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Speedup Folder Browsing

February 04, 2007 by Jason

You may have noticed that everytime you open my to browse that there is a slight delay. This is because XP automatically searches for network files and everytime you open Explorer. To fix this and to increase browsing :

Open My
Click on Tools menu
Click on Folder Options
Click on the View .
Uncheck the Automatically for network and check box
Click Apply
Click Ok
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Save File Views

February 03, 2007 by Jason

’ folder views default to big, annoying icons. To get down to serious business, you need to view items in a list with detailed information.

To do this, open a folder by clicking on My \C: drive, then on one of the , or click on Start, then My Documents. Under the View menu select Details, which reveals columns for name, creation date, size, and more. your view with the directional in each column to change the way items are sorted.
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Browse Windows XP Folders Faster

February 02, 2007 by Jason

You may have noticed that everytime you open My on your PC to browse that there is a slight delay. This is because XP automatically searches for network files and everytime you open Explorer.

To stop XP doing this follow the steps below: Read More»

Install/Enable NetBEUI Under WinXP

February 01, 2007 by Jason

If for some reason you need to install NetBEUI then follow these instructions.

**Note - You will need the WinXP CD in order to to this!

Support for the Extended User Interface protocols (also called NetBEUI or ) in XP has been discontinued. If your configuration requires temporary use of NetBEUI for XP, follow these steps:

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Device Manager to pc Performance

February 01, 2007 by Jason

  • Keyboard shortcuts: There may have been times when your mouse was not detected and you had a hard time getting around the device manager. Here are the navigation keys with Device Manager. If you are in the desktop, press the key until My is selected. Then press the CONTEXT MENU key, which is between the left Ctrl key and the Key. This opens up the context menu for the My . Now select Properties from this menu. Now you see the System Properties window. This has several , one of which is the Device Manager. Press Ctrl+ to move to Device Manager. Now you see all the devices listed. Press to move to them. To open up any particular device, press the RIGHT and to shrink it up press LEFT . To open up the properties of any particular device, press ALT+ENTER or the CONTEXT MENU key.
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    Windows Vista Internet Explorer 7

    January 28, 2007 by Jason

    ie71.IE Appearance IE allows you to zoom in or out on web-pages – use Ctrl+(+) and Ctrl+(-), You can even generate a print preview that the page to your paper size.
    2.Classic To stick with , the ALT key or the Tools menu provides easy access to those familiar classic of IE.
    3.Web Use the engine you prefer through one familiar box, and change providers on the fly from a handy drop-down menu.
    4.Tabbed Browsing How often do you open a number of web pages with a similar theme? Well you can group these together under the same Explorer window with tabbed browsing. A simple ctrl-click will open a link in your current window to a new .
    5.Quick Once you have the group, Quick allows you to view all your tabbed pages as , allowing you to quickly pick the page you want.
    6.Favorites (Groups) Favorites are even easier, and you can even save those same groups you created for later use. Simply use the star to access saved pages or groups, or + to add the page or group to favorites.

    How to Fix Bad Sectors on your Hard Disk

    January 26, 2007 by Jason

    1: Double-click on “My ”.
    2: Select the disk/partition that you want to diagnose and repair.
    3: Right click on the disk/partition you selected and click on “Properties”
    4: Choose the “Tools” .
    5: Click the “Check Now” button under “Error Checking Status”.
    6: Depending on your type of , choose “Thorough” or “Scan for and Attempt Recovery of Bad Sectors.”
    7: Click Start.

    Disabling the Boot Logo

    January 25, 2007 by Jason

    You can remove the boot logo that appears when you start XP. This little probably shaves only a few seconds off your boot time but seconds count if you are serious about trying to get XP up and running as quickly as possible. The only negative is that if you remove the boot logo, you will also not see any boot messages, such as check disk. (But if you are not having problems with your , this isn’t such a big deal.)
    To remove the boot logo, follow these steps: Read More»