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SEO Tips

itechfreinds@gmail.com (IT Friends) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:01:00 +0000

SEO can be difficult and confusing. There are no shortcuts to professional Internet marketing and search engine optimization. You must invest time and have long-term patience and commitment to be successful.

The Search Engine Optimization Process

Our methods include, however are not limited to the following steps:
• Keyword Research - Searching through a database of actually-used keyword phrases that are relevant to your business, and determining the best phrases to use to optimize your site.
• Professional copywriting as necessary. This can be a big job depending on how large the web site is.
• Optimizing tags, titles and other parts of the HTML code as necessary. Including controlling meta tags which control what the search engines say in their description about your web site.
• Editing the copy to ensure proper usage of the most searched-upon keyword phrases relevant to your site.
• Google approved white hat link building strategies.
• Submitting optimized page URLs to the major search engines. This is limited today because the major search engines find your site from links pointing to you.
• Monitoring the search engines bi-monthly to ensure that your URL becomes indexed, and tracking your traffic and keyword referrals using web based metrics.
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• Traffic conversion. Do visitors to your web site purchase your products and services? Why or why not?
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Google launching platform for selling books online

itechfreinds@gmail.com (IT Friends) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:16:00 +0000

Google Inc. now launching a new online service that will let readers buy electronic versions of books and read them on such gadgets as cell phones, laptops and possibly e-book devices.

The company said Google Editions marks its first effort to earn revenue from its ambitious Google Books scanning project, which attempts to make millions of printed books available online. Although the scanning program has faced complaints from authors and publishers over copyright, Google Editions will cover only books submitted and approved by the copyright holders when it launches next year.

The books bought through Google Editions will be accessible on any device that has a Web browser, including smart phones, netbooks and personal computers and laptops, putting Google in competition with Amazon.com Inc. and its Kindle e-book reader.

Consumers can buy directly from Google or from any number of online booksellers and other retail partners using the Google Editions platform. Google will actually host the e-books and make them searchable.
Google expects the program will start with 400,000 to 600,000 books in the first half of 2010.

Microsoft recovers Sidekick data

itechfreinds@gmail.com (IT Friends) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:14:00 +0000

Microsoft says it has now recovered the personal data lost when its Sidekick servers suffered an outage on 13 October. The online service backs up contacts, photos, calendar appointments and other personal data stored on the mobile phones of Sidekick T Mobile customers.

Microsoft Corporate Vice President Roz Ho says that all data will be restored, beginning with personal contacts. She believes that only a minority of Sidekick users are still affected. “The outage was caused by a system failure that created data loss in the core database and the back up,” she wrote in an open letter to customers.

Windows Xp Registry Tips & Tweaks

itechfreinds@gmail.com (IT Friends) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:24:00 +0000

Modifying the Disk Check Autochk.exe Time-out (Scandisk Delay) Value from 10 seconds
to 3 Seconds
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager]
"AutoChkTimeOut"=dword:00000003
Disable Automatic Restart in the event of a System Crash / BSOD
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl]
"AutoReboot"=dword:00000000
Disable The Windows XP Desktop Cleanup Wizard (Unused Desktop Shortcuts)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop
\CleanupWiz]
"NoRun"=dword:00000001
Speed up Network Browsing by Removing Network Scheduled Tasks
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\
{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}]
Disables Windows Take A Tour Bubble Popup
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour]
"RunCount"=dword:00000000
Disable Remote Registry Service (Remote users to modify registry settings on your
computer. Now registry can be modified only by users on your computer)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RemoteRegistry]
"Start"=dword:00000004
Removes the Recent Documents from the Start menu. The system saves a shortcut to each
of the non-program files the user opened most recently, and it displays the shortcuts on the
Recent Documents.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explore
r]
"NoRecentDocsMenu"=dword:00000001
Classic Search, Full Path In Title Bar And Address Bar. This allows you to disable the new
Search Assistant and use the traditional search interface in Windows Explorer
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Cabinet
State]
"FullPath"=dword:00000000
"FullPathAddress"=dword:00000001
"Use Search Asst"="no"
"Settings"=hex:0c,00,02,00,1b,01,e7,77,60,00,00,00
Have you ever wanted to Rename Recycle Bin ? This Tweak Allows Renaming of Recycle
Bin
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=hex:50,01,00,20
"CallForAttributes"=dword:00000000
Are you getting 'Low Disk Space Notification' ? This Disables Low Diskspace Warnings
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explore
r]
"NoLowDiskSpaceChecks"=dword:00000001
Do you want to Speedup the Windows XP Start Menu?
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"MenuShowDelay"="2"
Maximize Your Internet Explorer's Simultaneous Downloads From 2 to 10 Connections
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings]
"MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:0000000a
"MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:0000000a
Remove the Queue-it-up, Burn to CD right click options on Windows Media Player files.
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{CE3FB1D1-02AE-4a5f-A6E9-D9F1B4073E6C}]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F1B9284F-E9DC-4e68-9D7E-42362A59F0FD}]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{8DD448E6-C188-4aed-AF92-44956194EB1F}]
Removes Sign up with Passport Wizard when trying to sign in MSN Messenger First time
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\Passport]
"RegistrationCompleted"=dword:00000001
Disables Preview (Thumbnails) of Movie File Formats (Allowing You To
Move/Rename/Delete without Errors)
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi\ShellEx]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpg\ShellEx]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpe\ShellEx]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpeg\ShellEx]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mov\ShellEx]
Open Explorer From My Computer or Any Folder (Power users love this)
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell]
@="explore"
Remove 'Shortcut To ...' Prefix when you create new Shortcut
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"link"=hex:00,00,00,00
This adds 'Command Prompt here' on Right Click Menu (When you right click on a
Drive/Folder)
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Command Prompt Here]
@="Command &Prompt Here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Command Prompt Here\command]
@="cmd.exe /k cd %1 "
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\Command Prompt Here]
@="Command &Prompt Here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\Command Prompt Here\command]
@="cmd.exe /k cd %1 "
Remove Shared Documents folders from My Computer System Folder
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\Dele
gateFolders\{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}]
Disable the Unread Mail Message on the Welcome Screen
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail\]
"MessageExpiryDays"=dword:00000000
Disable Compress Old Files (This is useful when Disk Cleanup Tool Stops Responding
While Compressing Old Files)
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\Compress old
files]
Windows Explorer Crashes When Opening Folder Containing avi/video files
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.avi\shellex\PropertyHandler]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-
5FE6850DC73E}\InProcServer32]
Disabling the File Association Web Service (when you click on unknon file it displays
'Windows can not open this file, ... Use the web service to find the appropriate program /
Select from the Program list')
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system]
"NoInternetOpenWith"=dword:00000001

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XP Tips & Tweaks

itechfreinds@gmail.com (IT Friends) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:05:00 +0000

Stop Jerky Graphics
If you are connected to a LAN and have problems with jerky graphics, this might be the
solution:
· Right-click "My Computer".
· Select "Manage".
· Click on "Device Manager".
· Double-click on your NIC under "Network Adapters".
· In the new window, select the "Advanced" tab.
· Select "Connection Type" and manually set the value of your NIC. (Not "Auto Sense"
which is default.).
· You should reboot.

Shutdown XP Faster
Like previous versions of windows, it takes long time to restart or shutdown windows
XP when the "Exit Windows" sound is enabled. To solve this problem you must disable this
useless sound.
· Click Start button.
· Go to settings > Control Panel > Sound, Speech and Audio devices > Sounds and Audio
Devices > Sounds.
· Then under program events and windows menu click on "Exit Windows" sub-menu and
highlight it. Now from sounds you can select, choose "none" and then click Apply and
OK.
Now you should see some improvement

Speed Up Detailed View in Explorer
If you like to view your files in Windows Explorer using the "Details" view here is a
tweak to speed up the listing of file attributes:
Viewing files in Windows Explorer using the "Details" mode shows various attributes
associated with each file shown. Some of these must be retrieved from the individual
files when you click on the directory for viewing. For a directory with numerous and
relatively large files (such as a folder in which one stores media, eg: *.mp3's, *.avi's
etc.), Windows Explorer lags as it reads through each one. Here's how to disable viewing
of unwanted attributes and speed up file browsing:
· Open Windows Explorer.
· Navigate to the folder which you wish to optimize.
· In "Details" mode right-click the bar at the top which displays the names of the
attribute columns.
· Uncheck any that are unwanted/unneeded.
Explorer will apply your preferences immediately, and longs lists of unnecessary
attributes will not be displayed.
Likewise, one may choose to display any information which is regarded as needed,
getting more out of Explorer.

Turn Off System Restore to Save Space
By default, Windows XP keeps a backup of system files in the System Volume Information
folder. This can eat up valuable space on your hard drive. If you don't want Windows to
back up your system files:
· Open the Control Panel.
· Double-click on System.
· Click the System Restore tab.
· Check "Turn off System Restore on all drives".
· Hit Apply.
· You may now delete the System Volume Information folder.
Warning! If you turn this off you will not be able to use Windows System Restore to
restore your system in case of failure.

Disable XP Boot Logo
It is possible to disable the XP splash screen, which will slightly speed up the
overall boot process. Be aware that removing the splash screen will also cause you not
to see any boot-up messages that might come up (chkdsk, convert ... ), but if your system
runs without any problems then it should not matter.
· Edit boot.ini.
· Add " /noguiboot" right after "/fastdetect".
Upon restarting, the splash screen will be gone. It can be re-enabled by removing the
new switch.

Performance Increase Through My Computer
Easy enough tweak to usually find out about it on your own, but still, some of us
still don't find it right away. So here it is:
· Start > right-click on My Computer and select Properties.
· Click on the "Advanced" tab.
· See the "Performance" section? Click "Settings".
· Disable the following:
Fade or slide menus into view
Fade or slide ToolTips into view
Fade out menu items after clicking
Show Shadows under menus
Slide open combo boxes
Slide taskbar buttons
Use a background image for each folder type
Use common tasks in folders
There, now Windows will still look nice and perform faster.
Reduce 10 Second Scandisk Wait Time
· Start MS Dos Prompt (Start run CMD), and type: CHKNTFS /T:4
where 4 is the amount of wait time.

For Tips & Tweaks

New Tips & Tricks in Windows

itechfreinds@gmail.com (IT Friends) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:51:00 +0000

Making Windows XP Start 60% Faster

Whenever you start your computer, you are faced with a few moments of thumb
twiddling while Windows XP boots and prompts you to log on. Although you should expect to wait for a few moments, sometimes
Windows XP seems to boot rather slowly. In fact, you may notice that over a period
of time the PC that used to roar to life seems a bit sluggish instead. Fortunately, you can perform several techniques that help Windows XP get the bootup speed you want. This chapter explores how to put these techniques to work.

Stopping Unneeded Startup Services

Along with the core operating system and programs that Windows XP runs when it
starts, there is also a host of services involved. Many of these services are necessary for Windows XP to operate correctly.
However, many of them are for features in Windows XP that you may not use at all.
You can peruse the services and disable any service that you do not want to run. The fewer services that run, the more quickly Windows XP will boot.
Caution:
Exercise caution when stopping services. If you do not know what a service does or
are unsure of the ramifications of stopping the service, leave it alone. Some services are critical to Windows XP's operations, so make sure you understand what the service is before you disable it.
To reduce the number of services that start on bootup, you can access two
different areas of Windows XP.
The first is the System Configuration Utility. The Services tab shows you the
services that start when the computer boots.
You can stop a service from starting by simply clearing the check box next to the
service and clicking OK. However, before you do so, there is another way to disable services that you may prefer because the interface gives you more information about the service in question.
Open Control Panel/Administrative ToolsServices or else select Start/Run, type
services.msc, and click OK. Either way, you see the Services console.
I prefer to use the Services console instead of the System Configuration Utility
because it describes what the service does. Additionally, you can double-click a service and examine its properties.
Notice the Startup Type column in Figure 4-2. This information lists whether the
service is automatic or manual. Manual services are only started in Windows XP when you start a process that requires the service. Some other process may require the service that has a "dependency" relationship with it; in
this case, the dependency service will start, as well. Because these services do
not start automatically when you boot Windows XP, you do not need to do anything with manual services.
However, all services listed as automatic start when Windows XP boots. These are
the services that increase boot time. As I have mentioned, many of them are necessary and important, so you should not
stop automatic services from booting unless you are sure of the ramifications. You
can get this information by looking at the Description column. Here's a quick look at common services you may want to live without:
Automatic Updates: This service enables Windows XP to check the Web automatically
for updates. If you don't want to use Automatic Updates, you can disable the service. You can always check for updates manually at the Windows Update Web site.
Computer Browser: If your computer is not on a network, you don't need this
service. If you are on a network, leave it alone.
DHCP Client: If you are not on a network, you do not need this service. If you are
on a small workgroup, you can still increase boot time by configuring manual IP addresses.
DNS Client: If you are not on a network, you do not need this service. If you are,
leave it alone.
Error Reporting and Event Log: You don't have to use these services but they can
be very helpful, so I would leave them configured as automatic.
Fax: If you don't use your computer for fax services, you can disable this one.
Help and Support: If you never use the Windows XP Help and Support Center (found
on the Start menu), you can disable this service.
IMAPI CD-Burning COM: This service enables you to burn CDs on your computer. If
you never burn CDs, you can disable the service.
Indexing Service: Your computer keeps an index of files but if you rarely search
for files, the service is just a resource hog. You can stop it and turn the service to manual.
Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing: If you do not use these features,
you can disable them.
Infrared Monitor: If you do not use infrared devices, you can disable this
service.
Messenger: This service sends alert messages on a local area network (it is not
the same as Windows Messenger). If you are not on a network, you can disable this service.
Print Spooler: If you do not do any printing from the computer, you can disable
this service. If you print, make sure you leave it as automatic.
Remote Registry: This service allows remote users to modify the Registry on your
computer. If you are not on a network, you can disable this service.
System Restore Service: This service allows you to use System Restore. If you have
turned off System Restore anyway, you do not need to turn off the service. If you do, you turn off System Restore.
Themes: If you do not use themes, you can disable this service.
Windows Image Acquisition: If you do not use scanners or digital cameras, you can
disable this service.
Wireless Zero Configuration: If do not use wireless networking devices, you can
disable this service.
You may have a number of other automatic services, depending on software and other
configurations on your computer. So it's a good idea to look through the services and learn more about them. If you double-click
a service, a Properties dialog box appears Notice that on the General tab, you see a Startup Type drop-down menu. If you want to change an automatic
service to manual, select Manual here and click OK. As a general rule, don't
disable a service unless you are sure you will never use it. However, manual configuration allows the service to be started when you
find it necessary, thus speeding up your boot time.
However, before you change a service to manual, look at the Dependencies tab (see
Figure 4-4). This tab shows you which other services depend upon the service you are considering changing.
Keep in mind that services are necessary for the vast functionality you get with
Windows XP. Change only those services that you understand and do not use. How you use your Windows XP computer should be the
best guide in terms of optional startup services.
Tip:
The Indexing service and the System Restore service take up a lot of disk space
and system resources across the board. You can live without the Indexing service but I suggest that you keep using System Restore. It works great when you are in a bind and this is one case where the loss of speed may not be worth the ramifications of not using System Restore.
Speed Tips and Tricks for Windows XP Startup Aside from startup programs, services, and the Prefetch folder, there are a number of other startup
procedures and issues you can modify to help Windows XP start faster. The
following sections explore those tips and tricks.
Manual IP Addressing on Small Office/Home Networks
Windows XP is configured to help you take care of networking. It uses the TCP/IP
protocol for networking in workgroups, or what you might call small office or home networks that do not use a dedicated server.
The problem is that automatic IP addressing can be slow. When your computer boots,
it has to query the network to see what IP addresses are already in use and then assign itself one.
If you want to speed up the boot time a bit, consider manually assigning IP
addresses to all computers on the network. This way, the network computers do not
have to worry about locating an automatic IP address. Because one is manually
configured, the operating system doesn't have to spend time solving this problem.
This isn't a networking book, however, so I won't delve into the implications of
using a manual IP address, but if you are using a computer that functions as a
host computer to the Internet (using Internet Connection Sharing [ICS]), you can
get into connectivity problems if you change the configuration of the IP address.
However, you can still work around this problem by starting with the ICS host
computer.
Select Start/Connect To/Show All Connections. Right-click your network adapter
card and click Properties. On the General tab, select TCP/IP in the list of
services and click the Properties button.
In the TCP/IP properties, you can see if you use an automatic or manual IP
address. In the example in Figure 4-5, I have configured a manual IP address of
90.0.0.1 and a default subnet mask. The other computers on my office network each
use a different IP address in the same class, such as 90.0.0.2, 90.0.0.3,
90.0.0.4, and so on. This way, each computer has a permanent IP address, which
helps increase boot time. Note that if you change the IP addresses of your
computers, they must all use the same subnet mask. A default subject mask of
255.255.255.0 will keep you in good shape.
Make sure you understand the implications of changing IP addresses on your
network. If you have no networking experience at all, you may be wiser to leave
the automatic IP addressing as is and try to gain some speed using the additional
suggestions in this chapter.
Disabling Recent Documents History
Windows XP includes a feature that keeps track of all recent documents you have
opened or used. The idea is that you can select Start/Recent Documents History and
quickly reopen any document you have recently used. I use many documents each day
and never use the feature myself. In my opinion, I can keep up with what I want to
use without Windows XP doing it for me.
The bad thing about Recent Documents History is that Windows XP has to calculate
what should be put there each time you boot Windows, which can slow things down.
So, if you never use the Recent Documents History, it's a good idea to disable it.
Here's how:
1. Open the Registry Editor (select Start/Run, type regedit, and click OK).
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mcft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.
3. Create a NoRecentDocsHistory D_WORD key. Double-click the value to open it once
it is created.
4. Set the Data Value to 1 to enable the restriction.
5. Click OK and close the Registry Editor. You'll need to restart the computer for
the change to take effect.
Disabling the Boot Logo
You can remove the boot logo that appears when you start Windows XP. This little
tweak probably shaves only a few seconds off your boot time but seconds count if
you are serious about trying to get Windows XP up and running as quickly as
possible. The only negative is that if you remove the boot logo, you will also not
see any boot messages, such as check disk. (But if you are not having problems
with your computer, this isn't such a big deal.)
To remove the boot logo, follow these steps:
1. Select Start/Run, type msconfig, and click OK.
2. In the System Configuration Utility, click the BOOT.INI tab.
3. On the BOOT.INI tab, click the NOGUIBOOT check box option. Click OK.
Removing Unwanted Fonts
One trick that increases your boot time a bit is to lose any fonts in the Fonts
folder in Control Panel that you never use. The more fonts you have, the more
processing Windows XP has to do to prep all of those fonts for use. You must be a
bit careful here to not remove fonts that you might want, but there is a good
chance that you can live without many of them. For instance, you may have foreign
language fonts and other symbol fonts (such as Wingdings) that you never use.
To delete unneeded fonts, follow these steps:
1. Open the Fonts folder in Control Panel.
2. Select Edit/Select All and then Edit/Copy.
3. Create a new folder on your desktop, open it, and select Edit/Paste.
4. In this new folder, delete any of the fonts you do not want.
5. Return to the Fonts folder in Control Panel. Right-click the selected fonts and
click Delete.
6. Go back to your new desktop folder and click Edit/Select All.
7. Return to your Fonts folder and click Edit/Paste. You now have only the desired
fonts in the Fonts folder.
Tip:
You can directly delete fonts from the Fonts folder without creating the secondary
folder. However, I recommend the preceding steps to help ensure that you do not
make a mistake in the deletion process.
Stopping Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop Sharing
In Windows XP Professional, you have two remote networking features called Remote
Assistance and Remote Desktop Sharing. These remote networking features are very
helpful in a variety of situations but if you don't use them, it is good idea to
disable them to save boot time. You can always enable them later if you want to
use them.
Note:
If you are interested in using Remote Desktop or Remote Assistance, see my book
Windows XP for Power Users: Power Pack published by John Wiley & Sons.
1. Open the Start menu, right-click My Computer, and choose Properties.
2. Click the Remote Tab.
3. Clear both check boxes to disable Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop.
Speeding Up the Dual-Boot Timeout
If you dual-boot your computer with Windows XP and another operating system, you
see an operating system selection menu on startup. If you typically boot into
Windows XP and not the other operating system, you can speed up the dual-boot
timeout value so that you do not wait so long for the boot process to select your
default operating system and continue with the boot process. The default timeout
value is 30 seconds but you can change this setting to 10. This gives you enough
time to select the alternate operating system if you want but also speeds up the
boot process. You can skip this section if you do not use a dual-boot
configuration.
Follow these steps:
1. Locate the boot.ini file on your computer. It is a hidden file by default; mine
is located in C:\boot.ini.
2. Open the file with Notepad (which is what opens it by default).
3. Change the Timeout value to 10 (see Figure 4-11).
4. Select File/Save and close Notepad.
Speeding Up Your PPPoE Connection
If you use a Point-to-Point Protocol connection over Ethernet (PPPoE), you may
notice a delay in using the PPPoE connection after startup. By default, there is a
120 second delay but you can stop this behavior by manually configuring an IP
address for the network adapter card. If you do not use a PPPoE connection, you
can skip this section.
1. Select Start/Connect to/Show All Connections.
2. Open the TCP/IP properties for your LAN network interface card.
3. Manually set the IP address on the TCP/IP properties to an appropriate IP
address and subnet mask for your network.
Reducing the Wait Time
When you start to shut down Windows XP, it has to quit, or "kill," any live
applications or processes that are currently running. So close all applications
first. However, some applications and processes are always running in the
background. You can reduce the amount of time that Windows XP waits for those
applications and processes to close before Windows XP kills them. Edit three
different Registry settings to change this:
1. Open the Registry Editor.
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop. Select
WaitToKillAppTimeout and set the value to 1000.
3. Select the HungAppTimeout value and set it to 1000 as well.
4. Navigate to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop. Set the
WaitToKillAppTimeout and set the value to 1000. Select the HungAppTimeout \newline
value and set it to 1000 as well.
5. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control. Select the
WaitToKillServiceTimeout value and set it to 1000.
6. Close the Registry Editor.
Automatically Killing Tasks on Shutdown
You know the drill. You start to shut down the computer, you wait a few moments,
and then you see a dialog box asking if you want to kill an application or service
that is running. Instead of prompting you, you can make Windows XP take care of
the kill task automatically. Here's how:
1. Open the Registry Editor.
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop.
3. Highlight the value AutoEndTasks and change the value to 1.
4. Close the Registry Editor.
Well thats about it... when you done all the steps you machine most run
faster...without ANY errors!

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