Optimization tips for Windows 2000

1. Upgrade the file system:
1. If your operating system is Windows 9x and Windows 2000, we recommend that you use the FAT32 format for the file system to save disk space, alternatively, resources can be shared between 2000 and.
(By the way, it is best to install 9X in Zone C in a pure DOS environment to achieve this dual startup, in 9x or start with Win 2000 boot disk, install 2000 in another zone in the DOS environment, and at least 800 mb of space is required in this zone)

2. If you only use Win 2000, it is recommended to convert the file system format to NTFS format, which can save hard disk space and improve stability and operation speed, in addition, the file system format has good error correction. However, DOS and win 9x systems cannot run in this file system format, this is also the reason why we recommend that you use the FAT32 format to ensure resource sharing during the double boot process. In addition, some applicationsProgramIt cannot be run in this file system format, most of which are dos games.
(Note: To upgrade the file system to the NTFS format in Win 2000, click Start-Program-attachment and select "command prompt ", then enter "Convert drive_letter:/Fs: NTFS" in the prompt window, where "Drive" is the hard disk partition symbol you want to upgrade, such as area C. You must also note that, upgrading the file system will not damage the files in the hard disk partition to be upgraded, and no backup is required .)

2. Clear unnecessary files and programs:
1. Delete attachments imposed by Windows:
A. use Notepad notepad to modify \ winnt \ INF \ sysoc. INF, with the search/replace function, enter in the search box, hide (an English comma followed by hide), and set the "Replace with" box to null. And select replace all. In this way, all and hide are removed,

B. Save the disk and exit,

C. Run "Add-delete program" and you will see an additional option "Add/delete Windows Components;
(Delete some attachments)

2. Open "Folder Options" and select "show all files and folders" in the "View" tab. autoexec will appear in the root directory of the Windows 2000 installation zone. BAT and config. in fact, there is no content in the two files. You can delete them safely.

3. Right-click "my computer", select "manage", and click "service" under "services and applications, you will see various program groups loaded on Windows 2000. Many of them are about LAN Settings or other functions. You can disable programs you do not use;
For example: alertr, if you are not in the LAN, you can set it to disabled; there is also fax service, set to disabled without sending a fax; print spooler, no printer settings for use; uninterruptible power supply is disabled if no ups is available. You can set these loaders based on your actual situation.
(Descriptions and running status are provided after each loader. Select the program to be disabled, right-click it, select "attribute", and click STOP, set "Start type" to "Manual" or "disabled)

4. Disable the debugger dr. Watson;
(Run drwtsn32 to remove all except "dumping all thread contexts. Otherwise, once a program error occurs, the hard disk will ring for a long time and occupy a lot of space. If you have encountered this problem before, find the user. dmp file and delete it, which may save dozens of MB of space. This is the scene of the wrong program, and it is useless to us. In addition, memory. dmp displayed on the blue screen can also be deleted. You can disable dump when bsod is enabled on my computer/properties .)

3. Remove the font of winding:
Windows 2000 does not seem to be compatible with the font of winding. If you cannot install new software when running Windows 2000, or some programs are always running incorrectly, delete the font of winding;

4. Better "Sleep" features:
On the "Sleep" tab in "Control Panel-power options", select "enable sleep support ";

5. Optimize system attributes:
1. Right-click "my computer" and select "properties". Under the "advanced" "performance options" tab, select "application" under "application response "; in this way, the system will allocate more resources to the foreground program to make it run faster;

2. Select the "change" option under "Virtual Memory" under this label, set the virtual memory value to 2.5 times your physical memory value, and the maximum value is the same as the minimum value; for example, if your physical memory is 32 MB, the virtual memory value is 80, and the 64 M memory is 160. Do not set the virtual memory to the same partition as the system file, if Win 2000 is installed in Zone C, set the virtual memory to Zone D or Zone E;

6. Optimize startup settings:
1. Right-click "my computer", select "properties", and select the "Start and fault Repair" tab under "advanced, if you only have windows 2000 installed, remove the "show operating system list" check box; remove the options of "Writing events to system logs", "sending management alarms", and "auto restart", and set "Write debugging information" to "NONE ";

2. Remove the system, implicit, and read-only attributes of the boot. ini file in the root directory of Area C, open it in notepad, and set
[Operating systems]
Multi (0) disk (0) RDISK (0) Partition (1) \ WINNT = "Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional"/fastdetect
Change fastdetect to nodetect.

3. Enter Regedit in "start-run", open "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ controlset001 \ Control", and change the SystemStartOptions key value in the right window to nodetect.

7. Optimize hard disk parameters:
1. Right-click "my computer", select "properties", select the "Device Manager" tab under "hardware", and find your hard disk in "disk drive, view its attributes and select "Enable write cache" in the "disk attributes" tab ";

2. In "Ide controller", view the attributes of "primary ide channel" and "secondary ide channel" respectively, in advanced settings, set "device type" to "Automatic Detection" and "transmission mode" to "DMA (if available )";

Finally, you can refer to the Optimization tips for Windows 9X. There are also some tips that can be used in Win 2000, for example, you can delete the media and welcome folders and related files, and delete unnecessary computers to start and load programs.