Improving the performance of Windows through NTFS Vista Tips Discuss Improving the performance of Windows through NTFS in the Windows Vista forums; I’ve featured some of these tweaks previously, in my Online Windows Operating System Support for Windows XP, Vista, ME, 98 & Server 2008, 24x7 Support but some of ...

[allen6368]

I’ve featured some of these tweaks previously, in my Online Windows Operating System Support for Windows XP, Vista, ME, 98 & Server 2008, 24x7 Support but some of these are new to me, particularly the tweaks to improve page file performance. The 10 tweaks are:

1. Disable Short Filenames

2. Name Your Files Appropriately

3. Use More Folders

4. Use More Partitions

5. Plan Your Cluster Size

6. Defragment Regularly

7. Reserve Space for the MFT

8. Disable Last Access Time

9. Turn Off (or On) the Indexing Service

10. Use FAT32 for the Paging File

For instruction on how to implement each tweak Online Windows Operating System Support for Windows XP, Vista, ME, 98 & Server 2008, 24x7 Support click here

[Snuffy]

Nice site but it should be posted in the Windows XP site...
or do all these nice XP tweaks work in Vista...?

[JoshW02@hotmail.co.uk]

Seems intresting some of them ill take I wirl (look) at the tweaks later assuming their for Vista?

[ProCookie]

Theres some on there that i wont do becuase i need stuff, for example turning off turn Off the Indexing Service would proberbly reak havok with Windows Search.

[allen6368]

Here is something for you which might convince you with the indexing tweak you were suspecting for

If you don't use Windows XP's built-in search often (like every day), disabling indexing can significantly speed up your PC.

By default Windows XP indexes files on your hard drive and stores them in memory to speed up its' built-in search. But if you rarely use Windows search, turn off indexing to free up memory and CPU horsepower for the files and applications you actually do use. A few simple how-to steps after the jump.

To turn off indexing:

1. Open up "My Computer."
2. Right-click on your hard drive (usually "C:") and choose "Properties."
3. Uncheck the box at the bottom that reads "Allow Indexing Service to..."
4. Click OK, and files will be removed from memory. This removal may take a few minutes to complete.

To disable the indexing service:

1. In the "Start" menu, choose "Run."
2. Type "services.msc" and press Enter.
3. Scroll-down to "Indexing Service" and double-click it.
4. If the service status is "Running", then stop it by pressing the "Stop" button.
5. To make sure this service doesn't run again, under "Startup Type:", choose "Disabled."

Windows search will still work if you perform these steps, but it will work more slowly than if indexing was enabled.