Windows XP looks very nice. Opening of Start menu and other windows are very interesting. But all those things are slowing down Windows XP. Lots of users did complain that Windows XP is very slow. Setup few things and you will get XP look and speed almost like in Windows98. Do next:
1. Right mouse click on My Computer and choose Properties,
2. Go to "Advanced" and under "Performance" click on "Settings",
3. Click on "Visual Effects" and setup settings by turning off some options.
4. We did turned off these options:
* Fade or slide menu into view
* Fade or slide tool tips into view
* Fade out menu items after clicking
* Show shadows under menus
* Slide open combo boxes
* Slide taskbar buttons
* Smooth-scroll list boxes
* Use a background image for each folder type
* Use common tasks in folders
5. Click on Apply than on OK,
6. Close all windows and enjoy.