f you are the only user using your Windows XP based computer and you are sick of entering username and password at every startup you can make your computer to auto log on into Windows XP using any of the methods described in this article.
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Change registered user in Windows XP
If you got a second hand computer you would see in Windows it is registered to the previous user. For this or for some other reason you might want to change the registered user name. This article shows you how.
Read moreDisable automatic restarts on Windows crash
Sometimes when a computer running Windows XP encounters a driver or hardware error it immediately restarts. This is a real problem, because you can not find out why the computer restarted. You can disable the automatic restarting of the computer to see the blue screen of death (BSOD) message and copy it down to further diagnose the problem. You can disable the automatic restarting of the computer using the following process.
Read moreDisplay hidden files and folders in Windows XP
Windows XP does not show the files with hidden attributes by default. But you can change settings to show these files and folders in Windows using these simple steps.
Read moreDisable Welcome screen in Windows XP
When Windows starts the first thing you see is the welcome screen, which gives you options to logon into Windows. This is the screen at which you have to select a user and enter username and password. You can disable this welcome screen and choose to have classic logon dialog.
Read moreHide a folder in Windows XP
If you want to hide your secret documents in a folder, you can put them in a folder and set its attributes to hidden. This would hide the folder, including all the subfolders and files in it. However this is a very basic method of hiding files.
Read moreDisable creation of Thumbs.db
In windows explorer, when you choose to view a folder in the Thumbnail or Filmstrip mode, it creates a file Thumbs.db in that folder. This file stores all the thumbnails generated in the folder, so that next time when you open the same folder, Windows do not have to generate thumbnails all over again. This saves CPU power and as Windows do no have generate thumbnails again, opening the same folder would be faster the next time.
Read moreAdd Run command to Start Menu
Windows XP and Vista had a Run command in Start Menu by default. In Windows 7, if you want the Run command then you have to set option for the Run command to appear in the Start Menu.
Read moreOpen About Windows dialog in Windows 7
The About Windows dialog is a dialog that tells about the Windows version you are running, the registered username and the the registered organization. You can open this About Windows dialog box in many ways as described in this article.
Read moreInstall Windows 7 from USB disk
Microsoft Windows 7 comes on a bootable DVD, using which you can install Windows 7 on your computer. But Microsoft has created a tool that allows you to create a bootable Windows 7 USB pendrive using which you can install Windows 7. The main reason for this is slower data transfer from DVD drives compared to USB pendrives. This article tells you how to create a bootable USB disk for Windows 7.
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