Save CPU and RAM: Disable the Indexing Service on Windows XP
Posted on 20. Aug, 2010 by admin.
Windows Indexing Service creates indexes of the contents and properties of all files on local and network drives in order to increase file searching speed. But the downside is that your PC’s general performance will slow down because it has to index files continuously. So if you are not very particular about the slight increase [...]
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Shutdown Windows Faster than Before
Posted on 20. Aug, 2010 by admin.
If you experiencing the Windows operating system (including Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Longhorn Server) shutdown slowly, and seems like always waiting for a long time before shutting down the computer. The behavior is due to Windows system waits for services to stop after notifying the service that the system [...]
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Disable Third Party Services and Programs for Clean Boot in Windows
Posted on 20. Aug, 2010 by admin.
I have to admit that I never liked troubleshooting computer problems on Windows Vista computers. Until today I still think that Vista is buggy even after installing the latest Service Pack 2. One example of a problem that I am still facing until today is the latest Nero 9 hangs my laptop running Vista when [...]
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Fix Error “Cannot Delete folder: The directory is not empty”
Posted on 20. Aug, 2010 by admin.
When trying to delete folder, you may get the error message: “Cannot Delete foldername: The directory is not empty”. This becomes quite irritating and even software like “unlocker” won’t help. Follow these steps to solve this problem. Go to START–> RUN. In the OPEN: line type CHKDSK /F Most likely you will get a message like the following: Chkdsk [...]
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Make your own font !
Posted on 20. Aug, 2010 by admin.
Have you ever wanted to make text appear just like your own handwriting, but never found a font that could do the trick? Is a little personalization all you need to complete that card you just designed, but all the handwriting fonts seemed too common to use? Here’s how to get your own handwriting font [...]
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