Archive for May, 2008

Increase the Speed of Menus

Are the menus on Microsoft Windows XP slow? Well I will teach you how to speed it up!
Go to
Start -> Run
Now in the little box that opened up, type in
regedit
Now go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Find the string called ‘MenuShowDelay.’ Double click on it, and change the value from 400 to 150. The last thing to do, is to restart [...]

Hiding Text Under Icons

If you want to remove the text under an Icon in Windows XP, then you came to the right place.
‘Right Click’ on the icon and click on
Rename
Now all the words under the icon should be highlighted, if not, hit
Ctrl + A
This will highlight everything.
Now just press and hold the ‘Alt’ key and type in
255
Now just [...]

Create a .Cue File

If you want to create a .cue file in Windows XP for some reason, here is how!
Open Notepad, and then copy and paste this into it
File “NAME.BIN” BINARY
TRACK 01 MODE1/2352
INDEX 01 00:00:00 (except all together on a new line)
Now just change the ‘NAME.BIN’ to what ever you’re your .Bin file is. Now just go to

Under where [...]

Change the Path in Windows Explorer

Want to open Windows Explorer in something different than ‘My Documents’ in Microsoft Windows XP? Well you can in less than a minute!
Go to
Start -> All Programs -> Acessories
Then ‘right click’ on Windows Explorer and select ‘Properties.’ Now in the little box next to ‘Target,’ change it to whatever you want. If you want it [...]

Get your IP!

What is an IP? Well an IP is your Internet Protocol. It is used to communicate across the internet. Without it, you won’t be able to access the internet in Microsoft Windows XP.
So you want to find out your IP faster than searching Google? Well here it is!
Go to:
Start -> Run -> type in “cmd” [...]

Defragging Your Drive Faster

Defragging your hard drive can take minutes, even hours in Microsoft Windows XP. Using this method, it can speed it up and have it done faster!
Why is this method faster? Well it doesn’t go through all your commonly used programs and boot files. Instead, it pushes them to the edge of your hard drive.
To do this, [...]

Kill MSN Messenger

Here is a faster way to kill Microsoft Instant Messenger. This might not work on all Windows XP, besides Windows XP Professional.
Go to:
Start -> Run
Then put this in the Run command box:
“RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove”
Click ‘ok’ or hit ‘enter.’ This should remove MSN Messenger from Microsoft Windows XP.

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Faster Way to Remove Sign in Details on MSN

This is a faster and safer way of removing saved passwords on MSN Messenger in MIcrosoft Windows XP. It just removes the ‘Sign in’ log on MSN Messenger.
Note: You must be logged in as an Administrator!
Go to
Start -> Control Panel – > User Accounts (May lead you to another ‘User Account’ place, if so, just [...]

Remove Sign in Details on MSN

This is a way to remove saved MSN addresses from appearing on MSN Messenger in Windows XP.
Open the Registry Editor by going to:
Start -> Run -> and typing in ‘regedit’
Now search for this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SYSTEM\ CurrentControlSet\ Control\ Lsa
Create a ‘Value’ called
disabledomaincreds
Set its value to ‘1’. Now restart your computer and it should fix it.
There is [...]

Optimize DSL and Cable Speed

Internet connection speed a little bit slow in Windows XP? Well here is an easy fix.
Go to:
Start -> ‘Right Click’ on My Computer
Then click on:
Propertiescode>
From the System Properties window, select ‘Hardware.’ Then click on ‘Device Manager.’ Now expand ‘Ports.’
Now ‘right click’ on
Communication Port (COM1) 
Then click on the ‘Port Settings’ tab, and change the ‘Bits per [...]