If your computer is well protected by Symantec AntiVirus, previously known as Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition, and it however takes seconds, not instantly, to open a folder in Windows Explorer, you are suggested to double check the settings of Symantec AntiVirus. And here is a list for you to follow step by step.
Open Symantec AntiVirus. [...]
When a server opens a link in the form of “http://www.hotut.com/about”, it will need time to figuring out what type of the object (file or directory?) is contained on that address and then it adds a slash (”/”) to redirect to “http://www.hotut.com/about/”. Instead, if you include a slash at the end of that link in [...]
Slow in shutdown or restart Windows XP? Actually it’s very easy to make it VERY fast. It’s as simple as a “shutdown” command with some switches to launch by a shortcut or Run in Start menu. And you can also make it by Registry Editor.
Create Shortcuts
To restart Windows XP: shutdown -r -t 0
To shutdown Windows [...]
Windows XP reserves 20% of your bandwidth by default to update your system. If you are a download zealot, you’d better make full use of your bandwidth for fastest internet connection. Here is a simple way to turn off the bandwidth reserve by Group Policy.
Disable Reversable Bandwidth Limit
Open Run in the menu Start and type [...]
By default, Firefox is not connecting to Internet in max speed, considering the high load pushed to the servers. But you can make it work faster by some tricks. Here are the common ways summarized from many people’s experience.
Add Pipelines
Open Firefox and type “about:config” in the address bar.
Search the Filter bar to find network.http.pipelining and [...]
If it takes minutes, i.e. in a really slow and painful speed, to populate the list of Add or Remove Programs in your Windows Control Panel, it’s usually because some system files have been corrupted or the list is too long for too many installed software. Here is a simple way to make it fast [...]
