Tascam Computer Hardware manual Display properties, Background Display

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Display properties

While pretty photos and animated graphics are fun, they also contribute to bogging down your lean mean audio machine. And in keeping with Microsoft’s tradition of making looks a high priority, those fancy visuals are programmed to take processing priority away from what we consider important, processing audio. Disabling those effects is a good idea unless you don’t mind a pretty drop-down menu causing a frustrating dropout or audio glitch.

If you feel you must have a picture on your desktop, bear in mind that doing so requires Active Desktop to be activated; those cute animated GIFs suck up even more resources. To zap those fancy visuals, right-click on your desktop and select 'Properties'. First select the ‘Desktop’ tab; select “(None)” in the Background field to remove the background.

Figure 4 – Background Display

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Contents Optimizing Windows 2000 and Windows XP for Audio Introduction Deciding on an OS Windows XP Home or Professional?Hardware requirements Update or fresh install? Give it TimePreparing for installation Installation Formatting your Hard DiskSetup Tweaks Things to Do During the Install Booting from CDFAT32 vs. Ntfs Acpi Dual Boot Mass Storage DevicesUpdates and service packs Multiple UsersSystem Performance Tweaks Stuff to Do After Installing Windows MessengerDisplay properties Background DisplayDisabling Transition Effects Windows Sounds Disabling Windows System soundsSystem Restore PerformanceAdjusting Display for Best Performance Virtual memoryFast user switching Setting Virtual MemoryAuto Start and System Services Disabling Fast User SwitchingPage UDMA/ATA Mode for Hard Drives Disk I/O Performance LoggingWrite Behind Caching Checking DMA Transfer Mode Separate Drives How and WhereDefrag Often Virus and other UtilitiesXP and Win2000 Resources PlugIns and other GoodiesStay Up to Date