WINDOWS XP TIPS TRICKS SECRETS : 59 HOT TIPS

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pulse8

Lifer
May 3, 2000
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I like and appreciate the tips, but the fading in and out has to go.

It's frustrating and takes too long.
 
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Bojax

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Jan 24, 2001
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Very informative. Thanks.

I agree with pulse. fading in and out is really slow for me too.
 
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bsobel

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Dec 9, 2001
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There was a recent thread on #31 turning off the swap file. This is not a good idea as there are memory mapped file api's which get their backing store from the swap file, turn off the swap file and those functions will fail, how an application that is using those functions will handle the failure could be a problem. Second the mini-dump and dump for a crash require at least a minimal page file.

My 2 cents,
Bill
 
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Bojax

Senior member
Jan 24, 2001
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you obviously put a lot of work into this sight. I bookmarked it.

Thanks
 
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ad1729

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Jan 12, 2002
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Total tips now stand at 62. Also a note on fading/blending effect. Presence of this effect won't change the time it takes to down load the page but it does effect you ability to view the contents. I have made a compromise on the fading effect as there are people who like it as well as those who don't. I have reduced the time for which blending effecting remain active but its still there. Do let me know if you need to see tip on any other specific areas that have not been covered so far.
AD
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TheLogLady

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Some good/helpful info on your page. You may have already seen the following, but in case you haven't I'll go ahead and share this, FWIW:

regarding tip #34 (secondleveldatacache):

from microsoft technet article

Do not change the SecondLevelDataCache entry
Some third-party sources have erroneously reported that modifying the SecondLevelDataCache registry entry in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \System \CurrentControlSet \Control \Session Manager\Memory Management can enhance system performance. The second level (L2) cache is recognized by the operating system and is fully utilized regardless of the setting of this parameter.
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from microsoft knowledge base item Q183063

This is not related to the hardware; it is only useful for computers with direct-mapped L2 caches. Pentium II and later processors do not have direct- mapped L2 caches. SecondLevelDataCache can increase performance by approximately 2 percent in certain cases for older computers with ample memory (more than 64 MB) by scattering physical pages better in the address space so there are not so many L2 cache collisions. Setting SecondLevelDataCache to 256 KB rather than 2 MB (when the computer has a 2 MB L2 cache) would probably have about a 0.4 percent performance penalty.
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from an arstechnica article

One of the most infamous NT tweaks since the introduction of NT4 has got to be the "L2 cache" tweak, a lone registry entry which stipulates the amount of L2 cache (or secondary cache) that the OS will make use of. Well, as with many things in life, the effects of this tweak are not so black and white. If you're using a processor that implements a direct-mapped L2 cache design (like Pentium I's), then this registry adjustment is indeed for you. However, if you own any Intel processor post-PI, or any modern AMD processor (K6-2 and newer), then your processor is using a set-associative L2 cache design, and thus you need not specify your L2 cache size. Let me explain.
If you choose not to futz with the registry key in question, the OS will call on the HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) for retrieval of the L2 cache size when you boot your computer. If this happens to fail, a default value of 256KB is used for all logon sessions on that boot session. This is where the myth that NT can only use 256KB of L2 cache comes from. But it's false. See, the HAL is able to retrieve the processor (L2) cache from any processor using the set-associative cache design, it's only the relatively few processors out there with direct-mapped L2 caches that the HAL won't chat it up with. Thus, this tweak only applies to a select number of people anymore (like people with Pentium I procs between 166-233MHz, as lower rated procs had only 256KB cache).[/L]
 
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ad1729

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Jan 12, 2002
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Thanks for your input on tip#34. I have read some of these and they are somewhat true as well. For the benefit of the readers I have added these comments as they are to tip#34. Also total number of tips now stands at 63. Thanks.
AD
http://xptools.tripod.com
 
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Challenger

Diamond Member
Jan 29, 2001
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Won't have XP till next week but I've already bookmarked it and read some.Good job and thanks!:cool:
 
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nortexoid

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May 1, 2000
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lots of good stuff - i wonder though if you could categorize them at all...

perhaps categorize them by effectiveness (to say, which ones yield, generally, better all round performance gains) or by some other category (i.e. networking, video, hardware, etc.)...

otherwise, good stuffs...
 
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ad1729

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Jan 12, 2002
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I have read some comments. I guess page is becoming too big. I will try to have it split into a couple of pages. My idea was to have website that has less of advertisments and other indirections ( I can not avoid advertisment at top because tripod does that for giving it to me for free) And I wanted all the tips to be available at one place. I think now time has come to split the page into two separate ones. Well someone want to help me out doing this site, do let me know. I would highly appreciate it.
Thanks,
AD
http://xptools.tripod.com
 
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Allanv

Senior member
May 29, 2001
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tip 26

no matter what i try i cant find the file you are refering to ( with this i mean that i cant find anything to extract the file from the support cab?)

winzip
extract command


so if you could post this file or email it to me or whatever that would be nice

i could be missing something but hey someone help me out here lol

Regards

Allanv
 
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Allanv

Senior member
May 29, 2001
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right found the netcap thing and indeed it shows 2 ethernet adapters but after i follow the procedure then goto device manager it dont show 2 devices...

i am using netgear card fa 311 if that makes a difference??

anyone know why it didnt work?
 
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ad1729

Member
Jan 12, 2002
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My site http://xptools.tripod.com was hacked on Jan 14th,202 at approx. 9:00 PM EST by some someone who did not like its presence. I regret inconvenience caused to some users for a period of approx. 10 minutes. All that is left of hacker is this code 53 b87. If nothing else, it does show popularity of the site and the fact the users have liked it by and large.
-AD
http://xptools.tripod.com
 
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