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Copies of Windows XP Avaliable to you for purchase 2007-03-19 19:21:00 So your computer is pretty old, you must be thinking that it is not possible to load an XP operating system onto it, well the Home Edition needs these system requirements to work:PC with 300 megahertz (MHz) or higher processor clock speed recommended; 233-MHz minimum required;* Intel Pentium/Celeron family, AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features)1.5 gigabyte (GB) of available hard disk space.Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitorCD-ROM or DVD driveKeyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing deviceI am sure your computer can do this, if it doesn't you may want to purchase a new computer. Perhaps go one further then Windows
XP and get Windows Vista, the great new operating system from Microsoft, but if you feel this is to much for what you need then stick with Windows XP. Home Edition of Windows XP is a basic ve
Windows Vista less secure then Windows XP?? 2007-03-18 23:34:00 I have been reading a lot about WindowsVista
recently. It seems to have come under pressure for it's security problems.Windows Vista
is the brand new operating system from Microsoft and has taken over 5 years and billions of dollars to make. It's much touted UAC (User Access Control), a function that allows the user to make decisions on specific tasks and whether they should be carried out or not has been called annoying by many, and the analysts believe that people will get so fed up with it that they will turn it off. For those of you considering upgrading don't let this put you off, this is a minor problem, that is being compared to a great product. You will love Windows Vista it is just so much more fun and easy to use, and the setup process is simple.If you have any queries about Windows Vista do not hestiate to contact me, I'll help with you with what I know best.Contact
Validating your copy of Windows XP 2007-03-18 23:02:00 So you have your new PC up and ready to run, but you are receiving a nagging note from it telling you to validate your Windows
XP operating system, but just what does 'validate' mean in terms of the Windows XP operating system. Well it is a requirement by the Microsoft team that you must tell them that your copy is a ok, and that it is legitimate and not bought from some dodgy dealer, if you have some concern that your copy may not be legitamate then contact Microsoft to inform them of this problem. This is important because you will not be able to any Windows updates, which are key to keep your PC intact and secure. Plus you will get a constant reminder of it until you do it. You can get access to great pieces of software after validating. Microsoft have come under a lot of fire for a problem it's had recently. The Windows Genuine Advantage tool is the validation tool Microsoft uses to check if your computer is legit, Windows Genuine advantage has been found to phone home every so
Customizing the Look of the Windows XP Start Menu 2007-03-20 21:18:00 The Windows
XP Start
menu located at the bottom left of your screen is a portal to everything on your computer such as the programs, music folders and other media folders. It also has some settings in it that you can change if you want. The default look of the start menu is the preferred look of many users, it has everything within a couple of clicks, but some of you guys out there may wish to have it back in the old style menu, this menu style looks similar to the previous versions of Windows. It is simple and easy to use because it isn't as big as the default version so you won't be easily put off by it's graphical interface. So anyway to change between the two styles of start menus in Windows XP we must first of all locate the start menu. If you look towards the bottom left hand side of your screen in that area you will see a button saying "Start" with the Windows XP logo next to it. Now we now where the start menu is we must right click on the start button. This will bring up a
Opening a .xlr file in Microsoft Office 2007-03-20 19:20:00 .xlr is a file type associated with the Microsoft
Works Software, this was the software prior to Microsoft Office
, but some users still have it on their systems. If you wish to load this file into Microsoft Office you may recieve an error or the program may not actually load. To convert your file type you will need to go back to the original file in Microsoft Works and change the file type to xls.To do this:1) Click Save As in the file menu in Microsoft Works2) When this window has loaded check that you are saving in the correct folder and you have chosen the correct saved name for your document.3) Below where you enter the save name for the document you can see another menu which is a dropdown one, click the arrow on this and scroll down the list until you see .xls format.4) Click this and then click save.You should now have a compatible excel document to use in Microsoft Office.
Games for Windows 2007-03-21 23:36:00 You may or may not know that the computer you are running right now has the possiblity to harbour the power to play games, from the basic graphics chip to the ultimate everyone can enjoy some form of gaming on the PC. Microsoft introduced their 'Games
for Windows
' campaign back in 2005 and have since been promoting it, there has been bigger promotion with the new release of Windows Vista the new
How to check Internet History With Windows XP 2007-03-21 23:30:00 So if you are like me you do a lot of browsing on the internet on a web browser, this may be the default Windows
XP one Internet
Explorer designed by Microsoft, or another popular one you may use is Firefox. To make things easier and because I write about help in Windows XP, I will write about how to do it in Internet Explorer. Now Internet Explorer is currently at version 7. Some of you may have Read more:History
How to locate an MP3 Player in My Computer 2007-03-21 23:19:00 So you have got your new iPod or other MP3 player wired up to the computer and ready to go, but you don't know where it is. You will need to go to the My Computer
section of Windows XP. This can be found on the desktop or via the start menu. Once you have loaded up My Computer you will have a screen with lots of different drives on it like the C: drive and so on. Your MP3 player is likely to be
Searching your Windows XP computer 2007-03-21 16:58:00 You may find you have files that are located all over your computer, it takes a long time to find certain files and that's where Windows
XP search comes in. You can use this tool to quickly find the file you are looking for straight away. To use this search tool you must first open the Windows XP start menu the button in the bottom left hand corner of your screen. Once you click this you will
Info about using Microsoft Update 2007-03-22 22:48:00 Microsoft Update
is the tool that is implemented into Windows XP, it provides your computer with brand new security updates and keeps it free from viruses and malware, both types of files that infect your PC and damage it. But how does it work. Well once you have accessed the Microsoft Update site:
http://update.microsoft.com/
Now either select Custom or Express. Express will just find you the Read more:Microsoft
Difference between Windows XP Pro and Windows XP Home 2007-03-25 12:44:00 So there are two different versions of Windows
XP out there. Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home Edition, both run the same system just in different ways.
Windows XP Home Edition is the half of the two systems that was designed to be used by a consumer it is all programmed at a more basic level, so that an average user can complete daily tasks such as email and web surfing with ease.
How to Setup up Wireless network in Windows XP 2007-03-24 20:39:00 Wireless network
ing in Windows
XP has become a breeze to do thanks mainly to the service pack 2 functionality. To give you a basic idea of the current wireless standards in Windows XP supported, you have 802.11 b/g that have been standard for many years and now in draft format you have 802.11n this format is up to 5 times faster then g/b. Anyway I won't bore you any more with facts about Wireless Read more:Wireless
What is Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2?? 2007-03-24 18:36:00 You may have seen a lot about the Windows
XP Service
Pack 2 mentioned here and there. Of course I would hope you had it on your computer as it has key security updates you can't do without and if you have bought a computer recently you would have it preinstalled. However if you need a little persuasion or some explanation about the Service Pack
, read on.
Microsoft
released Service Pack 2 for Read more:Microsoft Windows
Windows XP Key Generation. What is it all about?? 2007-03-25 18:55:00 Windows XP Key Gen software is a very illegal tool used by many piracy companies to create fake keys for their illegal Windows XP software. You need a 32 Digit key to activate Windows and that involves buying a full version of the Windows XP operating system. What a key generator does is provide the user with a randomly generated code worked out by an algorithm to give them a key to activate the Read more:Windows
, Generation
Guest Article:How To Backup Your Windows Registry 2007-03-27 17:52:00 To put it simply, a windows registry is basically just a huge database of records. This database stores every single hardware & software configuration, settings on your computer. It is organized in a hierarchical model and can contain hundreds of thousands of entries.
You usually will not need to fix or clean the windows registry when your computer is new. However, after a period of time Read more:Guest
, Article
, Windows
, Registry
, Guest Article
Items don't appear in the Device manager in Windows XP 2007-03-29 00:02:00 Do you find your hardware list has disapearred in Devicemanager
in Windows
XP well this is an all to common situation to some users which is very easy to solve.
To resolve this situation
1) Click start, then run and type 'services.msc'
2) Then locate Plug and Play
3)Double click this and then choose automatic
4)Click Apply
5)Then restart the computer Read more:Items
, appear
How to use the RSS reader in Internet Explorer 7 2007-03-28 21:34:00 You may or may not know about RSS. If you don't it stands for Really Simple Syndication. It has become a popular means of communcation between a site and a vistor. The idea behind it is that the user subscribes to the website RSS feed, and with the appriate RSS reader
can read the latest headlines from the site. This saves users a lot of time from visting the website to check out what is new. Read more:Internet
, Explorer
, Internet Explorer
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Port Forwarding 2007-03-28 17:12:00 One thing that I love about all news windows products is the remote desktop features. I previously used PCAnywhere but I find that remote desktop is now almost as good, would like to see a file transfer like PCAnywhere has, but remote desktop is free so that is a plus for it.
One of the tasks that I face with my network setup is forwarding ports through my router. There are two issues that I Read more:Remote
, Desktop
, Protocol
, Forwarding
, Remote Desktop
Paint it black, the new Xbox 360 Elite! 2007-03-29 19:41:00 From Xbox
.com:
'Our buddies over at Xbox US just revealed Xbox 360 Elite
; the new model of everybody’s favourite next-generation videogame and entertainment system. Boasting a 120GB hard drive and high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) port, Xbox 360 Elite opens the door to the ultimate in high-definition digital content.The Xbox 360 Elite console, plus wireless controller and Xbox Live Read more:Paint
Windows XP Professional: Group Policy 2007-03-31 00:53:00 Windows XP Professional has something unique about it functionality compared to the home version. It includes something called the GroupPolicy
Function. What this does is give admin a way to control a network of computers with one easy to use window. This group policy window gives them access to things such as the user's registry (the main database of computer), installation packages and Read more:Windows
Screen Reader not working after setting up Windows XP from OOBE (Out Of Box Experience) 2007-04-02 11:36:00 •AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Microsoft Windows
XP Service Pack 2•Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2•Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2•Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
PROBLEM
When you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 on your brand new computer for the first time you may find that the screen reader doesn't work exactly how you want it to.
CAUSE OF PROBLEM
The main part of the problem comes Read more:Reader
, working
Changing General Default Settings in Windows XP 2007-04-01 21:11:00 Windows XP has what is called default options. These options are there from the first time you start up your PC. The defaults are as follows
Internet Browser- Internet Explorer
Email Client- Outlook Express
Media Player- Windows Media Player
Instant Messaging Program- Windows Messenger
Virtual for Java- Microsoft Virtual Machine
Now you may have downloaded internet browser such as Firefox Read more:Windows
, Changing
, General
, Default
, Settings
Mouse Cursor in Windows XP. Flaw 935423 Exploited 2007-04-01 18:43:00 It seems that Microsoft have found that an exploit that causes a vunerability in the ani files, the files that the mouse cursor animation uses in the following versions of Windows
:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 (Itanium)Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 EditionMicrosoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Read more:Mouse
, Cursor
Q and A about the New XBOX 360 Elite Package 2007-04-01 12:36:00 What is the difference between the versions of the XBOX 360?
Xbox Core Package is the cheapest of the 3 systems at £199 ($299). Included in the core package is the console, a wired controller, no 20GB hard drive just a 64mb memory unit, and a scart TV connection.
Xbox Premium Package is slightly more expensive at $399 (£279.99). Included in the premium package is the console, a wireless Read more:Elite
Windows XP Control Panel Icons Explained 2007-04-03 18:24:00 Below is a small synopsis of what each icon in the Windows
XP control panel does, I may not cover some of them that you have but I have gone through and selected the ones that are generally on all Windows XP machines.
Accesability Options- Here you can set things like screenreaders, keyboard settings and other things that help make the Windows XP system more accesible
Add Hardware- Here you can Read more:Control
, Panel
, Icons
From Troubleshootwindowsmediaplayer11.blogspot.com 2007-04-03 02:32:00 The error 80010105 occurs in Windows Media Player when a file cannot convert to a format that can be played by a device.
One example of this problem may be that you have a MPEG-2 file that you are trying to sync to a device, but the media device will not expect it...........
To read the rest of the article click here Read more:blogspot
How does Remote Assistance work for you in Windows XP 2007-04-03 02:13:00 Remote Assistance is a tool designed by Microsoft to allow the user to transmit their screen to another person's screen at another location and then allow them to work on a problem the machine may be having right in front of their eyes. To understand how to use Remote assistance we need to locate it. So we will need to:
1) Go the start menu
2)Click All programs
3)Locate the icon which says Read more:Windows
, Remote
RSS News Feed Readers for Windows XP 2007-04-03 02:00:00 There are many products out there which use the RSS technology in them, to provide the end user with quick to access info about their chosen subject.
Here are just a few of the RSS Feed News Readers you may want to take a look at.
Paid RSS News Aggregators
FeedDemon- A popular RSS Reader created by Newsgator. Currently incorpates great interface and great price
$29.99
AgileRss- An RSS Reader Read more:Windows
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