46 XP Myths - Myths Regarding Windows XP!!

[Kiran.dks]

XP Myths - Myths Regarding Windows XP

People say do this, do that to improve performance of Windows XP. But are they only myths or do they really make a considerable difference in performance?

Below listed some XP Myths:

1. Myth - "Windows XP requires a high end PC to install and run."
2. Myth - "You cannot run DOS games on Windows XP."
3. Myth - "NTFS is not compatible with games."
4. Myth - "Windows 95/98/ME is as reliable as XP."
5. Myth - "Enabling AlwaysUnloadDLL frees up more memory and improves performance."
6. Myth - "Adding the /Prefetch:1 Switch to the startup path of a program's shortcut will decrease the program's startup time."
7. Myth - "Deleting the contents of the Prefetch folder improves performance."
8. Myth - "Setting any value higher then 3 to EnablePrefetcher will improve performance."
9. Myth - "Adding EnableSuperfetch to the registry improves performance in Windows XP as it does in Windows Vista."
10. Myth - "Adding ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1 to the System.ini file improves performance."
11. Myth - "Deleting Temp Files improves performance."
12. Myth - "Disabling Dr. Watson improves performance since it is always running."
13. Myth - "Clearing the Paging File at Shutdown improves performance."
14. Myth - "Disabling the Paging File improves performance."
15. Myth - "Moving the Paging File to a different partition on the same drive improves performance."
16. Myth - "Putting the Paging File on a RAMdisk improves performance."
17. Myth - "Disabling these Services improves performance."
18. Myth - "Setting DisablePagingExecutive to 1 improves performance by preventing the kernel from paging to disk."
19. Myth - "Disabling System Restore improves performance."
20. Myth - "The built-in Disk Defragmenter is good enough."
21. Myth - "It is necessary to delete the Hiberfil.sys before defragmenting."
22. Myth - "The FAT32 file system is faster/better than NTFS."
23. Myth - "Converting FAT32 volumes to NTFS instead of formatting them will reduce performance by forcing a 512 byte cluster size."
24. Myth - "Increasing the IO Page Lock Limit will lock more memory for exclusive access by the kernel, improving performance."
25. Myth - "Adjusting the Priority of IRQs especially IRQ 8 improves system performance."
26. Myth - "Enabling Launch folder windows in a separate process improves performance."
27. Myth - "Enabling LargeSystemCache improves desktop/workstation performance."
28. Myth - "Adjusting the SecondLevelDataCache Registry value to match your CPU's L2 Cache size improves performance."
29. Myth - "The NTFS File system does not get fragmented and Defragmenters are unnecessary."
30. Myth - "Disabling QoS will free up the 20% bandwidth reserved by QoS."
31. Myth - "Increasing the amount of available RAM using RAM Optimizers/Defragmenters improves performance."
32. Myth - "Running Clearmem improves performance by freeing up memory."
33. Myth - "It is safe to use Microsoft's RegClean."
34. Myth - "Registry Cleaners improve performance."
35. [HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\PriorityCont rol] "Win32PrioritySeparation"
Myth - "Setting this value to 26 gives a boost to the priority of foreground applications."
36. Myth - "Cookies are Spyware."
37. Myth - "Limited User Accounts are a Realistic Security Solution."
38. Myth - "Power User Accounts are a Good Compromise Security Solution."
39. Myth - "Special AntiSpyware Hosts Files are necessary to prevent Spyware infections."
40. Myth - "It is impossible or difficult to secure Windows XP from Spyware, Malware or Viruses."
41. Myth - "There are Really Hidden Files in Windows XP that are impossible to see."
42. Myth - "All Email Virus warnings are real."
43. Myth - "The Windows Platform has more Security Vulnerabilities than the Linux/Unix Platform."
44. Myth - "The Windows XP Firewall is not good enough because it lacks outbound filtering."
45. Myth - "Not being able to name a file or folder 'CON' is a bug or a secret"
46. Myth - "There are Secret phrases like "bush hid the facts" you can type into Notepad"

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Hmm...Quite a hair rising myths isn't it?

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[solomon_paulraj]

good one...

[adithyagenius]

This is the ultimate info for a gamer and performance enthusiast.

[abhijangda]

all are myths and bad stuffs.