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You may have noticed that everytime you open my computer to browse folders that there is a slight delay. This is because Windows XP automatically searches for network files and printers when you open Windows explorer. To stop XP from doing this follow the instructions below. Lanjutkan membaca How to Speedup Browsing Folders

Indexing services is a small little program that uses large amounts of RAM and can often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process indexes and updates lists of all the files that are on your computer. It does this so that when you do a search for something on your computer, it will search faster by scanning the index lists. If you don’t search your computer often, or even if you do search often, this system service is completley unnessesary. Lanjutkan membaca How to Disable Indexing Services

After Installing Windows XP follow these steps

Instructions:
Click Start
Click Control Panel
Click Switch to Classic View
Click View
Click Details

Click Display
Click the Desktop tab
Click Customize Desktop
Uncheck Run Desktop Cleanup, and then click Lanjutkan membaca Microsoft Windows XP Professional Configuration

1. Useful key shortcuts available:
   • Windows key + D – shows the desktop
   • Windows key + M – minimizes all open windows
   • Windows key + Shift + M – maximizes all open windows
   • Windows key + E – Runs Windows Explorer
   • Windows key + R – shows the RUN dialog
   • Windows key + F – shows Search window
   • Windows key + Break – shows System Properties box
   • Windows key + TAB – Go through taskbar applications
   • Windows key + PAUSE Display the System Properties dialog box
   • Windows key + U Open Utility Manager
   • ALT + TAB – Cycle through opened applications
   • Hold down CTRL while dragging an item to Copy it
   • CTRL + ESC Display the Start menu
   • ALT + ENTER View the properties for the selected item
   • F4 key Display the Address bar list in My Computer or
   • NUM LOCK + Asterisk (*) Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder
2. Lock Windows to protect computer
   You can lock Windows to protect the computer when leaving the station easily by creating a shortcut with the path rundll32.exeuser32.dll, LockWorkStation. The Windows key + L is also a shortcut to this feature.
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