How to Tweak XP for SSD
Tweaking your copy of Windows XP to allow for the use of a Solid State Drive will allow you to get the most out of your drive without compromising the core of the Windows XP operating system. This is possible through several system changes intended to circumvent the XP operating system's reluctance to utilize an SSD. This procedure will take about 10 to 20 minutes.
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Instructions
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Click "Start," "Control Panel," and "Device Manager."
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Click on the "Disk Drives" menu, right click your SSD, and select "Properties." Click "Polices" and uncheck "Enable write caching."
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Click "Start," "Run," type "regedit," and press "Enter."
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Open the following folders in order: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE," "SYSTEM," "CurrentControlSet," "Control," "Session Manager," "Memory Management," "PrefetchParameters." Set the "EnablePrefetcher" key to "00000000."
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Open the following folders in order: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE," "SOFTWARE," "Microsoft," "Dfrg," "BootOptimizeFunction." Set the "Enable" key to "N."
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Open the following folders in order: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE," "SOFTWARE," "Microsoft," "Windows," "CurrentVersion," "OptimalLayout." Set the "EnableAutoLayout" key to "00000000."
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