**Baddass' Guide to Windows Performance, Optimization, Security and Tweaking**

[CarmineB]

Great post mate, still valid for xp users mostly - I think adaware died some time ago.. RIP - I mean it's still about but it's been superseded by a good av and malwarebytes.

 

[SFFNoob]

Good read mate, thanks.

 

[ripperOFflesh]

thanks very much lots of helpfull info thanks

 

[Leedslad]

great faq guys

 

[Jotunkaiser]

Would this guide apply to Windows 7 aswell?

 

[Nemesis379]

nice tips, good advice

 

[Assassin_012]

great post...very useful

 

[Pygmyshrew]

great guide, clarified a few things that I'd always wondered about. Would be nice to see another guide like this tailored for Win 7

 

[blitzyuk]

Just wanted to know. What about using the "ReadyBoost" feature that is currently implimented in both vista and win 7. Is it useful for helping to speed up your system also could it be used instead of a paging file?

 

[davidansell]

immense post

 

[reilly]

nice little read cheers

 

[Neil79]

Probably already mentioned but..

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/12/30/how-to-disable-and-turn-off-uac-in-windows-7/

The user interface of User Account Control (UAC) settings in Windows 7 has changed to reflect the move to make UAC less annoying, more user control and more user friendlier approach. In Windows 7, the UAC has a slider bar which allows users to configure and select which level of notification (and hence protection against unauthorized and malicious access) they want. With the fine-tuning of UAC, the wording ‘disable’ or ‘turn off’ is no longer available. So how can you disable UAC? Or at least, how can you turn off the notification prompt or pop-up so that they appear less regularly?

 

[Neil79]

Is this thread needed anymore(stickied)?, it's still stuck on XP with no information regarding vista or windows 7

 

[tigerstyle]

Is this thread needed anymore(stickied)?, it's still stuck on XP with no information regarding vista or windows 7

It's historical

 

[weyland yutani]

Is there a similar guide/tips thread here somewhere for Windows 7??

 

[shootersam]

Is there a similar guide/tips thread here somewhere for Windows 7??

Yea, would be nice.

 

[SFFNoob]

Tabbed for reading on rebuild/reinstall!

Thanks!

 

[Jak3 Mac]

What parts of this is compatible with Win 7? Obviously the anti-virus (though quite outdated) and the first few steps for setting up windows, what else, if any?

 

[DaGooN]

you want a win7 guide ? here you go. http://www.tweakhound.com/windows7/index.htm

or the much famous --> http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/f...3-*-Windows-7-Ultimate-Tweaks-amp-Utilities-*

And for people who want a 1 click service tweak base on Black vipers settings.
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/smart-a-utility-for-tweaking-windows-7-vista-xp-services

 

[nickeverett]

I think the guide needs an update:

It is generally not advised to totally disable the pagefile, but if you have 1GB of RAM some ppl say they can disable it with no adverse effects.