Following steps will help you to reinstall your Windows XP without data loss :
Start Windows XP
Goto Command Prompt using CMD
Then, open your Windows CD Setup source files
Type WINNT32 /unattend
Example : D:\I386\winnt32 /unattend (D:\ - assume that your CD Drive is D:)
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Reinstall your XP without Data Loss
Stop Internet Explorer opens by default
Stop Internet Explorer opens by default
Your default browser is something like sss, but some web pages opens only in Internet Explorer. If you want to disable IE, here is the solution :
In Start Menu select Set program access and defaults (you can get this from
Control panel -> Add or Remove Programs also)
Select Custom
In Choose a default web browser :
Select your Browser and in right side Click on Enable Access to this Program check box
And Disable Access to Internet Explorer by unchecking the check box
Close all the windows and restart you default browser.
Now all your web pages will open in your default browser only.
Disable Thumbnails (Windows XP)
Thumbs.db is the cache file of the current picture which is available in the directory. To remove this, you can use the following steps :
Open any folder then goto Tools menu and select Folder Options
In folder options, select View Tab
in Under Files and Folders, Deselect Do Not Cache Thumbnails
Else
Open Registry Editor using Regedit, then goto
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
In Right side pane, double click on DisableThumbnailCache and change the value to 1
Close Registry Editor and Logoff / Restart your PC.
Increase your Laptop's battery backup
Do you want to increase your Laptop's Battery backup time ? then try the below link, Software Name is TurnOffLCD.
Instead of using screen saver, you can use this software to switch off your LCD monitor instantly to save battery power.
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Mute Windows XP Sound Instantly using Shortcut
Normally we all use windows sound settings / tray icon to mute sound if needed, Instead of that we can create a shortcut on desktop and use it whenever needed.
Use the following steps to create a small shortcut on desktop to mute the sound instantly :
Open Notepad
Just copy and paste the below mentioned codes :
set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
oShell.run"Sndvol32"
WScript.Sleep 1500
oShell.SendKeys"{TAB 2} "
oShell.SendKeys"%{F4}"
Save it to mute.vbs
Now double click on that to mute sound instantly.