All Posts Tagged With: "XP"
Has Windows Vista Become Old News Already?
I don’t know if it’s my imagination, or if I’m reading all the wrong news sources, but has Windows Vista become old news already? Hardly anybody seems to be talking about it on the blogosphere. This may be because it’s been talked to death over the last 12-18 months already and everyone [...]
1Feb2007 | Everton | 0 comments | Continued
Are You Planning On Upgrading To Vista?
I’m starting to get a sense that most people are not going to be rushing down to the shops on the 30th to buy a copy of Vista. I don’t know why, but now that it’s nearly here the buzz that was generated after each successive release candidate seems to have gone away.
Are you [...]
New Poll: Will You Be Upgrading to Vista?
Vista is coming out at the end of the month. I’m definitely upgrading as I want to get the full experience, and also because I’m getting a free copy! But, if I wasn’t I don’t think I would be upgrading as XP does everything I need.
Will you be upgrading to Vista this month, later in [...]
Microsoft Windows Comes Of Age - Happy 21st Birthday!
Believe it or not Windows is 21 years old on Monday. When it was launched in 1985 the PC market was barely out of it’s infancy, and whatever you may think of Microsoft it is amazing what they Bill Gates & Co have built in such a relatively short time.
Windows has been through many [...]
Rename Your Digital Photos Automatically In Windows XP
I finally splashed out on a digital camera over the summer, picking up a Vivatar ViviCam 8300s. It’s a great camera, but annoyingly the filenames of the photos I’ve taken tend to be the same as I upload them as soon as possible, so the count is always reset.
Luckily I found this great tip [...]
Hauppauge Nova-T 500 MCE TV Card Has Amazing Picture Quality
I’ve recently left ntl:Telewest and sometime soon I’m going to lose my free Digital TV service, so I had a quick look at the latest offers from ntl:Telewest and Sky to see who was offering the best deal.
I was on the verge of plumping for ntl:Telewest because it was cheaper, even though Sky has a [...]
Installing Vista RC2 As My Main OS Was Definitely A Bad Idea
My decision to install Windows Vista RC2 as my main OS last week was a very bad idea. Yes, I know I should have known better but I thought it was time to force myself to give Vista a real tryout.
The installation of Vista itself went almost without a hitch. The only problem [...]
What XP Did For Us
I toyed last night with installing Microsoft Vista RC1 or RC2 as my main operating system, given that the trial licence period would see me through until Vista is officially available to the general public. As I dithered over the decision, it made me realise how attached I’d become to Windows XP over the [...]
14Oct2006 | Everton | 0 comments | Continued
Speedup Hard Drives - 10 NTFS Performance Hacks
I’ve featured some of these tweaks previously, in my PC optimisation guides, but some of these are new to me, particularly the tweaks to improve page file performance. The 10 tweaks are:
Disable Short Filenames
Name Your Files Appropriately
Use More Folders
Use More Partitions
Plan Your Cluster Size
Defragment Regularly
Reserve Space for the MFT
Disable Last Access Time
Turn Off (or [...]
10 Intermediate Ways To Speed Up Windows
Update: If you are using Windows Vista then check out 10 Simple Ways To SpeedUp Windows Vista.
Given how successful my Simple Guide to Tweaking Windows XP has been I’ve decided to post some more complex tweaks. The effectiveness of each of these tweaks will vary from machine to machine.
I’ve tried to focus on tweaks that [...]
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