Windows 2000 Optimization Tips
- Pagefile size
To prevent fragmentation of the pagefile you have to set the minimum- and
maximum size to the recommended size. Furthermore it is advisable to
defragment your harddisk as much as possible before modifying pagefile sizes.
On machines with more than one physical harddisk (attached to a SCSI
controller) the access speed for paging can be increased by specifying a
separate pagefile for each harddisk.
- Speeding up NTFS access
Windows NT/2000 saves the date and time of last access for every folder and
file. In most cases it isn't necessary to log this information, partly because
backup applications sometimes modify this time stamp. To disable this NTFS
feature, you have to add the following setting to the registry:
location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem
setting: NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate
type: DWORD
value: 00000001
- Defragmenting
Did you know that defragmentation software is installed by default on you
Windows 2000 system? You can find it under My Computer / Manage / Storage /
Disk Defragmenter.
It is advisable to periodically (two weekly or monthly, for instance) run the
defragger during your lunch or coffee break.
There are two other tools in this area that can contribute to keeping your
system running efficiently:
sysInternals
PageDefrag and
Contig.
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