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Saturday, February 17, 2007

Speeding up computer start-up time(e.g 10secs)

You can change your computer start up time to 10 seconds or 15 seconds. However, this is like overclocking the computer which means it is harsh on the computer. Just follow these simple steps to speed up your computer start-up time.

1) Open "run" from the start menu.
2) Type "Regedit" and enter (--opens Registry Editor--)
3) This may take a few minutes but search for the folder
"HKEY_LOACAL_MECHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ContentIndex"
4) After finding the folder find the Key Called "Startup Delay"
5) Double Click On It.............
6) A new window will come up and there will be a box named "base" with hexadecimal ticked
7) Tick Decimal
8) Its Default value Is 4800000
9) Change The value To 50000
10) Close everything including the registry editor and restart your computer.

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Changing file pictures (My documents etc)

If you are a big fan of using the My Computer, My Documents and My Network desktop icons on your desktop in the past, this tweak will show you how to display the Windows Vista equivalent icons on your desktop. In only a few steps..... you will have the Computer, User’s Files and Network and even a Control Panel icon on your desktop if you desire.

1. Right click on your desktop and select Personalize.
2. Click Change Desktop Icons under tasks on the top left.
3. Check the icons you want to display.
4. Hit OK.

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Firefox Tweak- minimum memory usage

-Just 9 easy steps-
1. On the website url toolbar type about:config
2. A page full of words will come up. Now right click anywhere and choose New -> Boolean
3. For the name input type “config.trim_on_minimize” .....
4. Select True
5. Restart FireFox.
6. Ctrl + alt + del (this opens your task manager)
7. Go to process and choose your Firefox process (usually called firefox.exe)
8. Look at the Memory Usage Column (average is 25,000-45,000)
9. Now minimise firefox and you will see the memory usage to be less than 15,000

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