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Win XP Tip, Hidden Back-up utility

 Insert your windows XP disc into your PC. Click exit if your installation screen comes up. Now go too your CD drive in *My Computer*. Right-click and select open. Choose VALUE ADD\MSFT\NT BACK-UP FILE. In the *files of type* drop down list be sure that *select all files* is on. Click on the NTBACK-UP.msi file and click okay. Click the finish button and now go over too the start button\ALL PROGRAMS\ACCESSORIES\SYSTEM TOOLS\ and there it is now.. BACK-UP FILES... Great little tool that Microsoft never should have hidden.

Winxp Applications Startup Time, Decrease your Applications startup time

By default, Microsoft includes the /prefetch:1 switch to speed up it's Windows Media Player application start time. This switch can be used for other Windows applications and also many third party programs. Example #1 You have AOL installed on the computer. Complete the steps outlined below to add the /prefetch:1 switch to AOL's Target path. 1. Right click on the AOL shortcut and select properties from the menu. 2. In the Target: Field add the /prefetch:1 switch to the very end of the path, like this: "C:\Program Files\America Online *\aol.exe" /prefetch:1 and then click ok. Now start AOL. It would load at least 50 times faster than ever before* is the version of AOL. Example #2 1, Go to the Start button/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools 2. Right click on System Restore and select properties from the menu that appears. Add the /prefetch:1 to the Target Path entry so it looks like this %ystemRoot%\System32\restore\rstrui.exe /prefetch:1 and click ok. Now System Re