turn off Windows XP’s built-in support for ZIP files

Annoyed with Windows XP’s built-in Zip support? Now there’s a way to turn it off.

By default, Windows XP treats ZIP files like folders. If you’re not familiar with ZIP files, this can be convenient. However, if you’ve already got a utility in place to manage your ZIP files (such as WinZip), this new feature can just get in the way. For example Lanjutkan membaca turn off Windows XP’s built-in support for ZIP files

Delete files that are undeletable.

Open a Command Prompt window and leave it open. Close all open programs. Click Start, Run and enter TASKMGR.EXE Go to the Processes tab and End Process on Explorer.exe. Leave Task Manager open. Go back to the Command Prompt window and change to the directory the AVI (or other undeletable file) is located in. At the command prompt Lanjutkan membaca Delete files that are undeletable.

When you use Msconfig and then reboot

When you use Msconfig and then reboot, you will have that stupid Selective startup screen appear… Majorly annoying… Download and install this file. It will stop that from appearing….

Disable Selective startup screen save it to your Desktop (you may want to right click and use Save Target As). Double-click the xp_nomsconfig.vbs file after closing Lanjutkan membaca When you use Msconfig and then reboot

Another Way To Speed up Web Browsing

When you connect to a web site your computer sends information back and forth, this is obvious. Some of this information deals with resolving the site name to an IP address, the stuff that tcp/ip really deals with, not words.

This is DNS information and is used so that you will not need to ask for the site location each and every time you visit the site. Although WinXP and win2000 has a pretty efficient DNS cache, you can increase its overall performance by increasing its size. Lanjutkan membaca Another Way To Speed up Web Browsing

Increase your cable modem or DSL speed in XP

This tweak is for broadband cable connections on stand alone machines with winXP professional version – might work on Home version also. It will probably work with networked machines as well but I haven’t tried it in that configuration. This is for windows XP only. Lanjutkan membaca Increase your cable modem or DSL speed in XP

Check List For Windows XP/2000 System Crashes

Have you been experiencing random crashes in Windows XP or Windows 2000, and you can’t find any reason for them? Windows XP and Windows 2000 are both supposed to be (and typically are) much more stable than Windows 9x/Me, but there are still things that can bring down the entire system in a heartbeat, displaying the BSD (Blue Screen of Death) or simply restarting. Go over this checklist and see if any of these apply to you. Lanjutkan membaca Check List For Windows XP/2000 System Crashes

Speed Up Boot-Time Connecting To LAN

Sometimes when connected to a LAN the boot time can take a few minutes. Load times shouldn’t be anywhere near that! Signs of this include the system seemingly freezes after logging in, your desktop showing up but for some reason you just can’t click on anything or run things for a minute or two. This can be traced back to mrxsmb.dll by using bootvis.exe. This can of course be a number of other things but most of the time it’s your file and printer sharing. Lanjutkan membaca Speed Up Boot-Time Connecting To LAN