If you are using the Win 2k style logon prompt (not the Welcome screen) and want to change its default "XP" style to the "Classic" style, do this:
Read MoreI've noticed recently that Web-page designers seem to be competing to see how small a font they can use before readers need to break out a magnifying glass. Although small font sizes are only a minor annoyance when running in a low resolution (768 x 1024 or less), a small font size becomes a huge pain if you run a high-resolution setup (1600 x 1200 or greater), even on a large monitor.
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The system restore tool with Microsoft Windows XP is a very valuable application. When enabled on a drive, it automatically creates a backup when ever you install a software application or change add or change drivers. There is one downsite to this process though. It can take up a lot of disk space. When I cleaned my old system restore checkpoints on my system I gained more than two gigabytes... Read More
For users of the Opera web browser: To load the program with multiple websites on separate tabs at once, just add the name of the website in the path of the shortcut.
Read MoreThis tweak will launch WindowsMediaPlayer with the 'AboveNormal' priority setting when opening a mediafile.
Read MoreThis tweak will launch most executables with the priority setting you want it to have.
Read MoreOn some motherboards, the bios is restrictive in letting you chose settings for your hard drive. IE: multi sector transfers and Logical block addressing. Both of wich increases overall harddrive performance in all versions of windows.
Read MoreIf you have a slave drive that you would rather be fragmented by multiple CD ripping, might I suggest moving your temporary CD staging folder to the slave drive? Please note that this is a WEE bit of a security concern, since you are moving your personal files into the open & out of the protection of your personal folders... BUT, if you are like me and you have only yourself on your system... Read More
This tip will enable you to create buttons in your quick launch toolbar to quickly and easily shut down and/or restart your computer.
Read MoreI just found out how to disable the splash screen of Pop-Up Stopper Free Edition. It worked for me.
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