{"id":14476,"date":"2002-04-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2002-04-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?p=14476"},"modified":"2007-04-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-04-27T00:00:00","slug":"windows-xp-2000-set-optimize-for-best-performance-of","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/windows-xp-2000-set-optimize-for-best-performance-of\/","title":{"rendered":"In Windows XP and 2000, should I set it to optimize for best performance of Programs or Background services?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Windows XP, this is located in System Properties (Right-click on My Computer, go to Properties, Advanced, Performance Settings, Advanced). This setting depends on your computer and what applications are running. Typically, you would want to optimize for Programs, but, considering the fact that some plugins, ASIO, WDM, and audio\/midi drivers may be considered background services, it may be worth a shot trying Background Services and see if your performance increases or decreases. 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