PC Tips for Changing Windows XP Virtual Memory Size The virtual memory is a portion of your hard disk that acts as RAM memory when your Random Access Memory(RAM) is full. The downside is that is much slower because the access time is determined by the hard disk’s speed. But you need it for those [...]
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PC Tips for Modifying Application Timeout Often this number is set too high. But in some circumstances it is set too low. Depending on if the program is doing a lot of calculations in the background the computer may think that it is timed out. To prevent this increase the value of the timeout in [...]
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PC Tips for Keeping Your Windows XP PC Running Fast As the neighborhood computer nerd, I end up being the recipient of everyone’s old, “broken” computers. What’s shocking is that the vast majority of the time they aren’t broken at all. While there’s nothing physically wrong with most of these computers, the software their manufacturers [...]
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PC Tips for Windows lost password This is a handy little tutorial for those who are forgetful and forgot all of the passwords to their PC. What You Need 1.NT password, you can get it here,http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/cd060213.zip 2.A PC, windows 2000+, but not vista 3.A program to burn disk images i suggest Nero Burning Rom 4.A [...]
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PC Tips for Compress Files and Folders in Windows XP Running out of room on your hard disk? Need some extra space to install a new program? Don’t worry, Windows XP comes to the rescue. Both Windows XP Professional and Home Edition now include a zip compression utility that you can use to compress files [...]
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PC Tips for Changing Internet Explorer Browser Title Text Want to know how to customize the Title bar text of the Internet Explorer. Click Start > Run > Type gpedit.msc Click User Configuration > Windows Setting > Internet Explorer Maintenance > Browser User Interface Double click on Browser Title Click on Customize Title Bars Change [...]
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PC Tips for Windows XP Performance Option Windows allocates resources according to its settings and manages devices accordingly. You can use the System tool in Control Panel to change performance options that control how programs use memory, including paging file size, or environment variables that tell your computer where to find some types of information. [...]
PC Tips for deleting files when the Recycle Bin is Hidden By default, the Windows XP Recycle Bin sits at the bottom right of the desktop, just above the tray notification area and system clock. If you’ve got a bunch of floating windows open, however, it’s possible to obscure the Recycle Bin and make it [...]
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PC Tips for performing a windows XP repair installation How do you perform a reinstallation of Windows XP, sometimes called a repair installation? Configure your computer to start from the CD-ROM drive. For more information about how to do this, refer to your computer’s documentation or contact your computer manufacturer. Then insert your Windows XP [...]
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PC Tips for Changing the Logon Window and Shutdown Preference Setup configures Windows XP to use the friendly Welcome logon screen and the shutdown buttons, if your computer is installed as a home computer (a computer where a network domain has not been specified). This article describes how you can enable the classic logon screen [...]
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