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A dynamic swap file on a separate hard drive and preferably, controller from Windows and frequently accessed data. A static swap file on a separate partition, but on the same physical hard drive as Windows. A dynamic swap file on a separate partition, but on the same physical hard drive as Windows. The Default: A dynamic swap file on the same partition and physical hard drive usually C: as Windows. You must reboot for your changes to take effect. The turn of some of the Services is fairly simple for example to disables one of the automatic update 1.

And go. Too fast cursor in Windows text editors? Cursor too fast in Windows 11, 10, etc. Open JAR files in Windows, but how? Open JAR files with no ifs or buts This. This means more space for you.

NTFS also allows compression and additional security features. Many people recommend formatting to a NTFS partition rather than converting the drive for speed reasons. You can go to this Microsoft article for more information, which lists only the pros. If you backup this isn't a big deal. If you can't backup then it's a very big deal. It's rumoured to have performance problems, but I'm not entirely sure about this. Linux distributions have trouble reading let alone writing to NTFS drives More cons will be added if I come across them.

Run CMD from the Run instead of command. You're only allowed to install it on one computer. You will be unable to activate XP on the other computer. You have to purchase additional licenses to install it on more than 1 computer. Every time my PC boots up, it takes about 2 minutes for the Network connections submenu in the Start, Settings menu to expand! The volume icon does not appear in the notification area taskbar. Make sure Hide Inactive is disabled in Taskbar Properties.

If it still doesn't work, you are one of the few people infected with this bug. Under Applications tab select New Task, type in "explorer" and click OK Watch this section for updates for this bug fix.

All my games can't detect OpenGL [and, or] Glide for my video card? Windows XP's drivers are basic ones that just allow you to manipulate the desktop and possibly DirectX also. You have to get updated XP drivers from your card's manufacturer.

Fortunately, some geeks have hacked or tweaked 3dfx's original drivers to make it compatible with Windows XP. What's the best anti-virus software out there for XP? Norton Internet Security in my humble opinion. Yes, it is a system hog - but prevention is better than cure. No, they are part of the operating system, and cannot be removed. You'll just have to ignore them. EXE doing in my Processes?

It represents all the services running in your computer. Type tasklist -svc in the command prompt to get a list of services running.

First, start up SmartDrive to speed things up. Setup should launch, warn you if you don't have SmartDrive loaded, copy the cd to a temporarily to your hard disk and reboot your computer.

A more detailed guide. How do I remove programs such as Pinball, Wordpad and other accessories? In Outlook Express, the spell check doesn't work.

It's checked in the tools options menu, but it still will not work! Do a search for csapi3t1. How do I get Internet Explorer to open new windows maximised? There isn't such a way to do this so far, but a simple workaround is to open a window and manually drag the edges to fill the screen without using the maximise button. The next time you open it, it should remember that size.

Hit Try Again every time the box comes up. How do I make a boot disk in Windows XP? How do I uninstall Windows XP? Note that doing any of the below will erase all data in your hard disk! You can boot from a Windows 9x boot disk, reformat the XP partition and install a previous version of Windows. Once you are at the menu, select "Delete Non-dos Partition. Type setup, press enter and follow the prompts. Take a look at BootXP. For the login screen, try this one.

My hard disk shows frequent activity, which is the application causing this? Is there any measures I can take to protect myself from viruses using Outlook Express?

Use anti-virus software such as Norton Anti-virus to scan email. A quick way to do this is to add a button to the toolbar. Right-Click on the toolbar where the buttons Reply, "Create Mail" and other buttons are and click "Customize".

You will have a button now that toggles the preview pane. Setup a new message rule that redirects all mails with attachments to a special folder. Next we have to tell OE to redirect the messages. Click "Tools" in the menu bar, "Message Rules" and "Mail".

Click "New Making sure a message is not infected. View the message subject, do not OPEN double-click the message. Here you can read the message in the original form. Read it to check whether it is a message that the person intended to send to you. In this case, you just have to try to read the content. I'm having some advertisements messages titled "Messenger Service" popping up in my screen! What is happening and how do I prevent this?

It is the Messenger service used to send messages to another computer on a network that loads everytime you start Windows. You can disable this by doing these Click Start, then Run, Enter "services. Scroll down to "Messenger", select it, right-click and then choose "Properties" Under startup type, check "disabled". Click the 'Stop' button Click OK when done. Note that doing the above will not allow any person to message you, even in the internal network.

Companies facing this problem should install a firewall in their gateway that blocks the messenger port , , UDP and TCP from the internet. I've accidentally associated EXE files with another program! How do I revert it back to be executable? Head over here and use the fix. I always have to switch on my serial modem when my computer boots up or else I will not be able to use it in Windows XP. Is there any way to get Windows XP to detect the modem? In my case, Windows XP will report a "Port not responding" error if I attempt to use the modem switched on after booting up.

Go to the Add New Hardware program in the Control Panel, let it detect your hardware, answer "Yes" to "Have you connected your hardware.. Or you can also go to the Device Manager and clicking "Scan for hardware Changes" under the menu "Action". What files do I need to back up? Run Outlook Express at least once before copying. Click on File, Export and then Address Book.

COM is severely restricted in its capabilities lacks long filename support and many other features familiar from Windows 98SE , so it is all-but-unusable. EXE can be run from a shortcut a. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site.

In reply to Bill Smithers's post on May 27, Thanks, Bill. Please let me know where I can address my question to. That would be amazing. Many thanks, Claudia. In reply to Claudia-Raro's post on May 27, They don't sell them. How long can OEMs sell devices with a prior version of Windows installed?

How long can retailers sell a prior version of Windows?



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