefer)
>
> #Disable Remote Assistance
> Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow =
>Remote
> Assistance Invitations to be sent from this computer"=20
>
> #Disable Remote Desktop (I enable this for my convenience)
> Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow =
>users
> to connect remotely to this computer"=20
>
> #Fixed Swap File (Virtual Memory) (I set to 4092 for both)
> Select the Advanced tab of the Systems applet and then select the =
>Performance
> settings button. Then select the Advanced page. In here it is possible
=
>to
> customise the Virtual Memory. For custom size, this is often =
>recommended
> to be 1.5 to 2 times the amount of your total RAM for both initial and
=
>maximum
> size. Set this to a fixed minimum and maximum value according to your
=
>existing
> RAM
>
> #Speed Up Menus (I use powertoys to speed up menus)
> You can use this tip to speed up the Start Menu in Windows XP. You can
=
>customize
> the speed of the Start Menu by editing a Registry Key. Click Start, =
>and then
> click Run. Type Regedit in the box, and then click OK. Expand the menu
=
>in
> the left panel and select the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
=
>folder.
> Scroll down in the right panel and double click on the MenuShowDelay =
>file.
> In the Value Data box, change to default value for the menu speed from
=
>400
> to a lesser number, such as 1. Click OK.=20
>
> #Disable Internet Synchronise Time
> Start > Settings > Control Panel > Date and Time > Internet Time > =
>Untick
> "Automatically synchronize with an internet time server"=20
>
> #Disable Hide Inactive Icons
> Start > Settings > Taskbar and Start Menu > Taskbar TAB > Uncheck =
>"Hide Inactive
> Icons"=20
>
> #Disable Automatic Desktop Cleanup Wizard
> Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Desktop > Customise =
>Desktop
> > Untick "Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days"=20
>
> #Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips
> Click Start , click Run , type regedit , and then press ENTER. =
>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
> CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced Right-click the right pane, create a
=
>new
> DWORD value, and then name it EnableBalloonTips . Double-click this =
>new entry,
> and then give it a hexadecimal value of 0 . Quit Registry Editor. Log
=
>off
> Windows, and then log back on.=20
>
> #Disable Offline Files (is off by default)
> Start > Settings > Control Panel > Folder Options > Offline Files > =
>Untick
> "Enable Offline Files"=20
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------
> #Disable CDROM Autoplay
> Start > Run > Regedit
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom
>
> Set autorun to 0.
>
> Open My Computer Right Click on each CDROM and choose Properties Click
=
>on
> the Auto Play tab In the drop down box you can choose the Action for =
>each
> choice shown in the drop down box
>
> Go to Start->Run->gpedit.msc Computer Config -> Administrative =
>Template ->
> System -> Double click Turn off Autoplay Enable it.=20
> ----------------------------------------------
>
> #Disable Disc Indexing
> Indexing Service is a service that extracts the information from a set
=
>of
> documents and organizes it in a way that makes it quick and easy to =
>access
> that information through the Windows XP Search function, the Indexing
=
>Service
> query form, or a Web browser.
>
> This information can include text from within a document, (its =
>contents),
> and the characteristics and parameters of the document, (its =
>properties),
> such as the author's name. Once the index is created, you can search,
=
>or
> query the index for documents that contain key words, phrases, or =
>properties.
>
>
> #Remove Messenger=20
> Messenger starts up at the windows load up but we can get rid of that
=
>in
> no time at all..
> Start Menu>Run
> Type this in exactly as it is here:
> RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection =
>%windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
> Hit Enter...you will see a DOS-like shell appear and disappear very =
>quickly
> and then it will ask you to restart.
>
>
>
> #Classic Start Menu
> Right-click the Start button, and then click Properties. Click =
>Classic Start
> menu. Click the Customize button to select items to display on the =
>Start
> menu. By default, selecting the Classic Start menu also adds the My =
>Documents,
> My Computer, My Network Places, and Internet Explorer icons to your =
>desktop.
>
>
>
> #Disable background applications - Background applications start up =
>when
> your computer starts up and can use up unneccicary resources. To =
>prevent
> these from starting up go to Start =BB Run and type "msconfig" in the
=
>run box.
> Click on the "startup tab" and disable (uncheck) programs such as =
>"taskmon",
> "load power profile", "real player", "office startup", "winamp agent"
=
>and
> so on. Keep programs like "scan registry", "system tray" and programs
=
>relating
> to interfacing with your audio card (such as console software to =
>control
> its features).
>
>
> #Folder Options
> Graphical window settings - Go to Start =BB Settings =BB Folder =
>options. Click
> on the "View" tab.=20
> Uncheck Automatically Search for network folders and printers
>
> Check Do not cache thumbnails
> Under "Visual settings" check off "Show window contents while =
>dragging. This
> is more of a usability tweak, as it will allow you to see the contents
=
>of
> windows on the screen as you drag them around (instead of them going =
>blank).
>
>
> Uncheck Show pop up description for folder and desktop items
>
>
>
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><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Good stuff John.</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tom</FONT></DIV>
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> <DIV>"John" <<A href=3D"mailto:no@no.com">no@no.com</A>> wrote =
>in message=20
> <A =
>href=3D"news:46240da4$1@linux">news:46240da4$1@linux</A>...</DIV><BR>This=
> is=20
> still new but so far so good.  More tweaks may be coming as I=20
> learn<BR>more.<BR><BR><BR><BR>Config for Audio XP=20
> =
>box<BR> ------------------------------------------------------------ ------=
>-<BR><BR>#control=20
> panel / sound and audio devices<BR><BR>volume all greyed out......no =
>audio=20
> device<BR><BR><BR>sounds sound scheme, no =
>sounds<BR><BR><BR>audio<BR>sound=20
> playback HDSP9652 ADAT1 Out (23+24)<BR>sound recording HDSP9652 =
>SPDIF<BR>midi=20
> music playback Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth<BR>use only default device
=
>
> unchecked<BR><BR>voice <BR>HDSP9652 ADAT1 Out (23+24)<BR>HDSP9652=20
> =
>SPDIF<BR><BR>hardware<BR><BR><BR>----------------------------------------=
>----------------------------------------------------<BR>#Background=20
> Services<BR>Processor scheduling should be set to background services
=
>and not=20
> Programs.<BR>Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > =
>Advanced=20
> > Performance Settings<BR>> Advanced Tab > Background =
>Services=20
> <BR><BR>#Windows defaults to write-behind caching, holding data in a =
>memory=20
> buffer<BR>before writing it to disk. Disabling this function will =
>increase=20
> your system<BR>performance by writing data immediately to disk. =
><BR><BR>To=20
> disable this function, right click on My Computer and choose =
>Properties,<BR>or=20
> open Control Panel and select System. Select the Hardware tab and =
>click<BR>the=20
> Device Manager button.  Click the plus sign next to Disk Drives =
>and=20
> select<BR>a drive. Choose Properties and on the Policies tab uncheck =
>Write=20
> Cache Enabled.<BR>Repeat for all drives in your =
>system.<BR><BR><BR>#Visual=20
> Effects for best performance<BR>Advanced tab: Press Settings tab under
=
>
> Performance Visual Effects tab: set<BR>to Adjust for Best=20
> Performance.<BR><BR>#Switch Off Desktop Background Image<BR>Right =
>Click=20
> Desktop > Properties > Desktop Tab > Background =
>None<BR><BR>#Disable=20
> Screen Saver<BR>Click on the Screen Saver tab, Set Screensaver to =
>None, Press=20
> the Power button<BR>near the bottom<BR><BR>#Disable Fast User=20
> Switching<BR>Start > Settings > Control Panel > User Accounts =
>>=20
> Change the way users log<BR>on or off > Untick Use Fast User =
>Switching=20
> <BR><BR>#Switch Off Power Schemes<BR>Start > Settings > Control =
>Panel=20
> > Power Options > Always On > Turn off monitor<BR>after 15 =
>mins and=20
> set turn off hard discs to Never <BR><BR>#Switch Off =
>Hibernation<BR>Start >=20
> Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Hibernate > =
>Untick=20
> Hibernation<BR><BR><BR>#Disable System Sounds<BR>Start > Settings =
>>=20
> Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Sounds Tab<BR>> =
>Sound=20
> Scheme to None. <BR><BR>#Disable System Restore<BR>Start > Settings =
>>=20
> Control Panel> System > System Restore Tab. Tick the =
>"Turn<BR>off System=20
> Restore on all Drives" <BR><BR>#Disable Automatic Updates<BR>Switch =
>off=20
> Automatic Updates by going to Control Panel, System, =
>Automatic<BR>Updates and=20
> ticking the box labelled "Turn off automatic updating. I want<BR>to =
>update my=20
> computer manually."<BR><BR>#Startup and Recovery Options<BR>Right =
>click My=20
> Computer and click on Properties > Advanced > Start Up &=20
> Recovery<BR>Settings and uncheck "Automatically Restart". =
><BR><BR>#Disable=20
> Error Reporting<BR>Start > Settings > Control Panel > System =
>>=20
> Advanced TAB > Error Reporting<BR>> Click the Disable Error =
>Reporting=20
> box (Tick the "But Notify Me When Critical<BR>Errors Occur" if you=20
> prefer)<BR><BR>#Disable Remote Assistance<BR>Start > Settings > =
>Control=20
> Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow Remote<BR>Assistance=20
> Invitations to be sent from this computer" <BR><BR>#Disable Remote=20
> Desktop  (I enable this for my convenience)<BR>Start > =
>Settings >=20
> Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow users<BR>to =
>connect=20
> remotely to this computer" <BR><BR>#Fixed Swap File (Virtual Memory) =
>(I set to=20
> 4092 for both)<BR>Select the Advanced tab of the Systems applet and =
>then=20
> select the Performance<BR>settings button. Then select the Advanced =
>page. In=20
> here it is possible to<BR>customise the Virtual Memory. For custom =
>size, this=20
> is often recommended<BR>to be 1.5 to 2 times the amount of your total
=
>RAM for=20
> both initial and maximum<BR>size. Set this to a fixed minimum and =
>maximum=20
> value according to your existing<BR>RAM<BR><BR>#Speed Up Menus (I use=20
> powertoys to speed up menus)<BR>You can use this tip to speed up the =
>Start=20
> Menu in Windows XP. You can customize<BR>the speed of the Start Menu =
>by=20
> editing a Registry Key. Click Start, and then<BR>click Run. Type =
>Regedit in=20
> the box, and then click OK. Expand the menu in<BR>the left panel and =
>select=20
> the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop folder.<BR>Scroll down in
=
>the=20
> right panel and double click on the MenuShowDelay file.<BR>In the =
>Value Data=20
> box, change to default value for the menu speed from 400<BR>to a =
>lesser=20
> number, such as 1. Click OK. <BR><BR>#Disable Internet Synchronise=20
> Time<BR>Start > Settings > Control Panel > Date and Time > =
>
> Internet Time > Untick<BR>"Automatically synchronize with an =
>internet time=20
> server" <BR><BR>#Disable Hide Inactive Icons<BR>Start > Settings =
>>=20
> Taskbar and Start Menu > Taskbar TAB > Uncheck "Hide =
>Inactive<BR>Icons"=20
> <BR><BR>#Disable Automatic Desktop Cleanup Wizard<BR>Start > =
>Settings >=20
> Control Panel > Display > Desktop > Customise Desktop<BR>> =
>Untick=20
> "Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days" <BR><BR>#Disable =
>Notification Area=20
> Balloon Tips<BR>Click Start , click Run , type regedit , and then =
>press ENTER.=20
> =
>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\<BR>CurrentVersion\Explorer\=
>Advanced=20
> Right-click the right pane, create a new<BR>DWORD value, and then name
=
>it=20
> EnableBalloonTips . Double-click this new entry,<BR>and then give it a
=
>
> hexadecimal value of 0 . Quit Registry Editor. Log off<BR>Windows, and
=
>then=20
> log back on. <BR><BR>#Disable Offline Files (is off by =
>default)<BR>Start >=20
> Settings > Control Panel > Folder Options > Offline Files =
>>=20
> Untick<BR>"Enable Offline Files"=20
> <BR><BR><BR>---------------------------------------------- <BR>#Disable
=
>CDROM=20
> Autoplay<BR>Start > Run >=20
> =
>Regedit<BR><BR>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom=
><BR><BR>Set=20
> autorun to 0.<BR><BR>Open My Computer Right Click on each CDROM and =
>choose=20
> Properties Click on<BR>the Auto Play tab In the drop down box you can
=
>choose=20
> the Action for each<BR>choice shown in the drop down box<BR><BR>Go to=20
> Start->Run->gpedit.msc Computer Config -> Administrative =
>Template=20
> -><BR>System -> Double click Turn off Autoplay Enable it.=20
> <BR>----------------------------------------------<BR><BR >#Disable =
>Disc=20
> Indexing<BR>Indexing Service is a service that extracts the =
>information from a=20
> set of<BR>documents and organizes it in a way that makes it quick and
=
>easy to=20
> access<BR>that information through the Windows XP Search function, the
=
>
> Indexing Service<BR>query form, or a Web browser.<BR><BR>This =
>information can=20
> include text from within a document, (its contents),<BR>and the=20
> characteristics and parameters of the document, (its =
>properties),<BR>such as=20
> the author's name. Once the index is created, you can search, =
>or<BR>query the=20
> index for documents that contain key words, phrases, or=20
> properties.<BR><BR><BR>#Remove Messenger <BR>Messenger starts up at =
>the=20
> windows load up but we can get rid of that in<BR>no time at =
>all..<BR>Start=20
> Menu>Run<BR>Type this in exactly as it is here:<BR>RunDll32=20
> advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove<BR>Hit
=
>
> Enter...you will see a DOS-like shell appear and disappear very =
>quickly<BR>and=20
> then it will ask you to restart.<BR><BR><BR><BR>#Classic Start=20
> Menu<BR>Right-click the Start button, and then click Properties.  =
>Click=20
> Classic Start<BR>menu.  Click the Customize button to select =
>items to=20
> display on the Start<BR>menu.  By default, selecting the Classic =
>Start=20
> menu also adds the My Documents,<BR>My Computer, My Network Places, =
>and=20
> Internet Explorer icons to your desktop.<BR><BR><BR><BR>#Disable =
>background=20
> applications - Background applications start up when<BR>your computer
=
>starts=20
> up and can use up unneccicary resources. To prevent<BR>these from =
>starting up=20
> go to Start =BB Run and type "msconfig" in the run box.<BR>Click on =
>the "startup=20
> tab" and disable (uncheck) programs such as "taskmon",<BR>"load power=20
> profile", "real player", "office startup", "winamp agent" and<BR>so =
>on. Keep=20
> programs like "scan registry", "system tray" and programs =
>relating<BR>to=20
> interfacing with your audio card (such as console software to =
>control<BR>its=20
> features).<BR><BR><BR>#Folder Options<BR>Graphical window settings - =
>Go to=20
> Start =BB Settings =BB Folder options.  Click<BR>on the "View" =
>tab.=20
> <BR>Uncheck Automatically Search for network folders and =
>printers<BR><BR>Check=20
> Do not cache thumbnails<BR>Under "Visual settings" check off "Show =
>window=20
> contents while dragging. This<BR>is more of a usability tweak, as it =
>will=20
> allow you to see the contents of<BR>windows on the screen as you drag
=
>them=20
> around (instead of them going blank).<BR><BR><BR>Uncheck Show pop up=20
> description for folder and desktop items<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
><DIV><FONT size=3D2><BR><BR>I choose Polesoft Lockspam to fight spam, =
>and=20
>you?<BR><A=20
>href=3D"http://www.polesoft.com/refer.html">http://www.polesoft.com/refer=
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Re: My Cubase XP Config [message #83237 is a reply to message #83213] Tue, 17 April 2007 04:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
John [1] is currently offline  John [1]
Messages: 2229
Registered: September 2005
Senior Member
You have a good point, but I don't change drivers often at all and I have
multiple ghost images (Acronis true image home 10) that I can get back to
in 5 mins. Since leaving Paris I've been so solid I don't even see me messing
with the PC much in the future.

Fantastic!
Re: My Cubase XP Config [message #83252 is a reply to message #83237] Tue, 17 April 2007 07:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Jon Jiles is currently offline  Jon Jiles
Messages: 90
Registered: November 2005
Member
Hey John -

Thanks a bunch - very useful!!

jj


"John" <no@no.com> wrote:
>
>You have a good point, but I don't change drivers often at all and I have
>multiple ghost images (Acronis true image home 10) that I can get back to
>in 5 mins. Since leaving Paris I've been so solid I don't even see me messing
>with the PC much in the future.
>
>Fantastic!
Re: My Cubase XP Config [message #83253 is a reply to message #83195] Tue, 17 April 2007 07:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Rich[3] is currently offline  Rich[3]
Messages: 132
Registered: January 2006
Senior Member
What type/speed/memory - of PC are you running on?

"John" <no@no.com> wrote:
>
>This is still new but so far so good. More tweaks may be coming as I learn
>more.
>
>
>
>Config for Audio XP box
> ------------------------------------------------------------ -------
>
>#control panel / sound and audio devices
>
> volume all greyed out......no audio device
>
>
> sounds sound scheme, no sounds
>
>
> audio
> sound playback HDSP9652 ADAT1 Out (23+24)
> sound recording HDSP9652 SPDIF
> midi music playback Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth
> use only default device unchecked
>
> voice
> HDSP9652 ADAT1 Out (23+24)
> HDSP9652 SPDIF
>
> hardware
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------
>#Background Services
>Processor scheduling should be set to background services and not Programs.
>Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance Settings
>> Advanced Tab > Background Services
>
>#Windows defaults to write-behind caching, holding data in a memory buffer
>before writing it to disk. Disabling this function will increase your system
>performance by writing data immediately to disk.
>
>To disable this function, right click on My Computer and choose Properties,
>or open Control Panel and select System. Select the Hardware tab and click
>the Device Manager button. Click the plus sign next to Disk Drives and
select
>a drive. Choose Properties and on the Policies tab uncheck Write Cache Enabled.
>Repeat for all drives in your system.
>
>
>#Visual Effects for best performance
>Advanced tab: Press Settings tab under Performance Visual Effects tab: set
>to Adjust for Best Performance.
>
>#Switch Off Desktop Background Image
>Right Click Desktop > Properties > Desktop Tab > Background None
>
>#Disable Screen Saver
>Click on the Screen Saver tab, Set Screensaver to None, Press the Power
button
>near the bottom
>
>#Disable Fast User Switching
>Start > Settings > Control Panel > User Accounts > Change the way users
log
>on or off > Untick Use Fast User Switching
>
>#Switch Off Power Schemes
>Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Always On > Turn off
monitor
>after 15 mins and set turn off hard discs to Never
>
>#Switch Off Hibernation
>Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Hibernate > Untick Hibernation
>
>
>#Disable System Sounds
>Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Sounds Tab
>> Sound Scheme to None.
>
>#Disable System Restore
>Start > Settings > Control Panel> System > System Restore Tab. Tick the
"Turn
>off System Restore on all Drives"
>
>#Disable Automatic Updates
>Switch off Automatic Updates by going to Control Panel, System, Automatic
>Updates and ticking the box labelled "Turn off automatic updating. I want
>to update my computer manually."
>
>#Startup and Recovery Options
>Right click My Computer and click on Properties > Advanced > Start Up &
Recovery
>Settings and uncheck "Automatically Restart".
>
>#Disable Error Reporting
>Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced TAB > Error Reporting
>> Click the Disable Error Reporting box (Tick the "But Notify Me When Critical
>Errors Occur" if you prefer)
>
>#Disable Remote Assistance
>Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow Remote
>Assistance Invitations to be sent from this computer"
>
>#Disable Remote Desktop (I enable this for my convenience)
>Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow users
>to connect remotely to this computer"
>
>#Fixed Swap File (Virtual Memory) (I set to 4092 for both)
>Select the Advanced tab of the Systems applet and then select the Performance
>settings button. Then select the Advanced page. In here it is possible to
>customise the Virtual Memory. For custom size, this is often recommended
>to be 1.5 to 2 times the amount of your total RAM for both initial and maximum
>size. Set this to a fixed minimum and maximum value according to your existing
>RAM
>
>#Speed Up Menus (I use powertoys to speed up menus)
>You can use this tip to speed up the Start Menu in Windows XP. You can customize
>the speed of the Start Menu by editing a Registry Key. Click Start, and
then
>click Run. Type Regedit in the box, and then click OK. Expand the menu in
>the left panel and select the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop folder.
>Scroll down in the right panel and double click on the MenuShowDelay file.
>In the Value Data box, change to default value for the menu speed from 400
>to a lesser number, such as 1. Click OK.
>
>#Disable Internet Synchronise Time
>Start > Settings > Control Panel > Date and Time > Internet Time > Untick
>"Automatically synchronize with an internet time server"
>
>#Disable Hide Inactive Icons
>Start > Settings > Taskbar and Start Menu > Taskbar TAB > Uncheck "Hide
Inactive
>Icons"
>
>#Disable Automatic Desktop Cleanup Wizard
>Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Desktop > Customise Desktop
>> Untick "Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days"
>
>#Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips
>Click Start , click Run , type regedit , and then press ENTER. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
>CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced Right-click the right pane, create a new
>DWORD value, and then name it EnableBalloonTips . Double-click this new
entry,
>and then give it a hexadecimal value of 0 . Quit Registry Editor. Log off
>Windows, and then log back on.
>
>#Disable Offline Files (is off by default)
>Start > Settings > Control Panel > Folder Options > Offline Files > Untick
>"Enable Offline Files"
>
>
>----------------------------------------------
>#Disable CDROM Autoplay
>Start > Run > Regedit
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom
>
>Set autorun to 0.
>
>Open My Computer Right Click on each CDROM and choose Properties Click on
>the Auto Play tab In the drop down box you can choose the Action for each
>choice shown in the drop down box
>
>Go to Start->Run->gpedit.msc Computer Config -> Administrative Template
->
>System -> Double click Turn off Autoplay Enable it.
>----------------------------------------------
>
>#Disable Disc Indexing
>Indexing Service is a service that extracts the information from a set of
>documents and organizes it in a way that makes it quick and easy to access
>that information through the Windows XP Search function, the Indexing Service
>query form, or a Web browser.
>
>This information can include text from within a document, (its contents),
>and the characteristics and parameters of the document, (its properties),
>such as the author's name. Once the index is created, you can search, or
>query the index for documents that contain key words, phrases, or properties.
>
>
>#Remove Messenger
>Messenger starts up at the windows load up but we can get rid of that in
>no time at all..
>Start Menu>Run
>Type this in exactly as it is here:
>RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
>Hit Enter...you will see a DOS-like shell appear and disappear very quickly
>and then it will ask you to restart.
>
>
>
>#Classic Start Menu
>Right-click the Start button, and then click Properties. Click Classic
Start
>menu. Click the Customize button to select items to display on the Start
>menu. By default, selecting the Classic Start menu also adds the My Documents,
>My Computer, My Network Places, and Internet Explorer icons to your desktop.
>
>
>
>#Disable background applications - Background applications start up when
>your computer starts up and can use up unneccicary resources. To prevent
>these from starting up go to Start » Run and type "msconfig" in the run
box.
>Click on the "startup tab" and disable (uncheck) programs such as "taskmon",
>"load power profile", "real player", "office startup", "winamp agent" and
>so on. Keep programs like "scan registry", "system tray" and programs relating
>to interfacing with your audio card (such as console software to control
>its features).
>
>
>#Folder Options
>Graphical window settings - Go to Start » Settings » Folder options. Click
>on the "View" tab.
>Uncheck Automatically Search for network folders and printers
>
>Check Do not cache thumbnails
>Under "Visual settings" check off "Show window contents while dragging.
This
>is more of a usability tweak, as it will allow you to see the contents of
>windows on the screen as you drag them around (instead of them going blank).
>
>
>Uncheck Show pop up description for folder and desktop items
>
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