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Windows XP Twenty Use Full Tips
& Tweaks!
14)Win XP Won’t Completely Shutdown:
Go to Control Panel, then go to Power Options.
Click on the APM tab, then check the "Enable Advanced
Power Management support."
Shut down your PC.
It should now successfully complete the Shut Down process.
15)Adjust Various Visual Effects:
Open up the Control Panel.
Go under System and click on the Advanced tab.
Click settings under Performance options.
You can now change various graphical effects (mainly animations
and shadows).
16)Disable Error Reporting:
Open Control Panel.
Click on Performance and Maintenance.
Click on System.
Then click on the Advanced tab.
Click on the error-reporting button on the bottom of the windows.
Select Disable error reporting.
Click OK. Click OK.
17)Increase Your Cable Modem or DSL Speed in XP:
This tweak is for broad band cable connections on stand alone
machines with WinXP professional version - might work on Home
version also. It may also work with networked machines as well.
This tweak assumes that you have let WinXP create a connection
on install for your cable modem/NIC combination and that your
connection has tcp/ip - QoS - file and print sharing - and client
for Microsoft networks , only, installed. It also assumes that
WinXP will detect your NIC and has in-box drivers for it. If it
doesn't do not try this.
In the "My Network Places" properties (right-click
on the desktop icon and choose properties), highlight the connection
then at the menu bar choose "Advanced" then "Advanced
Settings". Uncheck the two boxes in the lower half for
the
bindings for File and Printer sharing and Client for MS networks.
Click OK.
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Desktop Computer: Office and home workstations.
Laptop / Notebook: Portable computers for students and professionals.
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CPU (Processor): Executes instructions and calculations.
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Motherboard: Connects all hardware components.
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Operating Systems
Operating systems control hardware and software resources:
