Tascam Computer Hardware manual Disabling Transition Effects

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Now disable visual effects. Select the “Appearance” tab, click the Effects button and disable "Use transition effects…". It's also a good idea to disable "Show window contents while dragging".

Figure 5 – Disabling Transition Effects

Figure 6 – Selecting Color Quality

Now select the “Settings” tab. Set your display color quality to 16Bit. Setting it to a higher (24 or 32 bit) depth detracts from audio performance since Windows will need to allocate more resources to screen redraws.

Figure 7 – Disabling Screensaver and Power Schemes

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Contents Optimizing Windows 2000 and Windows XP for Audio Introduction Windows XP Home or Professional? Deciding on an OSHardware requirements Give it Time Update or fresh install?Preparing for installation Formatting your Hard Disk InstallationBooting from CD Setup Tweaks Things to Do During the InstallFAT32 vs. Ntfs 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 Disk I/O Performance Logging UDMA/ATA Mode for Hard DrivesWrite Behind Caching Separate Drives How and Where Checking DMA Transfer ModeVirus and other Utilities Defrag OftenPlugIns and other Goodies XP and Win2000 ResourcesStay Up to Date