If you wish to keep your PC in a stable condition, keeping your drivers updated should come first in your list of priorities. Updated drivers can solve a lot of application errors that would otherwise hamper your day to day work. However, do you know what a Windows Driver is? That’s okay, about 90% of [...]
All the methods to easily get or retrieve Windows XP product key
Easiest ways to intall Windows XP on new PC or laptop
It’s not very difficult to bypass WGA ( Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Check ) :
1. If you have a valid Windows XP key, connect to Internet and start Windows Update.
2. If you don’t have a valid Windows XP key, look around to find some cheap Windows XP key. I saw that some people sell them [...]
Would you like to customize the text on your Internet Explorer 8 title bar to something more personal? A few taps on your keyboard, plus a few clicks with your mouse and youll be all set.
Start the registry editor and then navigate to the key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
change the value of thekey “Window Title” on the right [...]
Tangfeng Chen asked: You may have several sites that favor best. Every time when you revisit these sites again, you will have to type the site URL one character by one character. Or just you come across a useful website that you want to browse it again next time, but the site URL is too [...]
Dane Phillip asked: As Internet Explorer’s component architecture is based on COM, there are many different ways to extend its capabilities. These can be broken down into three broad categories of extensions as follows:Browser ExtensionsThis category of end-user extensions adds additional functionality to Internet Explorer content. It includes features such as shortcut menu extensions, custom [...]
Jim Marshall asked: Have you been asking yourself, why is my internet explorer so slow? Your connection is fine, yet internet explorer seems to take forever to process information and load pages. This is actually a much more common problem than you may think. Before you toss your computer into the garbage can, why not [...]
If you are someone who is committed to using Internet Explorer for your browsing needs, you will find that there are lots of great things about this browser. Many things are geared towards this browser specifically, and you will find that if you are using this browser you will have fewer compatibility problems than if [...]
Sandra Prior asked: By incorporating a few simple tricks, you will be able to bypass time-consuming special effects and multimedia files, hide your rarely used sites and store all of your favorites to achieve the fastest possible results.Switch on the Personalized Favorites menu (Tools » Internet Options ••• Advanced) and Internet Explorer will hide rarely-used [...]
Internet Explorer is one of the most established and widely used browsers in the world. It is a long standing product that has developed a strong and rabidly loyal group of supporters. Even with the introduction of newer internet browsers, some traditionalist still prefer Internet Explorer. But however faithful, even the most loyal Internet Explorer [...]
Hugh Kent asked: Even though you may be using the latest and greatest version of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, version 7.x, you may inevitably encounter problems that render your web browsing experience to be excruciatingly unproductive. If your computer is in bad shape and in dire need of clean-up, then indeed it may be time to [...]
Internet Explorer is one of the most famous and widely used browsers in the world. It is a long standing and popular product with a lot of supports.
Even though some newer internet browsers are introduced nowadays, most of people still prefer Internet Explorer. However, even the most loyal or faithful Internet Explorer users can not [...]
MDO Ltd. has brought out eBoostr, saying it’s a complete substitute for Microsoft’s ReadyBoost technology for Windows XP machines. The software is now available for a test-drive and bestows ReadyBoost-like technology to older, but still useful Microsoft Windows XP PCs, providing many of the same benefits to the end user.
eBoostr betters the speed of a [...]
Most people are aware that there are continuous security issues with Microsoft’s Windows operating system and other programs. However, what most people do not realize is how easy it is to significantly improve your computer’s security and reduce the likelihood of becoming a victim to ever increasingly sophisticated threats that lurk on the internet. These [...]
It is easy to copy DVDs. What is more, thanks to special DVD burning software, now you can copy even system files to DVD. For many people it is still not clear how you can achieve this under Windows XP. If you are among them, here are some tips, which will help you.
First you need [...]
All computers need to know the time. Many applications, from sending an email to storing information are reliant on the PC knowing when the event took place. In some environments timing is even more crucial where a single second can make all the difference between profit and loss – just think of the stock exchange.
Most [...]
This article talks about Windows XP and all the new features it brings along with it. Microsoft has really introduced a powerful new operating system which brings lots of flexibility and ease of use to the user. It also at the same time is an extremely reliable and sturdy operating system for both the average [...]
This is not about to turn out as an article on Ten Things I Hate About Vista. There is already a great number of technically enlightening pieces that will do that for anyone. This article will instead focus on what basic common user observations point out as unfortunate Vista innovations from old XP features. Some of [...]
There is a huge number of rogue anti-spyware and antivirus programs out there which do nothing more than misinform you with scare tactics that trick you into buying unneeded security solutions that are really nothing more than viruses bundled with other viruses, spyware and adware. Windows XP Security Center is a similar scam. In comparison [...]
MAD Computer Solutions are frequently asked to help customers who have lost data due to hard disk failure, system crashes, user error, or spyware/virus infections. The amount of calls for this service is on the increase, and the connecting factor between all our customers, is that they have not backed up their data.
With most people having [...]
Windows XP Backup provides five backup types that define what data is backed up, such as only files that have changed since the last backup.
Some backup types use backup markers, also known as archive attributes, which mark a file as having changed. When a file changes, an attribute is set on the file that indicates [...]
This is a common start up error that appeared on the screen while booting the computer running on a Windows Platform. This error may occur due to number of reason. There are number of article on computer support websites and other online computer support forums.
Many times this error is caused when the computer is attempting [...]
Local User Accounts
Local user accounts allow users to log on at and gain access to resources on only the computer where the local user account was created.
When you create a local user account, Windows XP creates the account only in that computer’s security database, which is called the local security database. Windows XP does not [...]
So right to the point. There has been many discussions and flame wars on operating systems, and this is my views on what I really think. I am not in favour of any 1 distro or operating system, but I try to see good in everything.
The main wars are windows vs linux or windows vs [...]
The registry is the most important part of your Windows operating system because it is a directory where the settings and options for Windows are stored. All the information about your hardware, most non-operating system software, operating system software, users, preferences of the PC, and many more are contained there. Every time you make changes [...]
Microsoft recent strategy on Windows Vista is confusing. In one hand he wanted to promote Vista as the major operating system, in the other hand he knew that Vista will somehow fail the mission without more proper improvements! But still, Microsoft has decided to continue Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (SP3), and delay the [...]
We still have to find trusted technicians to put some programs in our computers to give it an extra boost, but now, more and more programs are made available through the internet. There are free Windows XP programs which can help you make your computer work in the most effective way possible. If you are [...]
XP is currently the most popular operating system for personal computers and comes in two broad categories–XP Home and XP Pro. XP home is designed for home users who do not need the more heavyweight corporate applications such as a web server but still require a scalable and reliable operating system. While Windows XP runs [...]
I do computer repair in the local Houston, Texas area. I get questions on MSCONFIG in Windows XP often. Usually about a startup program or how to disable startup programs on their system. MSCONFIG is short for Microsoft System Configuration Utility. It was designed to help troubleshoot system configuration issues, not control what programs automatically [...]