Speed Up Windows XP

General

• Microsoft: 5 ways to speed up your PC
• ePhemBlog: A faster Windows XP? Here's how

Defragmenting

• How to Automate Disk Defragmenter Using Task Scheduler Tool in Windows XP
  • Contig 1.54 - Makes files contiguous
  • Article by LifeHacker

ReadyBoost

• ReadyBoost Trick in Windows XP - Use an external thumb drive instead of hard drive as your page file

Remap Keyboard

• Remap the keyboard so that the layout is similar to Mac OS X. Follow these instructions.
• Use The Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator.