Vista Performance Tuneup - Checklist

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Vista Performance Tuneup - Checklist

Postby Hyperus » Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:57 pm

Vista is known to be somewhat slower than Windows XP under most circumstances, but is unfortunately becoming a necessary evil. I have drafted a checklist of "tweaks" that dont compromise system integrity or cause issues (to date) and can assist in helping vista networking and desktop perfromance. please find list below. As some of the lines below are wrapped - it will help if you copy/paste the content below into Notepad so the lines make more sense.

/Hyp

**** NOTE - NOT TESTED on Windows 2008 yet - Windows 2008 has the basically same kernel as VistaSP1 - so it should work - give me some feedback
*VISTA / Windows 2008 ONLY Options

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Download and Install SP1
Window-R cmd.exe <esc><enter></esc>
   net user administrator /active:yes
   net user administrator <esc><Password></esc> (note - pick a password for your administrator account)
   exit (exit the cmd prompt)
Download [http://files.racs.com.au/_WOW/SetAckTick.vbs|http://files.racs.com.au/_WOW/SetAckTick.vbs] - Save it to C:\ ready for the next step
Window-R RunAs /user:Administrator "cmd.exe" <esc><enter></esc>
   netsh interface tcp set global rss=disabled autotuninglevel=disabled
   CScript.exe C:\SetAckTick.vbs (this should be in C:\ from the previous download step)
   REG.EXE Add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters"  /v DisableTaskOffload /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
   REG.EXE Add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters"  /v EnableRSS          /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
   REG.EXE Add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters"  /v EnableTCPA         /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
   REG.EXE Add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters"  /v EnableTCPChimney   /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
   REG.EXE Add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip6\Parameters" /v DisabledComponents /t REG_DWORD /d 255 /f
   exit (exit the cmd prompt)
Start >> Control Panel >> Classic View >> Programs and Features," Turn windows features on or off"
   Uncheck Remote Differential Compression
   Uncheck Print Services\Internet Printing Client
   Uncheck Tablet PC optional Components
   Uncheck Windows DFS Replication
   Uncheck Windows Fax and Scan
   Uncheck Windows Meeting Space
   TICK Telnet Client
Start >> Control Panel >> User Accounts, Turn User Account Control on or off - Uncheck "Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer"
Window-R cmd.exe <esc><enter></esc>
   net user administrator /active:no
Open Explorer (My Computer Explorer - NOT Internet Explorer)
   Type Alt-T then type O and the "Folder '''O'''ptions" dialog is open.
   Go to the View tab and "Always show icons, never thumbnails" is first tickbox under "Files and Folders"
   TICK IT. Hit Apply. Hit "Apply to Folders" - Say YES when prompted.
If you have decent antivirus software - [http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/02/22/how-to-disable-remove-and-uninstall-windows-defender-in-vista|Disable Windows Defender]
Restart NOW


For those interested, the SetAckTick script disables the nagles algorithm delays - some interesting reading on it here :-

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=328890
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=815230
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