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Optimizing Windows 2000 and Windows XP for Audio Introduction...

10 Multiple Users While Win9x also offers the option of setting up multiple users on a single computer, the implementation under W2k and XP offers

11 System Performance Tweaks – Stuff to Do After Installing Windows Messenger One of the ‘features’ of XP is the deeper integration of Windows

12Display properties While pretty photos and animated graphics are fun, they also contribute to bogging down your lean mean audio machine. And

13Now disable visual effects. Select the “Appearance” tab, click the Effects button and disable "Use transition effects…". It's als

14Next select the ‘Screen Saver’ tab. Screen savers generally tend to kick in when you least want them to; we recommend choosing None. On the same

15 System Restore Windows is set up to write periodic “restore check points” so that, in the event of a crash or a corrupted file, your system c

16performance of background services” to ensure lowest latency with ASIO-based drivers (ASIO drivers run as background services in Windows). W2K:

17 NOTE: Some users advise disabling virtual memory for increased performance. We do not recommend this unless you have at least 512 MB of RAM. E

18machine. All those applications running in the background require some degree of CPU usage, as well as RAM. To disable this feature, go to Contr

19particular service is running presently, as well as whether it loads automatically on boot up, manually (called up by either the user or a program

2 Introduction Many of our users have asked us for an update on Dave Casey’s excellent article on PC optimization for audio. They’ve observe

20 Disk I/O Performance Logging Windows defaults to continual logging of Input and Output data to your hard drive. Disabling this will free up so

21 Windows 2000 and XP can recognize a DMA capable device, and will detect and activate DMA mode by default whenever one is connected. Most drives

22drives, and while SCSI still has clear advantages in using multiple drives, UDMA drives are now rivaling them in throughput and performance; that

23 PlugIns and other Goodies The Web is full of DSP PlugIns, ranging from freeware to shareware to demos of high-end packages. You’ll also find hu

3 Deciding on an OS Should you opt for Windows 2000 or a version of XP? Windows 2000 has been around longer and many pros consider it more stable

4 Update or fresh install? Generally speaking, a fresh install on a wiped hard drive is the best insurance against potential problems; leftover reg

5 Preparing for installation Even after confirming that the computer you want to install XP or 2000 on meets Microsoft’s recommended minimum sp

6 Before you begin the install, it’s a good idea to download all necessary drivers for your PC hardware from the Internet. Pay particular attenti

7Booting from CD You will need to tell your computer to boot from the Windows CD-ROM instead of your (presumably blank and formatted) hard drive.

8One other interesting point: NTFS can read the "resource fork" of SDII files from MacOS, and can therefore recognize the timecode stamps

9 Dual Boot The compatibility with legacy (older) software in Windows 2000 and XP is considerably more restricted compared with Windows 9x; this