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Better Performance Step 2

Clean: Washing out junk data quickly
Put Windows in the bath tub now and throw in a couple of highly effective cleaning agents
1. Thoroughly Cleaning old Windows versions
If Windows has been used for a long time, there are sure to be dozens of useless files stored on the hard disk, which slow down the system. You [...]

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Better Performance Step 1

Spring Clean for Better Performance
Start the big clean by removing the old drivers and unnecessary software. Replace unnecessaryly bloated programs with sleeker alternatives.
1. Uninstall Old and Unneeded Programs and Softwares
The greed for software can be overwhelming at times: ‘Quickly download this tool; i might need it sometime or other’. The next thing you know, the [...]

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Seven Must-do Tasks

1- Cleaning of Data Storage Medium:
Clean the hard disk of all types of junk files. This can be done at night or alongside your daily work. Download CCleaner and install it with standard settings. Subsequently, the tool starts and clears the hard disk of any junk data. You can choose from Windows or applications [...]

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Solutions for Booting Problems for XP (III)

Initiating Kernels - The NTLoader gives the command to the Windows kernel
Error: Computer hangs - The PC hangs when it shows the message “Windows is booting…”.
Solutions: Microsoft Help further - The Windows developers present several solutions for the numerous errors under http://support.microsoft.com/KB/314477

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Solutions for Booting Problems for XP (II)

Continue from Solutions (I)
Bootmen - The “boot.ini” file displays the boot menu; the user select Windows XP
Error:  Missing File - The message “boot.ini file missing” is displayed
Solutions: Repairing Boot Sector - Enter “bootcfg /rebuild” in the repair console

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Use Dual Pane Mode

If you click the My Computer icon on your Windows XP desktop, it will open a single pane window showing the drives and resources on your PC.
You can open My Computer in dual-pane mode - the default for the familiar Windows Explorer file manager - by holding down the Shift key while you double click [...]

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Solutions for Booting Problems for XP (I)

There are eleven phases of booting process in XP but it has been improved in Vista with only eight phases. And yet both of them are more sophisticated and complicated than starting a space rocket (three phases).

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Enable Task Manager

When you try to open Task Manager, the following error may occur:
“Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator”
-It’s highly likely that your system have been infected with a virus that enable the DisableTaskMgr policy via the registry.

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