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How to Do Windows XP Software Repair
Want to do Windows XP software repair? Well, you can always boot your PC using the XP cd and repair the system partition. However, it may or may not solve the problem depending on the nature of the issue. If you can still boot to Windows, there are a...
Manipulate your PC or laptop’s power policies using Windows XP registry?
Want to manipulate your PC or laptop’s power policies using Windows XP registry? The steps are simple and enable you to quickly modify the power policy of your PC or laptop with a double click. Of course you need to know what you are doing to y...
How to perform a repair installation of Windows XP if Internet Explorer 7 is installed
Before you perform a repair installation of Microsoft Windows XP, you must uninstall Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 from the Windows XP-based computer. If you perform a repair installation of Windows XP when Internet Explorer 7 is still installed, Int...
Windows Media Player 11 Error 27000 Error 1304 Error 1606
Error 27000, Error 1304, Error 1606 Cause: This problem occurs because members of the Administrators group do not have the required permissions for the “Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents” folder on an NTFS drive. Member...
How to Configure IP Address on Windows XP?
By using ipconfig, you can see the IP address of your PC in Windows XP. This IP address is configured by any person. If you want to use Internet, you must have to configure IP address. Moreover, if you want to share some files or want to copy some fi...
What and How to Fix System32 Error
Yesterday my brother in law came to me with his laptop complaining that his computer is not booting because the “system” file is missing. He was totally weird with the situation as a presentation for one of his project is due by next Mond...
All you wanted to know about Microsoft Vista Upgrade
What is Windows Vista? Vista is the next major version of Windows, and the successor to Windows XP. What’s the difference between Windows Vista and Windows XP? On the consumer side, the system includes excellent new versions of Windows Media Player...
Windows XP Support is officially Available till 2014
Windows Xp was undoubtedly one of the best things that have happened to Microsoft and its user and so do is this news that Microsoft will provide Microsoft support for Windows XP till 2014. And This is not that similar to the ideas that people are ge...
All About Your Recycle Bin
How to Empty your Recycle BIn Recycle Bin is a place where you files are stored temprorarly for a time period when you deleted some from your pc computer. So, that if the files are deleted accidently it can be recovered. As after some times a lot of ...
Optimise Your Desktop Environment for Performance Boost
If you think your desktop looks pretty then you’re probably using too much your RAM and Processor just to “draw” that shiny, transparent and generally sexy desktop. If you’re serious about running your computer at maximum spee...
Add Items to start button using registry
The best practice to edit the windows registry keys, all the time export or backup the entire windows registry keys on backup drive prior to editing. Because any mistake in Registry can root serious problem in your computer to run properly. Follow th...
Installing Hardware in Windows XP
It is easier to install hardware in Windows XP than it is in any previous version of Windows. Support for Plug and Play devices that largely configure themselves and the inclusion of more hardware drivers than ever before with Windows XP means that u...
Reduce your disk space with windows xp file compression
File compression reduces the amount of disk space that is required to store files and increases the amount of information that can be placed on a single volume. This is useful on a volume that is running low on available disk space. Windows XP Profes...
Changing the Default Way That a File Type Opens
By default in windows every file type is associated with a program and whenever a user opens that file it opens with that default program, but there are many third party software in the market which can open the same file and are compatible with ...
Understanding File Name Extensions
A file name extension is a set of characters at the end of a file name that describes the type of information that is stored in the file. For example, in the file name winword .exe, the .exe extension indicates that it is an executable file. A file n...
Understanding File and Folder Types
Windows XP provides access to the following types of files and folders: ■ Local Files and folders that are stored on the local computer. ■ Shared Files and folders that are shared between users. These files and folders can be shared from another ...
Managing Files and Folders in Windows XP
A file is a collection of data that has a name, which is called a file name. Windows supports file names up to 256 characters and appends each file name with a three-letter file extension (such as .txt or .doc) to indicate the file type. You use fold...
Back Up and Restore Outlook and Outlook Express Data Files
If email and contact lists are your lifeblood, you need to back them up regularly, but there’s no easy way to do that using Outlook or Outlook Express. This hack tells you how to do it in each program. There are two ways to back up and restore ...
Track System Performance with the Performance Console
Before you can hack away at things to speed up your computer, you should know how to monitor system performance in the first place. As a power user, you’ll like knowing what’s causing those slow-downs and blips in performance. The Perform...
Take a Bite Out of Cookies
Protect your privacy and keep your surfing habits to yourself with proper cookie handling. Cookies are small text files that web sites put on your hard disk to personalize the site for you or to track and then record your activities on the site. Cook...
Better Registry Backups
Avert disaster by backing up the Registry so that you’ll always be able to revert to a clean copy. The Registry is unforgiving; once you make a change to it, that change is permanent. There is no undo function. To get the Registry back to the w...
Customize Folder Icons and Balloon Text
Make it easier to recognize specific folders and remember their contents, by giving them their own pictures and identifying text. All folders are not created equal; some are more important than others. Folders I use for my writing and articles, or fo...
Registry Hacks to Speed Up XP
Put your Registry-hacking knowledge to good use: hack your way to running Windows XP at top speed. Creating and marketing tuning and customization utilities for the Windows XP operating system is quickly becoming big business. A Google search will tu...
Problem-Free CD Burning
XP lets you easily record digital music to your PC and burn music CDs. Here’s how to make sure your digital music doesn’t skip, pop, crackle, and hiss, as well as other advice on CD burning. Windows Media Player lets you burn CDs, as well...
General Advice for Making Better Use of RAM
Some tips for making better use of your existing RAM: Remove DLLs from cache memory. If you notice your system running slowly after XP has been running for some time, or if your RAM seems to be getting low for some reason, the culprit may be left-be...
Launch Applications with Command-Line Shortcuts
Launch applications quickly and customize what they do when they run, by using command-line shortcuts, parameters, and switches. Windows is a graphical operating system, but a lot of times all these pretty icons, menus, and clicking get in the way of...
Force XP-Incompatible Applications to Run
Don’t throw away your old programs that can’t run under XP. Use these hacks to force them to work. Some older applications, including old games and programs written specifically for an earlier version of Windows, might not run properly or...
Automatically Turn On Num Lock, Scroll Lock, and Caps Lock
When you start your PC, Num Lock, Scroll Lock, and Caps Lock don’t automatically toggle on. You can automatically turn each of them on or off whenever your PC starts, for all accounts on the PC. As a practical matter, most people probably want ...
Create One-Click Shutdown and Reboot Shortcuts
Turning off or rebooting XP involves a several-step process: click the Start menu, choose Shut Down, and then select Shut Down or Restart. If you want, however, you can exit or reboot much more quickly, by creating a shortcut that enables one-click s...
