RegToy: All-purpose utility for Windows

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

It used to be that you would need four or five different programs to optimize your system, clean the registry, rename files, capture screens, etc... That was before RegToy. RegToy is a freeware utility that is basically a collection of utilities. The program sidebar is broken up into three main categories: System, ...

99 Ways to Speed Up Windows XP

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

There's a handy guide over at PC Stats which outlines about 99 ways to speed up your Windows installation. While some of them are elementary, quite a few listed are adjustments that probably wouldn't come to the forefront for many out there. The guide covers the following areas: * Preparing Your System * ...

Ways to Speed Up Windows XP & Windows 2000

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

While surfing around the net tonight in an epic battle against what I considered excessive hard-drive accesses by Windows XP, I ran across quite a useful site that some of you might find useful. The site, BlackViper.com, contains very detailed descriptions of the services built into Windows XP and Windows 2000. ...

Guide to Securing Windows XP Professional

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

This guide is a summary of the Windows XP Security Guide and is intended for use in a small or medium sized business. It discusses the use of security templates to further configure security on client machines. Additionally, it discusses the use of anti-virus software, automatic updates, and the Internet ...