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Disabling useless processers & Windows features. Windows XP has came with quite a few new but extremly useless and memory hogging features that constantly run in the background and slow your system down. Some of the features that should be disabled are automatic updates, system restore and remote assistance. To disable these 3 fairly useless services... 1. Hit Start 2. Select Control Panel 3. Select Performance and Maintenance 4. Select System 5. Select System Restore Tab 6. Check "Turn off System Restore" 7. Select Automatic Updates tab 8. Select "Turn off autoamtic updates" 9. Hit the Remote tab 10. Uncheck "Remote Assistance" & "Remote Desktop Now that the three main WIndows features that severly hog your PC's power are disabled, its time to move onto the numerous other Windows processers that further drag down your system. 1. Hit start 2. Select Control Panel 3. Select Adminastrative Tools 4. Select Services

Opera just recently released the new Opera 10.10 browser with support for an entirely new technology (Opera Unite), and they are already on their way for 10.50 which bring almost an entirely new Opera experience. Right after 10.10 release Opera has also made available alpha versions of 10.20 which includes support for running Opera Widgets as standalone applications, without requiring the browse to run. Opera software recently promised an early preview of their upcoming Opera 10.50 release, which it seems they are really excited about, and for good reason. While opera might be the fastest browser around when it comes to loading content thanks to it's remote compression technology, Opera Turbo, it still had a lot to catch up when it comes to JavaScript execution and rendering, where Opera 10 was still lagging far behind Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. To rectify this Opera promised a brand new JavaScript engine called Carakan which boasts much better JavaScript execution speeds a

If you thought that anti-virus software was something that got in the way of doing what you wanted to do, then it's time to think again. Microsoft's long promised free anti-virus tool has finally arrived, and there's no longer any excuse for not protecting your PC. Microsoft Security Essentials is free, unobtrusive, and it works. When Microsoft closed down its OneCare service, and announced that it was going to be releasing a free security tool, it was easy to make jokes. OneCare hadn't been a success, and its anti-virus component wasn't as effective as many of the free alternatives. But Microsoft rarely gives up, and it hired several well-respected antivirus researchers to give its security practice a much needed boost – initially for its enterprise ForeFront solution, and then to work on a consumer version, codenamed Morro. The install is quick and easy, with three versions available for download. One is for 32-bit XP systems, the others are separate 32- a

Stop Open with lookup Web Service Click on the Start Button and type in regedit. Then go to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer On Left side look for NoInternetOpenWith open it & change it to 1. Note:- If 'NoInternetOpenWith' is not present right click to create a new DWORD The next time you use Open With on a file you will be taken directly to the application list. Calibrate Your Display for better Viewing Just click on the Start Button and type in "dccw" (without quotes) and hit Enter. Then follow the on screen directions. Change Windows Key After Installing Click on the Start Button and type in 'command prompt'. Right click on the Command Prompt in Start menu and select Run As Administrator. At command prompt, type in "slmgr.vbs -ipk " e.g. "slmgr.vbs -ipk <1111-2222-1111-1111-2222> Activate windows after changing the key, run "slmgr.vbs -ato"