Maybe this will help Traktor run a little smoother on a Windows XP Pro Pc or Laptop and sound better less crackles and pops.. Always disable Wifi cards and Antivirus or malware software.
Always Backup you system before atempting this - Do at your own risk and i accept no responsability
1. Processor scheduling should be set to background services and not Programs. Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance Settings > Advanced Tab > Background Services.
2. Visual effects should be set to a minimum. Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance Settings > Visual Effects Tab > Adjust for best performance.
3. Switch Off Desktop Background Image Right Click Desktop > Properties > Desktop Tab > Background None.
4. Disable Screen Saver Right Click Desktop > Properties > Screen Saver > None.
5. Disable Fast User Switching Start > Settings > Control Panel > User Accounts > Change the way users log on or off > Untick Use Fast User Switching.
6. Switch Off Power Schemes Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Always On > Turn off monitor and turn off hard discs to Never.
7. Switch Off Hibernation Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Hibernate > Untick Hibernation.
8. Disable Power Saving on all USB Root Hubs Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device manager > Universal Serial Bus Controllers > USB ROOT HUB-(double click) > Power management < untick Allow this device to safe power.
8.a Disable Power Saving on USB Keyboard(double click on usb keyboard) > Power management > untick Allow this device to safe power.
9. Disable System Sounds Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Sounds Tab > Sound Scheme to None.
10. Do Not Map Through Soundcard Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Hardware Tab > (highlight your soundcard from the list) > Properties > Audio Devices > (highlight your soundcard from the list) > Properties, and check the "Do not map through this device" checkbox.
11. Disable System Restore Start > Settings > Control Panel> System > System Restore Tab. Tick the "Turn off System Restore on all Drives".
12. Disable Automatic Updates Start > Settings > Control Panel> System > Automatic Updates > Turn off automatic updating. I want to update my computer manually.
13. Startup and Recovery Options Start > Settings > Control Panel> System > Advanced > Startup and Recovery Settings > Untick Automatically Restart.
14. Disable Error Reporting Start > Settings > Control Panel> System > Advanced > Error Reporting > Disable Error Reporting.
15. Disable Remote Assistance Start > Settings > Control Panel> System > Remote > Untick Allow remote assistance invitations to be sent from this computer.
16. Fix Swap File (Virtual Memory) Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance Settings > Advanced > Virtual Memory Change > NO PAGING FILE (FOR SYSTEM WITH 1GB OF RAM OR MORE ONLY).
17. Speed Up Menus Start > Run > Regedit > HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Control Panel > Desktop Folder. Set MenuShowDelay to 1.
18. Disable Offline Files Start > Settings > Control Panel > Folder Options > Offline Files Untick "Enable Offline Files".
19. Disable Remote Desktop Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow users to connect remotely to this computer".
20. Disable Internet Synchronise Time Start > Settings > Control Panel > Date and Time > Internet Time > Untick "Automatically synchronize with internet time server".
21. Disable Hide Inactive Icons Start > Settings > Taskbar and Start Menu > Taskbar TAB > Uncheck "Hide Inactive Icons".
22. Disable Automatic Desktop Cleanup Wizard Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Desktop > Customise Desktop > Untick "Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days".
23. Make sure the NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS File Systems Only) is enabled. Start > Run > regedit > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > System > CurrentControlSet > Control > Filesystem. Add a new DWORD value - "NtfsDisableLastAccessUpda te" and set value to 1.
24. Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips Start > Run > regedit > HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Explorer > Advanced. Create a new DWORD value called EnableBalloonTips and set to 0.
25. Disable CDROM Autoplay To Disable CD Autoplay in Windows XP Pro -- [1] Start/Run/GPEDIT.MSC -- [2] Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/System. -- [3] Locate the entry for Turn Off Autoplay and modify(enable).
26. Disable Disc Indexing Service Right Click Start > Explorer > Right Click Each Disc > Properties > Untick "Allow Indexing Service to index this disc for fast file searching".
I hope this helps i pieced theis info together for various sources and through doing my own tweking
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