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3. Allocating Processor & RAM Usage
This post is part of the How To: Optimize Windows XP And Make It Faster article, please read the full guide.
Next we will set your PC’s memory and processor management to give full priority to programs and applications. This is already set by default on most Windows XP computers and we may not even need to change anything. To get the most out of this tutorial, we want to check to be sure anyways.
Setting memory and processor management:
1) Right-click MY COMPUTER.
2) Select PROPERTIES.
3) Select the ADVANCED tab.
4) Under PERFORMANCE click the SETTINGS tab.
5) Click the ADVANCED tab.
6) Make sure that under PROCESSOR SCHEDULING that PROGRAMS is selected (may be already).
7) Also make sure that under MEMORY USAGE that PROGRAMS is selected (may be already).
8 ) If any changes were made, click APPLY and then OK to exit.
Continue on to 4. Optimizing Virtual Memory >>>
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