Category Archives: Windows

Add/Remove List Blank

When you try to use the Add/Remove Programs feature in the Windows XP control panel, you may have a problem because the list of programs or Currently installed programs comes up blank and never appears.

Enhance SATA with Cache

Do you have a SATA disk drive in your computer? If so, you can squeeze a little more performance out of your hard disk. This speeds up the performance of your hard disk by enhancing write caching. However, if your computer is not connected to a battery backup and you loose power you have a increased risk for… Read More »

Change Aero Peek Time Delay

Users can close windows right from the preview window and even view full size previews with Aero Peek. The changes are very useful but all are depending on the amount of time you hover over the taskbar icon with your mouse.

Remove Effects to Speed Up the GUI

The minimize and maximize window animations that first debuted in Windows Vista were an improvement over the effect in Windows XP. While this new effect had a high “cool factor” (especially with the slow motion key) it eventually wore off and created an unnecessary delay when switching between windows.

Reset IE as Default Browser

Some users are trying out Firefox, but for some reason, need to go back to Internet Explorer.  This happens usually when there is a particular web application in use, usually on a corporate intranet, but not always.  

Disable Tabbed Browsing in IE 7

Your organization has finally made the jump, and deployed Internet Explorer 7 to the general populace.  However, there are a few of the employees that do not quite get the idea of tabbed browsing.  It just confuses them more. Luckily, you as a system administrator, can remotely disable tabbed browsing through a registry tweak.  Sure, you could simply… Read More »