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16 April 2002
Another page format, I just started out with a new banner
and then it just snowballed out of controll (like most things I do)
I'm now gona try to make the page more interactive and perhaps start using a mirror links page so you can choose from the different servers where this page is hosted. So if this page is down you can choose another server. If anyone wants me to add something to the page or tell me what they think of the new format let me know on the forum.

7 April 2002'
Yet another new page layout, this time its to reduce load time
If you look down on the left side of the page you'll see a new link in the operating systems list. Go check it out, when this OS comes out I will be trying it and a review will be posted on these pages.

6 April 2002'
MS Config Tip
Someone at Microsoft fixed up MSConfig for Windows XP. The utility looks the same, but there are a couple of new tabs in which you can analyze and tweak your system. To launch it, just hit WinKey+R and enter: "MSCONFIG" (without the quotes). On the General tab, you'll now find an "Expand File" button; click it to unstuff those files whose extensions end in an underscore character. Flip to the BOOT.INI section to change how Windows XP gets up and running. WARNING: do not change settings here unless you really know what you're doing. You can inadvertently (or purposefully) turn off dual booting from this tab. The Services tab is useful if your not sure what third- party services have been installed? Place a checkmark in the "Hide All Microsoft Services" field to find out. The Startup tab is the same as always. When you change your Startup settings, MSConfig will tell you (on next boot) that it's in a Diagnostic / Selective Startup mode. Basicly, this will allow you to roll-back to a previous (working) configuration.

25 March 2002
XP Command Line Tip-
We all know about the command line - and it still exists in Windows XP. In fact, Mr Gates has created a few new tools for those of us not used to using the desktop and mouse. These may (or not) work in other NT-based OSes. From what MS says: BOOTCFG configures or changes BOOT.INI file settings; DEFRAG does what its always done; DISKPART manages disks and partitions; GETMAC obtains the media access control (MAC) address and list of network protocols; DRIVERQUERY spits back a list of installed drivers and their properties; PAGEFILECONFIG configures your virtual memory settings; PRNCNFG configures and displays printer information; PRNQCTL prints a test page, pauses or resumes a printer, and clears a printer queue; SC shows and allows the configuration of service information; SHUTDOWN shuts down or restarts a local or remote computer; SYSTEMINFO provides basic system configuration information; TASKKILL ends one or more processes; TASKLIST shows running applications and services; and SCHTASKS schedules commands and programs to run periodically or at a specific time.Next time your bored and you dont know what to do in XP try some of these commands. (If you work where I work try some of these commands on the new dark colored Dell machines they have WinNT some of these commands should work, but you never heard this from me)