Boosting Performance by Disabling Unnecessary Services on Windows XP Pro Systems
This tutorial shows you how to boost performance by stopping and disabling unnecessary services on Windows XP Professional systems with Service Pack 1. In the end, 56 services could be disabled; 14 services could be defined to run in "Manual" mode; only 17 services need to be defined to run in "Automatic" mode.
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Controlling Windows Services and Service Accounts
When you install any Windows computer it will immediately be running multiple services. These services provide core operating system and tool functionality to the computer. In addition to these core services, you might also be running more services due to installed applications. Since many attackers can exploit services that are running, you will want to protect the services that must run and disable all services that are not required. We will talk about the management of services to protect your computers.
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How to Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips in Windows XP
The purpose of this article is to teach you the way to disable notification area balloon tips in windows XP. Balloon tips are displayed to notify the user of occurrences such as low disk space, the installation of new programs, and the fact that notification area icons have been hidden.
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How to Use the SPCheck Tool in Windows XP
In this article we will cover the use of the Windows XP support tool called SPCheck. This is a handy tool that can be quickly used to assess the service pack level of installed components on a file by file basis. In this article we will look at how to acquire this tool, how it install it as well as how to use it and read the reports it produces.
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Making Windows XP Customizations Stick
When customizing certain settings in Windows XP and Internet Explorer 6.0, the settings revert back to the default settings the next time you open them. This can include settings such as the folder view option, IE toolbars and other features. This tutorial will provide a couple of examples which will show you how it works so that you can fix these in other situations.
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Printing TechNotes for Windows XP
An extensive tutorial that covers Windows XP local and network printing. Creating, configuring, sharing, securing and connecting to printers.
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Registry Keys for Tweaking Windows Update (Part 1)
In this article, I will show you some registry keys that are associated with Windows Update. As I do, I will show you the various settings that you can assign to those registry keys.
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