# Tweak XP **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 1, 2009, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tweak-xp/67092 "2009-05-01T06:21:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tweak-xp/67092/1 "2009-05-01T06:21:27Z")
Anyone have a good way to clean up, tweak, speed up, etc. Windows XP? Its my work laptop so I need a free way to do so but just have been running the same OS for over a year and some things seem sluggish and it might be due to all the software I have installed and uninstalled. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 6:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tweak-xp/67092/2 "2009-05-01T06:23:40Z")
Try Antivirus 2009 ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Omerta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Joe\_Omerta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe_Omerta)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tweak-xp/67092/3 "2009-05-01T07:27:38Z")
start -\> run -\> msconfig.exe -\> Tab over to startup items and click “Disable all” -\> Tab over to services, check “Hide microsoft services”, then click “Disable all” -\> Reboot and enjoy ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tweak-xp/67092/4 "2009-05-01T07:29:30Z")
> [@Joe\_Omerta](#): > > start -\> run -\> msconfig.exe -\> Tab over to startup items and click “Disable all” -\> Tab over to services, check “Hide microsoft services”, then click “Disable all” -\> Reboot and enjoy Cool except a lot of my work software uses services. ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Omerta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Joe\_Omerta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe_Omerta)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tweak-xp/67092/5 "2009-05-01T07:52:28Z")
Just figure out what services they use and keep those enabled. If you have any problems with software it should give an error with the service it needs and you can just go back in and turn it on. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tweak-xp/67092/6 "2009-05-01T08:23:26Z")
I am looking more for like registry cleanup, unused file cleanup, etc. ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tweak-xp/67092/7 "2009-05-01T10:01:30Z")
Registry Mechanic ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tweak-xp/67092/8 "2009-05-01T10:05:17Z")
Format. Why spend 4 hours fucking around when you could spend 2 hours and do it right? Unless it’s something like a work computer that you’re not allowed to format… ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tweak-xp/67092/9 "2009-05-01T10:21:03Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > Format. Why spend 4 hours fucking around when you could spend 2 hours and do it right? Unless it’s something like a work computer that you’re not allowed to format… 2 hours to install Windows and then how many more installing apps, doing updates, etc… From the sounds of it, it’s more like 6 hours… ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tweak-xp/67092/10 "2009-05-01T10:39:36Z")
Updates are for pussies. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tweak-xp/67092/11 "2009-05-01T10:48:13Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > Format. Why spend 4 hours fucking around when you could spend 2 hours and do it right? Unless it’s something like a work computer that you’re not allowed to format… Not really an option. I have local admin rights but lots of licensed software that I need keys for and specific settings which will be a PITA to get.