Right click the desktop and
select Properties
In the dropdown
listbox under Theme:, select Windows Classic and
Apply
Disable XP Visual Effects
- Open the System
Control Panel applet
- On the Advanced tab,
select Settings in the Performance frame
- On the Visual
Effects tab, select Adjust for best performance
and Apply
- Turn on (select)
Smooth edges of screen fonts
- Turn on any other
options you think you cannot live without and
Apply
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
Turn Off the Indexing Service