Revive an Old Timer – Netmeeting In XP

Those of you who have been around Windows for a while may remember NetMeeting, a really handy utility that lets PC users communicate over the Internet using live text, webcam and ‘whiteboard’. Sadly it fell into disuse it was a swine to...

Install or Remove a Font in Windows XP

This step-by-step article describes how to add and remove fonts in Windows XP. The following fonts are included with Windows XP and are installed on every computer: Courier New (TrueType, including Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic variations) Arial (TrueType,...

Fix hibernate after running disk cleanup

I have found my first bug in the final code of Windows Vista. A few weeks ago after my hard drive was getting low on space I ran disk cleanup to try to delete some unneeded files. Since I needed a lot of space fast I also checked the option to clear my...

Disable User Access Protection

Depending how you look at it Vista’s User Access Protection (UAP) is on it its best or worst features. In short every time you want to do anything that could possibly threaten the PC’s security or change Windows settings a message box pops...

Timer Shutdown

Here’s a useful tip if you want to make sure your children switch the PC off at a particular time, or even limit your own usage to prompt you to go home/get to bed at a reasonable hour. XP has a built-in utility called Shutdown that can be programmed...

Windows XP Pro Gobbling Uu Your Bandwidth

The jury is still out on this tweak for speeding up the Internet connection in Windows XP PRO. I’m making no claims for it but it’s easy to do, and undo so see what you think…. The premise of the tip is that XP Pro (sorry XP Home users...

4 Tips on How to handle Firefox Memory Usage

As we know, Firefox has problem with the memory usage. It makes the Firefox load slow, use too many resources and drag our computer down. Here are 5 tips on how you can use to handle and improve Firefox memory usage. 1. Reduce memory usage when minimize This...

4 Tricks to Shut Down your Windows

There are many methods that you can use to shut down your computer. The normal way is click on Start > Turn Off Computer > Turn Off. But here I will share with you how you can shut down your computer in different ways. 1. The fastest way I always do this...

Backup your Xp and Vista drivers with DriveMax

It’s a real pain to find all the drivers you need after installing your operating system. To spare yourself this pain, you should always back them up to a safe location, like a cd-rom or an external hard drive. DriveMax is one of those freeware...

Change your XP icons to Vista

If you want to use Vista icons without installing Vista Customization Pack, maybe you want to try this method. 1. Download and install IconTweaker. (Don’t worry. It is free. ) 2. Then, download Vista icon pack. 3. Extract and double click the...