You can optimize your pagefile. Setting a fixed size to your pagefile saves the operating system from the need to resize the pagefile.

* Right click on My Computer and select Properties
* Select the Advanced tab
* Under Performance choose the Settings button
* Select the Advanced tab again and under Virtual Memory select Change
* Highlight the drive containing your page file and make the initial Size of the file the same as the Maximum Size of the file.

Windows XP sizes the page file to about 1.5X the amount of actual physical memory by default. While this is good for systems with smaller amounts of memory (under 512MB) it is unlikely that a typical XP desktop system will ever need 1.5 X 512MB or more of virtual memory. If you have less than 512MB of memory, leave the page file at its default size. If you have 512MB or more, change the ratio to 1:1 page file size to physical memory size.

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1. This is so basic I shouldn’t need to say it, Keep Which Ever E-Mail Program You Use Cleaned Out. I have clients who are always complaining, but who refuse to dump years and years of accumulated e-mail.

2. Make sure you have a good anti virus program (Only one per computer please), have it up to date, and auto monitoring.

3. Make sure you have a good anti spy ware program (Only one per computer), have it up to date, and auto monitoring.

4. Run Disk Clean Up Daily (Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Clean Up - a box opens - make sure each box is checked, click ‘OK’ - a box pops up - Click Yes).

5. Delete Cookies and Cached Files Daily (Start, Control Panel -if you have not done it yet, click ‘Switch To Classic View’, Internet Options - a pop up box will appear - Delete Cookies, Click OK, Click Delete Files - check ‘Delete All Offline Content’ - Click OK, Now Set Your Clear History to no more than 7 Days - if you haven’t used it for a week you probably won’t miss it - Click OK)

6. A very important step almost everyone misses: Empty The Prefetch Folder (Start, My Computer, ‘C’ , Windows, Prefetch Folder, Edit, Select All, File, Delete - pop up box appears - Click Yes, Close Windows Window)

7. Empty Recycle Bin. For the sake of brevity, I am assuming everyone knows where it is and how to empty it.

8. Scan Hard Drive ‘C’ (Start, My Computer, Right Click ‘C’ - box opens - Click Properties at the bottom - another box opens - Click Tools, Click Check Now, Make sure both ‘Automatically fix file system errors’ and ‘Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors’ are checked, Click Start. Get a cup of java (oh, black, thank you) and Wait !

9. Defrag Computer (Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter - window opens - Select ‘C’ Drive, Click Defragment). Pop a top and Wait !

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These instruction will assist you in converting the C: partition from FAT32 to NTFS. If you wish to convert another partition instead, just use that drive letter instead of C: while following these instructions.

1. First, back up your data. The conversion process almost always works flawlessly, but there is no point in taking the risk.
2. Click the <Start> button.
3. Click <Run>.
4. Enter "cmd" into the text field labeled "Open".
5. Click the <OK> button.
6. Enter the command "vol c:" to find the volume label for the C: partition.
7. Enter the command "convert c: /fs:ntfs" to convert the C: partition from FAT32 to NTFS.
8. When prompted, enter the volume label for the partition.

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Note: You can run applications without loading explorer. In Task Manager terminate explorer and select your application with “New Task”

1. Windows E - Open Windows Explorer.
2. Windows R - Open the Run Dialog Box.
3. Windows U - Shows up The Utility Manager (Magnifier, Narrator and On-Screeen Keyboard).
4. Windows D - Shows up Desktop.
5. Windows F or F3 - Open up the Search Window.
6. Windows L - Lock the computer.
7. Windows M - Minimize everything.
8. Windows B - Focus Keyboard on task bar. tap Tab to switch bitween sections
9. Windows Pause/Brake - Open the System Properies window (Same as “My Computer –> Properties).
10. Hold Alt - hit Tab once - Shows a pop up with the icones of the currently running applications. While holding Alt hit Tab again and again to highlight the application. Release Alt to switch to the application.
11. Alt + Esc Switch bitween applications.
12. Alt + F4 Close application or even pop up shutdown window when the keyboard focus is on desktop.
13. F1 Windows Help or the help documentation of the selected application
14. F2 Rename the file
15. F4 Drop down the address bar.
16. F5 Refresh

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from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit

Do you visit sites you don’t want others to know about? Well here is the answer for cleaning your URL history.

Steps

1. Go to START → Run.
2. In the box, type regedit and hit enter to open the Windows Registry.
3. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER → Software → Microsoft → Internet Explorer.
4. Click on “TypedUrls”. Here, you can view all of your typed URLs. You may delete anything here except for the topmost entry [entitled Default].

Warnings

• Don’t delete anything in your registry without knowing what you’re doing. You can cause serious problems that requires you to reinstall your operating system.

Sources and Citations

• How to clear the History entries in Internet Explorer Microsoft Help & Support
• Description of the Microsoft Windows registry Microsoft Help & Support

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