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Every time a program crashes in Windows XP, an “Error Report” screen pops up allowing you to send some information on the crash to Microsoft. You can follow these steps to disable it

1. Click Start button - Settings - Control Panel.
2. Double click System icon.
3. On the Advanced tab, click Error Reporting button.
4. Select Disable Error Reporting.
5. Click OK.

The hibernate feature turns off your monitor and hard disk, saves everything in memory on disk, and turns off the computer. When you restart the computer, your desktop is restored exactly as you left it. To enable Hibernation, follow these steps:

1. Go to Start - Settings - Control Panel.
2. Click on Power Options icon.
3. Click on the Hibernate tab.
4. Check the Enable Hibernation Support checkbox.

The shutdown dialog box of Windows XP doesn’t offer any longer the hibernation button. To hibernate your computer follow thes steps:.

1. Click Start - Turn Off Computer.
2. Point the standby button and maintain the shift key pushed.
3. A hibernation button appears, click it while still holding the shift key.

Note: To put your computer into hibernation, you must have a computer whose components and BIOS support this option.

Disable CD-Rom AutoRun

Following these steps to disable stop the CD ROM from automatically running

1. Open registry editor.

2.Navigate to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom.

3. Right click on AutoRun String and select Modify.

4. Change the value to 0.

5. Click OK.

Create Shortcut to Hibernation

The hibernate feature saves everything in memory on disk, turns off your monitor and hard disk, and then turns off your computer. When you restart your computer, your desktop is restored exactly as you left it. It takes longer to bring your computer out of hibernation than out of standby. To create a shortcut you can follow these steps:

1. Right click on an empty space on the Desktop and select “New->Shortcut“.
2. In the ‘Type the location of the item’ box type: rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll SetSuspendState
3. Click the Next button.
4. In the ‘Type a name for this shortcut’ box type ‘Hibernate’ then click on the Finish button.

Windows XP Tips for Computer Security

Here are a couple of tips to speed up your Windows XP computer and help keep you protected and secure online. First you need to control which programs load on startup: Many of the programs you install on your computer automatically configure themselves to launch at startup, usually invisibly. The truly essential ones, such as anti-virus and firewall products, generally run as services and run fine in the background. Other less important software like media players don’t need to be running continually.These extra programs slow the boot process and then severely suck up resources like memory and CPU cycles. It is pretty easy to control which applications launch on startup. The System Configuration Utility lists all these applications in one place:
1) To get there: Click the ‘Start’ button then choose the ‘Run’ command.
2) In the text box type “msconfig”. - Across the top of the dialog box select the ‘Startup’ tab.
3) The Startup Tab lists all the programs that launch at start-up. To disable any of these simply un-check the box on the left. Only non-essential programs are listed here it should be safe to un-check pretty much anything. If it turns out you needed it just go back and re-check it.
4) Once you are done re-boot the machine.
5) When the Desktop returns you will be presented with a window that says you have chosen Selective Startup. Just Check “Do not show this window again” and click OK.To keep your computer secure, turn on automatic updates. Seems like every virus writer has nothing better to do then attack Windows operating systems. Keeping the system patches and security fixes is critical. During the setup of XP Service Pack 2 with a new computer or an up-grade you are asked whether or not to turn on automatic updates, if you made the mistake of checking no you can find this option in the Windows Security Center (Start / Control Panel) and change it back. Even with all its faults, XP is a powerful operating system that has many good security features. Here are some more tips to help you get the most out of your operating system. Remove Windows components not found in ADD / REMOVE. Many Windows components, things like Network Services or Solitaire are easy to remove through the Add or Remove programs configuration window (Start / ControlPanel / Add and Remove Programs / Windows Components). Simply un-check them, but … some things are deliberately hidden. A good example would be MSN Messenger. To remove this from startup follow these steps:

1) In Windows Explorer (right click Start / Explore), navigate to C:WindowsInf and make a copy of Sysoc.inf.

2) Double click on Sysoc.inf and it will open in Notepad.

3) Press Ctrl H (opens Find and Replace) and replace the string ,hide, with ,, then save and replace the file. Now all the hidden components will appear.

4) Then follow the steps above for removing programs from the startup menu.To restore a corrupted system file: If a necessary system file should become missing or corrupted by a virus you can replace it from your Windows CD.

1) Go to Start / Search and type in the file name replacing the last letter with an underscore (ex. Filename.ex_).

2) If the file is found, open a command prompt (Start / Run, type CMD in the textbox).

3) At the prompt type expand followed by the full pathname of the file and destination (expand D:Windowsfilename.ex_ C:Windowsfilename.exe) where D: is the letter of your disc drive. If either pathname contains spaces surround the entire pathname with double quotes. If the file isn’t found search again using the un-modified file name, it is probably in a CAB file, Windows treats these as folders, simply drag the new folder to the destination while holding down the right mouse button then select Copy Here.Chris Kaminski has been working in computer repair and web development for the last 20 years. Kaminski is CEO and head technician for Computerguyslive.com, an online computer repair company based in Asheville, NC. Visit Computer Guys Live online at http://www.computerguyslive.com for computer repair and check out the invaluable Wireless Connection Guide at http://computerguyslive.com/content/wireless/wirelessindex.asp.

Disable Desktop Cleanup Wizard

The Desktop Cleanup Wizard displays a list of the desktop icons that have not been used for 60 days or more, enabling you to remove those icons that you don’t want on your desktop. You can retrieve icons you have removed by opening the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder on your desktop. If you want to disable this annoying feature you can follow these steps:

1. Right-click on an empty space on the Desktop then click Properties.
2. Select the “Desktop” tab.
3. Click “Customize Desktop” button.
4. At the bottom uncheck the box labeled ‘Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard Every 60 Days‘.
5. Click ‘OK’ then ‘OK’ again to save changes

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