If you intend to get a copy of Windows XP, one of the first things we do is create a new user. Why not go and change your account image to one you want? That is correct, if you don’t want to use an image of your own, Windows XP is already associated with a [...]
There are three reasons why it is necessary for you to install a new copy of Windows XP:
Your current operating system does not support an upgrade to Windows XP Professional.
Your current operating system supports an upgrade to Windows XP Professional, but you do not want the existing files and configuration.
The computer does [...]
If you have any problems with older programs originally designed for earlier versions of Windows, you may think that you have no chance. Fortunately for consumers, Microsoft XP has a compatibility mode. In compatibility mode, you can create a program to do the same thing the original was designed to.
Here is how to make [...]
The files and permissions in Windows XP seem complex.
Microsoft has released an article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base, but after reading that, it describes in detail the infinity of a security system based on a 1-5 scale. However, if you are looking for this scale, 1 to 5 in the settings of your interface, [...]
Windows XP configures the setup on the login screen to be user friendly and the shutdown buttons, if the installation on a personal computer (a computer where a domain is not specified).
This Windows XP tweaks article describes how you can change the logon screen to the classic logon screen of Windows XP Server is [...]
Want to speed up Mozilla Firefox some more in Microsoft Windows XP? It won’t take long at all, so hang on!
The first thing you need to do, of course, is to open Mozilla Firefox. In the address bar, type in ‘about:config.’ Now find ‘network.http.pipelining’ to ‘true.’ Next, find ‘network.http.pipelining.maxrequests’ and set it’s value to ‘100.’ [...]
Is Microsoft Windows XP a little slow, or do you want it faster? With this easy little tutorial, you can have it done in minutes!
Go to
Start -> Right Click on My Computer
Then select ‘Properties’ on My Computer. After a small window opens, click the tab that says ‘Advanced.’ In the little ‘Performance’ box, click on [...]
Hiding folders is an easy to do task in Microsoft Windows XP. This is a great way to keep all your personal files un-findable.
To do this, create a new folder some where. Then ‘Right Click’ and select
Rename
Now press and hold down the ‘Alt’ key and type in
0160
This will get rid of the text. Now ‘Right [...]
If your hard drive has a NTFS partition, Disk Cleanup on Windows XP can compress old files. Disk cleanup does this to save file space on your hard drive. The downfall of this, though, is that it can take a long time and on some computers, Disk Cleanup can hang during the process. To fix [...]
If you are missing the original Administrator account that is made right after a clean installation of Windows XP is installed. Once other user accounts are created, the Administrator account disappears from the logon screen. So don’t panic if you’re missing it! To bring back the ‘disappeared’ Administrator account, press ‘Ctrl + Alt + Delete’ [...]