Browsing Windows XP
*6 Easy ways to optimize Windows XP
The following is a list of easy tweaks you can do to speed up the overall performance of your PC with Windows XP.
*Speeding Up Share Viewing
This is a great tweak.
*Automatically Kill Programs At Shutdown
Don''t you hate it when, while trying to shut down, you get message boxes telling you that a program is still running? Making it so that Windows automatically kills applications running is a snap.
*How to avoid problems arising from APIPA
Windows XP computers can be assigned IP addresses two ways: manually using static addresses or automatically using DHCP.
*How to customize the Default Users profile
Want to customize the desktop experience for any user who logs onto a computer? Customize the Default User user profile on the machine, which is found in C:\Documents and Settings\Default User.
*How To Clear the MRU List for Find and Replace
To clear the MRU list for Find and Replace, do the following:
Click the Start button and select Run.
*Hide Highlighting of Compressed or Encrypted Files and Folders
By default XP displays compressed or encrypted files and folders with a unique color.