Special Edition Using Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional, Third Edition

Chapter 25. Maintaining and Optimizing System Performance

In this chapter

• Running a Tight Ship

• Measuring System Performance with Performance Monitor

• Tuning Windows Performance with the System Applet

• Setting Environment Variables

• Program Compatibility Wizard

• Configuring the Program Environments

• Configuring the Windows 3.x Environment

• Configuring the MS-DOS Environment

• The Windows XP Command Line

• Troubleshooting

• Tips from the Windows Pros: Getting More Out of the Command Prompt with Command Extensions

Running a Tight Ship

If you're reading this chapter, you probably are the kind of user or administrator who is interested in keeping your Windows workstation spinning like a top. Or maybe you are responsible for maintaining a myriad of computers on the company ...