Stopping unnecessary Windows services

August 9th, 2007 by Aseem Kishore | File in: Windows XP Tips

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.   [...]

Automating software installation

August 9th, 2007 by Aseem Kishore | File in: Windows XP Tips

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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Connect to your Computer at home Using Remote Desktop

August 9th, 2007 by Aseem Kishore | File in: Networking

There are a lot of remote utility tools that let you connect remotely to any computer on the Internet, some of them work good, others are completely pain in the ass. On this post I want to talk about how to use Windows XP built-in remote access capabilities using remote desktop, which is integrated in [...]

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How to make Windows run faster

August 9th, 2007 by Aseem Kishore | File in: Windows XP Tips

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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How to keep Outlook clean and neat

August 9th, 2007 by Aseem Kishore | File in: Office Tips

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I work for a non-profit company which is turning from a mom & Pop shop business into a big corporation, and let me tell you, these people are lousy using Outlook. They complain about Outlook being too slow, freezing up, archive folder not opening, etc. An entire list of crap, I usually run with them [...]

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