A listing of settings changes that may improve performance for WIndows XP editing systems on the HP XW8000 and HP XW8200 platforms. NOT FOR USE WITH DS products, servers, or unsupported platforms.
The attached pdf file contains a new version of Windows Optimizations for Windows XP. These optimization settings for Windows XP on Avid editors are designed for use with supported WinXP platforms- the HP XW8000 and XW8200. This version replaces the original XW8000 document sent out in 2004.
These optimizations have been determined to improve overall performance, although improvements may not be noticeable in all cases. The matrix divides the optimizations into two categories: "Optimized by running the Optimize_WinXP.reg file", and "Must be manually configured". We have also attached the Optimize_WinXP.reg file, a small executable that automatically rewrites the associated registry entries to optimizes the setting. Save this file to your desktop, and double-click it to run the executable. This will change all registry settings as indicated by the pdf document. Once this is completed, follow the instructions for the optimizations requiring manual configuration.
Although these optimizations should work on many PC platforms, Avid's testing has been limited to Avid editors utilizing the two platforms above. As such, we can not recommend these changes on other PC platforms. These optimizations are also not to be used for the Avid | DS product, as it requires different settings in some instances. In addition, these optimizations should not be run on Avid servers. The use of this file should save time during installations and upgrades, especially when multiple systems are being configured.
WinXP_Tuning_2005.zip