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Disable XP Themes

Right click the desktop and select Properties

In the dropdown listbox under Theme:, select Windows Classic and Apply

Disable XP Visual Effects


Enable ClearType

To enable ClearType and make any adjustments to suit your eyes, go to the Microsoft Typography pages and follow the simple instructions. You can adjust ClearType in the Control Panel after installing the software at the link. 


Disable Last Access Timestamp

At the command prompt, enter the following then reboot; 

FSUTIL behavior set disablelastaccess


Kernel Paging and Cache Tuning

Separate Window Processes

Processor Scheduling

Turn Off the Indexing Service