Pc tweaks for BETTER GAMING !!

Before You Begin Tweaking XP...

BACKUP YOUR COMPUTER!
I have no sympathy for anyone who doesn’t backup their settings. backing it up is highly recommended. Be sure to have some backup file so if you lost the config/settings that you change you can still undo it

Remove Unwanted/Unused Programs
Free up drive space and system resources. to hasten and reduce your work on the tweak processes

Add or Remove Programs:
go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > click once on the program you wish to remove and then click the Remove button.



For built-in Windows components:

go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > choose Add/Remove Windows Components at the left of the window > uncheck the things you want to uninstall. If the Details button is not grayed out, click on it to see more options. I uninstall MSN Explorer, Outlook Express, and Games.
Note: Dont uninstall that you Dont know.



Clean Up Your Computer

Start up in Safe Mode (press F8 while booting and choose Safe Mode) Press the Windows & R keys >
type cleanmgr /sageset:50 . Ensure there is a space between cleanmgr and / > click OK



In the resulting screen, choose your options by checking the boxes. I choose all but the bottom two. Click OK



Then Windows & R keys > type cleanmgr /sagerun:50 . Ensure there is a space between cleanmgr and / > click OK and let it do its thing. Reboot when finished.

After doing the Pre-Tweak procedure. we can now move on to tweaking some of your PC settings =)
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Adjust Visual Effects
Purpose: Free up system resources.
Choose the option Adjust for best performance > click Apply and OK


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Disable Error Reporting
Purpose: Free up system/network resources.
This “feature” calls home to Microsoft and sends info about system errors. Click on the Error Reporting button on the bottom of the window > check the box that says Disable Error Reporting > uncheck the box that says But notify me when critical errors occur. click OK to close the window. Close out of these windows by choosing Apply/OK but leave the System Properties window open.


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Turn Off Indexing

Open My Computer ( press the Windows & E keys) > right click on each drive and choose Properties > under the General tab, uncheck the box that says Allow the Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching > a window will pop up, make sure the box is checked that says Apply change to (drive letter):\, subfolders and files and click OK. Windows will apply the changes, click OK. Once you have done all the drives I recommend you reboot.






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Start Menu Tweaks
Switch To Classic Start Menu & Don't Hide Inactive Icons
Purpose: Free up system resources. More efficient organization.
To change it, right click on the Start button > choose Properties > click on the Start Menu tab > check Classic Start Menu



now let’s add and remove some features, click the Customize button > I recommend the following boxes be checked, uncheck the rest:
Display Administrative ToolsDisplay Run
Enable dragging and dropping
Expand Control Panel
Expand My Documents
Expand Network Connections



Click OK > while still in the Start Menu properties, click on the Taskbar tab > uncheck the box that says “Hide inactive icons” > If you don't like the fact that XP puts all the same type of open windows into one group in the taskbar, uncheck "Group similar taskbar buttons" > click OK to exit out of these screens




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Improving Start-up

This will make you startup loads faster.
go to start > Run > type msconfig then hit enter> Uncheck some startups that you dont frequently use so you startup can load faster




This is what it looks like when your startup is messy.



This is my Startup (please dont try to uncheck all if you dont know what you are doing ) *safety*



That's it!! and you're ready to have a better gaming experience