Windows XP Tips
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| #1 | - HOW TO ADD SAFE MODE BOOT OPTION AND RECOVERY CONSOLE TO WINDOWS XP BOOT MENU
- This tip will show you how to add a menu entry in the Windows XP Boot Menu, for booting into safe mode. This can be useful if you don’t want to p... [Read More]This tip will show you how to add a menu entry in the Windows XP Boot Menu, for booting into safe mode. This can be useful if you don’t want to press the F8 Key every time you want to boot into the Windows Safe Mode.
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| #2 | - HOW TO MAKE WINDOWS XP LOAD APPLICATIONS FASTER USING PREFETCHER
- The Windows XP Prefetcher component shortens the amount of time it takes to load programs by fetching and storing commonly used files in a prefet... [Read More]The Windows XP Prefetcher component shortens the amount of time it takes to load programs by fetching and storing commonly used files in a prefetch directory. The prefetcher stores its trace files in the Prefetch folder in the root Windows directory (typically \\Windows\\Prefetch). The behavior in which prefetcher monitors the files on your pc can be controlled using the below given tip.
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| #3 | - HOW TO DISABLE BALLOON POP-UPS IN WINDOWS XP
- Balloon Pop-ups are a cool feature in windows XP. They will tell you about various messages in a cool manner, but they can become a bit of nuisan... [Read More]Balloon Pop-ups are a cool feature in windows XP. They will tell you about various messages in a cool manner, but they can become a bit of nuisance in the long run. To turn off the balloon pop-up messages in windows XP follow the below given steps.
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| #4 | - HOW TO MAKE THE MENUS IN WINDOWS XP RESPOND A LITTLE FASTER
- If you find the little delay between a mouse click and the sliding out of the menus in Windows XP are taking a toll on your productivity, then im... [Read More]If you find the little delay between a mouse click and the sliding out of the menus in Windows XP are taking a toll on your productivity, then implement the below given registry hack and make Windows XP menus run faster.
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| #5 | - HOW TO DISABLE THE AUTOPLAY FEATURE OF CD ROM DRIVE IN WINDOWS XP
- The AutoPlay feature for the CD ROM drive in Windows XP makes the operating system detect different disk types (audio, video, data…) and take ass... [Read More]The AutoPlay feature for the CD ROM drive in Windows XP makes the operating system detect different disk types (audio, video, data…) and take associated actions set by the user automatically, whenever a disk is popped into the drive. This feature can be quite annoying at times and if you find this feature getting in your way of optimized usage of your machine then follow the below given tip to control the AutoPlay feature.
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