Windows XP Time Saving and Maintenance Tips

Windows XP Time Saving and Maintenance Tips:

To make your web browser open faster: In order to make your Internet Explorer open quickly without the need of looking for a homepage, create a new shortcut and type the following path in the command line: “C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe” – nohome.

To organize your desktop: It is advisable to add a shortcut to Computer Managementin order to quickly get to important tools as the Event Viewer, Shared Folders, Local Users and Groups, the Device Manager, and Disk Management. For this you should click on Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Administrative Tools. Right-click at the Computer Management shortcut. Select Copy from the dialog menu and right-click in an empty portion of the desktop and select Paste Shortcut.

To boost memory: If your system has 256MB and below 256MB of memory which finds it difficult to cope with the power of Windows XP, switch over to the Windows Classic interface where you can open the Services console and disable the Themes service which enables you to free up to 10MB of memory.

Remove malicious files: Use an anti-spyware program such as Windows Defender in order to fasten up your connection. Spyware has a habit of hijacking your Internet browser, which results into your connection being unusually slow.

To avoid crashing of your computer: A common cause of computer crashing is the presence of malicious software of your hard drive, so it is very important to make sure you have an anti-virus and anti-spyware software installed and update it regularly, along with a firewall.

Save memory: In order to save memory avoid opening too many windows and programs at once, especially when you have less than 512MB of memory, as it may result into your PC getting overloaded.

Processor and RAM: In order to know more about your PC’s ‘brains’, you can open the System Properties dialogue by pressing both [Windows] and [Pause/Break] at the same time. It shows both the type and speed of your processor and the amount of system memory (RAM) that can be made available.