Windows XP Tips And Tricks

Microsoft has been wooing people to shift away from XP since they released Vista which did nothing to the already established and working installations of XP. Today, they have finalized plans for the release of another XP replacement, Windows 7 which they are gambling on as the best option over Vista which they are seeing [...]

Microsoft’s release of the Windows XP Sp3 was seen as a flop for people who have already installed Sp2 had all the necessary updates needed for them to safely address all security and improvement issues. The real purpose of SP3 was for those who have not downloaded the previous SP which was for the many [...]

Microsoft has announced, somewhat, that they would be offering some sort of value pack for the upcoming release of their Windows 7, their latest bet to get more of the XP crowd to shift. They have failed with Windows Vista due to very disturbing facts that have surfaced such as in-fighting and uncontrolled development within [...]

Considering the fact that Microsoft is now finalizing details of the release of their next operating system Windows 7, people are still finding a need for a set-up that would make them feel as if they are using XP. Human nature has us fearing new things that we are unfamiliar with and with Vista still [...]

The world of desktop computers has never been easier with XP which was supposedly to be taken over by Vista which failed considerably due to a lot of compatibility issues that came up and overall, Vista proved to be too clunky for most users so they reverted to XP. XP was a long time coming [...]

Chances are, there are a lot of programs installed in your computer that also integrate themselves into the booting process. It’s not really a bad or disruptive thing, it’s just that these programs don;t really need to be integrated that kind of way. Besides, they slow down the booting process.

So one effective trick is to [...]

Encountering problems after a memory upgrade? Well, have you adjusted the memory allocation for the hibernation function. This figure is automatically set and managed by windows but right after a memory upgrade, you may have to manually set this to take into account the increased size of your memory which allows you to run more [...]

Being a long time Windows XP user, you’re bound to have noticed that it boots up longer and longer, and longer, and long….
According to the experts the best way to go about this is to find the source:
Legitimate programs usually put an icon in the SysTray, next to the clock on [...]

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Windows XP operating system displays a Welcome screen by default. It consists of an Icon and List of all the computer’s users. To be able to view your desktop, you should click on your username and enter your password so it can log onto your [...]

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Having a problem making your desktop icons stay exactly where you put them? Try this… Right click your desktop click arrange icons and uncheck auto arrange. You can drag and drop them wherever you want. Note that, if you start [...]