Speed up Windows XP and Vista by turning off unnecessary services
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Give your system more oomph by disabling the services that Windows activates automatically, whether or not you actually need them.
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Want to save money right now? Get rid of these manual procedures that drain help desk resources, waste valuable storage space and cost ongoing licensing fees.
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Aug. 23, 2004. Microsoft has offered up yet another way for businesses to block the automatic update of Windows XP to the big-deal Service Pack 2 (SP2) upgrade.
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The software lets companies nearly eradicate the pop-ups that plague Windows Vista's user account control feature.
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Nearly 50 programs may be disrupted by XP's Service Pack.
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"MelindaGates" hack allows users to activate Vista without alerting Microsoft.
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How do I fully remove an antivirus program from my computer?
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I&#39;ve been running a new Windows XP computer from Microsoft all week. It boots up quickly and runs smoothly. I&#39;m very impressed.
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Forget about 'upgrading.' Blowing away everything on each machine and beginning from the ground up results in a faster, more stable install.
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If you're hesitant about making the leap to Windows Vista, expect a hassle trying to find a Windows XP PC on store shelves.
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The talk in the computer world seems to be whether or not to get Microsoft&#39;s Windows XP Service Pack 2. Both sides of the argument offer pros and cons as to whether or not computer users should proceed with this upgrade.
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Get more efficient with free mail, Internet, file management and system utilitiy tools -- plus much more.
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'But you should upgrade now' A less-annoying version of Windows Vista is still several months away.â¦
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(InfoWorld) - MicrosoftÂ on Thursday released an update to Windows Vista that will shut down unauthorized versions of the OS that allow users to skip the product's activation system. The move comes asÂ pirated copies of Vista are already making the rounds, mere weeks after the product was released to business customers. The update, which Microsoft has dubbed "frankenbuild," detects tampering of Windows Vista code that would allow users of the OS to work around the product's built-in activation system, which requires users to validate their copy of Vista with a product activation key to use the full version of the product after 30 days. Frankenbuild mixes files from various test and final versions of the software. It will require only systems in which it detects specific tampering to go through a validation check for authenticity, according to a posting on the Windows Genuine Advantage blog. If a version of Vista that has used a workaround to avoid product activation is detected, a user of that software will have 30 days before the OS goes into a reduced functionality mode, Microsoft said. In this mode, all users can do is access their existing files and surf the Web for an hour before having to log back on to the software. The pirating of Windows has been a perennial problem for Microsoft, particularly in developing countries. The company began coming down hard against piracy last year withÂ a widely criticized systemÂ it called Windows Genuine Advantage, which initially required users to validate their copies of Windows if they wanted to use Microsoft's update services. Microsoft took its antipiracy campaign one step further with Vista by building the validation system directly into the OS. This system requires a Windows Vista user to validate the software through a product activation key within 30 days of using the OS to avoid having the software go into reduced functionality mode.
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Security-focused Windows XP update can be tough on applications. Guidelines are meant to help professionals "test and mitigate."
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With Microsoft spending most of its upgrade development time on Windows XP, it was only time before they announced plans to stop updating Windows 2000.
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Have adware and spyware commandeered your computer? An extreme solution: erasing your hard drive and starting over.