RSS FeedMost programs run properly on Windows XP. The exceptions are some older games and other programs that were written specifically for an earlier version of Windows. To run your program on Windows XP, you can try the following, Run the Program Compatibility Wizard. As an alternative, you can set the compatibility properties manually. Update your [...]
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A step-by-step guide to installing FreeBSD 5
Posted by admin on July 26th, 2011
A step-by-step guide to installing FreeBSD 5. It assumes moderate experience with linux and leaves you with a fully updated FreeBSD system. FreeBSD Installation A. 5.x vs 4.x The first thing to understand about FreeBSD is that there are two lines of development. The -STABLE branch is marked with a 4.x version number and the [...]
Enable Folder and Icon Refresh
Posted by admin on July 26th, 2011
Enable Folder and Icon Refresh This reg file Enables Folder and Icon Refresh. 1. Copy the following (everything in the box) into notepdad. QUOTE Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] “NoNetCrawling”=dword:00000000 2. Save the file as disablerefreshundo.reg 3. Double click the file to import into your registry. NOTE: If your anti-virus software warns you of [...]
Disable Send To Microsoft Error Message
Posted by admin on July 26th, 2011
To disable the stupid feature in WinXP which tries to send a report to microsoft every time a program crashes you will have to do this: ************************************************************************* Open Control Panel Click on Preformance and Maintenance. Click on System. Then click on the Advanced tab Click on the error reporting button on the bottom of the [...]
How To Create A Norton Ghost 2003 Boot CD
Posted by admin on July 26th, 2011
If you want to use Norton Ghost 2003 to create an image of a PC’s primary partition you will find it has 2 serious limitations: 1- The USB support driver they use (from Iomega) can only be installed in USB1 or USB2 mode (not both), and it is not universal – it didn’t recognize my [...]
How To Create One-Click Shutdown and Reboot Shortcuts
Posted by admin on July 26th, 2011
How To Create One-Click Shutdown and Reboot Shortcuts: First, create a shortcut on your desktop by right-clicking on the desktop, choosing New, and then choosing Shortcut. The Create Shortcut Wizard appears. In the box asking for the location of the shortcut, type shutdown. After you create the shortcut, double-clicking on it will shut down your [...]
Best Keyboard Shortcuts In Windows XP
Posted by admin on July 26th, 2011
Getting used to using your keyboard exclusively and leaving your mouse behind will make you much more efficient at performing any task on any Windows system. I use the following keyboard shortcuts every day: Windows key + R = Run menu This is usually followed by: cmd = Command Prompt iexplore + “web address” = [...]
Larger Thumbnails In Windows 7
Posted by admin on August 9th, 2010
The preview of thumbnails in windows 7 is a handy feature of the operating system. But due to the size of the thumbnail it can be hard to see what the preview is of. We can now increase the size of the thumbnail using a program called "Taskbar Thumbnail Customizer" download from http://bit.ly/yourtips1244 Just run [...]
Quick Way To Access Run In Windows 7
Posted by admin on August 9th, 2010
Does it anoy you that you can not find a quick way to access the run command in windows 7?? Well now you can. I found this quick way to access it, simply hold down the windows key and press R. This also works in previous version of windows.
How To Turn Off Windows Indexing In Windows XP
Posted by admin on July 23rd, 2010
In windows xp there is a service that runs that indexes all of the frequently used files so they can speed up access next time you use the file. As good as it sounds it doesnt work very well and can take up quite a lot of system resources. To disable windows indexing in windows [...]