Booting to windows xp login screen displays how many unread messages each user has. For some, this is a handy feature to have. For most, it is a bit intrusive and a bit annoying. This guide will show you how to disable it so that your unread mail count is not displayed on the welcome screen.
| If you are a bit more experienced with Windows XP, you probably use the right click on your mouse quite a bit. Personally, I use the right click all the time (my motto is, when in doubt with what to do, try right clicking). While the standard menu options are really all you need, its always nice to make things a bit easier. This guide will show you how to add the option Copy To Folder… to your right click menu. |
| Whenever you are in any given application and you click Save As…, you may have noticed that in the Save As Box, there are some handy locations that are listed on the left hand side. The Default Locations are: My Recent Documents, Desktop, My Documents, My Computer, and My Network Places. This guide will show you how to customize these locations to whatever location you want. |
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Speed up your boot time by enabling a Boot Defrag. Enabling Boot Defrag places all boot files next to each other on the disk to allow for faster booting. This should be enabled by default, however it can be changed inadvertently by various software or other means. If you experience a slow boot, you should definitely check to make sure that your Boot Defrag is enabled. |
| I always hate when someone uses my computer and changes settings, particularly the wallpaper. Thankfully, we can disable this. To prevent other users from changing your favorite wallpaper, do the following: |
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