Speed up Windows 2000 & XP

[snooker]

Hi ... I'm thinking of trying this but i'm curious if its a good idea ???
Here's a tip for speeding up Internet and LAN browsing on Windows 2000 and XP machines.
Open regedit.exe from Start Run Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace
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Under that branch, select the key
{D6277990 4C6A 11CF 8D87 00AA0060F5BF}
Delete it
This key instructs Windows to search for Scheduled Tasks on remote computers. Unless you use this feature, which most people don't (for remote machines), it is safe to delete the key.

[kv]

I deleted that key a while ago in an effort to speed up my performance when browsing my network at work, no adverse effects but I can't really say I saw a performance boost.

A couple of things to note are that it only applies to 2K/XP machines that are browsing 95/98/ME machines, and it also disables seaching for remote printers. That may or may not be a problem for home users or smaller networks.

That tweak is documented here, on the Winguides registry guide which is a great source of tweaking info, I use it all the time...

Cheers,
KV