0x8024402C Error During Windows Update
When you scan for updates on the Microsoft Windows Update Web site and you if you receive the error message 0x8024402C try this:
Category Archives: Windows XP
Disable Old School Name Creation
By disabling 8.3 name creation, as well as disabling low disk space checking, you can enjoy a slight disk performance increase.
Windows Indexing Service
The Windows Indexing Service provides you with the ability to perform advanced searches on directories located on your computer and on shared directories on the network. The Indexing Service was introduced with IIS (Internet Information Services) and is now installed with Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
Restricting Applications Users Can Run
Windows gives the ability to restrict the applications that can be run by users on a workstation.
Allow IE More Download Threads
Have you ever tried to download more than 2 files from the same website and noticed the third download doesn”t start until one of the prior two are done? The reason for this is that the HTTP 1.1 spec says that only two connections may be allowed at a time, so your browser adheres to that limit. We… Read More »
How To Add A URL Address Bar To The Taskbar
You can add an Internet URL address bar to your Windows XP taskbar. Doing so will let you type in URLs and launch Web pages without first launching a browser. It will also let you launch some native Windows XP applications in much the same way as you would via the Run menu (so you could type in… Read More »
How to Find an App’s Registry Settings
Applications usually scatter their configuration settings all over the Windows registry when they are installed, but in general there are two places you can find these settings in case you want to modify them or troubleshoot something. Specifically, per-user application settings are usually found in the following key or something like it:
Enable/Disable System Restore
Windows XP has a feature System Restore which allows users to restore Windows settings and configurations to an earlier point in time (called Restore Points). An administrator can turn off the System Restore feature. This tip gives you the registry hack to disable user access to the System Restore menu option in the Start menu and Control Panel.… Read More »
Fix for Empty Add/Remove List
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.
Remove Antivirus 2008 / 2009 etc.
Antivirus 2009 is a new rogue anti-spyware program. It is also a clone of Antivirus 2008 – also a rogue, and one that’s produced more clones than any other recently. The list of these clones is long: System Antivirus 2008, Ultimate Antivirus 2008, Vista Antivirus 2008, XP Antivirus 2008 etc.