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Tuning the Windows environment – Windows 7 Housekeeping
Windows Housekeeping The foundation to make the housekeeping process easy and efficient is the partioning of my hard disk(s). While the primary partition holds the operating system and programme files, the secondary is dedicated to the data files. This way, the
Tuning the Windows environment – Windows 7 optimization
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Windows 7 – Change Default Location
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WindowsRecovery Rogue
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Audacity with RealTek Audio
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The User Profile Service service failed to login.
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Tuning the Windows environment – Reclaim Disk Space
Reclaim Disk Space after an XP Hotfix Installation To reclaim diskspace from Hotfix installations, you can use a freeware: XP_Remove_Hotfix_Backup.exe this utility removes Hotfix Backup files and the Add/Remove Programs Registry entries. Reclaim Disk Space after Vista Service Pack Installation For Vista
Protected: Manual configuration of IP Addresses
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Tuning the Windows environment – Name and Company Information entries
Name and Company Information (after installation of Windows XP) can be changed in the Registry. Follow the Microsoft instructions: Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
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