

1.

Click Start

Right Click on My Computer

Click Properties









2.

Click on the Advanced Tab

Then the first Settings Button









3.

Choose " Adjust for best performance "









4. Scroll down

Check the last two boxes

Then Click OK









That's it. Now Windows won't eat up memory every time you open or close a window or click on a menu. And it was so easy!



::EDIT:: Many people have told me that they also check the "Smooth edges of screen fonts" box. This is box is up to you.

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Anytime I install a fresh copy of Windows XP or I create a new user there is one thing I do. It's probably the simplest tweak I do, but it's also one of the most effective at speeding up EVERYTHING in Windows. This tweak only cost you 5% of Windows visual appearance. It's so unnoticable that you will only know something has changed because you changed it. Ok, on with the tweak: