DISABLE INDEXING SERVICES
Indexing Services is a small little program that uses large amounts of RAM and can often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process indexes and updates lists of all the files that are on your computer. It does this so that when you do a search for something on your computer, it will search faster by scanning the index lists. If you don't search your computer often, or even if you do search often, this system service is completely unnecessary. To disable do the following:
To run any of these apps go to Start > Run and type the executable name.
WINDOWS XP HIDDEN APPS:
For a general user the first three are usually more than sufficient to make your Vista faster. The remaining are some more which a tweak enthusiast may wish to consider. Utilities like WinPatrol or Tune-Up Utilities can help you in most of the cases.
There are many different file types out there. Lots.
Below you will find some information on the various types you may come across when downloading, and what you should do with them.
The guide is just an overview, designed to point you in the right direction - for more help on filetypes and what to do with them have a look at this site
File Types & Tutorials
it contains lots of tutorials and visuals to help.
Here would be some nice virus info for people! If you get caught up by a virus, you can read this post.
1. Info
Here are Registry Tweaks and Scroll down to see Patches
1.Increase bandwidth by tweaking QoS in Windows XP Pro
The following tweak applies only to Windows XP Professional edition.
Microsoft always says it opposes "software pirates" who sell thousands of unauthorized copies of Windows.