Assorted Interface Beautification Options You can save some additional clock cycles by turning off all or some of Vista's pretty interface options, not all of which are directly connected to Aero. To see the options, click Start, right-click Computer, and select Properties. You can uncheck all of the listed options by selecting Adjust for best performance, or you can simply uncheck the ones you don't care for. I unchecked Fade or slide menus into view, Fade or slide ToolTips into view, Show shadows under menus, and Slide open combo boxes.
The rest I left on. You don't have it. If you run Vista Business or Ultimate, though, you can use Remote Assistance to control one PC from another--a useful tool if you regularly provide tech support for a relative living far away. On the other hand, if you're not providing long-distance support, or if you prefer a third-party remote-control program, Remote Assistance is just a waste of resources. To get rid of it, click Start, right-click Computer, and select Properties.
Click Remote Settings. Uncheck Allow Remote Assistance connections to this computer. Internet Printing Client Do you ever print documents over the Internet? Neither do I. Chances are, you won't miss out on anything by disabling Vista's Internet Printing Client. Open the "Programs and Features" control panel and click the Turn Windows features on or off link on the left; you'll get the Windows Features dialog box. Click OK at this point, and then wait several more minutes for the system to ask to reboot.
Windows Meeting Space I like Windows' built-in peer-to-peer collaboration program, Meeting Space , which lets you share files across a network while editing them with a remote colleague.
But I don't have any use for it in my daily life, and neither do most of the people I know. So I shut Windows Meeting Space off. You can, too. Windows Ultimate Extras One of the best things you can do exclusively in Vista Ultimate Edition is turn off the really pointless features that are found exclusively in Vista Ultimate Edition. I refer, of course, to Ultimate Extras , a set of downloadable add-ons available only to Ultimate users.
If you didn't pay for the most expensive version of Vista, these useless add-ons aren't a concern. If you do own Ultimate, go to Windows Update Start, All Programs, Windows Update , click View available updates, and check out all the worthless stuff Microsoft has made available exclusively to people who paid through the nose for the most bloated version of Vista.
As of this writing, the extras include a poker game, some BitLocker and EFS enhancements that hardly anyone uses, several sound schemes, and an odd tool called Windows DreamScene that lets you waste your precious system resources by using video as your wallpaper. But if you don't have a tablet, these features are useless to you.
Turning off Vista's tablet features is a two-step process: Start in the Windows Features dialog box. If you're not already there.
You complete the job in the Services window, which you open by clicking Start, typing services, and pressing Enter. In the "Startup type" drop-down menu, select Disabled, and then click OK.
ReadyBoost If you're not using this much-hyped Vista feature--which supposedly speeds up Vista by caching memory to a flash drive -- it's actually slowing your system down a tiny bit.
And if you are using ReadyBoost, it's probably still a drag on your PC. If you aren't already there, click Start, type services, and press Enter. Find and double-click ReadyBoost. Search Indexing This one is a real trade-off. Turning off Vista's indexing will slow searches to a crawl -- I'm talking minutes, not seconds. But ditching this convenient feature could very likely speed up your general PC use significantly.
In other words, turning off indexing will help your PC's performance only if you seldom search by file content, or if you use a third-party search tool such as Copernic Desktop or Google Desktop in which case you probably have two indexing routines running at the same time, which is an even bigger waste.
If you match either of those descriptions, turn off indexing by clicking Start, typing services, and pressing Enter. The latest Windows packs a lot of code--more than any version of Windows ever--and some of it is just plain unnecessary. All of that excess code has a way of slowing down an operating system.
You can regain some PC performance by removing unneeded features. I've identified a dozen Vista features that you can turn off right now. Some are shiny baubles that slow down graphics performance, while others are optional utilities that hog memory when they shouldn't. A few can actually be quite useful, though they play a major role in bogging down your PC. Should you really turn off all of the following features right this minute? That depends on your computer, your work habits, and your tastes.
I've turned off only seven and a half on my PC, because while none of these features are required for Vista to function, some are still kind of nice and my computer is fast enough to handle them. Just to be on the safe side, make sure to create a restore point before you turn any of the items off. That way you can quickly return your machine to its present state should you decide that you don't like the change.
To make a restore point, click Start, type sysdm. Choose System Protection, Create, and then follow the prompts. I list the features in the order that would make them easiest to turn off.
For instance, I've put features that you can remove in the same dialog box next to each other. Sidebar You pay a heavy performance price for the analog clock, thumbnail slide-show viewer, and Microsoft-centric RSS news feed that dock in the Windows Sidebar.
Turning the whole thing off gives you a big speed boost, especially at boot time. To remove the Sidebar, right-click anywhere on the Sidebar and select Close Sidebar.
Aero Microsoft put a lot of Vista's visual enhancements under one technological and marketing umbrella: Aero. Among those features are the thumbnails of your windows that appear when you hover the mouse pointer over the taskbar, as well as the Flip 3D view you get by pressing Windows-Tab. Aero adds a little practicality and a lot of panache to the Vista user interface, and personally, I like it.
If your PC is underpowered or overloaded, however, Aero may be more trouble than it's worth. In the resulting 'Window Color and Appearance' dialog box, click Open classic appearance properties for more color options if you don't see the option, that means Aero is already turned off. Assorted Interface Beautification Options You can save some additional clock cycles by turning off all or some of Vista's pretty interface options, not all of which are directly connected to Aero.
To see the options, click Start, right-click Computer, and select Properties. You can uncheck all of the listed options by selecting Adjust for best performance, or you can simply uncheck the ones you don't care for. I unchecked Fade or slide menus into view, Fade or slide ToolTips into view, Show shadows under menus, and Slide open combo boxes.
The rest I left on. You don't have it. If you run Vista Business or Ultimate, though, you can use Remote Assistance to control one PC from another--a useful tool if you regularly provide tech support for a relative living far away. On the other hand, if you're not providing long-distance support, or if you prefer a third-party remote-control program, Remote Assistance is just a waste of resources.
To get rid of it, click Start, right-click Computer, and select Properties. Click Remote Settings. Uncheck Allow Remote Assistance connections to this computer. Internet Printing Client Do you ever print documents over the Internet? Slimy Posted November 20, IbSta Posted November 20, I love you Aero Ultimate Posted November 20, You could add my At-A-Glance screenshot of how I've set up my services - it turned out very safe and stable for me : Those who don't want to read through the entire post for the recommended settings can determine with a simple look at the screenshot if it's safe to turn off that service.
Slimy Posted November 21, Posted November 21, IbSta Posted November 21, Aero Ultimate Posted November 21, What language is that screenshot in? How many languages is Vista RTM currently available in? Julius Caro Posted November 21, I didn't like how they translated some things, but it was okay. I don't think the Spanish is gonna take long. Gowcra Posted November 21, Jaron Posted November 23, Posted November 23, Very useful. This thread should be sticky.
Great list Slimy. Much appreciated and Fast. MLR Posted November 23, Using Home basic gives you the same thing and you have nothing to turn off.
Slimy Posted December 1, Posted December 1, RobNyc Posted December 17, Posted December 17, But it depends how your running vista too legally or illegally. Lasker Posted December 31, Posted December 31, Thanks Slimy.
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