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Windows XP Tips 6 - Clearing Cached Files & Cookies Daily

Welcome back!One of the things that can help XP run smoother is to regularly get rid of temp files. Ideally you should do this on a daily basis.
Start by emptying Recycle Bin. Right click on it and select “Empty recycle bin”, answer “Yes” to the question that pops up.
Clearing cookies isn’t going to [...]

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Windows XP Tips 5 - XP Won’t Completely Shutdown

 Powered by Max Banner Ads I’ve had this particular problem more than once myself and I’m ashamed to say but it actually took me a few years to finally find a cure for it.
The problem is that there’s times when, for whatever reason, Windows will refuse to completely shut down, forcing you to eventually just hit [...]

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Windows XP Tips 4 - How To Block Any Website Without Buying Any Special Software

 Powered by Max Banner Ads There’s plenty of reasons to block websites ranging from malware sites to parents wanting to keep their kids out of websites that they don’t approve of or businesses who want to limit employee use of their network to work related stuff only.
There’s also people who don’t want advertising banners & popups [...]

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Windows XP Tips 3 - Remove shortcut arrow from desktop icons

 Powered by Max Banner Ads If you’re anything like me you probably find that little arrow on shortcuts to be one of those little annoying things that can drive you nuts. It doesn’t effect how the shortcut works but it does detract from the icon and I was only too glad to find out that [...]

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Windows XP Tips 2 - AntiVirus & Cleanup

 Powered by Max Banner Ads Technically I suppose this could be considered two tips but I combined them because either one by itself would make for a really short post.
Antivirus
Simply put, you need to have a good antivirus program and you need to keep it updated so that you’re protected from new variations of malware. [...]

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Windows XP Tips 1 - Email

 Powered by Max Banner Ads There’s a lot of things that can contribute to your system running sluggish or having an assortment of performance issues. This series is aimed at addressing those issues and providing tips for how to improve system performance on your XP Computer.
In this first offering I want to address your email [...]

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