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Windows operating systems are never
streamlined by default. Part of the reason is that their
install base is huge--many times that of any other operating
system. No matter how well polished and optimized any
Windows OS may be, Microsoft must balance performance with
ease of use and across-the-board compatibility.
Therefore, Windows XP makes quite a few assumptions about
how it's going to be used. Its aesthetics are designed to
give the GUI a warm, friendly appearance, but effects like
drop shadows and fading menus slow the OS down ever so
slightly. Failsafe tools like System Restore can make
recovering from crashes and incompatibilities easier, but
they eat up disk space and their quiet work in the
background requires processor clock cycles.
Windows XP also activates a whole batch of services that
you may or may not need, depending on how you use your
computer. Streamlining your system's pool of processes can
expedite the OS's startup and save some clock cycles for
foreground applications. Likewise, common commercial
software like Quicken, Microsoft Office, and others load
their own background applications that eat up system memory
and monopolize the processor.
North Central IT Services employs registry editing,
employing other system-altering modifications and software
to create a stable, fast and efficient system, custom
tailored to your needs. |
