Install XP from DOS
If XP will not install from the CD or if you have a new drive with no operating system on it yet try these:
Install Windows XP from the hard drive with Windows 98 already installed:
Boot Windows 98
Insert the XP CD into your CD reader
Explore Windows XP through My Computer
Copy i386 folder to C:\
Go into C:\i386 [...]
Disable XP Boot Logo
It is possible to disable XP splash screen, which will slightly speed up the overall boot process. Be aware that removing the splash screen will also cause you not to see any boot-up messages that might come up (chkdsk, convert … ), but if your system runs without any problems then it should not matter. [...]
Making your display look better and update faster:
I don’t know about every Windows installation, but my XP installed and defaulted to 60Hz refresh rate. This is the speed at which the stuff you see on your screen updates. The faster the better. 60Hz is pretty poor. Go on the web and find the driver for your monitor and install it. Then go [...]
turn off Windows XP’s built-in support for ZIP files
Annoyed with Windows XP’s built-in Zip support? Now there’s a way to turn it off.
By default, Windows XP treats ZIP files like folders. If you’re not familiar with ZIP files, this can be convenient. However, if you’ve already got a utility in place to manage your ZIP files (such as WinZip), this new feature can [...]
Delete files that are undeletable.
Open a Command Prompt window and leave it open. Close all open programs. Click Start, Run and enter TASKMGR.EXE Go to the Processes tab and End Process on Explorer.exe. Leave Task Manager open. Go back to the Command Prompt window and change to the directory the AVI (or other undeletable file) is located in. At [...]
When you use Msconfig and then reboot
When you use Msconfig and then reboot, you will have that stupid Selective startup screen appear… Majorly annoying… Download and install this file. It will stop that from appearing….
Disable Selective startup screen save it to your Desktop (you may want to right click and use Save Target As). Double-click the xp_nomsconfig.vbs file after closing
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Another Way To Tweak Boot Time
*Warning* - Changing Registry setting is tricky and could crash your system. Use the following tweak at your own risk, always back up first before modifying anything in the Registry.
Start , run, type “Regedit”
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Another Way To Speed up Web Browsing
When you connect to a web site your computer sends information back and forth, this is obvious. Some of this information deals with resolving the site name to an IP address, the stuff that tcp/ip really deals with, not words.
This is DNS information and is used so that you will not need to ask for [...]
Increase your cable modem or DSL speed in XP
This tweak is for broadband cable connections on stand alone machines with winXP professional version - might work on Home version also. It will probably work with networked machines as well but I haven’t tried it in that configuration. This is for windows XP only.
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Check List For Windows XP/2000 System Crashes
Have you been experiencing random crashes in Windows XP or Windows 2000, and you can’t find any reason for them? Windows XP and Windows 2000 are both supposed to be (and typically are) much more stable than Windows 9x/Me, but there are still things that can bring down the entire system in a heartbeat, displaying [...]