Windows Vista Performance and Tuning

Overview Series: Windows Vista® Performance and Tuning
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Windows Vista and SP1 focus on delivering greater performance and overall system responsiveness. By striking a balance between speed and responsiveness, Windows Vista and SP1 deliver a level of performance that has the greatest positive impact on the system's usability.This guide looks at the following areas of performance improvement:• Making configuration changes that help a computer feel more responsive when you use it.• Using hardware to boost the actual physical speed of a computer.• Making configuration changes that help a computer to start faster.• Making the computer more reliable may help increase performance.• Monitoring performance occasionally so that you can stop problems before they get too big.