Advanced Zone Alarm Pro Settings

Zone Alarm Pro isn’t as easy as it seems in Microsoft Windows XP. To improve its firewall settings, launch Zone Alarms Pro. On the left hand side, click on the ‘Firewall’ tab. Then on the right, in ‘Internet Zone Security,’ set the slider to ‘High’ and select the ‘Custom’ button also.
Now the settings page [...]

Faster Acrobat Reader

Is Acrobat Reader a little slow at loading in Microsoft Windows XP? Well here is how to speed it up!
Go to
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader (If you do not use drive C: as your hard drive, then change it to your hard drive)
Now create a new folder called
plug_ins_disabled
Now all you have to do is to move [...]

Fast Shared Folder

Ever wanted to share a folder, or folders really fast in Windows XP? Well you can! There are 2 ways to do this:
The first way is to go to
Start -> Run -> type in ‘cmd’
After a black, and rectangle box opens, type in ‘shrpubw.exe’ without the quotes (‘ ‘).
The second and fastest way is to [...]

Switching Programs with Hotkeys

If you run certain programs every day in Windows XP, you can use hotkeys to open that program up, or you can switch to a certain program by using a hotkey. This is a lot faster than going through ‘Alt + Tab.’
So you like this idea? Well here is how to do it:
Find a program [...]

Personal Screen Saver?

This is something that is nice to make from time to time in Microsoft Windows XP. With this you can have a screen saver as a slideshow with your photos or pictures!
First, ‘right click’ some where on your desktop, where there is nothing, and click ‘Properties.’ Then click on the ‘Screen Saver’ tab. Now in [...]

Save Windows Update?

Yes you can save your Windows Updates to your desktop on Microsoft Windows XP! This way you can keep them for later use, or burn them on a CD or something, which we do not take responsibility for you going against any copyrights by burning CDs.

Now to do this, go to the Windows Update website, [...]

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 [...]