| Windows XP is currently the most popular
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| | malicious pieces of software that siphon
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| operating system for personal computers
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| | of your WinXP machine's performance.
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| and comes in two broad categories--XP
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| | Once you have implemented the above vital
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| Home and XP Pro. XP home is designed for
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| | Windows XP tweaks, it is time to look at
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| home users who do not need the more
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| | other performance based steps that you
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| heavyweight corporate applications such
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| | can use. The WinXP registry is a
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| as a web server but still require a
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| | centralized data structure that WinXP
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| scalable and reliable operating system.
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| | programs, including WinXP itself, use to
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| While Windows XP runs well out of the
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| | store configuration data. The registry
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| box, there are tricks that can be used to
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| | can quickly become crowded and hence more
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| optimize your installation. There are
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| | slow to search. Particularly if you
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| great Windows XP tweaks that involve
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| | remove unused programs that do not
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| broadband settings, registry entries, and
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| | uninstall properly, they may leave behind
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| other under utilized components of WinXP.
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| | garbage in the registry that can cause
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| While this first group of tips can not
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| | registry searches to slow. Since registry
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| properly be considered Windows XP tweaks,
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| | searches can occur at any time during
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| they are so important that they should be
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| | program execution (particularly during
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| included in any guide that discusses
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| | start up), a clogged WinXP registry can
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| WinXP performance and efficiency. The
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| | cause the entire system to slow. There
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| single most important thing you can do to
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| | are numerous free and share ware programs
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| ensure to WinXP performance is to make
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| | out there that can help you clean your
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| sure that your computer is free from
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| | WinXP registry. It is not advisable to
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| viruses, trojans, spyware, and other
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| | muck around the registry yourself, and
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| pieces of software that could serve to
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| | always be sure to back up your registry
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| slow down or otherwise compromise the
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| | before making any changes.
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| functioning of your WinXP computer. The
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| | Another important class of Windows XP
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| first thing that you should do,
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| | tweaks is to keep your hard drive
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| particularly if you have an always on
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| | defragmented. Hard drives become
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| broadband connection, is to install a
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| | fragmented when application programs save
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| firewall. A firewall locks down the
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| | different parts of files in different
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| software entry points (called ports) that
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| | places on your hard drive. For example,
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| applications use interact with your
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| | in order to maximize available space,
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| computer. Ports are simply numbers that,
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| | WinXP may decide to save part of your
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| when combined with your internet protocol
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| | file in different places on the hard
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| (IP) address, specify a single channel of
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| | drive. This means that access time for
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| network communication. Some ports should
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| | that file will become slow. Over time,
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| usually be open, such as port 80 which
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| | your hard drive can accumulate many such
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| allows web HTTP communication to occur,
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| | fragmented files and generally become a
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| but others should be locked unless they
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| | mess. This can slow your computer down a
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| are needed by a legitimate program. By
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| | great deal. Fortunately, it is easy to
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| default, the entire range of ports is
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| | de-fragment your hard drive using built
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| open to the world on a WinXP machine. A
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| | in WinXP utilities. The process can take
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| firewall blocks all unused ports and lets
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| | a number of hours to complete, so many
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| the WinXP user decide which ports to
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| | people choose to de-fragment their hard
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| open. WinXP service pack 2 contains a
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| | drive overnight.
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| firewall that is on by default. Another
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| | Optimize, secure, and maintain your
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| member of this class of Windows XP tweaks
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| | computer absolutely FREE with these
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| is to install anti virus and anti spyware
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| | explosive Windows XP Tweaks!
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| software. These programs can clear up the
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