This is a safe tweak that I’ve tried on Windows 98/ME.
It has to do with VFAT. You don’t have to know anything about this to try it. We’re going to trick your Windows 98 into thinking it’s a Network Server. Actually it’s not a trick, but a setting.
Right-Click the My Computer icon on the desktop, [...]

Being one of the major bottlenecks in overall performance,a slight boost in memory speed can have deciding effect on how peppy your PC is. If you have 133 MHz (or faster) modules installed in a relatively modern motherboard, you can adjust the system frequency accordingly.The PC133 specification delivers 33 per cent more through put over [...]

You’d better believe Windows XP has a Registry– a big one, bigger than any before it… maybe bigger than Microsoft… no wait! cancel that! Actually the Windows XP Registry is in several pieces but I mostly treat it like one big lump. This is Windows XP’s blue book of what’s what and [...]

With Windows XP, ClearType can improve the resolution of text on your screen. It improves readability on color LCD monitors with a digital interface, such as those in laptops and high-quality flat desktop displays. Readability on CRT screens can also be somewhat improved.
Through a Web-interface you can turn on ClearType (if you don’t have it [...]

Default search engine of Microsoft Internet explorer is MSN. But there are better search engines available. I like yahoo.com and you may have your own preference. Recently I came across article that indicated how to change the default search engine through registry. Open registry editor by going to START-RUN and entering regedit and navigate to [...]

While these are likely not all the performance tips, they are the ones that have made significant differences on system.
as seen a lot out there that have not made much difference. These are a few I’ve seen actually help.
Increasing Memory
If you have Windows95 with only 16-32 megs of memory, you will see a significant increase [...]