System Tune-Up

Nslookup - what those numbers mean

My firewall keeps telling me that someone is trying to get into my computer, but all it shows are a bunch of numbers. Is there a way to find out who this is?
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Win XP Time Travel

A great feature of Windows XP is System Restore. You can go back to a previous setup without losing your documents, jpegs, emails, or other files
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What does it mean to Partition your hard drive?

When you partition something in a computer, you divide it into isolated sections. For the most part, when you're talking about partitions, you're talking about hard drive partitions, so we'll take a closer look at those.
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Control Your Updates

Windows XP can automatically update itself. That means any time you go online it will look for any new Hotfixes that you might need
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Windows XP Service Pack 2 and blocked pictures

Help! I just installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 and now I don't see any pictures in your newsletters—only a red X. Is there a way to fix this?
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Updating Drivers

Keeping drivers up to date can help your computer run better, add features to your existing equipment, and/or make the device run faster.
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How to find out if you have Service Pack 2

How do I know if I have Service Pack 2 on my computer?
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SP2 Hardware & Software Conflicts

So, you're about to install Win XP Service Pack 2 . I suggest you find out if there are any measures you should take before installing. Head over to the web site for your computer's manufacturer first.
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Get rid of Windows XP MSN Messenger

Microsoft decided to make MSN Messenger a built-in default feature in XP. A nice gesture, but for some, yet another useless feature that gets in your face.
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Deleting Unwanted Programs

step-by-step procedure on how to remove / uninstall programs
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Script Debugging

Script Debugger lets you test scripts developed using an ActiveX script engine, plus you can debug scripts developed with VBScript and JScript, as well as ActiveX components and Java applets.
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Illegal Operations

This program has preformed an illegal operation and will be shut down
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Tips for Running Scan Disk

Scan Disk will keep resetting if Windows is performing background tasks
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Command Prompt

Command Prompt is where you enter text commands to the computer, a'la MS-DOS.
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Close programs when installing new ones.

When installing a new program in Windows it is recommended that you close all running programs.
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Conscientious Software Installation

Pay attention to where the file goes - During installation you can choose where you want that program to be
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Monitor Your CPU Activity

Then I learned to monitor my CPU usage
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CPU Percentage

What percentage of your RAM is being used? Find out here!
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Adjust Virtual Memory

if you want to change the drive Windows uses for virtual memory, here's how
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Virtual Memory

Windows uses virtual memory when it doesn't have enough
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