Windows Portal

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81673471579953742842011-04-21T13:03:14.880-05:00Windows PortalHere you can learn tips and tricks for windows XP and vista and you can also download freeware and shareware.Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.comBlogger301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-88483206578754249672007-03-09T15:10:00.000-05:002007-03-09T15:12:12.250-05:00How to Instantly activate a screen saver

Screen savers were originally intended to prevent monitor burn-in, which could occur if a single image was displayed most of the time. Over time, that image would essentially become etched into the display, making the monitor harder to use. Monitor technology has improved over the years, and screen savers have become more a form of entertainment than a way to avoid burn-in.Screen savers can be

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-69439604730980224702007-03-09T15:08:00.000-05:002007-03-09T15:10:13.893-05:00How to Speed up menu display

Microsoft Windows XP uses many visual effects to provide a rich, friendly interface. One of these settings allows menus to fade into view when you open them. This visual effect is so smooth that you may never have noticed it; however, the effect does cause menus to take a little longer to appear. On a fast computer, this shouldn't be an issue. But on a computer that isn’t responding as quickly as

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-5252026106913244792007-03-09T15:03:00.000-05:002007-03-09T15:06:25.422-05:00Tired of chasing your mouse? Use keyboard shortcuts

he mouse, one of the greatest advances in computing history, provides you with an intuitive point-and-click method for using your computer. Depending on the type of work you're doing, however, sometimes using a mouse actually slows you down. If you are a good typist, taking your hands away from the keyboard to move the mouse can use up a few seconds. Over the course of a full day, you could save

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-44890682132522853682007-03-09T14:58:00.000-05:002007-03-09T15:00:23.236-05:00Things to know about Windows XP

1. It boasts how long it can stay up. Whereas previous versions of Windows were coy about how long they went between boots, XP is positively proud of its stamina. Go to the Command Prompt in the Accessories menu from the All Programs start button option, and then

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-3685730645475407922007-03-09T14:56:00.000-05:002007-03-09T14:58:06.030-05:00How to Shut donw computer Faster?

Some people have noticed that they are experiencing a really slow shutdown after installing Windows XP Home or Professional. Although this can be caused a number of ways, the most clear cut one so far is happening on systems with an NVidia card installed with the

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-67497092505727582622007-03-09T14:55:00.000-05:002007-03-09T14:56:03.765-05:00How to make your Desktop Icons Transparent

Go to ontrol Panel > System, > Advanced > Performance area > Settings button Visual Effects tab "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the Desktop"

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-12170545633480212162007-03-09T14:53:00.000-05:002007-03-09T14:55:15.213-05:00How to speed up your browsing of Windows 2000 & XP machines?

Here's a great tip to speed up your browsing of Windows XP machines. Its actually a fix to a bug installed as default in Windows 2000 that scans shared files for Scheduled Tasks. And it turns out that you can experience a delay

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-10295602999715802632007-03-08T11:45:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:46:29.541-05:00How to Repair Install windows XP?

If XP is corrupted to the point where none of the previous solutions get it to boot,you can do a Repair Install that might work as well as keep the current settings.Make sure you have your valid WindowsXP key.The whole process takes about half an hour depending on your computerIf you are being prompted for the administrator's password, you need to choose the 2nd repair option, not the first.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-84911359821047993122007-03-08T11:42:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:43:17.354-05:00How to Share Multiple Folders

If you need to share multiple folders, running the program SHRPUBW.EXE will bring up a simple dialog box to let you: Browse to the folder you want to shareEnter in a Share nameEnder in a Share descriptionSet permissions. Several choices are availableRestart the process from within the same program

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-23511403054716964702007-03-08T11:41:00.003-05:002007-03-08T11:41:53.310-05:00how to Identify Faulty Device Drivers

If you are having problems with lockups, blue screens, or can only get to safe mode,often the problem is due to a faulty device driver. One way to help identify them is through the use of the Verfier program Start / Run / VerifierKeep the default of Create Standard SettingsSelect the type of drivers you want to confirmA list of drivers to be verified on the next boot will be shown.RebootIf your

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-9988879826994972782007-03-08T11:41:00.001-05:002007-03-08T11:41:33.921-05:00how to Identify Faulty Device Drivers

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-69012609595337164232007-03-08T11:38:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:41:01.091-05:00How to determine Which Services are Associated with SVCHOST

Since so many critical services are run with each svchost,You can see which ones are being used by opening a cmd prompt and running: tasklist /svc /fi "imagename eq svchost.exe" Note: This is available only with XP Pro

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-65937467579866479462007-03-08T11:37:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:38:50.211-05:00How to check Hard drive for errors?

Double click on My ComputerRight click on the drive you want to checkSelect PropertiesClick on the Tools tabClick on the Check Now buttonCheck to Automatically fix file system errors - This is the same as running chkdsk /fIf you want to Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors, check that box - This is the same as running chkdsk /R. It can also add a lot of time to the scanReboot if

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-63499721901867334252007-03-08T11:36:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:37:51.401-05:00Speeding Up Network Browsing

There are a lot of things which can negatively impact how fast XP will browse network shares.One has been previously covered regarding browsing to Win9x computers. Other things you can try, especially when there is slow browsing to network shares with a lot of files: 1. Remove current shortcuts in My Network Places 2. Change the registry so shared folders on remote computers are not

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-45586810938663351122007-03-08T11:35:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:36:10.219-05:00How to disabling Balloon Tips

To turn off balloon tips in applications that support XP Themes: Start Regedit Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ Create a DWORD value of EnableBalloonTips Give it a value of 0

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-20456579764100373542007-03-08T11:34:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:35:24.937-05:00How to Increase Graphics Performance

To turn these off selectively: Right click on the My Computer iconSelect PropertiesClick on the Advanced tabUnder Performance, click on the Settings buttonTo turn them all of, select Adjust for best performanceMy preference is to leave them all off except for Show shadows under mouse pointer and Show window contents while dragging

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-16216146548377311212007-03-08T11:32:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:34:04.399-05:00Various WindowsXP Command Line Utilities

bootcfg - Configures, queries, or changes Boot.ini file settings. driverquery - Displays a list of all installed device drivers and their properties. getmac - Returns the media access control (MAC) address and list of network protocols associated with each address for all network cards in each computer gpresult - Displays Group Policy settings and Resultant Set of Policy (RSOP) for a user or

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-54096209887916874602007-03-08T11:31:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:32:47.943-05:00how to rollback a Device Driver

If you install a device drive that does not work correctly,you can restore the previous one fairly easily. Log in with an administrator accountRight click on My ComputerSelect PropertiesClick on the Hardware tabClick on the Device Manager buttonGo to the device you want to reconfigureClick on the Driver tabClick on the Roll Back Drive button

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-33851022314905002192007-03-08T11:30:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:31:19.228-05:00how to rename the Start Button

To rename the start button, you will need a hex editor.My preference is UltraEdit Copy the \windows\explore.exe file to a new name (e.g. explorer_1.exe)With the hex editor, open that file and go to offset 412b6You will see the word start with blanks between each letterEdit it be any 5 characters or lessSave the fileBoot to DOSCopy the existing c:\windows\explorer.exe to explorer.orgCopy explorer_

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-54127305781294115852007-03-08T11:29:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:30:08.697-05:00How to decrease Boot Time

Microsoft has made available a program to analyze and decrease the time it takes to boot to WindowsXPThe program is called BootVis Uncompress the file.Run BOOTVIS.EXEFor a starting point, run Trace / Next Boot + Driver DelaysThis will reboot your computer and provide a benchmarkAfter the reboot, BootVis will take a minute or two to show graphs of your system startup.Note how much time it

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-32852892031846325942007-03-08T11:27:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:28:22.774-05:00How do I delete an "undeletable" file?

Open a Command Prompt window and leave it open. Close all open programs. Click Start, Run and enter TASKMGR.EXE Go to the Processes tab and End Process on Explorer.exe. Leave Task Manager open. Go back to the Command Prompt window and change to the directory the AVI (or other undeletable file) is located in. At the command prompt type DEL where is the file you wish to delete. Go back to

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-4977807898119343782007-03-08T11:24:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:27:28.095-05:00How do I repair Internet Explorer?

The ability to Repair Internet Explorer does not exist in the version that ships with Windows XP. This feature only becomes available after you upgrade to a newer version. This is normal and has been this way since Windows 98 and IE4. However, you can reinstall IE in Windows XP by clicking Start, Run and entering the following command: rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-70676848546402767172007-03-08T11:23:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:24:50.420-05:00How Do I see the Security Tab in XP Home?

Go to: http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/downloads/recommended/scm/default.asp Instructions: Download the x86 (Intel) version of the Security Configuration Manager and save it to your hard disk. Double click the SCESP4I.EXE file you downloaded and extract the contents to a temporary location on your hard disk. Then open the folder you extracted the files to and locate the Setup.inf

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-54673933821052771292007-03-08T11:22:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:23:19.262-05:00How do I find my IP address?

What is your Internet IP address? - Click HERE - http://www.ipaddressworld.com(Note: if you're using a router, the IP displayed will be that of the router's WAN IP address, not your actual LAN IP address) You can download the Windows 2000 version of WINIPCFG here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/tools/existing/wntipcfg-o.asp If the network connection icon is in the

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-32636524056309816582007-03-08T11:20:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:21:53.857-05:00Changing Drive Letters in Windows XP?

When you add drives to your computer, such as an extra hard drive, a CD drive, or a storage device that corresponds to a drive, Windows automatically assigns letters to the drives. However, this assignment might not suit your system; for example, you might have mapped a network drive to the same letter that Windows assigns to a new drive. When you want to change drive letters, follow these

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-88008146958870650072007-03-08T11:19:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:20:44.281-05:00To enable Autologon in Windows XP Professional

Option 1: Download and install TweakUI from the Powertoys for Windows XP collection. In the Logon section, set the default username and password to be used. As of 4/24/2002, the individual Powertoys for Windows® XP are available here. Option 2: Do the following 1) Click Start, Run and enter CONTROL USERPASSWORDS22) In the list of users, highlight the user account you want automatically logged

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-38051102218720811482007-03-08T11:17:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:19:37.836-05:00Enable autologon in Windows XP Home Edition

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-69318491133768857462007-03-08T11:15:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:17:29.848-05:00Backup and Restore Your OE Mail, News and Settings

Your safest bet is to move the OE Mail Store to a new folder, on a different partition, if available and export a few Registry keys to back up all your settings.1) In Outlook Express, go to Tools, Options, Maintenance. Select the Store Folder button. Change the location of the OE Mail and News store folder to a drive/partition/folder that will not be affected by the uninstall or re-install.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-49555752806582766452007-03-08T11:05:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:10:09.829-05:00Activate Windows XP from Floppy Diskette Backup

Activate Windows XP from Floppy Diskette Backup Circumstances arise where you'll need to reinstall Windows XP on your machine when no hardware changes have been made. Rather than go through the reactivation process, create a floppy disk to back up the activation status file. Once XP has been reinstalled the floppy can be used to restore the previous activation

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640039707805278988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167347157995374284.post-6975003530674686112007-03-08T11:01:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:05:38.745-05:00Windows Vista Ultimate Permanently Activation

Someone by the nickname of Dr. Chang has managed to permanently activate Windows without buying it! I'm not sure about this because I have not tried Windows Vista and the crack yet. However, Dr. Chang has included screenshots to proof that it's true that he managed to crack Windows Vista activation. Dr. Chang tried pushing the date to Year 2016 (ten years ahead) and restarting several times, then

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