The default Windows XP search engine to search is neither blazingly fast nor does it provide many advanced options for locating files or folders. That’s the main reason why many Windows users install third party search programs like Everything, Locate32 or even desktop search tools like Windows Search 4.0 or Google Desktop Search. Many search [...]
Remove Shared Documents And User Documents From My Computer
The Windows XP operating system displays several user related system folders in the My Computer overview. These system folders include Shared Documents and user folders. Some users, especially those who are working on single user computer systems, might want to get rid of these folders to receive a better overview of the connected hard drives [...]
Set Different Screen Resolutions For Every User
One of the biggest flaws of the Windows operating system becomes apparent in multi-user systems. Neither Windows XP nor Windows Vista offer individual screen resolutions for their user accounts. This means that a change to the screen resolution has global impact in the operating system. Each user account will experience the same display screen resolution. [...]
Windows 7 OEM Activation Crack Already In The Wild
Did anyone really think that this would not happen eventually? That was my first though when I read the news that a Windows 7 OEM activation crack – or patch, does not really matter how you call it – was already available in various P2P networks and other sources.
The crack turns the Windows 7 RTM [...]
Changing The Windows Setup Source
You might have experienced a situation in the past where Windows asked you to put the original Windows installation CD into a computer drive to continue. This could have been the result of a system file scan or because of an installation of an additional software package. The cause does not really matter here but [...]
Internet Explorer Vulnerability Fix
Microsoft has released a security advisory about a vulnerability in Microsoft Video ActiveX Control which can be exploited remotely in Internet Explorer. The vulnerability advisory states that Microsoft is aware that attackers are trying to exploit the vulnerability. Internet Explorer users are therefor advised to fix the vulnerability as soon as possible to prevent possible [...]
Change Default Mail Client In Windows XP
One of the biggest problem of multi-user Windows XP computer systems is the lacking feature of setting a default mail client for every user. Windows XP only supports one default email client by default which makes things a tad complicated if the users who work with the operating system use different clients. The default email [...]
