The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is used for copying files to and from a remote computer system on a network using TCP/IP. Be aware that FTP passwords are passed in clear text if you utilize userids other than anonymous. It is strongly recommends that you disable the FTP service unless absolutely necessary. If FTP service is a business requirement within your department/school... Read More
You may experience extremely long delays (up to 5 minutes) when logging into domains using Windows XP Pro. This is caused by the asyncronous loading of networking during the boot up process. This speeds up the login process in a stand-alone workstation by allowing the user to log in with cached logon credentials before the network is fully ready.
Read MoreIndexing services is a small program that hogs HUGE amounts of RAM and can often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process indexing and updates lists of the files on your system, so you can search for them quickly, but it's completley unnessesary.
Read Morestraight outa the help, thought some people might find it usefull
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press (window key + u) and the narrator comes out, some pretty funny stuff. It tells you everything your doing
Read MoreThis option wll disable the screen wich keeps popping up when you try to install 'digitally unsigned drivers'.
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To view the amount of time that XP has been running with out rebooting or restarting the computer:
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