Video Tutorial: Here
1. Do a fresh install of Windows 7 64bit, and make sure all of the drivers are up to date.
2. Right click on Computer (Either on the desktop or under the start menu), then click Properties. Click on System protection, then click the Advanced tab. (Don't close out of the previous window) Click on the Adjust for best performance bullet. (All of the check marks should uncheck) Now click on OK. You computer should look basic and ugly. (Image is after step #3)
3. Click on the System Protection tab. Click on the Configure... button. Click the bubble by Turn off system protection, click OK, then click Yes. Click on OK to close out of the window. Close out of the system settings.
4. Right click on the Recycle Bin and click Properties. Click the circle beside Don't move files to the Recycle Bin. Do this for every drive listed (one at a time), then click OK.
5. Left click on the Start button in the bottom left corner, the click Control Panel on the right side.
6. In the upper right corner click on the arrow next to Category, the click either Large icons, or Small icons. Click on Power Options. On the left side, click Change plan settings. Change Turn off the display and Put the computer to sleep to Never. Then click Save changes.
7. Close out of all open windows.
8. Right click on the desktop and click Personalize.
9. Click on Screen Saver on the bottom row. On the drop down menu, click (None), then click OK. Close out of the open window.
10. Download these to the desktop:
16. Navigate to Programs towards the left. Go to Steam, press the letter C on your keyboard, then add it to your favorites. You can add Steam to the main menu by going to Settings > Appearance > Settings > Add-on (Shortcuts) > Add-on 1. Check 4:05 in the video (at the top of this page) if you have problems finding where to go.
17. Exit Steam. (Letter S on the keyboard will bring up the option, then hit select Exit)
34. Click the start button. Type in regedit. It is a blue cube looking icon. On the left side are some folders with + beside them. Click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Control > SessionManager > Memory Management
35. On the right side will be a few blue and red icons. Look for ClearPageFileAtShutdown. Double click it, then change the Value data to 0 (Zero). Click OK, do the same thing for LargeSystemCache, then close out of Regedit. They might already be set to zero.
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For non solid state hard drive users only
Download and run Auslogic Disk Defrag: Here It is the portalable/no install version
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37. Change the extension from .txt to .bat (If you can't see the extension, open My Computer, click in the top left corner on Organize then Layout > Menu Bar. Then go to Tools at the top, and click on Folder options... Click on the View tab at the top. Uncheck Hide extensions for known file types, click on OK, then close out of My Computer.)
38. Download This and This to the desktop
39. This file hide the taskbar. (Windows key still works) Go to the desktop, right click on HideTaskbar.exe, then click Cut.
45. Click the start button, type in Autoplay, then select it. Make sure User Autoplay for all media and devices is unchecked. Go through the list and change all of the actions to Take no action. Click Save in the bottom right corner, the close out of the settings.
48. Click on Change User Account Control settings, drag the bar to the bottom, then click OK.
49. Turn the volume up all of the way.
50. Right click on the desktop, hover over View, click Show desktop icons. The icons on the desktop should now be hidden.
51. Connect a remote/controller or do whatever else you need to do.
Connecting A PS3 Remote
Connecting a PS3 remote will allow easy navigation in XMBC.
In action: Video
PS3BluMote Link: Here
My Settings Link: Here
1. Move both of these files you the Downloads folder.
2. An error message will pop up stating that a settings file is missing and a new one will be created. Click OK.
6. In the upper right corner click on the arrow next to Category, the click either Large icons, or Small icons. Click on Power Options. On the left side, click Change plan settings. Change Turn off the display and Put the computer to sleep to Never. Then click Save changes.
7. Close out of all open windows.
8. Right click on the desktop and click Personalize.
XBMC: Here
XBMC Addon: Here
11. Install Steam and XBMC. Open Steam, and login with Auto-login checked. Exit Steam.
12. Right Click on instantsheller.zip, click Extract All..., then Extract. Double left click on InstantSheller.exe.
13. Unckeck Change Shell Application.
14. Click on I am ready! Do It! Then click on OK when it pops up. DO NOT RESTART
15. Open XBMC, and install the add-on located on the root of C. Navigate to System > Add-ons > Install from zip file > C > Desktop > script.steam.launcher.zip. Press ESC twice to go back to the main screen.
11. Install Steam and XBMC. Open Steam, and login with Auto-login checked. Exit Steam.
12. Right Click on instantsheller.zip, click Extract All..., then Extract. Double left click on InstantSheller.exe.
13. Unckeck Change Shell Application.
14. Click on I am ready! Do It! Then click on OK when it pops up. DO NOT RESTART
16. Navigate to Programs towards the left. Go to Steam, press the letter C on your keyboard, then add it to your favorites. You can add Steam to the main menu by going to Settings > Appearance > Settings > Add-on (Shortcuts) > Add-on 1. Check 4:05 in the video (at the top of this page) if you have problems finding where to go.
18. Click on the Start button in the bottom left corner. Type in Command Prompt where it says Search...
19. Type in powercfg -h off
20. Hit enter. (This disable hibernation)
21. SSD ONLY - Enter in fsutil behavior set disabledeletenotify 0 (This enables TRIM).
22. Enter in sc config WSearch start= disabled then close out of the command prompt. (This disables the indexing service)
23. Double click on Computer. Right click on drive C and click Properties. Uncheck the box that says Allow file on this drive to have... then click on OK.
24. Another screen will popup, select Apply changes to drive C:\, subfolders and files. Click OK.
21. SSD ONLY - Enter in fsutil behavior set disabledeletenotify 0 (This enables TRIM).
22. Enter in sc config WSearch start= disabled then close out of the command prompt. (This disables the indexing service)
23. Double click on Computer. Right click on drive C and click Properties. Uncheck the box that says Allow file on this drive to have... then click on OK.
25. Another screen will popup stating that you need Administrative permissions, click Continue. Click Ignore All to the error message.
26. Click on the Tools tab at the top, then click Defragment now...
27. Uncheck Run a schedule (reccomended), then click on OK, the close out of the defrag program.
28. Click OK again and close out of the drive properties.
29. Repeat steps #22-24 for the other drives. (If you have any)
30. Close out of My Computer.
31. Click on the Start button and type in Services. Click the gears icon.
32. Find Superfetch on the list. Right click it, then click on Properties. Beside Startup type is a drop down menu, click it. Select Disabled, then click OK.
33. Do the same thing again for Disk Defragmentor, Windows Search, and Windows Update.
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For advanced users, you can disable other services that you don't wan't/need
For advanced users, you can disable other services that you don't wan't/need
List of services: Here
Also, here is a startup remover tool: Here
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35. On the right side will be a few blue and red icons. Look for ClearPageFileAtShutdown. Double click it, then change the Value data to 0 (Zero). Click OK, do the same thing for LargeSystemCache, then close out of Regedit. They might already be set to zero.
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For non solid state hard drive users only
Download and run Auslogic Disk Defrag: Here It is the portalable/no install version
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36. Click on the Start button in the bottom left corner, then click on All Programs. Left click and drag XBMC to the folder Startup.
37. Change the extension from .txt to .bat (If you can't see the extension, open My Computer, click in the top left corner on Organize then Layout > Menu Bar. Then go to Tools at the top, and click on Folder options... Click on the View tab at the top. Uncheck Hide extensions for known file types, click on OK, then close out of My Computer.)
38. Download This and This to the desktop
39. This file hide the taskbar. (Windows key still works) Go to the desktop, right click on HideTaskbar.exe, then click Cut.
40. Click on the Start button in the bottom left corner.
41. Right click on All Programs
41. Right click on All Programs
42. Click on Open
43. This will open a file manager. Double click on Programs, then double click on Startup.
44. Right click in the folder, then click Paste. Close out of the window.
45. Click the start button, type in Autoplay, then select it. Make sure User Autoplay for all media and devices is unchecked. Go through the list and change all of the actions to Take no action. Click Save in the bottom right corner, the close out of the settings.
46. Delete all download files. Except ShowTaskbar.exe
47. Click the Start button, type in User Accounts, then select it from the list.
48. Click on Change User Account Control settings, drag the bar to the bottom, then click OK.
49. Turn the volume up all of the way.
50. Right click on the desktop, hover over View, click Show desktop icons. The icons on the desktop should now be hidden.
51. Connect a remote/controller or do whatever else you need to do.
52. Restart the computer.
Use ShowTaskbar.exe to show taskbar if you need to change setting for other programs. Right click on the desktop, hover over View, click Show desktop icons. The icons on the desktop should now be visible.
Connecting a PS3 remote will allow easy navigation in XMBC.
In action: Video
PS3BluMote Link: Here
My Settings Link: Here
1. Move both of these files you the Downloads folder.
2. An error message will pop up stating that a settings file is missing and a new one will be created. Click OK.
3. In the bottom right corner (by the clock) will now be a grayish colored arrow, double click it.
4. Click on the Settings tab at the top, then click on Open log/settings folder.
5. This will open a folder. Cut and paste my config file to this folder - settings.ini
6. Close out of the program by right clicking the icon by the clock and left click again on exit.
7. Right click on PS3BluMote.exe (File downloaded from above -- in the Downloads folder), then click Send to > Desktop (create shortcut).
8. Go to the desktop, right click on the PS3BluMote.exe, click Cut.
9. Click on the Start button in the bottom left corner.
10. Right click on All Programs
10. Right click on All Programs
11. Click on Open
12. This will open a file manager. Double click on Programs, then double click on Startup.
13. Right click in the folder, then click Paste. Close out of the window.
14. Right click on the Bluetooth icon, the click Add a Device
15. On the PS3 remote, hold down ENTER and START at the same time for 10 seconds.
16. Back on the computer a window should have popped up. Inside the windows will be a list of discovered devices. Click on BD Remote Control, then click on the Next button.
17. Restart the computer
17. Restart the computer
