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Introduction To Windows STOP Error Messages:
Windows STOP Error messages literally mean Windows has stopped!.These Windows stop errors appear with a “Blue Screen of Death”(BSOD), only in the NT-based operating systems including Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista.Windows Stop errors or fatal errors in a nutshell are errors caused by driver software (kernel level) or hardware malfunction which the system is unable to recover from.In Windows XP and Vista, the read more
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Written by Tony on April 9th, 2009 with no comments.
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The NTFS(New Technology File System) file system used in Microsoft’s Windows operating systems like Windows Vista, is essentially a huge database that keeps track of all the files on your hard disk.When you create a file, or edit and then re save that file, the NTFS creates an entry and records the date in the Created or Modified timestamp so you can access the Properties sheet of the file and check the Created or Modified entries later.NTFS also creates and keeps track of another read more
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Written by Tony on April 4th, 2009 with no comments.
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In some cases computers running with Windows XP takes too much time to shutdown and repeatedly annoy users with pop up messages asking if you really want to quit the applications.This problem is mainly due to applications that install services that start at Windows XP boot time and then take a very long time to stop and sometimes time out when Windows is being shut down.
For speeding up your shutdown time in Windows XP, you need to edit some registry settings as follows:
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Written by Tony on April 3rd, 2009 with no comments.
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When you try to run Task Manager in Windows Vista or in XP,sometimes you receive an error message that says;
Task Manager has been disabled by the Administrator.
This error happens due to some malware or spyware software putting some registry restrictions(DisableTaskMgr restriction) so that one can’t trace or remove them from the system startup.You can follow any of the resolution methods given below:
Method 1: Using the Group Policy Editor
Click on Windows Vista/XP Start, Run, type read more
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Written by Tony on March 31st, 2009 with no comments.
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Safe Mode is most commonly used for troubleshooting purposes of Windows operating system including Windows XP and Vista.The traditional way of booting to Safe Mode in Windows XP, is to press the F8 key during the boot process, to display a list of available boot options.The problem with this procedure is finding just the right place to hit the F8 key to avoid the regular boot sequence doesn’t initiating.
If you find yourself booting to safe mode often.You may find it helpful to include read more
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Written by Tony on March 26th, 2009 with 1 comment.
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Compress Old Files option in Windows Vista/XP disk cleanup tool doesn’t delete any files from the hard disk drive.It compresses files that Windows hasn’t accessed for a specified period of time.The files are still available, but there will be a slight increase in access times because the files will be decompressed the next time they are accessed.Note that when Compress Old Files is highlighted in Windows Vista disk cleanup tool an Options button appears,clicking it will allow you read more
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Written by Tony on March 23rd, 2009 with no comments.
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Some network cards have an onboard processor that you can use instead of the main CPU for certain functions.If your network adapter has an onboard processor, designed to offload network processing from the system CPU, it is disabled by default in Windows XP.
If your NIC(Network Interface Card) driver supports this onboard processor, you can enable it by a simple registry tweak as follows.This setting help to increase the processing speed of your system.
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Written by Tony on March 15th, 2009 with 1 comment.
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