Category Archives: Windows XP

Startup Items with Unicode Filenames on Windows XP

Several end user personal computers that I’ve looked at recently have had some strange file names showing up in their startup routine. Here’s a look at what Msconfig showed: Attempting to disable these two entries via MSConfig generates an access denied error. … Continue reading

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How to create an Administrative shortcut.

As most systems administrators know, you should log into your computer as a normal domain user who does not have elevated privileges in your Active Directory domain and only run administrative programs with elevated privileges when necessary. You could hold … Continue reading

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System Optimization Tool

One of the system optimization tools I periodically run on my computers is CCleaner. It is a freeware program from www.ccleaner.com. During the installation of CCleaner, I take the following options, but this is more of a personal preference than a … Continue reading

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