Category Archives: Windows XP

Do an Unattended Installation

The Windows XP Setup routine is much nicer than that in Windows 2000 or Windows Me, but it`s still an hour-long process that forces you to sit in front of your computer for an hour, answering dialog boxes and typing in product keys. But Windows XP picks up one of the more useful features from Windows 2000, the… Read More »

How to Defragment Your Hard Disk

Over time, files and applications become scattered in various places on your hard disk. Disk Defragmenter brings these scattered pieces together to improve speed and help prevent errors.

Enable Command Line Completion

Command completion allows you to type only a portion of a file name, and then have the system complete the rest by pressing the specified key. This is similar to the the UNIX shell command completion feature.

Use NTimer to Display How Long a Program Takes to Execute

When developing applications or testing scripts in Windows XP, it may prove beneficial to benchmark how much time it takes for the particular code to execute. Perhaps you need to test different sorting or cache file management algorithms to learn which one is quickest. You may want to record how long it takes website analysis software to parse… Read More »