SSD Tweaks and Optimizations in Windows 7

Good stuff in that guide, thanks.

I'm looking for input on a tweak I've read about. Instructions are:

Create a new folder on HDD
Navigate to SDD C:\windows\system3winevt\logs and highlight all logs and drag them to newly created folder on HDD
Enter Event Viewer, go to properties on all Windows and Application and Event logs and update path to the new folder on the HDD.

Does this seem like something worthwhile to you? It seems similar in purpose to your instructions on disabling event logs through Performance Monitor.

Monumental said:

Good stuff in that guide, thanks.

I'm looking for input on a tweak I've read about. Instructions are:

Create a new folder on HDD
Navigate to SDD C:\windows\system3winevt\logs and highlight all logs and drag them to newly created folder on HDD
Enter Event Viewer, go to properties on all Windows and Application and Event logs and update path to the new folder on the HDD.

Does this seem like something worthwhile to you? It seems similar in purpose to your instructions on disabling event logs through Performance Monitor.

Not gonna recommend this one... It COULD make restoring an image backup a nightmare down the road...

Thanks for the responses, I won't touch that one.

i have followed your win7 install instructions and thank you for you guide. i am at the point of "Moving Parts of Windows to another drive" and cannot find the installer subdirectory. (i set explorer to show all files.) i have very few programs loaded - lightroom, adobe reader, office 2010 suite, and the link shell extension - and was wondering if this was the problem? i am running enterprise 64 bit.

thanks for any help.

hi ghyelde, and welcome to sevenforums,

the installer directory is hidden within the windows folder.

you have to set explorer view settings to 'show hidden files' and unhide 'protected operating system files':

Checked the show, did not uncheck the hide. thanks!!!

no problem - enjoy your ssd!

I am new to the world of SSDs. I just purchased 2 x 240GB OCZ Vertex 2 SSDs for my HP EliteBook 8540w laptop, and I have them setup using RAID0. I have just installed Windows 7 x64, and your guide was just what I was looking for. Thanks for your great contributions to the community.

Since I am using both drive bays in my laptop for my SSDs, I don't have the liberty of an extra available HDD for some of the log files, as per many of your recommendations throughout your guide. However, I do have a SD card slot in my laptop, which is empty. I was considering to purchase a 64 GB SDHC card and use it as additional storage in my laptop in place of a HDD. I could then re-direct some of my OS writes and log files to this SD card. Is this a good idea ? Would the READ/WRITE speed to a SDHC card be acceptable when using with SSDs in RAID0 ? Or would the performance degrade to the point where it would offset the performance gains of my SSDs ? Can a SDHC card be formatted as NTFS ? Is this a good idea ? I am trying to apply your guide to my hardware config scenario and would welcome any additional advice you could offer.

FWIW, I am also following some of the Win 7 optimization tips offered at OCZ's community forum -- Guide THE BASIC GUIDE & FAQ - ABC for OCZ SSD


Thanks.

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HP EliteBook 8540w
Intel Core i7-820
16 GB RAM
2x240GB SSDs RAID0
Win 7 x64