by loading the Kernel and drivers into the memory
http://buzzblogging.com/tweaks/force-windows-to-load-the-kernel-in-memory/
I didn’t know that you could do this… pretty cool. I’m gonna try it on my XP VM later
sweet! i’ve never heard of it, i’m gonna give it a go too
thanks steve…
I did it and my computer didn’t blow up yet, so it must be good…
I’ve got mine running really good now. Old school dell with a p4 3.0ghz, and 2gb of ddr2 ram.
Reinstalling XP last week really made it fast.
just did it at work…autocad opens quicker yay
I didnt notice any change.
Wow… I can’t believe that Windows doesn’t already load the kernel/drivers into memory by default…
remember though, when XP first came out memory wasn’t what it is these days (most machines had 64-128megs). It was probably for performance reasons. Now a days, 2 GB is pretty standard
The reg settings were there in Vista as well but I can’t tell if it made much of a difference because the Vista machine I use here at work was already very fast to begin with.
I can say it didn’t blow up, so that’s a good thing. 
EDIT: Sure seems like programs load faster, and pages seem to load a lot faster. Could just be I’m paying more attention to it now though.
no shit… thanks for the heads up :tup: gonna try it with vista later.
what are the specs on your machine, jay?