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1). Start any application, say Word. Open some large documents.

2). Press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC to open Windows Task Manager and click Processes tab and sort the list in descending order on
Mem Usage. You will notice that WINWORD.EXE will be somewhere at the top, using multiple MBs of memory.

3). Now switch to Word and simply minimize it. (Don't use the Minimize All Windows option of the task bar).

4). Now go back to the Windows Task Manager and see where WINWORD.EXE is listed. Most probably you will not find it at
the top. You will typically have to scroll to the bottom of the list to find Word. Now check out the amount of RAM it is using.
Surprised? The memory utilization has reduced by a huge amount.

5). Minimize each application that you are currently not working on by clicking on the Minimize button & you can increase the
amount of available RAM by a substantial margin. Depending upon the number and type of applications you use together, the
difference can be as much as 50 percent of extra RAM.

In any multitasking system, minimizing an application means that it won't be utilized by the user right now. Therefore, the OS
automatically makes the application use virtual memory & keeps bare minimum amounts of the code in physical RAM.

Folder Options missing

Open Run and then type "gpedit.msc".

Now goto User Configuration > Administrative templates > Windows Component > Windows Explorer.

Click on Windows Explorer you will find the 3rd option on the right side of screen "Removes the Folder Option menu item from
the Tools menu"

Just check it, if it is not configured then change it to enable by double clicking on it and after applying again set it to not
configured.

Enable Administrator at Welcome Screen

By default windows XP doesn't show the Administrator in the user list at the welcome screen. Here's a way to get around it.
Now head up to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Cu rrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\Userlist

create a new DWORD entry and name it as Administrator and change its value to 1.

exit and reboot for the changes to take effect.

To change it back change its value to 0 or simply delete the key.

Hacking Windows Send To Menu

First you’ll need access to hidden files. So change your view settings to make all hidden files visible.
Tools -> folder options -> view (tab) and select the show hidden files and folders.
go to parent drive:/documents and settings/(user name)/send to

Open up my computer and locate your most used folders.

Create a shortcut of the most used folders in SEND TO FOLDER.You can do this in a number of ways.

Right click -> send to desktop(create shortcut) and move the shortcut from the desktop to the SEND TO FOLDER

Copy the most used folder and go to SEND TO FOLDER and right click -> paste shortcut.

Also remember to rename the shortcuts to send to videos or send to potos. We don’t need confusion when we use the same
later.

DONE

Speed Up Acrobat

1. Go to the installation folder of acrobat reader

(C:\program files\adobe\acrobat\reader\.. whatever)

2. Move all the files and folders from the "plugins" directory to the "Optional" directory. (I repeat.. cut and paste the files NOT
copy & paste).

Also make sure that acrobat reader is not open else it will lock the files and not allow you to move the files).

Now your acrobat reader will load very fast and almost as good as notepad..

Speed Up Computer Browsing

When you connect to a web site your computer sends information back and forth. Some of this information deals with resolving
the site name to an IP address, the stuff that TCP/IP really deals with, not words. This is DNS information and is used so that
you will not need to ask for the site location each and every time you visit the site. Although Windows XP and Windows XP
have a pretty efficient DNS cache, you can increase its overall performance by increasing its size. You can do this with the
registry entries below:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Dnscache\Parameters]
"CacheHashTableBucketSize"=dword:00000001
"CacheHashTableSize"=dword:00000180
"MaxCacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000fa00
"MaxSOACacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000012d

Make a new text file and rename it to dnscache.reg. Then copy and paste the above into it and save it. Merge it into the
registry.

PC-Maintenance

Maintaining your computer is the key to keeping it healthy and fully working and of course, fast. Windows 95 has most of the
tools for maintaining your PC, but Windows 98 extends the possibilities and makes it even less of a hassle. If you follow the list
below and run the programs listed frequently, you will be guaranteed to have a maintained computer at no extra cost. There
are, however, other programs in the market with stronger engines, but then again, they're not free (stop smiling...) 

Most of these programs can be found under the Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools folder.

1. Disk Defrag: It is advisable to run Defrag under Windows 95 once a month or when you add/remove programs. However,
under Windows 98, you can run it every week if you want because it has a new engine, which means that the more you run it,
the faster your computer will get. What happens is that your programs are placed on your hard disk in a way so that the ones
you use most often are easier for the hard disk to find and run. Make sure that the 'make my programs run faster' is ticked in
the 'Settings' window in Defrag.

2. Scandisk: Running a thorough check is good once a month in both Windows 95 and 98. Run this once a month if you feel
that your hard disk takes a long time to load programs. A standard check is very fast and checks for basic disk problems
concerning files and folders and lost fragments. It takes an average 2 minutes to complete so try running it often.

3. Disk cleanup: This one is good for seeing how much disk space is being used up by unnecessary files that are in the recycle
bin, temp folder, or in temporary internet folders. You can then remove them!

4. RegClean: A simple but effective piece of software this is. You can download it for free from Microsoft's web site. It is also
available on many magazine cover disks. Reg Clean takes about a minute to check the registry. Then it asks whether you want
to clean out redundant or orphan file. This usually helps the computer to get rid of files that have been left behind by uninstalled
programs.

5. Windows update: It's a good idea to use Windows Update to make sure your computer has all the latest fixes, patches and
updates. You can do so by clicking on its icon in the Start Menu under Windows 98.

6. TweakALL: A very handy program that allows to change settings, which cannot be changed using Windows alone!

Convert FAT- NTFS

To convert a FAT partition to NTFS, perform the following steps.

Click Start, click Programs, and then click Command Prompt. In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type cmd and then click
OK.

At the command prompt, type CONVERT [driveletter]: /FS:NTFS. Convert.exe will attempt to convert the partition to NTFS.