How to Optimize Windows Vista

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Click the Start orb and type RegEdit into the search box

   If you're prompted to enter the administrator password or confirmation, do so.
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   Step 2: then press Enter.

   ,, Set it to a number from one to twenty.
   
   This will lessen the amount of time you have to wait between clicking on a menu and seeing it open. ,, Set it to a number from 2000 to
   10000.
   
   This sets the amount of time Windows waits for applications to close before shutting down. ,
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   Step 3: Expand the following tabs: HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Control Panel.

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   Step 4: Click Desktop (just click Desktop; do not expand it).

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   Step 5: Look in the right-hand pane for "MenuShowDelay" and double click it.

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   Step 6: Expand the following tabs: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> System -> Current Control Set and click Control (again

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   Step 7: just click Control

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   Step 8: do not expand it).

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   Step 9: Look in the right-hand pane for "WaitToKillServiceTimeout" and double click it.

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    Step 10: Close Registry Editor.

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