If you've created an account in addition to the Administrator account in Windows XP, the
administrator account will not be shown in the Logon Scree, this tutorial explains you how to add
the Administrator account to the logon screen. If you are using Windows XP Pro follow these steps,
1. In the Start Menu, select Run. 2. In the Run dialog, type 'regedit' without quotes, to
start the registry editor. 3. Navigate to the key, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \
Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \Winlogon \SpecialAccounts \...

Speed up your windows and Pc! Right click on " My Computer" and select " Properties" . Go to "
Performance" and click on " File System". In "Settings" section change " Desk Top Computer" to "
Network Server" For speed up your windows: Run " Registry Editor", and go to below address :
HKEY_CURRENT_URER\Control Panel\Desk Top Add a parameter : (String Value)(REG_SZ)
(value data =0 ),and name it "MenuShow Delay"...

How to Setup parental controls in windows Vista Parental controls are a great first step to
keeping children safe online. To configure Parental Controls your computer must be set up with at
least one password-protected administrator user account. To Set up parental controls 1- Log in
to a user account that has administrative privileges. 2- Click the Start button, choose Control
Panel, and click Set up parental controls for any user. 3- You come to a page that shows the name
and picture for each user account you’ve created Click the user account for which you want...

While trying to show someone the mysterious symbols used to create "The Matrix" source code, I
realized that most people have no need to use the East Asian input services offered in Windows XP
but they still may want to know how to play with the options. Additionally, there may be many
Eur-Asian people throughout the world that don't know that they can use their native language
when sending emails to their families abroad;. Or even type letters in their native script. Well,
in an effort to increase the public knowledge of this service, I decided to write this tuto...

Many of us, during the course of computer's life will need to reformat our computer for various
reasons. Whether it be your computer is so slow and you just can't figure out why, or if you
have a very persistent virus that you just can't figure out a way to eradicate. Though i'm
sure there are countless number of reasons, many will fall on the solution of reformatting your
computer....or more specifically, your hard-drive. Now what exactly does this involve? To put it
simply, reformatting your hard-drive is like reformatting any other disk like a floppy d...

Remote Desktop Connection in Windows Vista What is Remote Desktop ? Remote Desktop Connections
can save time and aggravation: It's a technology already installed in Windows Vista that lets
you sit at a computer in one place and connect to another computer in a completely different
physical location away from you. For example, you can leave programs running on your computer at
work and then see them the same way you do at work when you turn on your computer at home. You can
be miles away from the work computer but be working on it as if you had never left the off...

I guess I'm a few months late on this Vista RTM thing... I'm writing this because I've
gotten sick of the Mac OS. It's just too unnatural for me to use. But, for those of you who have
been afraid to install Windows Vista RTM on your Macs using Boot Camp, this tutorial should help you
and give you confidence. wifi, Aero, and installation work automatically. Two-finger scrolling
works. iSight is actually functional (you can use it). Part 1: Installing Vista To install
Windows Vista on your Mac, you'll need... (Guess.) A Windows Vista DVD and an ...

Here's a few quick hacks/registry changes that will help you improve the terribly bloated and
mind-numbing thing we call XPand hopefully I'll got some good credits out of this to. This
tutorial is VERY detailed so it should be easy to follow and sorry if there is spelling mistakes.
MAKE SURE YOU BACK UP YOUR REGISTRY BEFORE YOU TRY ANY OF THESE. I also take no responsibility if
you are an idoit and dont back it up or if you do any harm to your computer!! Improved
context menu: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFileSysytemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHand...

Last week I promised to release my very first tutorial on AstaHOST regarding basic computer
security. Why is computer security important? For starters, ask yourselves the following question.
Can you really risk losing your personal data, including memorable pictures, videos, documents, and
important projects that are currently being developed by you? That is up to you to answer, yet I
know that most computer users don’t have instant backup solutions that keep data safe, even if
Windows is dead. The following tutorial will guide the average user on how to easily tweak h...

There are many ways for us to improve our computer performance when we're using memory intensive
programs like 3ds max, adobe photoshop(when dealing with large poster-size pictures) etc. Below are
some suggested steps to improve your computer's performance. 1)Reduce the number of processes
running during startup. /biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'
/> This can be achieved by using the MSCONFIG provided by windows. To access this hidden program,
go to start > run and type "MSCONFIG". This will brings you to the MSCONFI...

This tutorial will help you getting started with using your new PC, which came with a Windows
Operating System. After you succesfully install Windows (that's much of an achievement
itself!), do not think that you are ready to use your PC. Actually, you're far away from
'ready' to use anything more complex than Notepad!!! ---- Section 1 : Things
to install, depending on how you use your PC ---- Office Applications : Microsoft Windows DOES
NOT ship with Microsoft Office. You have to purchace it separately. If you have done so, t...

Usually a Windows XP installation is done on a NTFS partition but at times you will find fools who
install it on FAT32 partition and have no idea that they could create a Limited user account for
normal using and then go about complaining that Windows is insecure to the brim. Anyway here we
only need the Windows XP/Server 2003 to be installed on a FAT32 partition. There are three simple
steps involved: • Rename the logon.scr file situated in system32 folder to something else.
Then make a copy of the cmd.exe and name it logon.scr . • Restart the computer, ...

Disabling/Enabling some of Windows features .:!:. To disable task manager Click Start > Run >
and type regedit, to run registry editor Find following address:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\S
ystem Crate a new Dword and name it DisableTaskMgr. To disable task manager give value of 1 To
enable task manager give value of 0 .:!:. To disable unread email display on Welcome Screen Run
registry editor and find following address:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentV...

CTRL+C=Copy CTRL+V=Paste Windows+E=Windows Explorer Windows+F=Search CTRL+Z=Undo Windows+R=Run
Command Windows+D=Shows Desktop Windows+U=Utility manager Windows+F1=Windows Help CTRL+A=Select All
Hope that helps to all of you computer-illiterate...

No doubt you noticed that in windows 95/98/me that at the loin screen a user can press cancel to
access your computer. This i guess is meant to be like a guest account but in most cases its
annoying to have. This hack will auto-logoff the user as soon as they login the this
'guest' account. IMPORTANT: THIS REQUIRES YOU TO EDIT THE REGISTRY, IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW
THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY YOU COULD MESS UP YOUR COMPUTER, IN SOME CASES A REGISTRY BACKUP MAY
WORK, IF YOU CAN USE IT, SEARCH GOOLGLE FOR REGISTRY BACKUP TO FIND OUT HOW TO DO THIS 1. Goto
this k...

I've found mass ways to tweak windows, therfore increasing computer performance, and bandwidth.
Check out www.speedguide.net and install the right tweaks for you, i assure it will optimize your
connection, and give all of you a better surfing experience....

If you want to mek it so cerin users, maybe guest or the account you getto by pressing cancel for in
95/98 to not be able to edit the regisstry this is the registry hack for you. IMPORTANT: THIS
REQUIRES YOU TO EDIT THE REGISTRY, IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY YOU COULD MESS
UP YOUR COMPUTER, IN SOME CASES A REGISTRY BACKUP MAY WORK, IF YOU CAN USE IT, SEARCH GOOLGLE FOR
REGISTRY BACKUP TO FIND OUT HOW TO DO THIS 1. Goto this key in the registry, to get to the
registry goto Start -> Run and enter regedit QUOTE HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE&#...

WINDOWS XP HIDDEN APPS Not much of a tutorial but there are alot of hidden and interesting
commands you might want to take a look at. To run any of these apps go to Start > Run and type the
executable name (ie charmap). WINDOWS XP HIDDEN APPS: ========================================= 1)
Character Map = charmap.exe (very useful for finding unusual characters) 2) Disk Cleanup =
cleanmgr.exe 3) Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd.exe (views contents of Windows clipboard) 4) Dr Watson
= drwtsn32.exe (Troubleshooting tool) 5) DirectX diagnosis = dxdiag.exe (Diagnose & test ...