Windows XP Tips

DPI settings on windows XP

January 23rd, 2008 by Aseem Kishore

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DPI (dots per inch) settings control the images resolution on your computer, the higher the DPIs the sharper the image will be. You can change the DPI settings to fit your liking. On windows XP right-click on an empty area on your desktop and go to properties>settings>advanced You can change the DPI settings to: Normal [...]

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Transferring User Files and Preferences to a new Computer

September 27th, 2007 by Aseem Kishore

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Windows XP offers a utility that helps you transfer user settings, preferences and files from one computer to another, User State Migration Tool (USMT) transfer user settings files, folder, display properties, taskbar options, browser favorites and e-mail settings from one computer to another. This tool provides a smooth transition to a computer migration, please notice [...]

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File and Settings Transfer Wizard error

August 16th, 2007 by Aseem Kishore

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Since Microsoft issued some updates right after windows Vista came out Files and Settings transfer wizard stopped working correctly on windows XP. Here is the error: The location that you specified does not contain stored information I do not know what might have caused the problem but I do know the solution to get around [...]

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Increasing Virtual Memory on your System

August 9th, 2007 by Aseem Kishore

Have you had those virtual memory errors when running certain applications? If you’re using any version of windows, I’m sure you had. Virtual memory is an allocated space on your hard-drive that the system uses like temporary storage to supplement physical memory when there isn’t enough on your system. Increasing virtual memory might help run [...]

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Stopping unnecessary Windows services

August 9th, 2007 by Aseem Kishore

I have an old computer at home that I bought 7 years ago. It is my main computer at home and is the one I’m using to write this document right now and amazingly I have never had any major problems with it like a hard drive failure, etc. It runs pretty fast actually.   [...]

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Automating software installation

August 9th, 2007 by Aseem Kishore

If you are a techie you know how annoying it is to install software over and over again on the systems you setup everyday. I always tried to find a way how to automate those tasks, so I could have time for myself while the scripts do the work. I tried many scripting programs from [...]

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How to make Windows run faster

August 9th, 2007 by Aseem Kishore

There are endless tips on the Internet about how to make Windows XP run faster, some are really good technical tips, others just plain bullshit. In this post I want to share the way I optimize windows XP when I get calls from users whining about their computers being slow. The first thing I do [...]

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