Troubleshooting Startup Issues Using “Clean Boot”

If your computer is not starting normally, or if you receive errors when you start your computer that you cannot identify, you could consider performing a “clean boot.” This operation starts the computer by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This can help you troubleshoot the problem.
There are two methods to start [...]

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How to Configure Windows XP Performance Settings (Video)

We’re often asked what the ‘optimal’ system settings are for performance settings in the Windows XP system settings panel.
This video provides an excellent overview of exactly how to configure your performance settings:

Following these performance tweaks can dramatically speed up your Windows performance.  Great Video!

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CCleaner Windows Cleaner Review

Notice your Windows XP or Vista installation getting slower and slower these days?
CCleaner is a Windows utility built to clean your computer and speed it up by turfing files that you don’t need, cleaning your Windows registry, and freeing up disk space.

Piriform, the company that developed CCleaner describes it this way:
CCleaner is a freeware [...]

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