MFT Fragmentation

MFT Fragmentation
After installing your XP/2000 PC with all software and data. Run at Cmd line like FOR /L %f in (1,1,10000) do md %f
And then (not on root dir. C:\) FOR /L %f in (1,1,50000) do echo Hey > %f
This will create 10000 dir and 50000 files that you can delete. This increases the MFT size. Download Diskkeeper demo. Run MFT defrag once and you will probaby never need it again :).

HDD slowdown when booting

If, like I had , you have a 3min+ or slower boot time where Windows XP seems to sit for 2+ or so minutes with the XP logo doing nothing before everything comes to life, then do the following. Download Bootvis from www.microsoft.com and run it the next time you boot. Do a 'Trace' If it shows a very long 'HDD init' time of minutes rather than seconds then this is how to fix it.This example assumes you have 1 Hard drive on your primary IDE channel and a DVD-ROM(or CD) and CD-R on your two secondary IDE channels.Go to start > right click on my computer > click properties. Click Hardware > Device Manager.Go to IDE/ATAPI Controllers. Select primary channel. Right click properties. Click the Advance settings tab. Then on the device (0 or 1)that does not have 'device type' greyed out select 'disable' instead of 'autodetect'. This should stop windows trying to find a drive that isn't there.If you have your IDE channels set up differently simply repat the above for the secondary IDE channel settings. When I did this my boot time went from 3mins 20 to 35 seconds.

Easily Disable Messenger

Open Task Manager (Start - Run - taskmgr.exe)
Go to processes tab and verify "msmsgs.exe" is not running. If it is click on the process and choose "End Process"
Go into your Program Files folder.
Rename the Messenger folder to "MessengerOFF"
If you are unable to rename the folder in this manner then boot to safe mode and make the change.

Disable Recent Documents History

Normally when you open or access a document or file it is added to the list of recent documents on the Start Menu. This tweak will stop files from being added to the list.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'NoRecentDocsHistory' set the value to equal '1' to enable the restriction.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart for the changes to take effect.

Registry Settings
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]
Value Name: NoRecentDocsHistory
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disable restriction, 1 = enable restriction)

WinSock Fix

Fix for a common Winsock network problem”

WinSockFix offers a last resort if your Internet connectivity has been corrupted due to invalid or removed registry entries.
It can often cure the problem of lost connections after the removal of

Adware components or improper uninstall of firewall applications or other tools that modify the XP network and Winsock settings.
If you encounter connection problems after removing network related software, Adware or after registry clean-up; and all other ways fail, then give WinSock Fix a try.

It can create a registry backup of your current settings, so it is fairly safe to use. We actually tested it on a test machine that was having a Winsock problem due to some Adware removal, and after running the utility and rebooting, the connectivity was restored.

The Winsockfix Utility will:

* Detect your current Operating System
* Release the IP address, taking you "Offline"
* Reset the TCP stack using Netsh.exe (Windows XP only)
* Delete the current Registry TCP and Winsock Values
* Import new "Working" Registry Values
* Backup any Current "Hosts" file
* Replace the "Hosts" file with a default one
* Reboot the Computer


OS requirements for WinSockFix:
Win95/98/Me/2000/XP
More Info:
"http://winsockfix.en.softonic.com/"

Delete Prefetch Automatically

Here's an easy way to delete your prefetch -- Automatically!!


1. Go into My Computer and go into your hard drive.

2. Right-click anywhere that a file is not and select the 'New' submenu and click 'Text Document'

3. Name it "deleteprefetch"

4. Double-click on the text file you just created.

5. Type "del C:\Windows\Prefetch\*.* /Q" (without the quotes).

6. Go to File > Save As... and choose "All Files" from the "Save as Type" box and save it as "deleteprefetch.bat"

7. You just created a batch file that will automatically delete all the files in your Prefetch folder. Congrats.