Windows XP

Make Windows Shut Down Faster 0

Make Windows Shut Down Faster

Waiting for your PC to shut down can sometimes be quite frustrating. As a result of non-responsive applications, or even erratic applications, the Windows shutdown process can take quite long. WIth a simple tweak, we can tell Windows not to wait too long for all applications to close when shutting down.

Faster Thumbnails in Windows XP 3

Faster Thumbnails in Windows XP

Working with a great number of graphics files on your system can really make your system slow. Windows XP uses thumbnails to show you the picture stored in the image in the Windows Explorer. The size and quality of this thumbnail can help you improve the file browing speed on your PC.

Disk Compression 9

Disable Windows XP Disk Compression

With disk sizes increasing and prices coming down, hard disk space is becoming less and less an issue. Using compression to get more storage capacity on the same physical disk space is not required anymore. A second reason to disable compression in Windows is that it affects your PC’s performance.

Disable Windows Media Player Updates 0

Disable Windows Media Player Updates

Many Windows applications check for updates through the internet connection. If you want to do this manually, you can change the configuration in many applications. Windows Media Player does not have this configuration option, but with a Windows Registry tweak you can still disable the automatic updates in Windows Media Player.

Fix Installation Problems 0

Fix Installation Problems

Failing installations in Windows can be a real problem. Additional applications are required to make full use of your PC, so if they do not install this is frustrating. One common cause for installers to fail however, is the access rights used for the installation. Using the Group Policy Editor, we can change the installation rights to prevent these installation errors.