Tricks for Windows vista and xp

1) If The Computer is Shutting Down Slowly

Slow shut down time on a Windows computer is typically due to the fact that the operating system must end programs in a clean and safe manner. Sometimes, Windows will get "hung" waiting for an application to shut down. You can force Windows to shut down programs quickly at shut down and thereby decrease your shut down time. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open Registry Editor by going to START-RUN and typing REGEDIT.
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\CONTROL PANEL\DESKTOP and look for AutoEndTasks.
3. Change the value of AutoEndTaks to 1.

2) Restricting Anonymous Access (Very Important)

Did you know that a hacker could list the user names on your computer, simply by connecting to what are known as null shares on your Windows computer? For example, open a command prompt and run this command:

net use \\[computername]\ipc$ "" /user:""

Replace [computername] with your actual computer name. You've just logged into your computer anonymously and can use tools to list your user names. The IPC$ share is used with temporary connections between clients and servers by using named pipes for communication among network programs. It is primarily used for to remotely administer network servers.

To disable anonymous shares, follow these steps:

1. Open Registry Editor by clicking Start->Run and typing regedit in the Run box
2. Navigate to the registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Lsa.
3. Double click the value restrictanonymous and change the value from 0 to 2.

If this registry value does not exists, create a new one.


3) Speeding Up Your Boot Sequence


You can speed up your computer's boot up sequence by defragmenting all key boot files. To do this, follow these simple steps:

1. Open Registry Editor by going to START-RUN and typing REGEDIT.
2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \Dfrg \ BootOptimizeFunction.
3. In right hand panel look for Enable. Double click it and set it 'Y' for enable. This is the way I have it set on my computer. This will help speedup boot time.

4) How to Repair Internet Explorer


In Windows XP, you can reinstall Internet Explorer by following these steps:

1. Insert your Windows XP CD
2. Click Start > Run
3. In the Run box, enter the following command:

rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 %windir%\Inf\ie.inf


To be continued......

How to make mozilla firefox run more faster

1. Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit enter. Scroll down and look for the following entries:

2. Alter the entries as follows:

Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"
Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"

set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.

3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.

NOTE:this trick only works for broadband users not for dialup

How to improve your download speed with Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla firefox comes with an adds on called Download them all. Just download the adds on and restart the firefox.
btw here is the link for the firefox extention https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/201
i hope it helps.