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How can I optimizing Windows XP Pro to be a file server?

Hi, I am curently running Windows XP Pro as a file server and have about 5 other computers that access files on the server. The server is not used by anyone, it is a dedicated file server. Are they any tweaks I can do to XP Pro to allocate more resources to file sharng and network activities? Thanks

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1. well you can optimize it for backround services instead or local interface under Control Panel > System > Advanced tab > Performace > Settings > Advanced
2. Like the other guy said, try removing services that you don't need, another think you can do is check the Network Card and see if the vendor have some software to manage the card
3. check these links buddy http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_02june24.mspx http://www.ss64.com/nt/slow_browsing.html do rate if it helped