Remove Default Admin$ Share

By default Windows 2000, Windows XP and WinNT automatically setup hidden admin shares (admin$, c$ and d$), this registry key will disable these hidden shares.

Outlook Integration Error

After installing the Exchange System Manager on your workstation, you may run into integration problems between Outlook and Office Communicator. You may also note that you are not able to send email; your outbox will remain populated, no messages will go outbound. If you don’t require the integration aspect of Office Communicator, you can just turn it off,… Read More »

Tweak Page File for Speed

Page file size is not constant by default. Due to this, the operating system has to resize the file each time more space is required. This is a performance overhead. All you have to do is to set the file size to a reasonable limit.

Increase Disk Performance with Disk Cleanup

Both Windows and application programs tend to leave temporary files lying around on your hard drive, taking up space. A hard drive that is close to being “full” can cause Windows to slow down or interfere with efficient disk access and virtual memory operations.

Speed Up IDE with DMA

Microsoft Windows includes a Bus Mastering feature known as Direct Memory Access or DMA. When this DMA feature is enabled, it basically allows your Hard Drive and CD Rom Drive to transfer their information directly to and from memory without passing through the Microprocessor. Hence the word, Direct Memory Access.