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Windows XP Tips & Tweaks for better performance of your Windows XP Computer
- Author: Shawn
- Listed in: Computers Hardware
- Tags: computer tips windows tips windows xp xp tips vista tips
Recent Posts
How to Remove Cyber Security
I recently received a call from a client who got a popup telling them their security was out of date and they would need to upgrade to protect their computer. So of course the popup looked convincing enough so they clicked the upgrade now link. The p...
Turning Off Vista’s Built-In CD Burning
Since most computers come with 3rd party programs that are easier to use than Vista’s CD/DVD burning, you can turn this off with a simple registry edit. Start Regedit Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion ...
Searching a Folder Windows Vista
With windows Vista, when viewing a directory, you can configure it to automatically start searching when you type in text, and it will search the folder/directory your currently viewing… Go to the Control Panel Select Folder Options Click on ...
File System Settings Windows 95
I recently recieved an email from Chris in detroit who has an older machine he tinkers with and wanted to know how to increase the Cache performance for his home network on a Windows 95 PC. Now older pc’s had very limited memory so if you have...
Defrag the Hard Drive an Optimize
I do this fairly frequently. Once a month or so. There are a few things I do first to make sure I don’t waste time defragging unnecessary files. First is to delete the Internet Explorer Temporary Files and History. Second is to delete TMP and...
How to Edit the Boot.ini file Windows XP
There can be many reasons why you need to edit the Boot.ini file, my personal favorite is to remove programs that I don’t use or want installed on my Windows XP like that pesky MSN Messenger. The boot.ini file is a simple text file that is on ...
