Computing Tips

Slipstreaming Windows XP Service Pack 1a and Create Bootable CD Slipstreaming a Service Pack, is the process to integrate the Service Pack into the installation so that with every new installation the Operating System and Service Pack are installed at the same time. Slipstreaming is usually done on network shares on corporate systems. But with [...]

How to create a bootable Windows XP SP1 CD (Nero): Step 1 Create 3 folders – C:\WINXPSP1, C:\SP1106 and C:\XPBOOT Step 2 Copy the entire Windows XP CD into folder C:\WINXPSP1 Step 3 You will have to download the SP1 Update, which is 133MB. Rename the Service Pack file to XP-SP1.EXE Extract the Service Pack [...]

Create An Ftp Server On Your Pc With Serv-u Requirements: Serv-U No-IP.com Website Quote: Step 1. Getting a static IP address. Get a static address for your FTP server. You will want to do this as opposed to using your IP address for several reasons. First, it’s easier keeping up-to-date. Imagine having to change all [...]

This isnt a tweak, but a great little feature! For a great way to put your digital photos to work, try creating a slide show presentation for use as a screen saver. Here’s how: 1. Right-click an empty spot on your desktop and then click Properties. 2. Click the Screen Saver tab. 3. In the [...]

Windows XP Professional supports two types of disk storage: basic and dynamic. Basic disk storage uses partition-oriented disks. A basic disk contains basic volumes (primary partitions, extended partitions, and logical drives). Dynamic disk storage uses volume-oriented disks, and includes features that basic disks do not, such as the ability to create volumes that span multiple [...]

Configuring ZoneAlarm Pro Security Settings If you’re running ZoneAlarm Pro you will probably have considered that most of the “advanced” settings might as well be in Chinese for all the use they are. User friendly they are not! If you are not on a LAN (connected to another computer in a network) you can use [...]

How To: Change Your Ip In Less Then 1 Minute 1. Click on “Start” in the bottom left hand corner of screen 2. Click on “Run” 3. Type in “command” and hit ok You should now be at an MSDOS prompt screen. 4. Type “ipconfig /release” just like that, and hit “enter” 5. Type “exit” [...]

I just found out about this today, and I use Windows XP for some time now, so i guess there are others out there who don’t know about this yet. But normally windows saves the “My Documents” folder on your C-drive. But when you right-click on it and go to properties, you can change the [...]

As the size of hardrives increase, more people are using partitions to seperate and store groups of files. XP uses the C:\Program Files directory as the default base directory into which new programs are installed. However, you can change the default installation drive and/ or directory by using a Registry hack. Run the Registry Editor [...]

Step 1 – Modify Explorer.exe File In order to make the changes, the file explorer.exe located at C:\Windows needs to be edited. Since explorer.exe is a binary file it requires a special editor. For purposes of this article I have used Resource Hacker. Resource HackerTM is a freeware utility to view, modify, rename, add, delete [...]