Internet Explorer 7 only allows you to download two files from the same server at a time. This is not a software limit but rather a limit imposed based on the web standard. Since this is simply a software setting, it can be modified and you can increase the limit to something much high such as 10. Follow the steps below to increase your max downloads from the same server: Read More»
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 everytime you open Windows Explorer. To fix this and to increase browsing significantly:
Open My Computer
Click on Tools menu
Click on Folder Options
Click on the View tab.
Uncheck the Automatically search for network folders and printers check box
Click Apply
Click Ok
Reboot your computer
Many people leave their PCs on all of the time. That often means dozens of open windows, and information that hasn’t been saved as recently as possible. There’s nothing worse than going back to your PC and seeing a message that says “Windows recently downloaded and installed an important security update to help protect your computer. This update required an automatic restart.” Or, while you are working, you may grow tired of the nagging little pop-up window with a countdown that tries to reboot your computer in 15 seconds. A simple edit to the system Registry will end this annoyance and save you from losing potentially hours of work if a reboot occurs when you aren’t there to prevent it. Read More»
You may have noticed that everytime you open My Computer on your PC to browse folders that there is a slight delay. This is because Windows XP automatically searches for network files and printers everytime you open Windows Explorer.
To stop XP doing this follow the steps below: Read More»
Settle down now, pardner. If Windows XP finally has you mad enough to buy a MacBook, this is the story for you. We’ve got 11 hacks here that can get your computer running faster, increase your productivity, and make Windows XP just a little less annoying than it was before you read this story.
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very important new feature in Microsoft Windows XP is the ability to do a boot defragment. This basically means that all boot files are placed next to each other on the disk drive to allow for faster booting. By default this option is enabled but some upgrade users have reported that it isn’t on their setup.
1. Start Regedit.
2. Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\
Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction
3. Select Enable from the list on the right.
4. Right on it and select Modify.
5. Change the value to Y to enable and N to disable.
6. Reboot your computer.
