Improve Windows XP Shutdown Speed

This tweak reduces the time XP waits before automatically closing any running programs when you give it the command to shutdown. Go to Start then select Run Type 'Regedit' and click ok Find 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\' Select 'WaitToKillAppTimeout' Right click and select 'Modify' Change the value to '1000' Click 'OK' Now select 'HungAppTimeout' Right click and select 'Modify' Change...

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MAKE YOUR MENUS LOAD FASTER

This is one of my favorite tweaks as it makes a huge difference to how fast your machine will 'feel'. What this tweak does is remove the slight delay between clicking on a menu and XP displaying the menu. Go to Start then Run Type 'Regedit' then click 'Ok' Find "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\" Select "MenuShowDelay" Right click and select "Modify' Reduce the number to around "100" This...

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Speed up your internet by 20%

Microsoft reserves 20% of your available bandwidth for their own purposes like Windows Updates and interrogating your PC etc You can get it back: Click Start then Run and type "gpedit.msc" without quotes. This opens the group policy editor. Then go to: --> Local Computer Policy --> Computer Configuration --> Administrative Templates --> Network --> QOS Packet Scheduler --> Limit...

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Folder Options Missing?? - Do you Need help!

Folder Options Missing??               Many of us sometimes find the folder options missing in windows explorer due to some virus or trojan effect. Here's the solution--> Open Run and then type "gpedit.msc". Now goto User Configuration > Administrative templates > Windows Component > Windows Explorer. Click on Windows Explorer you will find the...

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Improve Windows XP Shutdown Speed

 This tweak reduces the time XP waits before automatically closing any running programs when you give it the command to shutdown. Go to Start then select Run Type 'Regedit' and click ok Find 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\' Select 'WaitToKillAppTimeout' Right click and select 'Modify' Change the value to '1000' Click 'OK' Now select 'HungAppTimeout' Right click and select 'Modify' Change...

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Hidden Programs In Windows XP !

Hidden Programs in windows Xp. Type the following commands in RUN. Programs : 1. Private Character Editor : Used for editing fonts,etc. ** start>>Run ** Now, type eudcedit 2. Dr. Watson : This an inbuilt windows repairing software ! ** start>>Run ** Now, type drwtsn32 3. Media Player 5.1 : Even if you upgrade your Media Player, you can still access your old player in case the new one...

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Increase your virtual RAM to speed up computer

Increase your RAM and so system speed1). Start any application, say Word. Open some large documents. 2). Press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC to open Windows Task Manager and click Processes tab and sort the list in descending order on Mem Usage. You will notice that WINWORD.EXE will be somewhere at the top, using multiple MBs of memory. 3). Now switch to Word and simply minimize it. (Don't use the Minimize All...

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Install Windows xp in less than 15 minutes

Now, this tip will be very helpful for those who frequently install windows xp operating system. Normally OS installation takes around 40 minutes to complete, but through this trick you can now save 10-15 minutes. This simple tricks goes this way.1. Boot through Windows XP CD.2. After all the files are completely loaded, you get the option to select the partition. Select “c”.3. Now Format the partition,...

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Recover Windows XP Administrator Password

Have you forgotten Windows xp Administrator login password or do you want to hack or change the Administrator password of the windows system at your School, College or office, then this Trick is just for you.Follow the steps below1.  Restart your computer2.  Press F8 key continuously until you get a black screen where you have many options to start you operating system3.  From the...

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Turn On or Off Monitor using keyboard

If you are using a Desktop computer then it’s easy to turn On or Off your monitor screen. But still if you are lazy enough to stretch your hand to the monitor screen you can use one cool small app to make your life easier.PushMoitorOff is...

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Freeup or clean RAM using Notepad

RAM – Random Access Memory is one of the main component of computer that is responsible for the process of the operating system. Since all the Operating systems support Multiprocessing, hence require a good RAM speed.Since all the current running processes are stored onto the RAM, it slows the system speed. Sometimes the process which have executed but are not required by the OS are stored on the...

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How to Recover or Repair Scratched CD/DVD

Recovering Scratched CD’sOnce it did happen to me that I got to retrieve a family photo and some documents from a CD which I have written a long time, but when I inserted the disk onto the CD-ROM, the system hangs or struck whenever I open the CD to...

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10 Simple tips to bring computer to normal state when it freezes or hangs up

Sometimes when you are in the middle of someting and suddenly your computer hangs or freezes. You are left with no other option than to restart your computer directly. But the only problem is, you have not saved your work! Don’t panic! There is a solution for that! And you can surely save your file! Here’s how:First keep on pressing “Num Lock” key until your Operating system is...

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Tracing a website using command prompt – hacking tip

Tracing or Routing a website using command prompt. This tip is only meant for educational purpose. I mainly use this trick to find out the hosting provider where a particular domain is hosted.Follow the below steps:1.   Start->Run->CMD ...

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