Improve Visual Performance in Windows XP
Don’t worry, we are not going to disable ALL Windows XP visual settings. We are just going to disable the ones you can’t see that slow your Windows XP down.
Click “Start”, “Settings”, “Control Panel” and double-click this icon (system icon):
This window now opens…
Click the “Advanced” tab and your window will look like this…
See where it says “Performance”? click the settings tab and this window opens…
In this screen leave only the following checked:
√ Show shadows under mouse pointer
√ Show shadows under menus
√ Show translucent selection rectangle
√ Use visual styles on windows and buttons
√ Use drop shadows for icons labels on the desktop
Click “Apply” and “OK”.