If you think your desktop looks pretty then you're probably using too much your RAM and Processor just to "draw" that shiny, transparent and generally sexy desktop.

If you're serious about running your computer at peak speed then you need to choose a very plain, low resource intensive desktop environment. The following steps below will show you how to accomplish this in Windows XP and in Windows Vista.

On Windows XP:

1. Right Click "My Computer"
2. Click Properties
3. Click the Advanced Tab
4. Under Performance click Settings
5. Click the radio button "Adjust For Best Performance"
6. Click Apply
7. Your screen will go gray for a few seconds while your desktop is being optimized for the best possible performance.
8. When the optimization has been completed click Ok.

How to optimise the Windows Vista desktop environment:

1. Right Click "Computer".
2. Click Properties.
3. On the top left of the screen click "Advanced System Settings".
4. Under performance click settings.
5. Click the radio button "Adjust For Best Performance"
6. Click Apply
7. Your screen will go gray for a few seconds while your desktop is being optimised for the best possible performance.
8. When the optimization has been completed click Ok.
9. You Desktop will now look like: