Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows XP, has been out for some time now. While it's still new in terms of an OS, it's been around long enough to have accumulated some dust on your PC. In other words, it's time for a cleaning.

At Tweak3D, we insist on having our PCs run squeaky clean: as fast as possible with the given hardware. We like to turn off silly graphical effects and clean up hard drives for maximum efficiency. So today, I've written a short guide on making your aging Windows XP installation run like new. Reinstalling the OS usually takes too much time and effort, so for now we'll just 'refresh' our Windows XP install with a few tricks of the trade.