Once you have installed Recovery Console, Windows gives you no option to uninstall it. There is no documentation on Microsoft’s web site either. The following procedure explains how to manually uninstall Recovery Console from the hard disk.
Read moreHow to Permanently Delete Files in Windows XP
When you delete a file in Windows, the contents of the files are not removed, only its index is removed from file table. The area used by that file is made free for other files to use. There is a high chance of recovering the deleted files using freeware tools like Recuva.
Read moreInstall recovery console in Windows XP
Most people know how to use Recovery Console after booting from a Windows XP CD. But few people know that you can install Recovery Console on your hard disk. When you do so, the option for booting into Recovery Console will appear when Windows XP starts.
Read moreHide unread emails on logon screen in Windows XP
After Windows XP boots up to the Welcome Screen or the Logon Screen for a user to log on to the Windows desktop, there may be a message on the Logon Welcome page that the user has certain number of unread mail messages, together with the email address of the account. You can disable it if you want to.
Read moreEncrypting files in Windows XP
Windows XP has a built in encryption feature so that you can encrypt any file or folder. This feature is only available if your hard disk is NTFS formatted. If you have installed XP on a FAT32 formatted hard disk then you will not be able to use this feature.
Read moreEnable and disable hibernation in Windows XP
If your computer hardware supports hibernation feature of Windows XP (most modern computers support hibernation), then you can enable or disable hibernation support in Windows XP.
Read moreDisable indexing service in Windows XP
The indexing service is set to run automatically by default. It iterates through all the folders and makes an database of contents and properties of files continuously for using in the Windows search later. You may notice heavy hard disk activity and CPU might get heavy load because of this. This article tells you how you can disable it.
Read moreDefragmenting your hard disk in Windows XP
When you create or copy new files on your hard disk, Windows creates these files one after another on the hard disk wherever the space is available. Sometimes, a file has to be written in fragments in many places as the space is available on the hard disk. Fragmenting can make the Windows slow to respond.
Read moreDeleting a user account from Windows XP
If you get an old computer with many user accounts you might wanna delete all user accounts except the one you want to use. Similarly, when you do not need a user account anymore, you want to delete it. To delete a user account in Windows XP you must be logged in as administrator.
Read moreDefragmenting system files using Pagedefrag
The Windows Disk Defragmenter does not defragment the system files which are being used by Windows. For example, the virtual memory file or the page file. Mark Russinovich of System Internals has made a free utility for defragmenting these files.
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