Hardware Tweaks

Title Operating System Summary
Disable CD-ROM Autorun Windows 9x and NT This will tell your machine not to automatically play an audio or data CD when it is inserted.
Control the PC Speaker Beeping when Errors occur Windows 9x and NT Use this tweak to disable your PC speaker from beeping.
Change the Size of the Keyboard Buffer Windows 9x and NT If you randomly get an error pertaining to a buffer overrun, use this to raise the size of the keyboard buffer.
Change the Size of the Mouse Buffer Windows 9x and NT If you randomly get an error pertaining to a buffer overrun, use this to raise the size of the mouse buffer.
Change IntelliMouse Scroll Lines Windows 9x and NT This tells a wheel mouse how many lines to scroll with each turn.
Optimize Level2 Cache when Over 256K Windows NT Windows NT by default is configured for a 256K size Level 2 cache. If your machine has more than that, use this tweak to adjust accordingly.
Control the Size of the Contiguous File Allocation Windows 9x and NT Allows control over the the contiguous file allocation size for the file system.
Raise the amount of Memory for File System Caching Windows NT NT Machines limit the amount of RAM that can be locked for Input/Output. Use this to change that value.
Make the Modem Dial Faster Windows 9x Allows for reduced modem dial-time and increased connection speeds.
Enable UniModem usage Windows NT This shows you how to edit the MODEM.INF file to support more modems.
Adjust the PS2 Mouse Port Refresh Rate Windows NT Use this to adjust the refresh rate on your mouse.
Event Message is created when you install a new NIC Windows NT This allows you to fix the problem with adding dual NIC's after Routing and Remote Access is installed.
PCMCIA Network Adapter shows a problem in Device Manager Windows 9x Use this tweak to troubleshoot PCMCIA NIC's that wont install properly.
Using PCI-IDE Controller you created problem with MSDos Compatibility Mode Windows 9x MS-DOS compatibility mode problems can be fixed with this tweak.
Toggle between Asynchronous and Synchronous Buffer Commits Windows 9x This allows you to change the way that files are written.
Configure Write Behind Caching Windows 9x This allows you to write directly to the disk instead of cache.  This slows down performance, but increases the chance that the data is written correctly.
Control 32-bit Protected Mode Input/Output Drivers Windows 9x This setting controls fixed disk access.
Configure control of Long Filenames for Applications that use 8.3 format Windows 9x Windows preserves the long filenames of files accessed by legacy applications.  At times this can cause troubles, use this function to change these settings.
Control how Computer handles New File Sharing and Locking Semantics Windows 9x This will stop certain apps from locking files when in use.
Control Usage of Protected-Mode Hard Disk Interrupt Windows 9x Allows for windows to terminate interrupts from the hard disk controller.
Control if PC Uses Long Filenames Windows 9x and NT Use this to disable long files names.
Control Random Modem Disconnects Windows 9x/NT/ME/2000 If you are troubled with intermittent disconnects when you dial up, this tweak is perfect for you.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

 

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