How to Optimize Windows XP for Audio Recording

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:07 am

Im a Mod on another forum and I made a sticky of this.
These are the things I have done to my computer..

Here are 42 items you can disable In windows XP to
optimzie your computer for audio recording. Most or all of these are in the services area in side administartive tools

1. Alerter
2. automatic Updates
3. clipboard
4. computer browser
5. Cryptographic services
6. Dist. Link
7. dist. Trans
8. error reporting services
9. event log
10. fast user switching
11. help & support
12. messenger
13. net metting remote
14. network DDE
15. NT LM security
16. perfromance logs
17. portable services
18. Print spooler
19. Protected storage
20. Remote any thing 20 tru 24
25. Secondary login
26. security accounts
27. Server
28. Smart card
29. smart card helper
30. System Notification
31. System Restore
32. Task scheduler
33. telephony
34. telnet
35. terminal services
36. Themes
37. upload manager
38. Volume shadow copy
39. Web Client
40. Windows image aquire
41. Window user mode
42. Wireless Zero..

Also No screen savers or sleep mode turn all those off in properties
of your screen.

Hope this helps some of you out..
Use this as a guide and not a definite. even tho this is what I have disabled on my computer.. Now if your going to have a dedicated PC for recording with no internet attached there are plenty more sevices that can be disabled..

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:11 am

What forum?

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:17 am

Metroamp.com

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 12:33 pm

Hey Jerry - can I ask you where "Most or all of these are in the services area in side administartive tools" is more exactly?

Thanks,

Jesper

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:00 pm

gentlevoice wrote:

Hey Jerry - can I ask you where "Most or all of these are in the services area in side administartive tools" is more exactly?

Thanks,

Jesper

Go to "Run" and type MSCONFIG.

Under services, disable all the ones listed.

When you restart your machine, make sure you tell it "Okay" and check the box telling you not to warn you about this again.

Also, disable any and all hardware which is not being used by going to your Device Manager and disabling things such as onboard sound, NICs, Card Readers, etc...

You can set up hardware profiles to make it more easy to cope with. I've done one for Internet Ready (enables both the NIC and the WIFI card as well as the memory card slots) and one "Stripped" with nothing but the essentials enabled.

This way, if I need to access the Internet for updates, etc., it's only about 30 seconds away.

Cheers-
J.

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:23 pm

Jeremy has got a good point there..

I usally go the hard way there .. Control panel /admintools/ services..

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:00 am

bump

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:59 pm

This should probably be stickied ?

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:51 pm

I'd suggest doing service configurations via the "hard way" as Jerry mentioned: (in classic view) Control panel ---> Administrative Tools ---> Services

I've heard it said that this is the most secure and effective way of making changes, as MSCONFIG has a habit of resetting itself.

Jerry, would you recommend all of these settings for multi-use and internet-enabled systems? I'm in the middle of a slew of tornado storms so I'll compare my settings with these when I get the chance.

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:56 pm

patrick_like_static wrote:

I've heard it said that this is the most secure and effective way of making changes, as MSCONFIG has a habit of resetting itself.

They shouldn't.

Unless when you restart the machine and you get the indicator message, you don't read it and hit the wrong buttons.

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:27 pm

Quote:

...you don't read it and hit the wrong buttons.

Ahhh, one of the main reasons my friends and family call me for computer help!

Grrrrrr!!!!!

Stop with the P2P, sis! No dude, the Gator, Google, Weatherbug, xxx hot ass vid search toolbar doesn't help you! Mom, I said install Ad-aware, not Adware! Stick to friendly porn sites, Dad! Ya know, the ones on the list I gave you?

They never listen!

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