TweakXP: Four Basic Must-Do Registry Hacks

Submitted by phil on Sun, 05/06/2007 - 20:34

Change Windows XP Menu Speed:
Registry Key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\
MenuShowDelay
New Value: 0
Place Windows Kernel into RAM:
Registry Key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\DisablePagingExecutive
New Value: 1
Alter Prefetch Parameters:
Registry Key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\
Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters\EnablePrefetcher
New Value: 0
Disable 8.3 Name Creation in NTFS:
Registry Key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Control\FileSystem\NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation
New Value: 1