Speeding Up Windows XP

I’m running a computer that I purchased around 2002. It has Windows XP with only 1 gig of RAM. It has been running slow, particularly when switching windows or recovering from a long period of “rest”.

After deciding to play with the settings, I’m blown away with the improvement simply by making a few changes.

Here’s what helps:

Right-click “My Computer” and choose “Properties”.

This brings up the System Properties window. From that, select the “Advanced” tab.

Next, under the “Performance” section, click “Settings”.

The result will be a window called “Performance Options”.

Make the selected options look like this and things should improve!

Please comment if this helped. Enjoy!