Posts Tagged with 'XP'

January 12, 2008

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Dynamically manage CPU process priorities with Process Lasso [Windows]

Does your computer freezes up while working on an important task? Is there a process that eats up entire CPU cycle time and you can’t do anything about it? The software tool that we are going to discuss may solve your problems for ever. Process lasso is a software utility that is capable of dynamically managing the priorities of processes running in the system. This tool dynamically lowers the priority of a process (temporarily) that consumes too many CPU cycles

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Posted in: Tools/Utils

June 18, 2007

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Troubleshooting Broken Software Installations on 95/98/XP/Vista/2000/2003 and NT

Do you have a situation where you can no longer uninstall a software due to either a problem with the Windows registry or corrupt software installation? Also, you might come across a situation when you want to reinstall or upgrade your existing software to the latest version but since the older version is not behaving properly, you may not be able to do so. Windows Installer CleanUp Utility is what you should look forward for dealing with such situations. It’s

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Posted in: Tools/Utils | Windows

May 11, 2007

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Manage Multiple Windows Systems Easily with BGInfo

How many times you have found yourself running through multiple commands to find critical system information such as its IP address, Hostname, CPU Information, Service Pack information and User Name? This is very annoying specially when you are in charge of system administration and work on multiple Windows systems to troubleshoot various problems such as slow PC performance related issues. BGInfo is a small utility to help you find important information about a system within no time. As soon as

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Posted in: Tools/Utils | Windows

May 4, 2007

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History of Windows Icons

Below is a screen shot that shows how icon have gone through an evolution over the last decade. Thanks to Windows XP that brought in high resolution icons and also because of many icon tools that are now available in the market for any one to produce quality icons with minimal efforts. Any guesses as to how the icons might look after another few years? Source » [WindowsIcon.com

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Posted in: Windows

May 3, 2007

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ObjectDock: A Better Way to Organize Your Shortcuts, Programs and Running Tasks

ObjectDock is a desktop management program that offers you better control over how you organize your shortcuts, programs and running tasks by putting them in a dock that can even replace your entire start bar. The dock can be further customized to your preferences with various interaction modes that are available right within the program. ObjectDock is available in two versions, basics free version and a plus version that packs in more useful features. Free version uses the standard dock

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Posted in: Tools/Utils | Windows

April 30, 2007

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XPde: Make Your Linux Desktop Look Like XP

New users often face problems understanding the Linux desktop environment when they start using it, the problem grows to become a challenge when they have no prior understanding of Linux. Many quit using Linux after few weeks of numerous attempts to get used to the desktop environment, needless to say the desktop of XP is much simpler than Linux. XPde is a desktop environment for Linux (on x86) which makes it look like the desktop of XP system. It does

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Posted in: Unix/Linux

April 14, 2007

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Fix Your Window XP Network Settings with WinSock XP Fix Utility

Did you recently uninstall any program that you thought was a spyware and lost your system’s network settings? Is your registry corrupt and you can no longer connect to any network resources? Are you able to connect to the network but find it timing out and sometimes ridiculously slow for no apparent reason? WinSock XP Fix can fix the network settings for you in one step. WinSock XP Fix is a small freeware utility [1.4MB in size] that can fix

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