Editor’s Note: Readers have raised enough doubts as to the effectiveness of some of the tweaks mentioned in this guide that we’ve asked the author to step in and clarify if possible in the discussion ...

You'll need to use a startup CD to boot up your computer and run diagnostics if you have a problem booting from your installed Windows XP operating system – for ...

Troubleshooting boot problems with a computer can be a frustrating and time-consuming task. Between the time you press the power button and the time the computer is ready to use, hundreds of commands ...

In the next column is the command that’s actually run and the final column shows the location the startup item command is stored. This is either an entry in the Windows Registry, or a shortcut in the ...

Musician and YouTuber Joe Porter recently shared a video of the Windows XP startup song being played on several instruments. The jingle is played on the theremin, a cosmophone, and some more ...

After a version of Windows is released, over time bugs are found or new enhancements are added by Microsoft. In order to fix these bugs and add these new enhancements, Microsoft will occassionally ...

Re-sizing partition after Windows XP installation Several users have inquired about modifying the size of their Windows partition after setting up Boot Camp and installing Windows XP. So far, there ...

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Diskeeper Corp. says its new HyperBoot app can cut the start-up time on Windows by more than half. Best known for its disk defragmentation software, Diskeeper has licensed HyperBoot to Taiwanese PC ...

Windows Vista users are complaining on Microsoft Corp.’s support forums about long start-up, shutdown and application load times compared with Windows XP. The users, who sound pro-Vista for the most ...