Whenever you boot up your PC, do you have a program that automatically launches? Do you want to stop it from doing that but haven't figured out how? Most good programs will have options that determine how they behave when Windows starts up on an options or settings page. Other programs may not give you the option to disable them. In most cases,...
After installing Windows XP you are prompted to run the Tour the first three times you log into the system. This tweak can be used to suppress the balloon prompts. Open your registry and find or create the key below. Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called "RunCount" and set it according to the value data below....
So you want to get rid of that pesky screen that ask for a password when you start up the computer. OK heres how: Push Start Push Run Type in "user passwords2" and push enter. If that doesn't work (nothing happens) then type "control userpasswords2" Note that there is only one space, between r & p or l & u. On the...
When you try to change the desktop wallpaper in a Microsoft Windows XP-based computer, the options may be missing or unavailable. Therefore, you cannot change your wallpaper or use other options that are located in the Display Properties dialog box. This problem may occur after you remove spyware from the system. The evil spyware makers build...
Bonjour, also known as zero-configuration networking, enables automatic discovery of computers, devices, and services on IP networks. Bonjour uses industry standard IP protocols to allow devices to automatically discover each other without the need to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers. If you’ve installed software by Apple such as...
Written by GentleGiant on 02/11/09 at 19:46:51 EST
If you can't find the option there, click Start menu, click Run and enter the text MSCONFIG in textbox. Go to the Startup tab, and uncheck the item there. This method is not always 100% successful. An example is a program that you do use, but you don't want running automatically. Some programs will check to see if the program's own options say it...
Many times in order to remove a piece of spyware or for troubleshooting and diagnostic purposes, you'll have to start Windows in Safe Mode. While in Safe Mode, only specific programs and files needed to run the operating system are loaded. Some functions, such as connecting to the Internet, will not be active in Safe Mode and a standard video...
Written by GentleGiant on 02/07/09 at 13:18:38 EST
Services You Can Disable Safely: There are quite a few services you can disable from starting automatically. This would be to speed up your boot time and free resources. Image They are only suggestions so I suggestion you read the description of each one when you run Services and that you turn them off one at a time. Some possibilities...
Written by GentleGiant on 02/06/09 at 00:37:16 EST
Quick Shutdown for XP, How to create a shutdown shortcut. Ever want a quicker way to shutdown XP without navigating through the start menu, or using a third party shutdown utility Here is a script that will do just that. Right click the desktop and choose New Shortcut. Copy and paste this script or type it in. ...
Written by GentleGiant on 02/06/09 at 00:36:38 EST
Windows XP's Registry Editor. Windows XPs Registry Editor application displays each of the main registry entry strings in the registry in its own window. A powerful administrative tool that only includs read-only mode(note the following Warning) and a security configuration, which allows you to restrict access to some registry strings,...
Written by GentleGiant on 02/06/09 at 00:36:29 EST
Compressing files, folders, and programs decreases their size and reduces the amount of space they use on your volumes or removable storage devices. Volume compression decreases the amount of space that is used by all of the files and folders that are stored on that volume. Because of a potential loss of performance, you may not want to compress...
Written by GentleGiant on 02/06/09 at 00:36:20 EST
Windows relies on two types of memory — physical and virtual. Physical memory is determined by the actual RAM installed in your system. In most systems, RAM is specified in multiples of 32 megabytes (MB). The majority of systems running Windows XP have at least 512MB of memory, and some may have as much as 4GB of memory. Virtual memory is...
Written by GentleGiant on 02/06/09 at 00:36:09 EST
Step 1 Open Start/Run... and type the command: regedit and click "OK" (or press ENTER). Go to HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Current Version\WPAEvents, on the right double click on "oobetimer" and change at least one digit of this value to deactivate windows. Click "OK" and close the Registry...
Written by GentleGiant on 02/05/09 at 22:24:50 EST
Go to the Windows Update web site. In the left pane, under Other Options, select “Personalize Windows Update”. Under “Set Options for Windows Update”, select the checkbox for “Display the Link to Windows Update Catalog under ‘See Also’”, then click “Save Settings”. Go back to the Windows Update web site. In the left pane, under “See Also”,...
Written by GentleGiant on 02/05/09 at 22:24:11 EST
First off in the bottom right hand corner of your computer if you see alot of icons start up there when you first start your computer then this is for you if you dont know already how to get rid of em. Press your Start Button (bottom left) and go to "run" now type in: msconfig now you will get a box that pops up and will tell you bunch...
Written by GentleGiant on 02/05/09 at 22:24:01 EST
How can I disable the Welcome Screen in Windows XP Pro? You want to make it a unattended event. So you can power up and go get your coffee while the system loads instead of the require patience to wait for the log on screen. Ok then here we go.... To turn the Welcome Screen on or off: Image You must have a computer administrator account on a...
If you hate Windows Messenger as much as I do and just want to get rid of it then follow these quick steps. >;-> Click on start/My Computer/Add or remove programs/Then select Add/Remove Windows Components off to your left hand side, then uncheck Windows Messenger at the very bottom, now select next and your all done. Im sure msmsgs.exe will be...
1. Language Bar - Start/Control Panel/Regional and Language Options Languages/Details Bottom left - Language Bar - uncheck Show the Language bar on the desktop. Ok, apply yourself out.
Many times with Windows Operating Systems, problems occur after an application, utility or patch is installed. Often the problem may not be found until you perform a function or action such as right clicking a folder or file, making it more difficult to fix. One way to quickly cure slow right click problems is to isolate the program using a free...
Written by GentleGiant on 02/01/09 at 09:02:44 EST
A Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist says transferring large data files, such as movies and music, over the Internet could be sped up significantly if peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing services were configured to share not only identical files, but also similar files. David G. Andersen, assistant professor of computer science at...
Ever since Bram Cohen invented BitTorrent, Web traffic has never been the same. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing, however, is a matter of debate.Peer-to-peer networking, or P2P, has become the method of choice for sharing music and videos. While initially used to share pirated material, the system is now used by NBC, BBC and...
ABC is an improved client for the Bittorrent peer-to-peer file distribution solution. ABC is based on BitTornado which extended from from Original Bittorrent Core System, coded by Bram Cohen. Yet ABC is an improved client for the Bittorrent peer-to-peer file distribution solution. ABC is based on BitTornado 0.3.10 which extended from from...
ImageWinMX is a peer-to-peer file sharing program authored by Frontcode and runs on Windows operating systems. The official WinMX website and WinMX servers have been offline since September 2005 due to a lawsuit, though the application remains operable through third-party modifications. WinMX is a peer-to-peer file sharing program authored by...