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How To Do A Repair Install of Windows XP

How to do a Repair Install of Windows XP At some point in time you may come across a problem with Windows that you just can’t fix. This is mostly used instead of a clean install because it attempts to...

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How To Disable Windows Messenger Service

Follow This To Disable Messenger Service NOT To Be Confused With (MSN Messenger) This is For XP/2000/NT Start Control Panel Performance and Maintenance(if in Category View) Administrative Tools Click...

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MSConfig Tutorial

How to use MSConfig properly in Windows XP How to access msconfig ==> Start ==> Run ==> type: msconfig ==> Click ‘OK’ or hit EnterThis will start something called the Microsoft System...

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Delete Hidden Surfing Tracks

Clear index.dat files manually in Windows XP Even if you regularly clear your Internet History, Temp files, and cookies to keep ordinary snoops at bay, you're overlooking a very important detail:...

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Remove Kazaa And Bundled Software

This is a Kazaa uninstaller which scans and removes all elements of all Kazaa versions, as well as all of the bundled software that comes with it. By . First, Download to a convenient location. Do NOT...

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Remove Winfixer, Virtumonde, Vundo Using Vundofix

How to remove Winfixer, Virtumonde, Msevents, and Trojan.vundo using VundoFix by . Download to a conveinient location. Double-click the VundoFix icon. Click the Scan for Vundo button. Once it's done...

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Ad-aware Tutorial

1. Download and Install , keeping the default options. However, some of the settings will need to be changed before your first scan 2.Close ALL windows except Ad-Aware SE 3. Click on the‘world’ icon at...

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Spybot Tutorial

1. Downloaded and Install , accepting the Default Settings. 2. In the Menu Bar at the top of the Spybot window you will see 'Mode'. Makesure that 'default mode' has a check mark beside it. 3. Close ALL...

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How To Setup A Ftp Server

How to configure/setup an FTP Server First download and install my personal favorite free FTP Server software: Once installed the first thing you will want to do is open port 21. Port 21 is the...

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How To Make Firefox Use Less Memory

Let's face it, Firefox is a memory hog at times especially when left open for extended periods of time. Well there's a way to fix that with this tweak every time you minimize Firefox it will release...

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Improve Your Google Search

Something many people don't realize is that Google will stop looking at search terms after the 10th word. That's right, it ignores every search term after the 10th word. So those long searches people...

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Creating a Shutdown Shortcut

One-click shutdown (Windows XP) If you have Clean Sweep Deluxe, it is advised that you disable it before proceeding. Follow these directions to create a one-click shutdown shortcut: 1. Navigate to your...

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How To Clean Up The Windows Temp Folder

Here's a tip on how to free up some space on your hard drive. Often times, this will clear up even Gigabytes of space! (Windows XP) Navigate to: C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temp\ This is...

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Create Your Own Keyboard Shortcuts

How to Create a Keyboard Shortcut to Start Your Favorite Programs Hi Everyone! This is a VERY handy little thing to have, to help you launch your favorite programs just that "Little Bit Faster"! Anyone...

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How To Edit The Windows Registry

How to: Edit the Registry Part 1 Edited May 14/05 - New information added! NOTE: After reviewing some notes I realized I had left out some information on backups and restoring. The new information is...

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