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Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q.)

Q: Why is my Longhorn CD not bootable?
A: Because the original release was missing its boot record. You will need to obtain a fixed ISO or find a patch to make the CD bootable.

Q: Does the memory leak still exist in Explorer?
Unfortunatly, it does, but there are two solutions to repair the leak or stop it completely. Read the rest of the guide for more information.

Performance Tweaks
Here's where the fun begins. This build has a lot to be tweaked to speed it up so here we go!

Uninstalling un-needed components:
First open SYSOC.INF. You can do this by clicking the Windows flag (Start), and then clicking Run. Type "notepad C:\WINDOWS\INF\SYSOC.INF" (without the quotes.
Then delete all instances of the word HIDE and save.
Example:
Before: msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,HIDE,7
After: msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7

Now navigate to Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel
Go to Add/Remove Windows Components

Uninstall the following:
%mfDesc%
%mygames_desc%
TabletPCRuntime_desc%
oc_biologon
Windows File System Services (WinFS)
Windows Storage Full-text Index

Disabling Unnecessary Services:

Go to Start --> Run and type Services.msc
Now set the following services to DISABLED
Automatic Updates
AvRtSvr
Base Firewall Engine
Biometric Resource Manager
Castle Service
Certificate Propogation
Computer Data Synchronization Manager
Digital ID Management Service
Error Reporting Service
Font Cache Service
FontCacheService
Fusion Isolation Service
ICF/ICS - Firewall and connection sharing
IPSEC Services
Logon Hours
NS$ShellSubscriptions
Offline Files Service
Parental Control Auditing
Remote Registry
Secondary Logon
Software Licensing Service
SSDP Discovery Service
System Maintenance Service
System Restore Service
Universal Plug and Play Device Host
WindowsEventForwardingService
WinFSSync

Performance Options:

Now go to Computer properties --> Advanced Tab, under Performance options click the Settings button.

Uncheck the following:
(all of these are optional, but the ones marked VERY IMPORTANT are best to disable)
Animate Windows when Minimizing and Maximizing
Fade or slide menus into view
Fade or slide tool tips into view
Fade out menu items after clicking
Show preview and filters in folders (VERY IMPORTANT)
Show shadows under menus
Slide open combo boxes
Slide taskbar buttons
Smooth edges of screen fonts
Smooth-scroll list boxes
Use a background image for each folder type

Now open Computer and go to Tools --> Folder Options and click View Tab and uncheck the following:
Use Domain folder sharing wizard
Use simple file sharing