Boot Winxp Fast Follow the following steps: 1. Open notepad.exe, type “del c:\windows\prefetch\ntosboot-*.* /q” (without the quotes) & save as “ntosboot.bat” in c:\ 2. From the Start menu, select “Run…” & type “gpedit.msc”. 3. Double click “Windows Settings” under “Computer Configuration” and double click again on “Shutdown” in the right window. 4. In the new […]
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How To Speed Up Any Slow Windows Computer?
How To Speed Up A Slow Computer first off in the bottom right hand corner of your computer if you see a lot of icons start up there when you first start your computer then this is for you if you don’t know already how to get rid of em. Press your Start Button (bottom […]
How To Boot up Windows Really Fast?
First of all, this tweak only apply to those who only have one HDD on their primary IDE channel (nothing else on device 0 or 1) and a CD-ROM and/or DVD-ROM on the secondary IDE channel. Each time you boot Windows XP, there’s an updated file called NTOSBOOT-*.pf who appears in your prefetch directory (%SystemRoot%Prefetch) […]
How to Add your Own Tips to Windows?
re you sick of seeing the same tips again and again when you first logon to Windows? Now you can change them to whatever you want, whether it’s quotes, jokes or a to-do list, anything is possible. Open your registry and find the key below. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ Tips Create a new […]
How to update Windows without Registering with Microsoft?
Would you like to use the Windows Update feature without being forced to register with Microsoft? OK then, this is what you can do: Launch good ol’ Regedit. Go down to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion. Look for a value named RegDone. If it isn’t there create a new value with that name. Right click the new value and […]
How to Change Start Button Text in Windows XP
Step 1 – Modify Explorer.exe File In order to make the changes, the file explorer.exe located at C:\Windows needs to be edited. Since explorer.exe is a binary file it requires a special editor. For purposes of this article I have used Resource Hacker. Resource HackerTM is a freeware utility to view, modify, rename, add, delete […]
How to (considerably) Speed up your internet connection under Linux and Windows
(Setting up DNS caching) 1 Good old dry theory 1.1 Introduction The internet is going thru an evolution, faster pc’s, more reliable connections etc… But the greatest evolution are the capacity of the lines. What where telephone line are now ISDN lines or cable modems. But there are still people (unfortunate people like me) who […]
Royalty-Free Music Download Websites List
The post covers a list of websites to download royalty-free music for free. Using these free websites, you can explore the curated collection of music and sound effects. The music tracks are classified in different categories that include Cinematic, International, Atmospheric, Energy, Kids, Chilled, Seasonal, Americana, Emotional, Gentle, and more. These websites give a perfect […]
Lenovo Laptop Sudden Startup and Shut Down Woes
When your laptop turns off almost immediately after turning it on, it can mean a lot of things that could be wrong. In this article, we will look at the causes and remedies. Usually the problem of why your Lenovo laptop starts and shuts down suddenly is hardware or software related, like most computer problems. A damaged internal […]
How to Find out TRUE Hidden Files in Windows
–ACRONYMS– DOS = Disk Operating System, or MS-DOS MSIE = Microsoft Internet Explorer TIF = Temporary Internet Files (folder) HD = Hard Drive OS = Operating System FYI = For Your Information 1) SEEING IS BELIEVING No. Enabling Windows Explorer to “show all files” does not show the files in mention. No. DOS does not […]