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.
Added: 01/02/2007,
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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.
Added: 09/16/2005,
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The new Windows Vista Transformation Pack is basically software for the Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Free Download Transformation Pack 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 8.0.1 and 9.0.1 Versions.
Added: 05/04/2010,
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“Pin to Start Menu” is a very smart way in which a user can add his favorite shortcuts and programs on the start menu for easy access. This feature reduces the time and energy a user has to spend to look for the shortcut or program. Sadly, this option is not possible when it comes to folders.
Added: 05/07/2010,
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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.
Added: 10/19/2004,
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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.
Added: 10/14/2004,
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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.
Added: 09/26/2007,
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A step by step tutorial covering user groups in Windows XP Professional by Jason Zandri.
Added: 08/06/2002,
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A step by step tutorial covering user accounts in Windows XP Professional by Jason Zandri.
Added: 08/06/2002,
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An extensive tutorial that covers Windows XP local and network printing. Creating, configuring, sharing, securing and connecting to printers.
Added: 09/13/2003,
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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.
Added: 05/04/2006,
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In this article, I will continue the discussion where I left off in Part 1 by exploring the remaining Windows Update related registry keys.
Added: 05/18/2006,
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This 18 minutes lesson shows you how to configure, manage, troubleshoot, and use Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop in Windows XP.
Added: 10/09/2004,
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BgInfo is a tool that displays relevant information about a Windows computer on the desktop's background.
Added: 12/01/2005,
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Although I haven’t had any problems with Windows XP Service Pack 2 myself, for many people, installing the service pack has become a nightmare. In this article, I will explain how you can better prepare for the Service Pack installation to minimize your chances of having problems.
Added: 10/27/2004,
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In this article I'll explain how Remote Assistance works on a corporate network and show you how to configure a Windows XP Professional system to accept Remote Assistance requests.
Added: 03/19/2002,
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In this article I'll show you how to use the Offer Remote Assistance feature from an expert's system. I'll then show you what occurs on a novice user's system during the Remote Assistance session.
Added: 03/19/2002,
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This article looks at how to use Remote Assistance in an environment where your desktop computers have Windows Firewall enabled.
Added: 06/02/2006,
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This article by Dan takes a look at a great new troubleshooting and support feature in Windows XP known as Remote Desktop.
Added: 04/02/2003,
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In this article we will cover the use of Remote Desktop, a tool that once mastered can help you to connect over the network to remote servers to perform maintenance or to launch tests from. This article will cover the basic setup and use of it.
Added: 12/15/2004,
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