To run any of these apps go to Start > Run and type the executable name (ie charmap).

WINDOWS XP HIDDEN APPS:

Win XP Tip, Hidden Back-up utility

Insert your windows XP disc into your PC.

Click exit if your installation screen comes up.

Now go too your CD drive in *My Computer*. Right-click and select open.

Choose VALUE ADDMSFTNT BACK-UP FILE.

Do you have data on a partition or hard drive that you don’t want tampered with or easily accessible to other users? Well, you can hide any drive/partition in Windows XP, NT, and 2000. That means that they won’t show up in Explorer or My Computer.

Your hard drive must be formatted with a file system such as FAT, FAT32 or NTFS so that Windows can be installed on to it. This system determines how files are named, organised and stored on the drive. If you’re not using it already, NTFS (New Technology File System) is recommended for Windows XP because of the additional functionality it offers. If your PC came with Windows XP pre-installed then there’s a chance that you’re already using NTFS. If you’ve upgraded from Windows 98 or Windows Me you may still be using FAT or FAT 32. The option to change over to NTFS would have been available during the upgrade process. Don’t worry if you skipped this as it’s possible to convert at any time from within Windows XP without losing any data.

Since defragging the disk won’t do much to improve Windows XP performance, here are 23 suggestions that will. Each can enhance the performance and reliability of your customers’ PCs. Best of all, most of them will cost you nothing.

Are you getting the computer being slower performance than ever before? That means you have the same problem as me when I normalized that.

To fix a damaged data file in Windows XP, use the recovery option on the Windows installation disk. Repair a damaged Windows based pc in this free video on computer networks and repairs from a systems management expert and computer technician.

Installing Microsoft Virtual PC.

You know that feeling you get when your friends or family see you do something on your computer that they’ve never seen before? If you haven’t had this opportunity, here’s where you start. If you have, then you know that you’re feeling like the world’s coolest power-user when this happens. Knowledge is power! Here are five Windows Vista and Windows XP tips that will get you/keep you schooling’ your friends and family.

If you have got windows xp it must built in remote access software that ensures that you connect to some friends laptop.