I know that if you use the internet to access this site then you used a computer. Did you know that over time your computer compiles a bunch of useless junk that is designed to slow your computer down? Did you know that when you first turned on your new computer it was already setup to run slow? Well try the following tips to begin the process of speeding up your computer. (This only applies to Windows 2000, XP Home, XP Professional)
First - Get a good defrag program. I suggest diskeeper version 10 or above.
Second - Get a good virus and spyware removal program - I recommend zonealarm security suite
The last tip, for now:
Turn off "Indexing Service" by double-clicking on "my computer", then "right-click" on the "C" drive. Go to properties. The next box shows the percentage of HD space free. At the bottom of that screen uncheck the box that says "Allow indexing service to index this disk for fast file searching". Then click ok . . . wait a moment then you're done. (if you see any boxes popping up asking you anything, click continue or ignore)
Now do the following to speed up your menus:
Go to Start then RUN
In the box that appears type "REGEDIT"
Now find the following items and click each just once
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
CONTROL PANEL
DESKTOP
Now look to the right side of the screen and find the word "MENUSHOWDELAY" after you find "menushowdelay" double-click it and change the number from 400 (or whatever it is) to 0. Click enter and that's it. Close all of the windows you opened to get this done.
Check back later for more tips.
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Mouse Man at 4:27pm on Mar. 21, 2008
9 months ago
Vista is constantly indexing the hard drive which really pissed me off, as I hardly ever use the search function on my computer. Turned it off performance increased everything is great... apart from the fact ism still using Vista Reply...
KidGuru at 5:24am on Nov. 19, 2007
about 1 year ago
nice , I used the indexing cuz i dont use search muc hand it makes searching more efficient are u gnna add more? let me kno if u update lookinf forward to it ill try making one to lol some tips Reply...
KidGuru at 5:26am on Nov. 19, 2007
Woops srry ment ill try making one some tips i ment not like lol some tips i didnt mean it like they were bad Xd just clarifiying idk how to edit so i just rplyed lol Reply...
Stewie at 1:03pm on Sep. 22, 2007
about 1 year ago
Does the indexing index the entire contents of the file? If so then turning it off only makes searching file contents slow not finding a file by name. Do you know if it's done while you're saving or does it get done when nothing else is happening? What is MENUSHOWDELAY? Is the 400 in msec? Reply...
Jimmy Ruska at 6:23pm on Oct. 12, 2007
I recommend disabling the indexing service and using the google desktop search. Google knows a thing or two about efficient indexing. I don't use either because I rarely have to search for files for it to be worth the disk space indexing eats up. Don't change menushowdelay or you'll be frustrated. Whenever you the start button and hover over the program files list it takes 400 milliseconds for it to display the submenu. Setting it to 0 will only cause frustration lol. Reply...
chicago-blue at 12:20am on Oct. 14, 2007
I agree with the first statement, but not the second. Google's desktop is an additional resource that your computer uses to find files faster. Does it work? Yeah. It seems to add additional component to Internet Explorer and Firefox that can provide a way for Google to keep track of what you do. Of course, that might sound far fetched, but it's true. If you login to Google before searching, your search history and IP address will be recorded and stored. (one recommendation - the menushowdelay is designed for advanced users. This change will make your menus move quicker, so if you don't want much quicker menus, don't change this setting. Reply...
Jimmy Ruska at 7:56am on Oct. 14, 2007
Show me where it says your web history is recorded and how that has ANYTHING to do with google desktop search. You need to ENABLE web history for it to start recording and it only corresponds to your searches on google itself. It does not track what files you look for on your hard drive or the files itself. Like I said setting the submenus to collapse every 0 milliseconds is insanity, they'll all open when you scroll through a list lagging your comp if you have a big list to scroll through. It will collapse everything the mouse touches. 400 milliseconds is a super tiny amount of time, and very reasonable. Reply...
chicago-blue at 12:15am on Oct. 14, 2007
Yes the indexing occurs in real time on all of the files on your HD. If you turn off the indexing service your computer will run faster because it doesn't have to index the files. Menushowdelay simply removes the delay you experience when using the menus on your start menu. The 400 is measured in milliseconds. Reply...