Stopping Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop Sharing

In Windows XP Professional, you have two remote networking features called
Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop Sharing. These remote networking features are very helpful in a variety of situations but if you don't use them, it is good idea to disable them to save boot time.
You can always enable them later if you want to use them.

1. Open the Start menu, right-click My Computer, and choose Properties.
2. Click the remote tab.
3. Clear both check boxes to disable Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop

Folder options missing in windows

Many of us sometimes find the folder options missing in windows explorer.

The solution is:

Open Run and then type "gpedit.msc".
Now goto User Configuration > Administrative templates
> Windows Component > Windows Explorer.

Click on Windows Explorer you will find the 3rd option on the right side of
screen "Removes the Folder Option menu item from the Tools menu"

Just check it, if it is not configured then change it to enable by double clicking
on it and after applying again set it to not configured.
Then restart the windows.

Ways to speed up the pc

• Disk Cleanup Utility

       You may not realize it, but just because you finish with a file doesn't mean

your computer does. Everyone should use the Windows "Disk Cleanup Utility" to delete old,

unused, and temporary files that clog your hard drive.

       Click Start, point at All Programs (or Programs), Accessories, System Tools,

and click Disk Cleanup. Analyze your hard drive for files you can eliminate and it 

may shock you to see how much hard drive space (and speed) you can free up with a few clicks.

• "Defrag"

       Sometimes lack of speed simply results from your computer working too hard

to find the files it needs. You can solve this problem by "defragging" your

hard drive.

        Click Start, point to All Programs (or Programs), Accessories, System Tools,

and click Disk Defragmentor. Choose the disk you want to defragment and

expect to let the program run for several hours.

• Uninstall Unused Software

        We all maintain software on our systems we rarely, if ever, use.

That software can steal system resources. Click Start, Control Panel, and

"Add Remove Programs" to pull up a screen that allows you to remove old

programs you don't use anymore.

         Simply select and uninstall all programs you know for sure you don't need or

want.

• Buy More RAM

        Increasing your RAM, a computer's memory, can dramatically increase speed

when running certain operations or programs. RAM costs so little now that

you should install the maximum amount of memory your system can handle.

•  Stop unnecessary programs   At Start up

        Many programs load into the system tray in the lower right of your computer's

desktop and consume system resources even if you never use them.

Click Start, Run, type in msconfig, and press Enter. 

Click the "Startup" tab to see a list of programs that automatically start with Windows.

Clear the check box next to programs you know you don't want to load at

startup. But don't clear any checkbox unless you are 100% certain of a

program's purpose. Once you finish, click OK and it will prompt you to restart

Windows.

Computer virus

                Computer viruses can and do strike at any moment. They assault your computer by destroying data, and rendering your system useless.

                 Malicious codes come in three basic formulas:
   Viruses are small programs that reproduce themselves for the purpose of causing some damage.
    Trojan Horses are disguised as gifts which may come as an attachment in your email. Once ran its purpose is to cause do harm to your system as well.
     Then you may come in contact with worms which cause damage by copying themselves over networks as wells as individual systems. These codes alters not just one system but several within a network.
                 After you enhance your knowledge of malicious code, know the symptoms of an infected system. Strange PC behavior, an increase or decrease of data in a file, pop up messages, random graphics, and files being deleted are some symptoms of your system having a virus.

   The best way to find and remove viruses is with the installation popular anti-virus software from Norton or McAfee. These programs readily identify infections as well as promptly remove them.

   One possibilty on Window xp, Windows Vista, Windows 7 is system restore, which restores the registry and critical system files to a previous checkpoint.

   Re installing operating system is another approach to virus removal.

Choose a password in this way

Choose a password in such a way that

• Passwords based on personal details are easy to guess. So, avoid personal details as password
• One option to crack your password is brute force dictionary attack. So, choose your password that you won't find in any dictionary.
• The more characters a password contains the more secure it becomes, so fill that password field to the maximum.
• Choose a password as a combination of upper and lower case letters.
• Add numbers, non- alphabetic characters to your password.
• Don't write the password anywhere. Just remember it.
• Use different password to each login Id.
• Logout when you're done.
• Web pages and passwords can be cached in that browser, so close down your browser window.