Tascam Computer Hardware manual System Performance Tweaks Stuff to Do After Installing

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System Performance Tweaks – Stuff to Do After Installing

Windows Messenger

One of the ‘features’ of XP is the deeper integration of Windows Messenger. While Messenger may be useful for on-line communication, it’s a real resource hog; we recommend disabling it for audio use. To do this, right-click on its icon in the task tray and select 'open'. (If an animated assistant pops up just cancel it…..we’ll deal with

getting rid of those later.) Now go to the “Tools” menu and select “Options / Preferences”, and uncheck 'Run this program when windows starts'. This will deactivate automatic startup, preventing Messenger from loading automatically again next time you log on to Windows XP.

Figure 3- Deactivating Windows Messenger

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Contents Optimizing Windows 2000 and Windows XP for Audio Introduction Hardware requirements Deciding on an OSWindows XP Home or Professional? Give it Time Update or fresh install?Preparing for installation Formatting your Hard Disk InstallationFAT32 vs. Ntfs Setup Tweaks Things to Do During the InstallBooting from CD Acpi Mass Storage Devices Dual BootMultiple Users Updates and service packsWindows Messenger System Performance Tweaks Stuff to Do After InstallingBackground Display Display propertiesDisabling Transition Effects Disabling Windows System sounds Windows SoundsPerformance System RestoreVirtual memory Adjusting Display for Best PerformanceSetting Virtual Memory Fast user switchingDisabling Fast User Switching Auto Start and System ServicesPage Write Behind Caching UDMA/ATA Mode for Hard DrivesDisk I/O Performance Logging Separate Drives How and Where Checking DMA Transfer ModeVirus and other Utilities Defrag OftenStay Up to Date XP and Win2000 ResourcesPlugIns and other Goodies