Vista: Enable / Disable Performance Options
Contributed by incursor 
Tagged: Microsoft Vista Much of Vista’s bloat comes from the Aero interface. By turning off some of these features, the user can improve the performance of the system.
1. Open the control panel
2. In Classic View, open up System
3. In the left panel, click Advanced System Settings (Requires Administrator privileges)
4. In the Advanced tab, there should be a box named Performance. Click the Settings… button
5. In the Visual Effects tab, there is a list of effects used by Vista. Disable or enable these settings to your liking.
You may also like -
Vista: Make Aero Perform Faster
Vista: Enable or Disable Aero Glass Transparency Effect
Windows 7: Make Aero Perform Faster
The Tech-Recipes Quick Guide to Customizing Windows 7
iPad - How to enable accessibility / zoom options in iOS
Vista: Index Encrypted Files
Vista: Add Files for Vista to Index
Windows 7: How to Enable / Disable Hibernate Mode from the Command Line