How to lose weight for Windows XP

1. Delete unnecessary files in the system

(1) Delete the file back-up system

In the system in the document "system32 \ dllcache" directory, nearly 250 MB of documents, which are Windows? XP system files backup. When Windows XP system files were replaced, delete or modify when, Windows XP can automatically extracted from the corresponding reduction system files, thus ensuring stability of the system. The folder can not be deleted, but the command prompt, enter Sfc.exe / purgecache removal order.

(2) Delete the backup drive

Delete Windows XP system directory "driver cache \ i386" directory of Driver.cab document, the document maintains the backup hardware drivers, under normal circumstances without the use of. Even need to install new hardware, you can install the Windows XP CD-ROM drive can be inserted.

(3) to delete unwanted input method

In "Windows \ ime \" folder preservation input relevant documents, including the Chinese, Japanese, Korean input method for most of us are of no use, we can be "chtime", "imjp8_1", " imkr6_1 "delete the directory of the three, they are English, Japanese, Korean input method, so that we can save 80 MB of hard disk space.

(4) to delete files

In the use of Windows XP with the help of the initial system is very useful, but as more and more familiar with the system, the document will help more and more redundant, could be considered at this time to delete it. XP's help files are stored in the system installation directory under the Help folder, may be under the directory of all documents and deleted.

2. Systems to reduce the use of hard disk space

(1) Turn off System Restore

Computer System Restore can return to an earlier time (that restore points) and not lose our most recent work, but the use of the Shijianyizhang, it will use up a lot of hard disk space. There is a need to set up their hand to drive less overhead.

Open "System Properties" dialog box, select the dialog in the "System Restore" tab, select "in all drive on the Turn off System Restore" box to turn off System Restore. If we do not close the System Restore feature that only system where the disk or partition set reduction. The first choice of the district system, click the "targeted" button, the pop-up dialog abolish the "close this drive's System Restore" option, and set up systems for the reduction of disk space.

(2) support the closure of dormancy
Dormancy function will occupy a lot of hard disk space, if you use less may be a total closure of the closure is: open the "Control Panel", double-click on the "Power Options" in the pop-up "Power Options Properties" Dialog box, select "dormant" tab, abolish the "opening of dormancy" box.

(3) reduce or prohibit the virtual memory

The system's physical memory more, you can consider reducing the value of virtual memory or even cancel virtual memory, with 512 MB physical memory may be virtual memory set to half of physical memory, 256 MB, If you have a 1 GB physical memory you can cancel virtual Memory.

Virtual Memory settings see the way in front of a "reasonable set of virtual memory pages".

3. Remove temporary files

(1) removal of temporary file system

General System of temporary files stored in two locations: a Windows installation directory under the Temp folder and the other is the X: \ Documents and Settings \ "user name" \ Local Settings \ Temp folder (X: where the system is Division). The location of these two documents can be deleted.

(2) removal of temporary Internet files

Shijianyizhang the Internet will have a large number of temporary Internet files, delete a regular basis will save a lot of hard disk space.

Open IE browser, from the "Tools" menu, select "Internet Options" in the pop-up dialog box, select "General" tab, the "Internet temporary files" column click the "Delete Files" button and In the pop-up "Delete Files" dialog box, select "Delete all offline content" box, click "OK" button.
You can also take up the Temporary Internet files, disk installed in an acceptable range, in the "Internet temporary files" column click on "Settings" button and then "Settings" dialog (Figure) in the provision of temporary occupied by the document Of disk space, can also be Temporary Internet Files folder to another district, in order to reduce the system of the occupied area of the disk.

4.NTFS district in file compression

Windows XP NTFS Division of the document provides a file compression properties, to be effective in saving disk space.

NTFS in the district, choose to compress the file or folder, right-click the mouse, on the shortcut menu, select "Properties" order, and then "Properties" dialog "General" tab, click " Advanced "button, the new dialog" compression or encryption attribute "check the box" compression to save disk space content "box," OK, "you will find that document occupied by the disk space has been greatly reduced.

5. Removing Windows XP shared folder

"Shared folder", this folder in our use of the Working Group of useful, can not carry out any settings, directly to want to share the files on the shared folder on the line, but in practical applications, many people Do not need this function. We can modify the registry to prohibit this feature, to save disk space.

Open the Registry Editor, found: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ My Computer \ NameSpace \ DelegateFolders under the sub-key (59031 a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee)", which will be the key to delete Can be. Before a good idea to delete the backup, or a note of this value, and when necessary in order to be immediately resumed.

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