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How To: Manually Force Windows XP To Generate A STOP Error

Tony — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:33:49 +0000

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

How To: Use a Web Page As Your Desktop Background in Windows XP

Tony — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:39:51 +0000

So you’re looking to add some variety and fun to your desktop. Try this cool trick to add a Web page to your Windows XP desktop: Right-click on an empty space on the Windows XP desktop. Click on the desktop tab in the display properties dialog box and click the “Customize Desktop…” button In the desktop items dialog box, click on the Web tab. The settings on the Web tab allow you to add new Web pages to your desktop and customize their settings. From this screen, you can read more

How To: Enable 48-Bit LBA Support For Large Hard Drives In Windows XP

Tony — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:54:43 +0000

By default Windows XP and earlier versions of Microsoft’s Windows operating systems do not support 48-bit Logical Block Addressing (LBA) for drives larger than 137GB as defined in the ATA/ATAPI 6.0 specification. Your system must meet the following requirements to use 48-bit LBA ATAPI support: A 48-bit LBA compatible BIOS(48-bit LBA capable motherboard OR 48-bit LBA capable add-on IDE controller) A hard disk that has a capacity that is greater than 137 GB. A computer with Windows XP read more