The animated
movement of interface elements intended to make Windows XP more
visually appealing (see Figure 5-2).
Figure 5-2. Some of the animation in Windows can be disabled to improve performance using the Performance Options dialog
Animation, enable / disable selectively
Control Panel System
Advanced tab
Performance section
Settings
Visual Effects tab
Custom
Animation, fading between web pages
Control Panel Internet
Options Advanced tag
Browsing
Enable page transitions
Animation, show animated GIFs in web pages
Control Panel Internet
Options Advanced tag
Multimedia
Play animations in web
pages
Animation, smooth scrolling of web pages
Control Panel Internet
Options Advanced tag
Browsing
Use smooth scrolling