How to remove program from start menu in XP

Please follow below steps

• How to show desktop icon.
• How to disable balloon tips
• Hide name for start menu
• How to disable balloon tips
• How to hide notification icon box
• How to hide low disk space warning
• How to remove program from start menu

To perform these tasks you need tweak UI software (We have installed it in our previous article).
Launch power toys tweak UI
Start ==> program ==> power ==> toys Tweak UI

How to show desktop icon.

To show any icons on desktop use this option. To show icon tick mark the check box. You can choose from internet explorer, my computer, my documents, my network place and recycle bin.
Check the icon :- which you want to display on desktop.

How to disable balloon tips

To disable balloon tips which occur in all applications that supports windows themes.
Uncheck this box :- enable balloon tips

Hide name for start menu

If you want to use new start menu in XP and same time do not want to display user name in start menu use this option.
If you check the show name on start menu box your name will be displayed at the top of the start menu. Not available in classic menu.

How to hide notification icon box

If you unchecked the show taskbar notification icons box then all taskbar notification icons will be hidden overriding a any setting you may have customized .

How to hide low disk space warning

If window detect low space in any drive it would start popping a low space message in task bar. You can remove this message.
Uncheck this options :- warning on low disk space

How to remove program from start menu

With this option you can control which program should be appear in start menu list or which not. Just uncheck the unwanted program.
Allow the following applications to appears in the most frequently used programs section of the start menu.

How to select first icon on desktop

After changing this setting you may need to select arrange by name from the desktop context to take effect.
Select the icon you wish to appear first on the desktop.

How to install power toy ui in XP

With Power Toy Tweak UI software you could easily access the settings those are difficult to access for normal user. You need not be computer geek to use our tips and tricks as I promised in this section.
Login from administrator account and double click on downloaded software

On welcome click next

On license agreement screen select I accept and click on next

To complete setup click on finish

To launch power toys tweak UI

Start ==> program ==> power ==> toys Tweak UI

In our next articles we would use Power Toys to optimize xp.

How to restore the windows default icons?

You can restore the all windows default desktop icons, if you accidentally deleted them from your computer desktop. 

List of windows default icons. 

• My Computer
• Internet Explorer
• My Documents
• My Network Places
• Recycle Bin 

Here we are discussing the recovering process of four windows default icons “My Computer, Internet Explorer, My Documents and My Network Places’ and we will cover recovery process of the Recycle Bin icon in next tip.

Fellow the given steps to restore the windows default icons: 

• Go to Start Button and open Run then type the given command to open windows Desktop items dialog box.  
• Control desk.cpl,,@Web
• Simple copy the above command and paste it in Run box and press Ok,  
• Now “Desktop Items” dialog box will appear with different options. 
• Under the “General” tab, select the all check box in “Desktop icons” area or click on “Restore default” button to restore the all default icons on your computer desktop.
• Press Ok to close the entire dialog box.

How to log off, restart and shutdown, connected computer from one location?

Windows XP has a built-in feature (shutdown tools) that is used to shutdown any connected computers from any one computer. Using this feature, you can log off, restart and shutdown any computer in your network. This tip is very useful for you, if you are a Network Administrator at your company, because if you have experience to shutdown all connected computers daily in your local area network one by one, definitely that job is annoying responsibility for you.

Follow the given steps to configure shutdown tool on your computer:

To use this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights.

To perform this task, first make sure your both computers are directly connected or connected to network.

Click Start button then type shutdown -i in Run option then press Enter for next.

A small windows dialog box will appear with the title "Remote Shutdown Dialog".

Here first click on "Add" button to add computer, a small Add computers window will open, here type the name or IP address of the computer (you can add many computer for same action) that you want to turned off, then press OK for next.

Now select the action "What do you want these computers to do (log off, restart or shutdown)". If you want to warn your users about this action, select the check box "Warn users of the action" then set time, display warning for 30 seconds or more.

Now select the option that describes the reason to shutdown the computers and also type some comments for users.

Now when you press the OK button, the users will see a "System Shutdown Windows "with time and comments that you had been set.

How to gain access to the System Volume Information folder - system resotre in cmd

Using CACLS with Windows XP Home Edition Using the NTFS File System

In Windows XP Home Edition with the NTFS file system, you can also use the Cacls tool, which is a command-line tool, to display or modify file or folder access control lists (ACLs). For more information about the Cacls tool, including usage and switches, search the Help and Support Center for "cacls."

1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
2. Make sure that you are in the root folder of the partition for which you want to gain access to the System Volume Information folder. For example, to gain access the C:\System Volume Information folder, make sure that you are in the root folder of drive C (at a "C:\" prompt).
3. Type the following line, and then press ENTER:
   cacls "driveletter:\System Volume Information" /E /G username:F
   Make sure to type the quotation marks as indicated. This command adds the specified user to the folder with Full Control permissions.
4. Double-click the System Volume Information folder in the root folder to open it.
5. If you need to remove the permissions after troubleshooting, type the following line at a command prompt:
   cacls "driveletter:\System Volume Information" /E /R username
   This command removes all permissions for the specified user.

The following steps also work if you restart the computer to Safe mode because simple file sharing is automatically turned off when you run the computer in Safe mode.

1. Open My Computer, right-click the System Volume Information folder, and then click Properties.
2. Click the Security tab.
3. Click Add, and then type the name of the user to whom you want to give access to the folder. Typically, this is the account with which you are logged on.
4. Click OK, and then click OK again.
5. Double-click the System Volume Information folder to open it.

Code:

cacls "C:\system volume information" /t /e /g %username%:F

be warned though this could take a while to execute depending on how many restore

points there are.
to reverse it just type

Code:

cacls "C:\system volume information" /t /e /d %username%

just think of the possibilities... you could hide sensitive info, and porn there and no one would be able to access it

Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Windows XP Home Edition Using the FAT32 File System

1. Click Start, and then click My Computer.
2. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
3. On the View tab, click Show hidden files and folders.
4. Clear the Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) check box. Click Yes when you are prompted to confirm the change.
5. Click OK.
6. Double-click the System Volume Information folder in the root folder to open it.

Windows XP Professional Using the NTFS File System on a Domain

1. Click Start, and then click My Computer.
2. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
3. On the View tab, click Show hidden files and folders.
4. Clear the Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) check box. Click Yes when you are prompted to confirm the change.
5. Click OK.
6. Right-click the System Volume Information folder in the root folder, and then click Sharing and Security.
7. Click the Security tab.
8. Click Add, and then type the name of the user to whom you want to give access to the folder. Choose the account location if appropriate (either local or from the domain). Typically, this is the account with which you are logged on. Click OK, and then click OK again.
9. Double-click the System Volume Information folder in the root folder to open it.

Windows XP Professional using the NTFS File System on a Workgroup or Standalone Computer

1. Click Start, and then click My Computer.
2. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
3. On the View tab, click Show hidden files and folders.
4. Clear the Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) check box. Click Yes when you are prompted to confirm the change.
5. Clear the Use simple file sharing (Recommended) check box.
6. Click OK.
7. Right-click the System Volume Information folder in the root folder, and then click Properties.
8. Click the Security tab.
9. Click Add, and then type the name of the user to whom you want to give access to the folder. Typically, this is the account with which you are logged on. Click OK, and then click OK again.
10. Double-click the System Volume Information folder in the root folder to open it.
    
    NOTE: The System Volume Information folder is now accessible in normal mode to users of Windows XP Home Edition.

DDR SDRAM

DDR SDRAM (double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory) is a class of memory integrated circuits used in computers. It achieves nearly twice the bandwidth of the preceding [single data rate] SDRAM by double pumping (transferring data on the rising and falling edges of the clock signal) without increasing the clock frequency

With data being transferred 64 bits at a time, DDR SDRAM gives a transfer rate of (memory bus clock rate) × 2 (for dual rate) × 64 (number of bits transferred) / 8 (number of bits/byte). Thus with a bus frequency of 100 MHz, DDR SDRAM gives a maximum transfer rate of 1600 MB/s.

DR SDRAM for desktop computers DIMMs have 184 pins (as opposed to 168 pins on SDRAM, or 240 pins on DDR2 SDRAM), and can be differentiated from SDRAM DIMMs by the number of notches (DDR SDRAM has one, SDRAM has two).

DDR for notebook computers SO-DIMMs have 200 pins which is the same number of pins as DDR2 SO-DIMMs. These two specifications are notched very similarly and care must be taken during insertion when you are unsure of a correct match.

DDR SDRAM operates at a voltage of 2.5 V, compared to 3.3 V for SDRAM. This can significantly reduce power consumption. Chips and modules with DDR-400/PC-3200 standard have a nominal voltage of 2.6 Volt.
Like the ordinary SDRAM, DDR can be also classified into two types: 200MHz (100MHz DDR) PC1600 SDRAM and 266MHz (133MHz DDR) PC2100 SDRAM. The table below shows all the memory types available in the today's memory market:

Memory	Frequency, MHz	Memory Bus, bit	Memory Bus Bandwidth, MB/sec	Supported Platforms
PC100 SDRAM	100	64	800	Pentium III (i440BX, VIA Apollo Pro 133A, i815) Athlon (AMD 750, VIA KT133)
PC133 SDRAM	133	64	1064	Pentium III (VIA Apollo Pro 133A, i815) Athlon (VIA KT133)
PC800 RDRAM	800	16	1600	Pentium III (i820)
Dual Channel PC800 RDRAM	800	32	3200	Pentium 4 (i850)
PC1600 DDR SDRAM	200	64	1600	Pentium III (VIA Apollo Pro266, ALi Aladdin Pro 5) Athlon (AMD 760, VIA KT266, ALi MAGiK 1)
PC2100 DDR SDRAM	266	64	2128	Pentium III (VIA Apollo Pro266, ALi Aladdin Pro 5) Athlon (AMD 760, VIA KT266, ALi MAGiK 1)

Chips and modules

Standard name	Memory clock	Cycle time	I/O Bus clock	Data transfers per second	JEDEC standard VDDQ voltage	Module name	Peak transfer rate
DDR-200	100 MHz	10 ns [1]	100 MHz	200 Million	2.5v +/- 0.2v	PC-1600	1600 MB/s
DDR-266	133 MHz	7.5 ns	133 MHz	266 Million	2.5v +/- 0.2v	PC-2100	2100 MB/s
DDR-333	166 MHz	6 ns	166 MHz	333 Million	2.5v +/- 0.2v	PC-2700	2700 MB/s
DDR-400	200 MHz	5 ns	200 MHz	400 Million	2.6v +/- 0.1v	PC-3200	3200 MB/s

The memory modules exterior was also a bit modified. Although the DDR modules size remained the same, they have more pins - 184, while the regular PC100/PC133 SDRAM DIMM modules have only 168 pins.
Besides a larger number of pins, new DDR SDRAM DIMM modules feature lower voltage, 2.5V, which helps to reduce EMI (compare with 3.3V by the regular SDRAM). As for the latency, it is almost the same as by PC100/PC133 SDRAM modules and much lower than by RDRAM.

In addition to speed, DDR2 and DDR3 were developed to run at lower voltages than regular DDR RAM, resulting in less power needed to run memory. DDR used 2.5v. DDR2 runs off 1.8v and DDR3 1.5v.

A 184-pin DDR memory module

DDR Compared to DDR2

Chips and modules

For use in computers, DDR2 SDRAM is supplied in DIMMs with 240 pins and a single locating notch. DIMMs are identified by their peak transfer capacity (often called bandwidth).

Standard name	Memory clock	Cycle time	I/O Bus clock	Data transfers per second	Module name	Peak transfer rate
DDR2-400	100 MHz	10 ns	200 MHz	400 Million	PC2-3200	3200 MB/s
DDR2-533	133 MHz	7.5 ns	266 MHz	533 Million	PC2-4200 PC2-43001	4266 MB/s
DDR2-667	166 MHz	6 ns	333 MHz	667 Million	PC2-5300 PC2-54001	5333 MB/s
DDR2-800	200 MHz	5 ns	400 MHz	800 Million	PC2-6400	6400 MB/s
DDR2-1066	266 MHz	3.75 ns	533 MHz	1066 Million	PC2-8500 PC2-86001	8533 MB/s

JEDEC standard modules

Standard name	Memory clock	Cycle time	I/O Bus clock	Data transfers per second	Module name	Peak transfer rate
DDR3-800	100 MHz	10 ns	400 MHz	800 Million	PC3-6400	6400 MB/s
DDR3-1066	133 MHz	7.5 ns	535 MHz	1066 Million	PC3-8500	8533 MB/s
DDR3-1333	166 MHz	6 ns	667 MHz	1333 Million	PC3-10600	10667 MB/s[1]
DDR3-1600	200 MHz	5 ns	800 MHz	1600 Million	PC3-12800	12800 MB/s

How much memory do you need?

When it comes to adding system memory, the general rule of thumb is the more, the better.
On average, doubling the amount of memory in your system will give you ample "space" to work and make an obvious difference in overall speed, especially with today's memory-hungry applications, such as office programs and graphics-intensive games. You'll be able to run more programs at once, and your system will be less likely to lock up or behave strangely. You'll also find it easier and faster than ever to edit graphics and sound. The bottom line is that adding memory makes your computer more efficient and allows you to do more things at once.

Here's what you do:	Here's what you need:
Minor Administrative Some word processing, occasional e-mail	384MB – 512MB
Fair Administrative Word processing and e-mail, spreadsheets, fax and communication software, simple graphics programs, two applications open at once	384MB – 512MB
Intense Administrative/Student Word processing and e-mail, spreadsheets, fax and communication business graphics, general gaming software, three or more applications open at once	384MB – 512MB
Executive/Management Word processing and e-mail, spreadsheets, fax and communication software, presentation software, illustration software, photo editing, Web browser	512MB – 1GB
Professional and Gamer Word processing and e-mail, photo editing, font packages and multimedia software, CAD software, CAM software, gaming	1GB – 2GB
Heavy Graphics Design 3-D CAD software, modeling software	2GB and up

OS Software
Software title	Minimum requirements	Crucial recommendations
Microsoft Windows® Vista™ 64-bit	2GB	2.5GB
Microsoft Windows® Vista 32-bit	1GB	2GB
Microsoft Windows® XP® Professional	128MB	512MB – 1GB
Windows XP Home	128MB	512MB – 1GB
Windows 2000	128MB	512MB
Mac® OS X	128MB	256MB

Design Software
Software title	Minimum requirements	Crucial recommendations
Adobe® Acrobat® 6.0 Standard	64MB	128MB
Macromedia® Studio MX™ 2004	256MB	512MB
Microsoft FrontPage® 2003	128MB	512MB
Adobe Illustrator® CS	128MB	512MB
Pinnacle® Studio™ Version 9	128MB	1GB – 1.5GB
Adobe Photoshop® CS	128MB	1GB – 1.5GB
Adobe Premiere® Pro	256MB	1GB +
Adobe After Effects® 6.0	128MB	1GB – 1.5GB

Games
Software title	Minimum requirements	Crucial recommendations
Half-Life® 2: Lost Coast™	256MB	1.5 – 2GB
Battlefield® 2™	512MB	2GB
Battlefield 2142™	512MB	2GB
Call of Duty 2™	512MB	1.5GB
Star Wars® Battlefront™ 2	512MB	1.5GB
F.E.A.R ™, F.E.A.R. Extraction Point	512MB	2GB
Company of Heroes®	512MB	1.5GB – 2GB
Neverwinter Nights™ 2	512MB	1.5GB – 2GB
Medieval II: Total War™	512MB	1GB – 2GB
Need for Speed™ Carbon	256MB	1GB – 2GB
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent™	512MB	1GB – 2GB
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas	512MB	1GB – 2GB

(The OS, design, and games software specs on this page are current as of 11-15-06.)

The Crucial Memory Calculator
How does more RAM affect system performance? Explore our database of benchmark test results to see the impact of memory on various motherboard, processor, and operating system combinations.
If you build systems, the Memory Calculator can show you how much RAM to install for optimum performance.

What is the maximum amount of RAM the Windows operating system can handle?

That depends on two factors: the amount of memory your computer hardware can handle, and the amount of memory your Microsoft® Windows® operating system (OS) can handle.

First, your computer hardware (motherboard) is designed to hold a maximum amount of RAM. When you look up your computer in the Crucial Memory Advisor™ tool or scan your system with the Crucial System Scanner, you will see the system maximum listed on the page that shows the compatible upgrades for your system.

Second, the OS maximum is the maximum amount of memory that your particular version of Windows, Linux, or Mac® OS can handle.

When purchasing your memory upgrade, make sure that you do not exceed the lower of the two maximums (OS and computer maximums.) Too much RAM can lower your system's performance or cause other problems. (In most cases, the system maximum is lower than the OS maximum.)

Windows Vista (32 bit)

Ultimate: 4 GB

Enterprise: 4 GB

Business: 4 GB

Home Premium: 4 GB

Home Basic: 4 GB

Starter: 1 GB

Windows XP (32 bit)

Professional: 4 GB

Home: 4 GB

Starter Edition: 512 MB

Windows Server 2003 (32 bit)

Datacenter SP2: 128 GB

Enterprise SP2: 64 GB

Standard SP1: 4 GB

Datacenter R2: 128 GB

Enterprise R2: 64 GB

Standard R2: 4 GB

Web Edition: 4 GB

Small Business Edition: 4 GB

Windows Server 2008 (32 bit)

Datacenter: 64 GB

Enterprise: 64 GB

Standard: 4 GB

Web Server: 4 GB

Windows Vista (64 bit)

Ultimate: 128 GB

Enterprise: 128 GB

Business: 128 GB

Home Premium: 16 GB

Home Basic: 8 GB

Windows XP (64 bit)

Professional: 128 GB

Windows Server 2003 (64 bit)

Datacenter SP2: 2 TB

Enterprise SP2: 2 TB

Standard SP1: 32 GB

Datacenter R2: 1 TB

Enterprise R2: 1 TB

Standard R2: 32 GB

Small Business Edition: 128 GB

Windows Server 2008 (64 bit)

Datacenter: 2 TB

Enterprise: 2 TB

Standard: 32 GB

Web Server: 32 GB

Here are the OS maximums for some older versions of Microsoft Windows:

• Windows 95: 1GB
• Windows 98: 1GB
• Windows 98SE: 1GB
• Windows ME: 1.5GB
• Windows NT: 4GB
• Windows 2000 Professional: 4GB
• Windows 2000 Server: 4GB
• Windows 2000 Advanced Server: 8GB with PAE enabled
• Windows 2000 Datacenter Server: 32GB with PAE enabled

Here are the maximums for some other platforms:

• OS X (including v. 10.4 "Tiger"): 8GB due to current hardware limitations (the current maximum memory capacity of Apple's highest-end system, the Power Mac G5)
• OS 9.x: 1.5GB (no single application can utilize more than 1GB)
• Red Hat Linux 2.4 kernel: 64GB

Installing a RAM DDR / SODIMM. Diff b/w RAM's Types and Speed and Amount of Mmry needed?

What is the difference between DDR2, DDR, and SDRAM?

Most desktops and notebooks use one of the three most popular types of synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM) for the main system memory. Single data rate (SDR) SDRAM is the older type of memory, commonly used in computers prior to 2002. Double data rate (DDR) SDRAM hit the mainstream computer market around 2002, and DDR2-based systems hit the market in mid-2004.

DDR SDRAM is a straightforward evolution from SDR SDRAM. The big difference between DDR SDRAM and SDR SDRAM is that DDR reads data on both the rising and falling edges of the clock signal, so the DDR module can transfer data twice as fast as SDR SDRAM.

While DDR has a limited clock rate, the evolutionary changes to DDR architecture enable DDR2 to achieve speeds beyond that of DDR, delivering bandwidth of 5.3 GB per second and beyond! Because DDR2 is able to operate with faster bus speeds, your memory doesn't hold back the performance of your processor.

Generally speaking, motherboards are built to support only one type of memory. You cannot mix and match SDRAM, DDR, or DDR2 memory on the same motherboard in any system. They will not function and will not even fit in the same sockets.

The right type of memory to use is the one that your computer takes! The easiest way to find the right memory for your computer is to look up your system in Crucial's Memory Advisor tool. The Memory Advisor tool will list only compatible memory for your system.

What is the difference between PC2100 (DDR266), PC2700 (DDR333), and PC3200 (DDR400)?

Although these are all types of double data rate (DDR) memory, the varying numbers refer to the different speeds of memory your computer was designed for. Crucial no longer carries PC2100 (DDR266) memory, but PC2700 (DDR333) memory and PC3200 (DDR400) are backward-compatible with PC2100.

Memory is designed to be backward-compatible, so generally speaking, you can safely add faster memory to a computer that was designed to run slower memory. However, your system will operate at the speed of the slowest module or system component (the "lowest common denominator" effect).

One thing to keep in mind is that the memory does need to be the same type-for example, SDRAM cannot be mixed with DDR, and DDR cannot be mixed with DDR2. We recommend that you use the Crucial Memory Advisor™ or System Scanner tools to find the right memory for your computer.

Task Manager, Regedit, Folder option has been disabled by your administrator

Restore Task manager, Regedit  and Folder option in (3) three easy steps:

Start > Run > Gpedit.msc

REGEDIT:

in Gpedit.msc

     User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > open "Prevent access to registry editing tools" choose enabled > apply > ok      and    open again choose disabled > apply > OK

TASKMANAGER:

in Gpedit.msc

     User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Ctrl+Alt+Del Options > "Remove Task manager" choose enabled > apply > ok      and    open again choose disabled > apply > OK

Folder Option:

in Gpedit.msc

     User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Explorer> " Remove the Folder Option menu item from the Tools menu" choose enabled > apply > ok      and    open again choose disabled > apply > OK

Now you will access all the options without any popup.

Configuring New Outlook if existing not working properly

Click Start icon > Right click Outlook image > properties > show profile > create new profile

Type a name > choose appropriate POP3 or Exchange server options and click finish.

Step 1

Click on the "Start" menu button on the Windows task bar (located at the bottom left corner of the Windows interface).

Step 2

Click on "Control Panel." Double-click "Mail." If a profile does not exist already, then your software will bring up the mail dialog box. If there are one or more profiles already existing, then Click "Show Profiles." A list of profiles will appear in the window.

Step 3

Click "Add." Select Microsoft Exchange Server," then click "Next."

Step 4

Type a name in the "Profile Name" field. Click "Next."

Step 5

Type the name of your server in the "Exchange Server" field.

Step 6

Type your user name in the "Mailbox" field. Your user name comes before the "@." Click "Next."

Step 7

Click "Finish."

Step 8

Select your profile from the Mail dialog box. Click on "Properties."

Step 9

Ensure that Microsoft Exchange Server is selected for that profile. Click on "Properties".

Step 10

Click the button labeled "Check Names." When prompted, enter your user name and domain. Type in your password for the user name. Click "OK."

Step 11

Select your profile at the bottom of the window when you are prompted to select a start up profile for Outlook. Click "Close." Close the Control Panel.

Step 12

Double-click on the outlook icon on your desktop. Try logging in with your password. You will now be able to send and receive mail and news through your Outlook profile.

Restore Typed Address :

Go to C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Microsoft\outlook

note : go to user profile

In Windows Vista

C:\users\Administrator\AppData\roaming\Microsoft\outlook

find the Outlook.NK2 files, copy the file and paste in the same folder and rename the file as

like your profile name Ex: "New" profile

Now open Outlook > New post > Type the email address which saved in your previous profile

will be shown.

How to connect your home computer from Remote location?

Using the Remote Desktop feature, you can connect your home computer (host) from any other remote computer (client) and can access all computer resources (installed programs, data and any network resources). You can run any computer application on the remote computer as you were running actually sitting in front of home computer. 

Follow the given steps to configure your computer to connect remote computer: 

To use this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights.

To perform this task, first make sure your both computers are connected to the internet. 

First you have to configure the host computer that allows the users to connect it remotely. On the host computer, right click on "My computer" and click on Properties option.

Under the Remote tab, select the option "Allow users to connect remotely to this computer" and click Ok button.

Now get the IP address of host computer (type the "ipconfig /all" on the command prompt of host computer to find IP address). 

Now make a connection on remote or client computer, click on Start button, go to All Programs> Accessories, and Communications, then click on Remote Desktop Connection, option. A Remote Desktop Connection, dialog box will appear.

Click on Options button for detail configuration, under the General tab, type the IP address of host computer in the Computer box and also type username and password of host computer then click on Connect button to make a connection to remote computer.

If your username and password is correct then a remote desktop windows will appear.

How to solve low memory problems?

Normally this warning message shows when you run many programs same time than the RAM installed on your computer is designed to support.  Your can solve this problem by increasing the system paging file size also called as virtual memory. Using this virtual memory windows moving information to and from the paging file for fast processing.  This will free up enough RAM for other programs to run properly.

To increase the system page file follow the give path:

Control Panel > System > Advanced > Click on Settings (Under Performance) > Advanced > Change

Here under Drive (Volume label), you have option to select any of your hard disk drive, but the best choice is, select any drive other than C drive for virtual memory.

 

Set the double Initial & Maximum Size of your Virtual Memory. Here set initial size 700 MB and maximum size up to 1000MB; you can change this size according to the free space available on your hard drive.

How to send a voice mail to your friend using Windows XP?

E-mail is a most popular and effective way to communicate with others through the internet. You can send documents, pictures and other types of files to any destination but the interesting thing is that you can send also your voice in a mail by attaching the file with e-mail. In windows XP, you can record your voice using Sound Recorder and a microphone options.

Follow the given steps to record your voice in windows XP:

To use this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative

rights. 

To start recording process, first make sure you have attached a microphone

to your computer.

Shortcut keys to Microsoft Excel

Here is a list of shortcut keys in Microsoft Excel.

1. F1: Opens a help task pane
2. F1 + Ctrl: Opens or closes the help window
3. F2: To edit the text in the active cell
4. F2 + Shift: To write a comment in the active cell
5. F2 + Alt: Opens the save as dialog box
6. F3 + Shift: opens the insert dialog box
7. F3 + Ctrl: Opens the define name dialog box
8. F3 + Shift + Ctrl: Opens the create name dialog box
9. F4: To redo the last command
10. F4 + Ctrl: To close the workbook window
11. F4 + Alt: To close the excel program
12. F5: Opens the Goto dialog box
13. F5 + Ctrl: brings back to the first level of workbook
14. F6: To shift between help taskbar and the excel window
15. F6 + Shift: To goto the previous square in the open worksheet
16. F6 + Ctrl: If more than one workbook is open to switch between them
17. F7: To open spelling correction window
18. F7 + Ctrl: When workbook window is not maximised it will move the window
19. F8: To activate / deactivate extended mode
20. F9: Will calculate all the worksheets in all open workbooks
21. F9 + Shift: Will calculate the active worksheet
22. F9 + Ctrl: To Minimise the workbook window
23. F10: Will select the menu bar
24. F10 + Ctrl: To open minimised window
25. F11: Will create a chart using the current range
26. F11 + Shift: To select a new worksheet
27. F11 + Alt: To switch between visual basic editor and the worksheet
28. F11 + Alt + Shift: Opens microsoft script editor
29. F12: Opens save as dialog box
30. F12 + Shift: Saves the active workbook
31. F12 + Ctrl: To open the Open dialog box
32. F12 + Ctrl + Shift: Opens the print dialog bo

How to increase disk space in case of Low Disk space

Do you feel that the free space on your hard-disk is too little ? Does it seem that something fishy is going on which is eating your hard-disk space? If your answer is yes, read on till end to uncover the secrets of this type of behavior.
Some of the key reasons are:
* Temp files on C drive
* Temporary Internet files
* Backup files created during installation
* Windows system restore data
* Duplicate copies of large files like movies, songs etc.
* Deleting Uninstall files for windows updates.
There are some more reasons as well, but these are most common reasons which can be observed. Now the important question, how to fix it ? Lets read on for the solution.
1. Deleting Temp files:
Temp files are the files which are created for some temporary purpose by many softwares. Go to Start > Run type “%temp” (without quotes) and press enter. This will open a Temp folder, at this folder,select and delete all files at this location. After this empty your windows recycle bin.
Note: You may not be able to delete certain files as they might be in use, but delete as many as you can.
2. Deleting Temporary Internet files and backup files:
There are several ways to do it, but we will tell you the most convenient way. Open My computer, right click on the disk drive , go to properties and click on Disk Cleanup as shown below:

This will open a Disk cleanup window as seen below:

Select the temporary Internet files,recycle bin,setup log files, temporary files, office setup files, and any other option which is not very important for you and Click OK. This will start the cleanup process and will delete the un-necessary files thus increasing the disk space.

Note: Above two methods deals with removal of junk and temporary internet files which can also be removed automatically using a software called CCleaner which can be downloaded from here.
What is CCleaner?
CCleaner removes unused and temporary files from your system – allowing it to run faster, more efficiently and giving you more HDD space.
3. Deleting old restoration data:
As a part of system restore utility, windows creates some check-points and saves corresponding data on each disk having restore feature. These files also consume significant space. You can delete all of them except the most recent restore point data if you feel that your computer is running stable for a long time and you may not need very old restore points. To delete it, open disk cleanup window as mentioned in previous step and click on More Options tab as shown below:

Click on System restore clean up button as highlighted in red circle in image above. This will give a warning message, click yes to it. This will delete all old restoration points except the most recent one.
4 .Delete duplicate copies of large files:
Sometimes we have several copies of same documents, songs and even videos which consume lots of space un-necessarily. Finding them manually and deleting them is a real pain. But this work has been made very easy by double-killer. Its an intelligent utility which scans your drives for duplicate copies of files and gives you and option to delete them. You can download it from here for free.
5. Deleting Uninstall files for windows updates:
You can also delete some folders whose name starts with “$NtUninstall.” in the windows directory (for example C:\Windows ) if C drive is the primary partition.
However, They are referring to prior hot fixes, so they should be safe to delete if your system is stable with the fixes applied after windows update, and you have no intention of uninstalling them.

How to Double Firefox Speed

Firefox is in my opinion the best browser ever made until now. It includes:
-improved tabbed browsing
-pop up blocking
-integrated Goggle search
-enhanced privacy controls
-built-in phishing protection
-online spell checking
-lots of themes, interfaces, and extensions/addons

Mozilla Firefox officially supports:
-Microsoft Windows
-Linux
-Mac OS X

Unofficial Support:
-Free BSD
-OS/2
-Solaris
-SkyOS
-BeOS
-XP Professional x64 Edition

Now here are some Tips&Tricks that can help you double the speed of Firefox.

1. Type about:config in the address bar and then press Enter.

2. In the filter search bar type network.http.pipelining. Be sure the value field is set true,if not double-click to set true.

HTTP is the application-layer protocol that most web pages are transferred with. In HTTP 1.1, multiple requests can be sent before any responses are received. This is known as pipelining. Pipelining reduces page loading times, but not all servers support it.

3. Go back to the filter search bar and type network.http.pipelining.maxrequests. Double-click this option and set its value to 8.

4. In the filter search bar and type network.http.proxy.pipelining. Once opened double-click on it and set it to true.

5. In IPv6-capable DNS servers, an IPv4 address may be returned when an IPv6 address is requested. It is possible for Mozilla to recover from this misinformation, but a significant delay is introduced.
Type network.dns.disableIPv6 in the filter search bar and set this option to true by double clicking on it.

6. CONTENT INTERRUPT PARSING
This preference controls if the application will interrupt parsing a page to respond to UI events. It does not exist by default.
Right-click (Apple users ctrl-click) anywhere in the about:config window, select New and then Boolean from the pop-up menu. Then:

A. Enter content.interrupt.parsing in the New boolean value pop-up window and click OK

B. When prompted to choose the value for the new boolean, select true and click OK.

7. Rather than wait until a page has completely downloaded to display it to the user, Mozilla applications will regularly render what has been received to that point. This option controls the maximum amount of time the application will be unresponsive while rendering pages.

Right-click (Apple users ctrl-click) anywhere in the about:config window, select New and then Integer from the pop-up menu.

A. Enter content.max.tokenizing.time in the New integer value pop-up window and click OK

B. You will be prompted to enter a value. Enter 2250000 and click OK.

8. CONTENT NOTIFY INTERVAL

This option sets the minimum amount of time to wait between reflows. Right-click (Apple users ctrl-click) anywhere in the about:config window, select New and then Integer from the pop-up menu.

A. Type content.notify.interval in the New integer value pop-up window and click OK.

B. You will be prompted to enter a value. Enter 750000 and click OK.

9. CONTENT NOTIFY ONTIMER

A. This option sets if to reflow pages at an interval any higher than that specified by content.notify.interval. Right-click (Apple users ctrl-click) anywhere in the about:config window and select New and then Boolean from the pop-up menu.

B. Type content.notify.ontimer in the New boolean value pop-up window and click OK.

C. You will be prompted to choose the value for the new boolean. Select true and click OK.

10. Notify Backoffcount
This option controls the maximum number of times the content will do timer-based reflows. After this number has been reached, the page will only reflow once it is finished downloading. Right-click (Apple users ctrl-click) anywhere in the about:config window and select New and then Integer from the pop-up menu.

A. Enter content.notify.backoffcount in the New integer value pop-up window and click OK.

B. You will be prompted to enter a value. Enter 5 and click OK.

11. CONTENT SWITCH THRESHOLD
You can interact with a loading page when content.interrupt.parsing is set to true. When a page is loading, the application has two modes: a high frequency interrupt mode and a low frequency interrupt mode. The first one interrupts the parser more frequently to allow for greater UI responsiveness during page load.

The low frequency interrupt mode interrupts the parser less frequently to allow for quicker page load. The application enters high frequency interrupt mode when you move the mouse or type on the keyboard and switch back to low frequency mode when you had no activity for a certain amount of time. This preference controls that amount of time. Right-click (Apple users ctrl-click) anywhere in the about:config window and select New and then Integer from the pop-up menu.

A. Enter content.switch.threshold in the New integer value pop-up window and click OK.

B. You will be prompted to enter a value. Enter 750000 and click OK.

12. NGLAYOUT INITIALPAINT DELAY
Mozilla applications render web pages incrementally, they display what’s been received of a page before the entire page has been downloaded. Since the start of a web page normally doesn’t have much useful information to display, Mozilla applications will wait a short interval before first rendering a page. This preference controls that interval. Right-click (Apple users ctrl-click) anywhere in the about:config window and select New and then Integer from the pop-up menu.

A. Enter nglayout.initialpaint.delay in the New integer value pop-up window and click OK.

B. You will be prompted to enter a value. Enter 0 and click OK.

Extend the life of your laptop battery!

Defrag your Hard Disk
A big part of computer users regularly combine HDD does. Regular intervals with the computer slows down and the system’s HDD may reduce performance. To prevent this, especially laptop users do not create periodically combined with the hard disk is. And it will be more tired when you try HDDniz So your battery will be reflected in a positive way.
Resources unnecessary applications that use the last
Reduce the performance of the computer system one of the most important factors are background applications running. Some may be required, although some users of the application running in the background that has no benefits. Use of system resources is much lower not only the system performance, but also the serious laptoplarda at a rate which reduces battery life. Therefore, a vital importance for you to close applications that are not favorable to your battery life will reflect. To turn off this application and before determining the Start / Run by entering ‘Msconfig’ command from the window, and then ‘Startup’ tab. Here are the selected ones by removing unnecessary programs unnecessary applications to get rid of the exploitation of system resources. CTRL + ALT + DEL key combination by using the resources of the system can determine which applications consume excessively.
Stop running the tools
Applications on your computer you are currently using the direct impact your battery life. Therefore, the HDD assembly process such as virus scanning or laptop is connected to electricity to perform.
Remove the external device
Connect notebook to external devices (such as external HDD and bluetooth and the external speaker) a negative impact on battery life will be found. Therefore the external devices do not need to connect the notebook.
CD / DVD drive and hold the blank
Laptops CD / DVD drive in a CD or DVD drive for PCs usually are left, despite use. Therefore, drivers do not need, do not leave full.
Do not use the DVDs do not need external
Use your battery when using external DVD drive to stop. Rather, Microsoft’s Virtual CD ROM Control Panel, or a virtual drive so you can use Pismo File Mount.
Reduce the brightness

25 Ways To Shutdown Computer Automatically

Sometimes, you want that you system should get switched off automatically, especially when you are not monitoring that system. It often happens that the tools commonly used by the users do not provide the sufficient options for the system shutdown. Thus, they are supposed to be specific while leaving their system for automatic shutdown.

The freeware which I will be reviewing today will solve this problem by allotting you large number of options for automatic system shut down, the name of this tool is DShutdown.

This tool has large number of features, which I will be explaining later. I have already reviewed a similar tool knows as ‘Shutdown Timer’ but it has less features as compared to DShutdown. This tool can list out the number of systems present on your network and can shutdown them, only if you already have the right to do so.

Despite if Shutting down, it has got 22 different functions which can be performed instead of shutting it down. When you will launch this tool, then your anti-virus may mark it as a threat but this freeware will not do any harm on your system as it never did anything to my system.

The size of this tool is around 300Kb and it is portable. So you can take it anywhere on your USB drive. Once launched, two icon will be present on your tray. Besides shutting down your system, it can also perform reboot, hibernate, sleep, Standby , force shutdown, forced shutdown after for a fixed interval and many more such operation, which are visible in the snapshot of the application window mentioned above.

It can perform the above mentioned operations if your system has been left unused for a predefined period of time or if remote shutdown has been allowed and the any user is shutting down this system from another remote computer or the CPU memory usage has exceeded a certain value.

You can also simply assign a timer to shutdown your system, this time allotment can be in accordance with current date and time. Lastly you have the general options which can make your tool to start with the window or you can use the default settings for the tool or you can save your own settings on exit.

This tool is compatible with all the versions of Windows as it has been checked with Windows 7 32-bit Ultimate edition.

How To Increase Your Internet Speed By 20%

If you use Windows XP Professional then it is possible to squeeze an extra 20% out of your internet connection. By default Windows XP Pro holds back 20% of your Internet speed for various services like windows update and spyware checks.
If you want to tap into this locked speed then make the following changes:
1. Go to Start-> Run-> and type gpedit.msc
2. Expand the Administrative Templates branch
3. Expand the Network tab
4. Highlight QoS Packet Scheduler
5. Click on Limit Reservable Bandwidth and check the enabled box
6. Then Change the Bandwidth limit % to 0 %

Once you have done this click apply and restart your PC. After rebooting you should see a noticeable improvement in your net speed

Increasing Graphics Performance

 

By default, WindowsXP turns on a lot of shadows, fades, slides etc to menu items.

Most simply slow down their display.
To turn these off selectively:

1. Right click on the My Computer icon
2. Select Properties
3. Click on the Advanced tab
4. Under Performance, click on the Settings button
5. To turn them all of, select Adjust for best performance
6. My preference is to leave them all off except for Show shadows under mouse pointer and Show window contents while dragging

WindowsXP Command Line Utilities

While there are a lot of command line utilities in WindowsXP, here are some that I have been using lately.

bootcfg - Configures, queries, or changes Boot.ini file settings.

driverquery - Displays a list of all installed device drivers and their properties.

getmac - Returns the media access control (MAC) address and list of network protocols associated with each address for all network cards in each computer

gpresult - Displays Group Policy settings and Resultant Set of Policy (RSOP) for a user or a computer

netsh - You can use commands in the Netsh Interface IP context to configure the TCP/IP protocol

schtasks - Schedules commands and programs to run periodically or at a specific time

systeminfo - Displays detailed configuration information about a computer and its operating system

Turning Off the Guest Account

For security purposes, you might want to turn off the Guest account

1. Open up the Control Panel
2. Click on User Accounts
3. Click on Change an account
4. Click on the Guest account
5. Click Turn off the guest account

Opening a Command Prompt to a Particular Directory from Explorer

If you want to open a command prompt to a directory that is selected in the Explorer:

1. Start Regedit
2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT  \ Directory \ shell
3. Create a new key called Command
4. Give it the value of the name you want to appear in the Explorer. Something like Open DOS Box
5. Under this create a new key called command
6. Give it a value of cmd.exe /k "cd %L"
7. Now when you are in the Explorer, right click on a folder, select Open DOS Box, and a command prompt will open to  the selected directory.