Windows Hidden Apps

WINDOWS XP HIDDEN APPS To run any of these apps go to Start > Run and type the executable name (ie charmap). 1) Character Map = charmap.exe (very useful for finding unusual characters)2) Disk Cleanup = cleanmgr.exe3) Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd.exe (views contents of Windows clipboard)4) Dr Watson = drwtsn32.exe (Troubleshooting tool)5) DirectX diagnosis = dxdiag.exe (Diagnose & test DirectX, video & sound cards)6) Private character editor = eudcedit.exe (allows creation or modification of characters)7) IExpress Wizard = iexpress.exe (Create self-extracting / self-installing package)8) Microsoft Synchronization Manager = mobsync.exe...

How Long Has Your System Been Running?

Here’s how you verify system uptime: Click Start | Run and type cmd to open a command prompt. At the prompt, type systeminfo Scroll down the list of information to the line that says System Up Time. This will tell you in days, hours, minutes and seconds how long the system has been up. Note that this command only works in XP Pro, not in XP Home. You can, however, type net statistics workstation at the prompt in Home. The first line will tell you the day and time that the system came onli...

System File Checker For Windows Xp

Scans and verifies the versions of all protected system files after you restart your computer. Syntax sfc [/scannow] [/scanonce] [/scanboot] [/revert] [/purgecache] [/cachesize=x] Parameters /scannow Scans all protected system files immediately. /scanonce Scans all protected system files once. /scanboot Scans all protected system files every time the computer is restarted. /revert Returns the scan to its default operation. /purgecache Purges the Windows File Protection file cache and scans all protected system files immediately. /cachesize=x Sets the size, in MB, of the Windows File Protection file cache. /? Displays help at the command...

Windows Shortcuts

Press “Windows logo + R” and enter this Commands: Quote: compmgmt.msc – Computer management devmgmt.msc – Device manager diskmgmt.msc – Disk management dfrg.msc – Disk defrag eventvwr.msc – Event viewer fsmgmt.msc – Shared folders gpedit.msc – Group policies lusrmgr.msc – Local users and groups perfmon.msc – Performance monitor rsop.msc – Resultant set of policies secpol.msc – Local security settings services.msc – Various Services msconfig – System Configuration Utility regedit – Registry Editor msinfo32 _ System Information sysedit _ System Edit win.ini _ windows loading information(also system.ini) winver _ Shows current version of windows mailto:...

10 reasons why PCs crash you must Know

Fatal error: the system has become unstable or is busy,” it says. “Enter to return to Windows or press Control-Alt-Delete to restart your computer. If you do this you will lose any unsaved information in all open applications.” You have just been struck by the Blue Screen of Death. Anyone who uses Mcft Windows will be familiar with this. What can you do? More importantly, how can you prevent it happening? 1 Hardware conflict The number one reason why Windows crashes is hardware conflict. Each hardware device communicates to other devices through an interrupt request channel (IRQ). These are supposed to be unique for each device. For...

23 Ways To Speed WinXP, Not only Defrag

Since defragging the disk won’t do much to improve Windows XP performance, here are 23 suggestions that will. Each can enhance the performance and reliability of your customers’ PCs. Best of all, most of them will cost you nothing. To decrease a system’s boot time and increase system performance, use the money you save by not buying defragmentation software — the built-in Windows defragmenter works just fine — and instead equip the computer with an Ultra-133 or Serial ATA hard drive with 8-MB cache buffer. If a PC has less than 512 MB of RAM, add more memory. This is a relatively inexpensive and easy upgrade that can dramatically improve...