When you install Windows XP an Administrator Account is created (you are asked to supply an administrator password), but the "Welcome Screen" does not give you the option to log on as Administrator unless you boot up in Safe Mode.
Read MoreHave you been frustrated that you cannot hear any sound when you plug your headphones directly into the headphone jack of your CD-ROM drive? This is because headphones play analogue sound - Windows Media Player is set to play digital sound. To rectify this:
Read MoreA tweak to revert to the logon screen like that in Windows 2000 and earlier Windows versions of Windows.
Read MoreNTFS is a great filesystem, but its feature-set comes at a slight cost in performance. You can negate this a little with the following tips:
Read MoreHow to Secure Windows XP
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Download and install Windows XP SP1 from:
( http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/SP/SP1/WXP/en-us/xpsp1_en_x86.exe ) -
Download and install Office XP SP1 & SP2 (if you have Office XP installed) from:
( http://download.microsoft.com/download/officexpstandard/sp/oxpsp1/w98nt42kmexp/en-us/oxpsp1.exe )
and..
( http://download.microsoft.com/download/officexpstandard/sp/oxpsp2/w98nt42kmexp/en-us/oxpsp2.exe...
Read MoreThe best solution to most issues with looping is POWER SUPPLY. Due to the huge amount of resources that video cards, sound cards, larger cpu's, they suck your power supply to the point that application cant perform. In turn it causes lockup, reboot and boot to desk top.A lot of resellers are only slapping in a 300watt power supply in newer systems. That doesn't work, you need at least a 400watt... Read More
Here's an easy way to delete your prefetch -- Automatically!!
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It's very easy to incorporate Windows XP Service Pack 1 into your Windows XP CD installation.
Read MoreWindows XP Search can get slow if you have a lot of compressed files on your hard drive. Speed up your searches by disabling this. Open the Run command and type the following: Read More