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Tip speed up window vista

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Windows Vista contains a flashy new look that Microsoft has dubbed “Aero.” While this theme changes the look of your PC, the flashy effects and stylistic decisions also slow it down! If you want to squeeze a bit more speed out of your Vista machine, disable the new Aero theme.
To disable this Aero [...]

A Guide to Understanding the VoIP Security Threat

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At its heart, a VoIP system is a data network. This means VoIP deployments are vulnerable to the same internal and external threats that plague any enterprise data local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN).
Enterprises pondering voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) primarily focus on the technology’s cost benefits. Yet, [...]

Windows Help and Support Error

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If you get an error Windows cannot find HELPCTR.EXE, it may be that a registry entry has gotten corrupted.

Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\HELPCTR.EXE
If the key isn’t there, right click and create a new key HELPCTR.EXE
It should have a value of C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\HelpCtr.exe
Reboot

missing file

Can’t find an important file any more? Don’t remember where you downloaded a file to or where you saved a document to? Tired of browsing through tens of folders to find that one missing file? Well, this tip is all about using Windows XP built in search utility to help locate and access that missing [...]

When an application crashes in Windows XP?

Windows will displays a box telling you about it. There’s not much you can do, just click [...]

How to Upgrade a Computer’s BIOS

he BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is a chip on the motherboard that boots the computer and allows Windows to communicate with the hardware. Although the risk of doing so is considerable, you may need to update your computer’s BIOS for it to work with new hardware or, in some instances, for year-2000 compliance.

Check your computer [...]

backup Favorites when upgrading to Windows XP from Windows 98 ?

After upgrading from Windows 98 to Windows XP, all of the Favorites in Internet Explorer may be missing.
Solution
Your favorites are still intact, but present in a different location. Windows 98 stores the Favorites (*.URL files) in the following location:
%Windir%\Favorites
Windows XP stores the Favorites within the user profile, in the following folder:
%Userprofile%\Favorites
You just need [...]

Free Disk Space – Delete Old Profiles Tip

For every user that logs on to your Windows XP computer, a new “profile” is created. The profile contains [...]

How to improve on shutdown time ? Close apps automatically & quickly at shutdown

Open Registry by going to START-RUN and typing REGEDIT. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\CONTROL PANEL\DESKTOP and look for AutoEndTasks. On my computer default value is 0. Change it to 1. Thats all. Further more you can reduce the time it takes for Windows to issue kill directive to all active/hung applications.
In doing this only constraint that you [...]

Change the Start Menu Style

Does the new Windows XP Start menu take up too much space on your desktop? You can easily change [...]