ION Audio Video 2 PC - Manual (Page 12)

To free up even more system resources
1. Right+click the background picture on your computer's desktop.
2. Select
Personalize from the drop-down menu that appears.
3. In the window that opens, click on Theme.
4. The
Theme Settings window will open. Under Theme, select Windows
Classic from the drop-down menu.
5. Click Apply.
6. Click OK to close the Theme Settings window.
7. Close the Personalization control panel by clicking on the X in the upper-
right corner of the window.
2. Minimize Programs running in the background. The icons at the bottom-right of
the screen, next to the clock (mostly) represent programs that are running in the
background. This will include virus protection spy-ware protection etc. While
recording, it is advisable to exit from these. Right-clicking any of these icons will bring
up a menu. If there is a Close, Exit, or Quit option for any of these icons, choose it
so that you have exited out of any background programs. You can double-check
what applications and processes are running by looking at the Applications and
Processes tabs of the Task Manager. To access the Task Manager, press
Ctrl+Alt+Delete, and then click Start Task Manager.
3. Turn off Automatic Updates. It can be a good idea to turn off any scheduled tasks.
The last thing you want is for a 150MB update to start downloading in the middle of a
recording session. Open the Windows Updates control panel. Then, on the left-
hand side of the window, click Change Settings, then choose Never check for
updates. This means that its up to you to manually check for updates yourself. All
you have to do is either revisit this Control Panel, or go to
windowsupdate.microsoft.com .
4. Turn off wireless networking. Wireless networking can sometimes interfere with or
interrupt recording. Wireless cards in computers automatically scan the airwaves for
available networks. This takes up some of your system resources, and can
sometimes hurt performance. If a removable wireless networking card is being used
on a laptop, the card can simply be removed. If you are on a wireless network, and
the card is internal, you can disable the card in the device manager while you record.
Its easy to turn back on when you’re not recording.
5. Set your Power Options to High Performance. In the Power Options, Control
Panel, choose High Performance. Then click Change plan settings button, and set
Put the computer to sleep to Never. Then click Save Changes.
For additional tips on optimizing Windows Vista, check out this
excellent article .
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