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Windows Defrag Alternative
Part of system maintenance is running a defragmentation application. Defragmentation ensures your file system is rearranged to ensure better disk performance and minimal loss of space. Windows has a standard defrag utility, but there are other tools that you can use.
View All Devices in Windows XP Device Manager
When trying to analyze hardware or device problems, you might not be able to see the removable devices in the Windows XP device manager. It is possible to tweak Windows XP to change this behavior, and see all hardware devices in the device manager.
Remove MSN Messenger from Windows XP
When you are running Windows XP, you might have upgraded many of the programs that come with it. Internet Explorer has been upgraded to version 7, and for the messenger there now is Live Messenger. If you are using the Live Messenger, you can do without the legacy MSN messenger. Removing it requires just a few steps.
Windows XP to Vista Upgrade
Upgrading or not, that’s always a question when a new version of an operating system is released. In the case of Microsoft, the question currently pertains to the XP to Vista upgrade. Is your system ready for it? What more do you need to know and how do you prepare?
HP: 16 New Notebooks Added To Its Arsenal
HP, the largest worldwide seller of PCs, just announced yesterday that they’re adding sixteen new notebooks to their ever so popular notebook line. The notebooks will be a full range of sizes and configurations so that almost anyone can find something that matches their computing needs.
HP unveiled this news at its Connecting Your World [...]
Manage ActiveX in IE7
ActiveX still plays a big role in extending browsing functionality. Knowing how to manage your installed plugins and ad-ons in Internet Explorer can be key to solving performance issues and errors.
Learn how ActiveX controls can be managed in IE7.
