- Speed Up a slow my computer with a simple tweak
This problem is easily solved, and most of you are probably familiar with the fix already, but we'll go through it anyway.
To open up Folder Options, click any folder file > choose Tools in the menu section and click, it will create drop down selection > then choose Folder Options.
* In the Folder Options menu, click the View tab.
* Unchecked the box for "Automatically search for network folders and printers", and close the dialog.
* Click Apply button > click OK button
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- How to increase your Laptop Battery's Life?
Follow the few steps to increase the laptop battery's life:
Lower the backlighting on your screen.
The screen of your Laptop takes up significant amount of power and you do not require its maximum brightness. You should have to check your system and decrease the screen brightness it to a comfortable point.
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Stop your wireless signal when you are not using.
After turning off your Laptop can save max. 20 minutes of your laptop's battery time because WiFi can use a considerable quantity of power. By right clicking you can stop your WiFi signal when you are not using.
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Manage the correct power scheme in XP
Windows XP contain a number of predetermined power plans, which control settings like how rapidly your laptop turns off and when your screen saver boots in. You can change your laptop power scheme by choosing Control Panel > Power Options. For max. Battery life from the "Power scheme" chooses the option "Max. Battery" and decline the list. There are good choices for you just like "Low Power Mode" and Portable /Laptop. They don't conserve as much power as Max Battery. After selecting a power scheme you click Ok button to finish the process.
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- How to enable/disable the compressed (zipped) folder feature in XP?
Follow the given steps to disable the windows built-in compressed folder feature:
To use this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights.
Click Start button and then click on Run option to open run dialog box.
Now type the following command in Run box and press Ok button.
regsvr32 /u %windir%\system32\zipfldr.dll
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A small message will appear with title "RegSvr32" and the message is "DllUnregisterServer in C:\WINDOWS\system32\zipfldr.dll succeeded." Click on Ok button.
Now right click on any file or folder to verify the change.
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Follow the given steps to enable the windows built-in compressed folder feature:
Now again click Start button and click on Run option to open run dialog box.
Now type the following command in Run box and press Ok button.
regsvr32 %windir%\system32\zipfldr.dll
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A small message will appear with title "RegSvr32" and the message is "DllUnregisterServer in C:\WINDOWS\system32\zipfldr.dll succeeded." Click on Ok button.
Now right click on any file or folder to verify the change.
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- A Quick way to print a Document
There are many ways to prints a document, but you can print a document quickly if you put a shortcut to the printer on your desktop and drag a document icon to it, no need to open file for printing just drag a file to printer icon and get your print.
To do this, first click Start button, Settings, then Printers ( first make sure you installed your printer driver). When the Printers window opens, hold down Ctrl and drag the printer icon to your system desktop.
Now you can drag a document icon and drop it in printer icon on your desktop. Here you will get a print quickly and with out open a file.
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- Window XP Tips
Windows Hot shortcut keys
Shortcut keys Action
Win ....................... Press windows key to open start menu
Win+R ....................... Apply to open Run dialog box
Win+M ....................... Apply to minimize all opened windows
Win+Shift+M ....................... Apply to maximize all opened windows
Win+L ....................... Press keys to lock keyboard in windows XP
Win+E ....................... Press keys to open My Computer
Win+F ....................... Apply to open search options
Win+U ....................... Apply keys to open Utility Manager
Win+D ....................... To view desktop/minimize all windows
Win+F1 ....................... To view the detail windows help page
Win+Pause ....................... To view the System Properties dialog box
Win+Tab ....................... Move through taskbar programs
Win+F+Ctrl ....................... Apply to open search for computers
Alt+Tab ....................... Move through opened windows programs
Alt+F4 ....................... Press keys to close active windows program
Alt+Enter ....................... Apply to open properties of selected item
Alt+ SPACEBAR ....................... Open the system menu of active window
Alt+ SPACEBAR +N ....................... Press keys to minimize the active program
Alt+ SPACEBAR +R ....................... Press keys to restore the active program
Alt+ SPACEBAR+C ....................... Press keys to close the active program
Alt+ SPACEBAR+X ....................... Press keys to maximize the active program
Alt+ SPACEBAR+M ....................... Press keys to move the active program
Ctrl+Alt+Delete ....................... Apply to open windows task manager
Ctrl+Shift+Esc ....................... Apply to open windows task manager
Ctrl+Esc ....................... Press keys to open start menu
Shift ....................... Shift key to prevent CD from automatically playing
Shift+Delete ....................... To delete items permanently
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- How to enable the hidden files and folders function in XP?
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Follow the given steps to visible the hidden files and folders:
To edit the computer registry, first you should log onto your computer with administrative rights.
Click Start button and type regedit in Run option then press Enter for next.
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Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL
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Now in right side panel, double click on the DWORD value “CheckedValue", here a small dialog box will appear with the title “Edit Dword Value".
To modify the “Value data" information as DWORD Value to 1 then click on Ok button to finish the process.
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Now you can easily view the hidden files and folders using the path, Tool>Folder Options>View and then check “Show hidden files and folders" radio box.
But next time, if you want to disable this functionality then simply change the value of data box to old value.
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- Disable unnecessary services to free system resources
1. Click the start button.
2. Select run from the bottom of the right column.
3. Then type services.msc in the box and click ok.
4. Once the services window has loaded we are ready to turn off unneeded services.
5. For instructional purposes we are going to turn off the Portable Media Serial Number service.
6. Find this service in the list and select it with the mouse.
7. Right click and select Properties.
8. Once the properties windows has loaded locate the Start up type drop down box and select disable.
9. Then just click ok and the next time the computer starts the service will not be loaded.
System Settings for a Game Machine
If you are a hard core gamer then the below tweak is for you. Below are a list of windows
services that we reccomend you change to the manual setting. If you do not know how to do that,
refer to our tweak on disabling windows services by clicking here:-
Routing and Remote Access
Alerter
Application Layer Gateway Service** (only if firewll is not used)
Application Management
Background Intelligent Transfer Service
ClipBook
COM+ System Application
Distributed Link Tracking Client
Distributed Transaction Coordinator
Help and Support
IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service** (only if do you not use the cd-rw xp record suport)
IPSEC Services
Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service
MS Software Shadow Copy Provider
Net Logon
NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing
Network DDE
Network DDE DSDM
Network Location Awareness (NLA)
NT LM Security Support Provider
Performance Logs and Alerts
Portable Media Serial Number
QoS RSVP
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator
Remote Registry
Removable Storage
Server
Smart Card
Smart Card Helper
SSDP Discovery Service
System Restore Service
Telnet
Themes
Uninterruptible Power Supply
Universal Plug and Play Device Host
Volume Shadow Copy
Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)
Windows Installer
Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions
Wireless Zero Configuration
WMI Performance Adapter
Fast User Switching Compatibility ** (only if fast user shiching is not used or the machine have
one user only)
Protected Storage
Windows Time
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Task Scheduler
Secondary Logon
Print Spooler ** (only if the pc do not have or use a printer)
Indexing Service
Error Reporting Service
Computer Browser
Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) / Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
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- Opening Ports or Adding Allowed Programs with SP2's Firewall
2.Enter in firewall.cpl
3.Click on the Exceptions tab
Adding a Port for Internet Access:
1.Click on the Add Port button
2.Name it whatever you want
3.Enter in the ports you want to open
Adding a Program for Internet Access
1.Click on Add Program... button
2.A list of all installed programs will be displayed
3.Highlight the one you want to include for Internet access
4.Click on the OK button
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- Common Control Panel Applets
If you find yourself using any of these frequently, then you can simply make shortcuts to them on your desktop.
appwiz.cpl >>Add/Remove Programs
desk.cpl >> Display Properties
firewall.cpl >> Firewall Settings
inetcpl.cpl >> Internet Options
mmsys.cpl >> Sound and Audio
ncpa.cpl >> Network Connections
nusrmgr.cpl >> User Accounts
powercfg.cpl >> Power Options
sysdm.cpl >>System Properties
wscui.cpl >> Security Center
wuaucpl.cpl >> Automatic Updates Configuration
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- Hiding a XP Computer from Network Neighborhood
yet want to remove it from showing up in the Network Neighborhood,
Run net config server /hidden:yes
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- Not Viewing Zip Files as Folders
just run:
regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll
Not Viewing Zip Files as Folders
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- Setting Capslock, Numlock, Scroll Lock
you just need to edit the registry.
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Keyboard
Open InitialKeyboardIndicators
Change the value to one of the following numbers
0 - All Keys off
1 - Caps Lock on
2 - Num Lock on
4 - Scroll Lock on
For multiple keys, add their values:
3 - Caps Lock and Num Lock on
5 - Caps Lock and Scroll Lock on
6 - Num Lock and Scroll Lock on
7 - Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock on
Log off and back on again
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- Cleaning the Prefetch Directory
However it can fill up with old and obsolete programs.
To clean this periodically go to:
Star / Run / Prefetch
Press Ctrl-A to highlight all the shorcuts
Delete them
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- Poweroff at Shutdown
you may need to edit the registry. I have all the correct BIOS and Power settings and still needed to do this.
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Edit the key PowerOffActive and give it a value of 1
You can do the same in HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
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- Removing Thumbs.db Files
This is a cache of the current pictures in that directory.
If you want to turn this feature off and save a little disk space
Start the Windows Explorer
Go to Tools / Folder Options / View
In the first section under Files and Folders, check Do not cache thumbnails
Now you can search for the thumbs.db file on your computer and remove them. No more should be created.
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- DISABLE PREF ETCH ON LOW MEMORY SYSTEMS
1. Click 'Start' then 'Run'
2. Type in 'Regedit' then click 'Ok'
3. Navigate to 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Cur rentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters\ '
4. Right-click on ""EnablePrefetcher"" and set the value to '0'
5. Reboot."
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- Increasing System Performance
by having the core system kept in memory.
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\DisablePagingExecutive
Set the value to be 1
Reboot the computer
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