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Sherlock The Codec Detective
FREE utility that lets you verify what codec's you have.

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Here are some of the best XP tips we've seen.

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Odds and ends that help coax XP to perfrom better.

Speed Up XP
Ever feel like your XP is running in slow motion?

It is a good idea to use the Windows XP error checking tool if you keep getting unexplained error messages or say your computer was shut down in a harmful way. For example an electricity blackout or a pulled cable.

In this video you'll learn how to make a folder invisible and how to make a prank virus.

Ever want to change the look and feel of your Windwows XP? If so here is a great video tutorial that will show you some of the cool choices that are available.

Notice:

The video narrator's mic is pretty crummy so be prepared for poor audio quality, however, this guy knows his stuff and its worth suffering through the bad audio.

Your Windows operating system is dependent on the Windows registry because it contains vital information that is required by your software and hardware to carry out various operations. The registry also contains information on how the system should appear and what should be available to different user accounts on the system.

Windows errors are a fact of life for most computer users. Although with each new version, Windows has become a more stable operating system, errors may still occur due to one reason or another. Most of the time, it is not the error, but the complex language of the error message that is most frustrating for the user.

Computer operating speed is of concern to almost everyone. In a recent series of tests PC SPY identified several programs that were responsible for the biggest cause of system performance slow downs.

Number one culprit...

Norton Internet Security which was responsible for slowing down the test computer by a staggering 58 percent.

Here are several other offenders...

Wouldn't it be fun to be able to find an IP address and then track it's geolocation with Google Earth? You never know when you might need to see exactly where that IP address is physically located on the planet.

Here is a video that shows the simple steps to locate the IP address and then georeference its location with Google Earth.

If you're like me you probably get just as frustrated when you boot up your computer because it just seems to take forever. Most of us develop a routine where we turn our computers on and then knowing it's going to take some time busy ourselves with other things.

Here's a way to put an end to all the waiting. In fact, when you press the power switch your computer can now roar to life in just seconds.

By putting your computrer into hibernation mode all the documents and applications that were opened will be exactly the same as they were when you put it into hibernation.

Bottom line:

Now when you start your PC in the moring it's ready almost instantly - NICE!