Fix BSOD And Tweak your overall performance. ADVANCED GUIDE

[Tweakboost]

Hello guys.

this is my first thread and I'm from Sweden

Have fun and hopefully you will learn something and also fix BSOD problems

 

I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILTY IF YOUR SYSTEM GETS DAMAGED.

However this is tested on 7 different computers and my own.

and works excellent !:D:

 

Oh yeah, I'm Using Windows 7 64-bit but it basically don't make any sense.

 

We start with easy stuff:

Some say they have problem when computers goes asleep.

 

We want to increase performance and also fix 2 common BSODS.

 

press start go to -> Control Panel

on the top right corner,Choose large icons.

Next look after Power options.

 

Show additional plans and choose high performance.

Press change plan settings.

 

There you have to options

1.Turn off display

2.put the computer to sleep

 

1.Choose any setting for the Display

2.Choose never sleep

 

Now you want to change advanced power settings.

 

Put everything on 999 minutes on every setting when it is about how many minutes when to fell asleep and turn of hard drive and such.

 

There is also if you want to turn of hibernate.

DO IT!

 

You want to have everything max on CPU management.

 

Was that easy enough?

 

You want to enable AHCI and there is other guides for that.

 

now we fixed the common BSOD failures.

 

Now if you want to improve Performance.

This is quite large guide so try to understand everything i say.

 

Lets continue with our easy work:

Right click on my computer -> properties -> Advanced system settings.

Choose performance settings.

Here you will make your computer fast but not enough.

I want you to enable only a few settings.

This settings wont make Windows look bad or anything like that.

Enable :

Desktop composition

Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop

And the last one: Use visual styles on windows and buttons.

 

If you have a Large HDD to use Virtual memory (page file)

You can Turn off The page file for your SSD but Enable it on your HDD

If you are a Gamer i recommend 18 GB Because it's perfect for all games.

No stutters and such.

However if are not a gamer.

You can let Windows manage your Size.

But you must have more then 500 mb !.

 

This was the easy part.

 

let's go to the moderate part:

Make a batch file that cleans temp and roaming files and history files every time you start your computer.

It saves memory on your SSD and makes your computer even faster.

 

Make sure you have Windows Vista or Windows 7 for this.

 

Step:

1.Make a text document.

2.Copy and Paste this:

 

CD C:\Windows

RMDIR Temp /S /Q

 

CD C:\Users\Adam\AppData\Local

RMDIR Temp /S /Q

 

CD C:\Users\Adam\AppData\Local

DEL IconCache.db /A /Q

 

del /f /s /q "%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\cookies\*.*"

del /f /s /q "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.*"

del /f /s /q "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temp\*.*"

del /f /s /q "%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\*.*"

del /f /s /q %windir%\SoftwareDistribution\Download\*.*

rd /s /q "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temp\" & md "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temp\"

rd /s /q %windir%\Temp & md %windir%\Temp

 

3.Save as Speedup.bat

 

save it on your desktop.

 

4.start it and test it.

 

5.If everything is alright you can proceed to move it to your startup folder.

start ->All programs ->right click on the map Startup and open

 

move the Speedup.bat to the Startup folder.

 

Did you know that you wont have to use disk cleaner anymore because of this program? and it is 20 times faster too! :sunglasse

And will also speedup Windows and Startup and Also make sure there is no virus on Temp folders! :D:

 

 

The HARD Part:

This will speed up NTFS systems And make windows shut down faster and

speed up memory!

 

NOTE: This works on Windows XP , Vista,7

 

Don't mess around with anything but what i will say.

 

step 1:

start -> Write regedit.exe

 

2.HKEY Current user ->Controll panel ->desktop

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This will AutoEndTasks when you turn off your computer.

 

Make a Dword Value 32 bit. (this doesn't affect 64 bit or 32 bit systems)

Name it AutoEndTasks. best is to copy the name i wrote.

 

open it and press 1.

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This will open start faster:

Make or find the string named MenuShowDelay.

If you don't have it make a binary file.

 

Open it and write 40.

don't make it any less or more. It is perfect as it is.

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This will tell the system when a app is not responding anymore.

It is used in miliseconds.

 

Make a Binary file name it: HungAppTimeout

 

Change the value data to 1000= milliseconds= 1 second.

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This is how long your system will wait before the application will be terminated.

 

Make another Binary file named: WaitToKillAppTimeout

 

Change value data to 1000. = milliseconds = 1 second.

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All done on that section lets move to root.

HKEY local machine -> SYSTEM -> CurrentControlSet -> Controll

 

This will tell windows when to turn off non responding services.

in milliseconds.

 

On right side you find a string named WaitToKillServiceTimeout

if not, make it.

 

Modify it and change to 1000.

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Continue on left side and search for the map named Filesystem.

 

Here you optimize your Hard drive!

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This will Disable Automatic Short File Name Generation

and will speed up your file and folder access on your computer running Windows.

 

change your NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation.

modify it and press 1.

 

if you don't have it, make a DWORD 32 bit value.

And name it NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation

 

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XP,Vista,Windows 7 automatically updates the date and time stamp with information about the last time you accessed a file. Not only does it mark the file, but it also updates the directory the file is located in as well as any directories above it. If you have a large hard drive with many subdirectories on it, this updating can slow down your system.

 

 

Open or make the Dword value NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate

Modify it and choose 1.

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If you Don't have a SSD You can use this :

 

The Master File Table (MFT) keeps track of files on disks. This file logs all the files that are stored on a given disk, including an entry for the MFT itself. It works like an index of everything on the hard disk in much the same way that a phone book stores phone numbers.

 

As the MFT file grows, it can become fragmented. Fortunately, you can control the initial size of the MFT by making a change in the registry. Making the MFT file larger prevents it from fragmenting but does so at the cost of storage space. For every kilobyte that NTFS uses for MFT, the less it has for data storage.

 

if you plan to store lots of files on your workstation I want you to choose 3 or 4 but if you have a small HDD you may choose 1 or 2.

 

Change or make the Dword NtfsMftZoneReservation

and modify it to your taste on the description.

 

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HDD optimized!

Lets move to Ram boost:

on the left look for the map Session Manager.

open it and choose memory managment.

 

IoPageLockLimit

Specifies the limit of the number of bytes that can be locked in a user process for I/O operations. When this value is 0, the system uses the default (512 KB). The maximum value is approximately the equivalent of physical memory minus 7 MB

 

If you don't understand what is told , Then if you have 8 gig ram as me you can choose 3072

and for 4 gig 2048

and 2 gig 1024.

 

Modify or make the DWORD value: IoPageLockLimit

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LargeSystemCache is for thoose who want a bigger priority on system than programs.

 

1 = activated,more cache for system ->faster system

0 = activated for program, more cache for program -> faster programs.

 

make or change the DWORD value LargeSystemCache

 

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Enable TRIM , Its on the stickies.

 

And You are all DONE.

long guide?

yeah it took some time and i hope it works for you guys!:D:

ohh btw im 16 years old so be kind :p:

 

have a Good day!;):

[Synbios]

Disabling sleep and hibernate does not fix the BSOD with the Force drive although it may certainly help. If you are having BSOD issues then disabling TRIM is probably a better idea as well.

 

LargeSystemCache can be changed without going into the registry: it's enable prioritize for background processes vs. applications in system performance.

[Tweakboost]

Disabling sleep and hibernate does not fix the BSOD with the Force drive although it may certainly help. If you are having BSOD issues then disabling TRIM is probably a better idea as well.

 

LargeSystemCache can be changed without going into the registry: it's enable prioritize for background processes vs. applications in system performance.

 

yes , you can change it in your Advanced performance options tab.

I have seen people having issue when they come back from a computer that was sleeping?

 

EDIT: You may have TRIM issues if you have a vista or XP operative system.

[Debakel]

I don't have any issues with TRIM and XP, because XP doesn't support TRIM. I can only run TRIM manually with O&O Dfreaf 14, as far as there is no TRIM-Tool out for Sandforce-SSDs. And the BSOD only appears by going in or out to/from S3-Sleepmode, never by normal windows tasks.

 

LargeSystemCache is for thoose who want a bigger priority on system than programs.

 

1 = activated,more cache for system ->faster system

0 = activated for program, more cache for program -> faster programs.

 

make or change the DWORD value LargeSystemCache

Sorry, but this is a great nonsense :roll:

[Synbios]

And the BSOD only appears by going in or out to/from S3-Sleepmode, never by normal windows tasks.

 

Not necessarily, the BSOD issue with the SandForce/Force drives occurs when the drive is in a low-power state, this can be S3 as well as when the CPU is idle. Disabling sleep does not completely fix the problem.

[Tweakboost]

I don't have any issues with TRIM and XP, because XP doesn't support TRIM. I can only run TRIM manually with O&O Dfreaf 14, as far as there is no TRIM-Tool out for Sandforce-SSDs. And the BSOD only appears by going in or out to/from S3-Sleepmode, never by normal windows tasks.

 

 

Sorry, but this is a great nonsense :roll:

 

okey lets say like this:

If you want more memory for Gaming change the numeral to 0

if you want memory for your system like: startup,checking folders and such change to numeral 1

[Tweakboost]

Not necessarily, the BSOD issue with the SandForce/Force drives occurs when the drive is in a low-power state, this can be S3 as well as when the CPU is idle. Disabling sleep does not completely fix the problem.

 

Always good to try ! :)

[Debakel]

Not necessarily, the BSOD issue with the SandForce/Force drives occurs when the drive is in a low-power state, this can be S3 as well as when the CPU is idle. Disabling sleep does not completely fix the problem.

I can only talk about my own experiences, and that means, that a never had any BSOD when idling the cpu, only with S3. And i have 2 SSDs with Sandforce SF1200 Controllers.

[Tweakboost]

I can only talk about my own experiences, and that means, that a never had any BSOD when idling the cpu, only with S3. And i have 2 SSDs with Sandforce SF1200 Controllers.

 

Accurately i i dont think that would affect The SSD when the CPU is idle

HOWEVER there is a option if you want the hard drive to sleep and i think it is there.

 

or when the computer is sleeping.

[Tweakboost]

Well i don't have the BSOD issues but i want you guys who have BSOD try it . Always good to try

[Naois]

Put everything on 999 minutes on every setting when it is about how many minutes when to fell asleep and turn of hard drive and such.

 

--Why not put them all to 0 minutes? 0 minutes = never.

 

You can Turn off The page file for your SSD but Enable it on your HDD

 

--This actually makes your computer run slower. You should keep your page file on the SSD.

 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

This will AutoEndTasks when you turn off your computer.

 

Make a Dword Value 32 bit. (this doesn't affect 64 bit or 32 bit systems)

Name it AutoEndTasks. best is to copy the name i wrote.

 

open it and press 1.

----------------------------------------------------------------------

This is how long your system will wait before the application will be terminated.

 

Make another Binary file named: WaitToKillAppTimeout

 

Change value data to 1000. = milliseconds = 1 second.

----------------------------------------------------------------------

 

--When you have AutoEndTasks set to 1 and WaitToKillServiceTimeout / WaitToKillAppTimeout set to 1000, any service / app that has not responded to the shutdown command will be forced to shut down. This could cause issues if a process is running it's own cleanup process and may lead to data corruption. I can't recommend using this setting.

 

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This will Disable Automatic Short File Name Generation

and will speed up your file and folder access on your computer running Windows.

 

change your NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation.

modify it and press 1.

 

if you don't have it, make a DWORD 32 bit value.

And name it NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation

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--Although this setting increases file performance, applications that cannot process long file names and computers that use different code pages might not be able to find the files. Use at your own risk.

 

XP,Vista,Windows 7 automatically updates the date and time stamp with information about the last time you accessed a file. Not only does it mark the file, but it also updates the directory the file is located in as well as any directories above it. If you have a large hard drive with many subdirectories on it, this updating can slow down your system.

 

Open or make the Dword value NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate

Modify it and choose 1.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

--Because updating the last-accessed timestamp requires writing data to the disk, an activity that accesses many files might be faster if this type of update is disabled. However, some applications may require that files have an accurate last-accessed timestamp. User at your own risk.

 

IoPageLockLimit

Specifies the limit of the number of bytes that can be locked in a user process for I/O operations. When this value is 0, the system uses the default (512 KB). The maximum value is approximately the equivalent of physical memory minus 7 MB

 

If you don't understand what is told , Then if you have 8 gig ram as me you can choose 3072

and for 4 gig 2048

and 2 gig 1024.

 

Modify or make the DWORD value: IoPageLockLimit

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

--Please let me clarify this... The max is total physical memory minus 64MB (for systems with over 512MB, which we all have now). You shouldn't set this anywhere near the max. This showed an improvement in XP using HDDs with very intensive I/O operations (think file server). If you do plan to change this setting, please notice that it is in BYTES, not KB. So the default of 512KB would be 524288 bytes. To set this to 128MB it would be 134,217,728 bytes.