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Speeding Up Windows Delete

Al writes, When I right-click and choose Delete to eliminate a file, it currently takes 30+ seconds to do it. Do you know how to fix this? ...

In the third part of this tip, we will alter a second registry setting to decrease the amount of time Windows XP will wait before shutting d...

The second part of this tip changes the same settings, this time for all users on the system. Open REGEDIT and navigate to 'HKEY_USERS\....

Windows XP stores a couple of values in its registry which are responsible for determining how long to wait before shutting down (killing) o...

A common performance problem with Windows XP is 'start lag,' in which the operating system boots up normally, the desktop is visible...

To speed up your boot process slightly, disable the Windows XP loading screen. This can be accomplished easily by opening the MSCONFIG utili...

The Windows XP operating system automatically searches for attached and network printers and remote drives and folders each time you open ...

As stated in the previous tip, Windows XP applies an acceleration curve to the mouse which can be disabled for better overall mouse performa...

Windows XP applies an acceleration curve to the mouse by default, meaning that every time you move the pointer, it starts out slowly and acc...