Thoosje Quick XP Optimizer speeds up Windows

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Thoosje Quick XP Optimizer speeds up Windows

by Brad Linder May 29th 2008

Thoosje Quick XP Optimizer is a utility that tweaks your Windows registry settings to improve speed and performance. Yes, we know. We're kind of wary of any application that includes a typo in the menu bar. But Thoosje offers a nice little "restore" button that lets you quickly undo any changes. And after taking Thoosje for a spin, it does appear to speed up a few Windows services.

Probably the most noticable improvement is in the Windows Start Menu. It seems super zippy after running Thoosje. The program also lets you improve your startup and shutdown times, and removes "useless" animations and checks to improve disk and CPU performance. You can read a complete list of tweaks at the Thoosje homepage, although be forewarned, it's not the most descriptive list we've ever seen.

[via Freeware Genius]

Tags: thoosje, thoosje-quick-xp-optimizer

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Enrique said 3:04PM on 5-29-2008

This slowed down my PC to an incredible rate. I highly recommend you DO NOT INSTALL!

Brad Linder said 3:04PM on 5-29-2008

Did you hit the restore button? What effect did that have?

Enrique said 3:19PM on 5-29-2008

Good question: I did hit the restore button. Luckily my PC is back to normal.

Rohit Kapur said 3:21PM on 5-29-2008

"Optimize the internet for better performance and faster browsing"

Sigh. I wish there really was some way to optimize the internet like that.

:)

ronmoses said 10:33AM on 5-30-2008

"We're kind of wary of any application that includes a typo in the menu bar."

Assuming you're talking about the word "optmizer"... that's a title bar, not a menu bar.

Nick said 3:12PM on 6-02-2008

XP? What about Vista? I think Vista needs that optimizer more than XP. Anyone try to copy files to an external USB HD? Got a week to copy 40GB?

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