Category Archives: Windows XP

Sharing a Folder on the Network with Windows XP

You’ve got your home network all setups. Now how do you share files around the house? You don’t have to be a networking guru, just follow this quick procedure.

Add Google Search to XP Task Bar

In this age desktop indexers, browser toolbars, and the like, maybe you want just simple search box. Here’s how.

IE8 Loads Pages Slow

Tried Internet Explorer 8? You may be experiencing slow page loading, especially when multiple tabs are in use. Here’s a possible fix.

In some environments, such as an assembly line or production facility, you may want to present an ultra-clean desktop to your users. By hiding the icons, all that is visible on the desktop is the task bar, and whatever wallpaper you have set as the background.

AVI File Causes Explorer to Hang

One of the really cool features of Windows is the AVI preview in Explorer. What this does is scans an AVI file for all the properties, like height, width, color depth, and more.

Right Click to Print Directory

Would you like to be able to right click any folder in Explorer and print its contents? You can add this option to the context menu by following these steps:

Clear Print Queue Command Line Style

If you have a long list of hung print jobs in Windows 7 or Vista, you can clear the print queue easily by using these steps.

Limit Access to Startup Keys in Registry

Your system becomes unstable because of the malware programs running in the background. You identify these programs and kill them in the Task Manager but these programs will re-appear in the Task Manager after you reboot the system. This is because these programs will run again from the below mentioned registry keys:

Fighting the Blue Screen of Death

Windows is sometimes blamed for many things that happen when you are using your PC and they may or may not be to blame. One of the things that they are not to blame for is in answer to the question what causes beginning dump of physical memory? This question is difficult to answer.

IRQ Priority Tweak

You will need to create a new DWORD: IRQ#Priority (where # is the number of the IRQ you want to prioritize) and give it a setting of 1. This setting gives the requisite IRQ channel priority over the other IRQs on a software level.