Speeding Up Windows XP by Ernest Kent
There is number of ways you can speed up Windows XP. In this article I will show you a few of them. 1. Disable the Indexing Service. The indexing service can use up a lot of RAM. To disable this follow these steps: Go to Start Click Settings Click Control Panel Double-click Add/Remove... To do this: Go to Start Click Settings Click Control Panel Click Add/Remove Programs Click on the programs you don’t need or use Click Remove 6. ... To remove do the following: Open Control Panel Open Fonts folder Move fonts you do not need to a temporary directory (e.gC:Fontbackup) just...

Configure Windows Indexing Service for Performance by Stephen Bucaro
The Windows Indexing Service provides you with the ability to perform advanced searches on directories located on your computer and on shared directories on the network. The Indexing Service was introduced with IIS (Internet Information Services) and is now installed with Windows 2000 and... You can search for file names or you can search for text within files using keywords, or phases. ... If you want the Indexing service to start automatically, select "Start | Settings | Control Panel | Administrative Tools" and open the "Computer Management" application.

Destination: Desktop for Google by Jakob Jelling
First we had the original Google search that evolved into the leader in its class. In fact, it became so popular that the word "google" worked its way into our everyday language as a verb, as in "to google" something. Google later introduced a toolbar that was plug-in for some browsers like... The Google deskbar is a plug-in that resides in the Windows taskbar, the little control panel that contains your start button, perhaps some quick launch icons, the clock, and the system tray. ... Search engines and marketers have realized that to maintain and increase their competitive status, they...

Clean-up Your PC by James Hayes
Installing an application is an easy task for most users. But what about uninstalling? Do you know how to completely remove an application from your system? Did you know that most applications leave permanent files or registry entries on your system? ... It can be found at Start - Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs Uninstall Software: Many software applications offer their own uninstall program. ... Add/Remove Programs: This is the familiar application you can find on your Control Panel. ... Registry Editor: You can use your registry editor to search for entries created by an application...

Basic Computer Maintenance by Colm O'Dwyer
Presumably you have the internet; otherwise you wouldn't be reading this. The first thing you need to do is protect your computer from online threat, due to broadband, computers are now always online, which means they're constantly open to threat. Firstly ensure your windows firewall is active;... START > CONTROL PANEL > ADD OR REMOVE PROGRAMS Have a scan through the list and uninstall things you no longer use. ... You can this by clicking the following, START > CONTROL PANEL > INTERNET OPTIONS In this folder the bottom box has a CLEAR HISTORY button, clicking this removes any website...

10 Simple Ways To Speed Up Windows XP by Everton Blair
I've just finished setting up a new PC for a friend and I think some of you will be interested in some of the tweaks I make to all of my PCs to make them just a little bit quicker. I've focused here on the ones which are simple to do and won't cause problems if you get it wrong, rather than... Open Control Panel 2. ... Click Control Panel 4. ... It does this so that when you do a search for something on your computer, it will search faster by scanning the index lists. ... If you don't search your computer often, or even if you do search often, this system service is completely unnecessary.

How to Install and Configure Drupal CMS by Bedrich Omacka
Drupal is a feature rich Content Management System (CMS) which allows webmasters to run dynamic website without PHP knowledge. Publishers can add website content through admin interface. Thanks many modules it is possible to install a lot of additional features like spell check, displaying... In case you have never set up MySQL database, login to the web hosting control panel and create a new one. ... Now browse the admin control panel. ... Then easily go to your control panel, find the section with pre-installed scripts and select Drupal.

A White Paper on "Cannot Delete File: Cannot Read from the Source File or Disk" by Scott Best
Recently I had a program cause a problem with; well I’m not sure exactly what. But it created a file folder that absolutely could not be deleted no matter what I tried. I tried to rename it, to move it, to delete it, from safe mode, from administrator safe mode, nothing worked I spent hours and... Now that you are logged on as the administrator in safe mode follow these steps Open control panel from the start menu Select USER ACCOUNTS from the control panel menu icons Select Create New account from the list of tasks In the new task windows, give the account a two or three letter...

Font Organizers Review, Part I by John Deprice
Do you know how many fonts are currently installed on your PC? What is the difference between OpenType, TrueType, PostScript Type 1 and Printer fonts? If the answer is 'No', it's time to consider getting a font organizer. Typograf This extremely well-done 32-bit app lets you preview, print, and... Other features include the ability to search for duplicates; shortcuts to Control Panel, Adobe Type Manager (if installed), and the Registry Editor; and the ability to see the keyboard layout of each font.

How To Prevent Unwanted Windows Programs From Loading At System Startup by Balraj Dhaliwal
We all have them in our system tray, programs that load up and use precious memory resources and take up valuable space on your taskbar. Some of them you need, but most you can do without. Take charge and clean them out. Some of the kinder and well written programs are configurable and allow you... First and foremost, however, I'd like to discuss a little gem of a program called Startup Control Panel, written by a young chap called Mike Lin from Boston. ... The program can either be loaded as a standalone program or incorporated into your Control Panel.