i'd link you directly to the article if i knew where it was. it might be somewhere on redmondmag.com. anyway, this is a summary of a pretty good article greg shields put together. i believe you can find this stuff from doug brown at dabcc.com if you're interested. disable IE flickering: hkcu\software\microsoft\internet explorer\main Force Offscreen Composition dword: 1 disable file locking (do not use with database apps): hklm\system\currentcontrolset\services\lanmanworkstation\parameters UseLockReadUnlock dword: 1 disable ntfs last-accesed time stamping (use at your own risk): hklm\system\currentcontrolset\control\filesystem NtfsDisable LastAccessUpdated word: 1 disable lazy rights: hklm\system\currentcontrolset\services\lanmanserver\parameters IRPStackSize dword: 15 hklm\system\currentcontrolset\services\lanmanworkstation\parameters UtilizeNT Caching dword: 0 disable paging kernel mode drivers and system code to disk (improves kernel performance?): hklm\system\currentcontr
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