Enhancing Performance
-Faster Refresh in Windows Explorer
Windows Explorer can be slow to update its display when other programs change files and folders. The following tweak speeds Explorer’s reaction time. The tweak will also affect traditional system policies. If you encounter any trouble with system policies after making the change, undo it. On some systems, the value type will be DWORD; the tweak still works.
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Update
UpdateMode Binary 00
-Increase NTFS Performance
On busy NTFS drives, you can increase performance by dropping the last- accessed date/time stamp (so NTFS doesn’t have to update them) and the DOS-style 8.3 filename, assuming you have no antique programs that require the 8.3 filename.
hklm\system\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem
NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate dword 1
NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation dword 1
-Optimize File Allocation Size
If you work with very large files or disk-intensive applications, you may be able to speed up operations by changing the contiguous file allocation size. After making the change, defragment your drives.
hklm\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
Manager\Memory Management
ContigFileAllocSize dword 512
-Transfer IE 6 Zone Settings
Internet Explorer 6 controls access to specific sites based on zones specified in the Security tab of Internet Options. In particular, you can block access to a site by adding it to the Restricted zone. The following tweak transfers zone settings to another computer.
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains
Action: Select the key and choose Export from the Registry menu. With Win NT 4.0, export to the REGEDIT4 format. Copy the resulting REG file to the other computer and launch it.
-Transfer IE 6 Zone Settings
Internet Explorer 6 controls access to specific sites based on zones specified in the Security tab of Internet Options. In particular, you can block access to a site by adding it to the Restricted zone. The following tweak transfers zone settings to another computer.
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains
Action: Select the key and choose Export from the Registry menu. With Win NT 4.0, export to the REGEDIT4 format. Copy the resulting REG file to the other computer and launch it.