This isn't much of a "Tweak" really but it allieviated the problem quite quickly for me, I now have no pops or crackles. It turned out that my Hard Drive was to blame for my sound crackle/skips. I recomend defragmenting first, if your sound still is messing up, try formating. For me I have to replace my hard drive completely to FIX the problem completely. Read More
NT Backup is, by default, installed only with XP Pro
Read MoreOk, instead of messing with the registry, if you haven't already go to XP's website (easy to find, its Uber-Microsoft) and download the TweakUI Powertoy. In the Desktop section, there is a list of icons you can have. Just un-check Recycle Bin. I love it, because i have an ultra cool picture of a TT on my desktop, snd all my folders are on the taskbar, so it makes for a really nice lil' tweak.
Read MoreThere's times when a program just doesn't work like it's supposed to and leaves those services just sitting behind in your configuration. The purpose of this tutorial is to quickly show you how to delete that left-behind service. This How-To assumes you have Administrative privileges and some minimal knowledge of managing NT's services the usual way, which is via the Services GUI window. I will... Read More
Easy way to add the Administrator user to the Welcome Screen:
Read MoreTo disable names while switching to thumbnail view in Explorer, hold down shift and switch to thumbnail view.
Read MoreI'm sure if you've used Yahoo! Messenger you've noticed the adverts built in to the chat and webcam services. Here's a simple fix and it works great. Simply download http://www.freddys-utilities.co.uk/noads.exe & http://www.freddys-utilities.co.uk/noads.jpg and... Read More
Only the webmaster has to know about every single script error. To turn off the error messages that pop-up, do this:
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