Windows Startup Errors: How To Fix Them by Gary Bracken
Windows Startup Programs Can Slow Down Your Computer: Almost all software programs you install using the default installation usually decide that they should start-up every time Windows starts. If not kept in check, you can end up with a situation where your computer will slow to a snail's... Check the Windows StartUp folder: Click on Start -> Programs -> StartUp or Start -> All Programs -> StartUp (WinXP) you will see programs that load on windows startup listed here. ... You can remove them in a couple of ways: Remove the shortcut from the Startup directory or create a temporary...

Passing The CCNA and CCNP Exams: Setup Mode by Chris Bryant
CCNA and CCNP candidates need to know all about Setup Mode, why a router goes into that mode, and as you'll see, how to get out of that mode. Practicing Setup Mode at work is a good way to get fired, though, so you need to practice this on your CCNA / CCNP home lab or rack rental. ... --- System Configuration Dialog --- Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? ... The router will continue to boot and finally present you with this prompt: --- System Configuration Dialog --- Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog?

Passing Cisco's CCNA and CCNP Exams: The 'VLAN.DAT' File by Chris Bryant
CCNA and CCNP candidates who have their own Cisco home labs often email me about an odd situation that occurs when they erase a switch's configuration. Their startup configuration is gone, as they expect, but the VLAN and VTP information is still there! ... On SW1, we run show vlan brief and in this abbreviated output see that there are three additional vlans in use: SW1#show vlan br 10 VLAN0010 active 20 VLAN0020 active 30 VLAN0030 active We want to totally erase the router's startup configuration, so we...

Cisco CCNA Exam Tutorial: A Guide To RAM, ROM, NVRAM, and Flash by Chris Bryant
CCNA exam success depends on knowing the details, and nowhere is this more true than knowing the various components of a Cisco router. This is also where you can quickly start drowning in acronyms! The terms "RAM" and "ROM" probably aren't new to you, but keeping up with "what goes where" with... Where RAM holds the running configuration file, NVRAM holds the startup configuration file. ... ROM stores the router’s bootstrap startup program, operating system software, and power-on diagnostic test programs (the POST).

Cisco CCNA / CCNP Home Lab Tutorial: Starting Over by Chris Bryant
When you're preparing for success on your CCNA or CCNP certification exams, sooner or later you're going to want to start totally from scratch on your Cisco routers and switches. It's easy enough to type "write erase" and "reload", but there are a few details you have to watch if you want your... --- System Configuration Dialog --- Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? ... [confirm] [OK] Erase of nvram: complete With the startup configuration erased, it's time to reload the router.

Do You Need Window Xp Registry Cleaner? by Jodan Hasson
Before we understand the need of registry cleaner, let us understand what registry is and why you need a registry cleaner to enhance PC performance. Just as you would store your documents in a file, the Windows stores all information about your computer in a Registry, such as all the software... A damaged Windows registry in your computer can corrupt your whole system, rendering it unusable. ... A registry cleaner simply deletes these entries from the registry and helps your system to function at its optimum level.

Windows XP Repair- Tweaks for WinXP 3 by Davin Ogden
LuvComputers PC Repair Tweak No.3 Now moving on to the final part of this little series of Windows XP tweaks . In this part were going to improve the computers all around start up time. The way that were going to do this is to remove the amount of programs starting up when we boot our... Now we are in what is known as the System Configuration Utility. ... So, taking these things out during the startup process, will speed up your startup times, by quite a lot in many cases. ... Now that were in the utility, the tab were going to be needing is the Startup tab.

WinXPDisableZeroConfigation.exe or WinXPDisableZeroConfigation by John Hutchison
Well that's a long process name! Having just upgraded my network to a 11g network I found that my computers CPU usage was up from around the 3% mark it was now using about 55% some other people have reported much more cpu use than that!. What the heck was going on! ... Once windows loads it gives a message saying You have used the System Configuration Utility to make changes to the way Windows starts. ... Basically put a tick in the tick box and the message will not show again unless you use the System Configuration Utility again for some reason.

How to Speed Up Your Computer: Part 1 by Nathan Segal
Q: My computer is running slowly. How do I speed it up? A: This relatively simple question isn't easy to answer, nor does this problem only affect graphics users, but pretty much anyone who has a computer with multiple software programs, music, etc. and is connected to the Internet. ... In the System Configuration Utility dialog box, click on the Startup tab. ... Turning off unncessary Startup Items will speed up your computer. ... This shows you what programs are loaded at startup. ... In the results that appear, you'll learn what each item does and whether it can be turned off - or not.

Do I Need a Registry Cleaner? by Bob Rankin
"My computer seems to get slower and slower. A friend told me to clean my registry. Will that really help, and how can I do that?" Cleaning the Registry Yes, your computer will run better if you occasionally clean your Windows system registry. But first, let's define exactly what the registry is. ... The registry manages your system startup options, and keeps track of all software that's installed. ... Since it is a single point of failure, damage to the Registry can render a Windows system unbootable, and in extreme cases can only be fixed by reinstalling the operating system.