Articles written by Michael Simpson
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Sort IE Favorites Alphabetically
Sort the Favorites Menu Alphabetically
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Enable/Disable Tool Tip Displays
This tweak removes tool tips from appearing when the mouse moves across items that support the display of tool tips.
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Enable/Disable CD AutoRun
Depending on the type of CD's one uses, AutoRun may be more of an annoyance than a help. This allows it to be universally disabled rather than by individual file type.
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Customize Logon Box Message
This is the message displayed on the Classic Logon box, not the XP 'Welcome' logon screen.
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QoS Bandwidth Reserve Setting
By default, Windows XP reserves 20% of the connection bandwidth for QoS traffic. This tweak allows the
setting to be altered to a different percentage of connection b
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Change Registered Owner in XP
This tweak has nothing to do with Windows Product Activation (WPA) and will not allow you to
register illegal XP software.
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IE Default Download Location
Ever get tired of having to tell IE where to download files? With this little registry tweak you can always have it download to the same place.
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Review of Superman Returns Laptop
A short review of the Superman Returns built by Alienware
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Windows XP Shortcut Keys
These shortcuts should make life easier when trying to do your work in Windows XP.
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Defragment Your Hard Drive
When you hard drive gets defragmented, what do you do? Just follow these steps.
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How To Clear Temp Files
When your computer isnt running as well as it used to maybe you should try clearing out your temporary files or your browser cached files.
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PC Maintenance Made Easy
Ever wonder why your computer is running slower than it used to? Well, there could be all kinds of reasons for it. Here are a few things you can do to get it running
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ASP.NET State Service
A description of the ASP.NET State Service
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Review of Emachine T3504
A short review of the T3504 built by Emachine
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Review of Emachine T5046
A short review of the T5046 built by Emachine
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Microsoft Configuration Tool
If you have Windows 2000 and want to use this program you will have to find it somewhere else and install it.
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Windows XP Boot Sequence
Ever wonder what happens from the time you turn your computer on until you see the Windows login screen? Let me tell you about it.
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Windows XP How-To
This is an index of different tips and tweaks for Windows XP. Just some little how-to's I've picked up over the years.
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Interview with Merijn Bellekom
I was interested in what the thought process is when someone decides to tackle something as big as spyware, so I spoke with Merijn Bellekom, creator of HijackThis.
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Review of Alienware Aurora m9700
A short review of the Aurora m9700 built by Alienware
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Review of Alienware Sentia m3450
A short review of the Sentia m3450 built by Alienware
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Review of Alienware Area-51 ALX
A short review of the Area-51 ALX built by Alienware
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Remove Balloon Tips in XP
I go crazy looking at the balloon tips in Windows XP. So I found this little registry tweak to turn them off.
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Speed up Internet Explorer
The success of this particular Registry Tweak depends mostly on your current Internet connection.
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Spybot - Search & Destroy
I decided to expand on my Spybot tutorial and have even included some screenshots to make the walk-thru better.
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Index of Hardware Reviews
It can be difficult to know what hardware to buy. Hopfully this list will help you know what to buy and why.
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Index of Desktop Reviews
It can be difficult to know what desktop to buy. In the comments section I have provided a description of what types of work can be done with each of these system.
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Hardware Review
Ever wondered what goes on inside a computer? Or maybe just wondered what computer to buy? Then you're in the right place.
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Index of Laptop Reviews
It can be difficult to know what laptop to buy. In the comments section I have provided a description of what types of work can be done with each of these systems.
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Ad-Aware Tutorial
Ive included some screen shots to make it a little easier to understand.
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Review of Dell Inspiron B130
A short review of the Inspiron B130 built by Dell
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Review of Dell Inspiron E1405
A short review of the Inspiron E1405 built by Dell
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Review of Compaq V2000Z
A short review of the V2000Z built by Compaq
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Review of Compaq V3000
A short review of the V3000 built by Compaq
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Review of Dell XPS 700
A short review of the XPS 700 built by Dell
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Review of Dell Dimension B110
A short review of the Dimension B110 built by Dell
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Review of Dell Dimension C521
A short review of the Dimension C521 built by Dell
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Glossary of Terms
The world of computers has its own language. After a while it can be easy to throw word or acronyms out without realizing some people may not understand them.
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How to deal with Technical Support
My current job is as a Systems Analyst, but in a former life I was a Senior Technical Support Technician for Dell Computer Corp., as well as having done telephone Custome
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Windows XP Compatability Mode
A short tutorial on how to use the Windows XP Compatibility mode.
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Move My Computer to the top
Tired of trying to find the My Computer icon on your desktop? This little tweak may help you out.
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Registry Backup using regedit
Previously I told you how to backup the registry in XP using System Restore.
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Windows Registry Help
This is an index of Windows registy articles. I will be adding more as time goes by.
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HID Input Service
A description of the HID Input Service
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Indexing Service
A description of the Indexing Service
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Print Spooler Service
A description of the Print Spooler Service
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IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service
A description of the IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service
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Internet Connection Firewall
A description of the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) Service
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Internet Connection Sharing
A description of the Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Service
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IPSEC Service
A description of the IPSEC Service
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Logical Disk Man. Administrative
A description of the Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service
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Logical Disk Manager Service
A description of the Logical Disk Manager Service
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Machine Debug Manager Service
A description of the Machine Debug Manager Service
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Messenger Service
A description of the Messenger Service
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Software Shadow Copy Provider
A description of the MS Software Shadow Copy Provider Service
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Net Logon Service
A description of the Net Logon Service
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NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing
A description of the NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing Service
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Network Connections Service
A description of the Network Connections Service
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Network DDE DSDM
A description of the Network DDE DSDM Service
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Network DDE Service
A description of the Network DDE Service
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Network Location Awareness Service
A description of the Network Location Awareness Service
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NT LM Security Support Provider
A description of the NT LM Security Support Provider Service
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Performance Logs and Alerts
A description of the Performance Logs and Alerts Service
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Plug and Play Service
A description of the Plug and Play Service
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Protected Storage Service
A description of the Protected Storage Service
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QoS RSVP Service
A description of the QoS RSVP Service
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RAACM Service
A description of the Remote Access Auto Connection Manager Service
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RACM Service
A description of the Remote Access Connection Manager (RACM) Service
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RDHSM Service
A description of the Remote Desktop Help Session Manager (RDHSM) Service
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Remote Procedure Call
A description of the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Service
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Remote Procedure Call Locator
A description of the Remote Procedure Call Locator Service
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Remote Registry Service
A description of the Remote Registry Service
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Removable Storage Service
A description of the Removable Storage Service
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Routing and Remote Access
A description of the Routing and Remote Access Service
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Secondary Logon Service
A description of the Secondary Logon Service
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Security Accounts Manager
A description of the Security Accounts Manager (SAM) Service
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Server Service
A description of the Server Service
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Shell Hardware Detection
A description of the Shell Hardware Detection Service
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Smart Card Service
A description of the Smart Card Service
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SSDP Discovery Service
A description of the SSDP Discovery Service
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System Event Notification
A description of the System Event Notification Service
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System Restore Service
A description of the System Restore Service
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Task Scheduler Service
A description of the Task Scheduler Service
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TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
A description of the TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service
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Telephony Service
A description of the Telephony Service
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Telnet Service
A description of the Telnet Service
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Terminal Services
A description of the Terminal Services
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Themes Service
A description of the Themes Service
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Universal Plug & Play Device H
A description of the Universal Plug and Play Device Host Service
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Volume Shadow Copy
A description of the Volume Shadow Copy Service
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WebClient Service
A description of the WebClient Service
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Windows Audio Service
A description of the Windows Audio Service
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Windows Image Acquisition
A description of the Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) Service
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Windows Installer Service
A description of the Windows Installer Service
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WMI Service
A description of the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Service
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Windows Time Service
A description of the Windows Time Service
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Wireless Zero Configuration
A description of the Wireless Zero Configuration Service
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WMI Driver Extensions
A description of the WMI Driver Extensions Service
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WMI Performance Adapter
A description of the WMI Performance Adapter Service
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Workstation Service
A description of the Workstation Service
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