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How to speed up your Windows 7 without compromising performance

Tony — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 06:18:34 +0000

Many of us have been using Windows for a long period of time – may be you guys have started from Windows 95 like me. From there it has been a long way till the recent Windows 7. Windows XP started the graphics revolution which continued through Vista (but compromised OS speed for its luxury graphics and huge demand for system resources) and reached up to Windows 7. When Windows Vista entered the market, the main reason many a guys switched to vista from Xp was for its killer graphics read more

How To: Convert FAT To NTFS Without Losing Data

Tony — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:33:51 +0000

NTFS(NT File System) is the standard file sytem for Microsoft’s Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems.NTFS file system provides more stability, security and less fragmentation than previous FAT(File Allocation Table) file system used in operating systems like MS-DOS,Windows 98,Windows ME etc.NTFS is the recommended file system for Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems because it’s is more powerful than FAT or FAT32 file systems used in former Windows OS’s, and read more

How To: Add Disk Defragmenter Shortcut To The Right-Click Context Menu For A Hard Disk Drive

Tony — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:53:59 +0000

About Windows Disk Defragmenter Utility Disk Fragmentation occurs naturally when you use a hard disk drive frequently, just by doing basic tasks like creating, deleting and modifying files.At some point, the operating system(Windows Vista or Windows XP) needs to store parts of a file in non contiguous clusters.This is entirely invisible to you, but it can slow down the speed at which data is accessed because the hard disk drive must search through different parts of the disk to put read more

How To: Add Disk Cleanup Shortcut To The Right-Click Context Menu For A Hard Disk Drive

Tony — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:12:51 +0000

Over a period of time after using our PC it gathers a lot of junk file of no use in various temp folders. When we want to clean these files we have to go through Start Menu to Disk Clean up or opening up Drive Properties Window.Disk Cleanup Utility can easily determine which files on a hard drive may no longer be needed and delete those files. Use Windows Disk Cleanup utility to perform any of the following tasks to free up space on your hard disk: remove temporary Internet read more

Check Performance of Your Computer With Windows Task Manager and Resource Monitor

Tony — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:45:06 +0000

Microsoft Windows Task Manager provides information about applications and processes that are currently running on a computer, and also provides real-time performance information about the processor, memory, and network usage. You can start Windows Task Manager in the following ways: Right-click any open space on the Windows taskbar and click Task Manager. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE and select Start Task Manager. Press CTRL+SHIFT+ESCAPE. The main tab in the Windows Task Manager window that read more