Boost Windows Xp Speed Upto 60%

Whenever you start your computer, you are faced with a few moments of thumb twiddling while Windows XP boots and prompts you to log on. Although you should expect to wait for a few moments, sometimes Windows XP seems to boot rather slowly. In fact, you may notice that over a period of time the PC that used to roar to life seems a bit sluggish instead. Fortunately, you can perform several techniques that help Windows XP get the bootup speed you want. This chapter explores how to put these techniques to work.

Some of the things may already have been discussed in some threads earlier
Stopping Unneeded Startup Services

Along with the core operating system and programs that Windows XP runs when it starts, there is also a host of services involved. Many of these services are necessary for Windows XP to operate correctly. However, many of them are for features in Windows XP that you may not use at all. You can peruse the services and disable any service that you do not want to run. The fewer services that run, the more quickly Windows XP will boot.

Caution: Exercise caution when stopping services. If you do not know what a service does or are unsure of the ramifications of stopping the service, leave it alone. Some services are critical to Windows XP's operations, so make sure you understand what the service is before you disable it.

To reduce the number of services that start on bootup, you can access two different areas of Windows XP. The first is the System Configuration Utility. The Services tab shows you the services that start when the computer boots.

You can stop a service from starting by simply clearing the check box next to the service and clicking OK. However, before you do so, there is another way to disable services that you may prefer because the interface gives you more information about the service in question.

Open Control Panel/Administrative ToolsServices or else select Start/Run, type services.msc, and click OK. Either way, you see the Services console.

I prefer to use the Services console instead of the System Configuration Utility because it describes what the service does. Additionally, you can double-click a service and examine its properties.

Notice the Startup Type column in Figure 4-2. This information lists whether the service is automatic or manual. Manual services are only started in Windows XP when you start a process that requires the service. Some other process may require the service that has a "dependency" relationship with it; in this case, the dependency service will start, as well. Because these services do not start automatically when you boot Windows XP, you do not need to do anything with manual services.

However, all services listed as automatic start when Windows XP boots. These are the services that increase boot time. As I have mentioned, many of them are necessary and important, so you should not stop automatic services from booting unless you are sure of the ramifications. You can get this information by looking at the Description column. Here's a quick look at common services you may want to live without:

Automatic Updates: This service enables Windows XP to check the Web automatically for updates. If you don't want to use Automatic Updates, you can disable the service. You can always check for updates manually at the Windows Update Web site. Computer Browser: If your computer is not on a network, you don't need this service. If you are on a network, leave it alone. DHCP Client: If you are not on a network, you do not need this service. If you are on a small workgroup, you can still increase boot time by configuring manual IP addresses (which I explore later in this chapter).

DNS Client: If you are not on a network, you do not need this service. If you are, leave it alone.

Error Reporting and Event Log: You don't have to use these services but they can be very helpful, so I would leave them configured as automatic.

Fax: If you don't use your computer for fax services, you can disable this one. Help and Support: If you never use the Windows XP

Help and Support Center (found on the Start menu), you can disable this service.

IMAPI CD-Burning COM: This service enables you to burn CDs on your computer. If you never burn CDs, you can disable the service.

Indexing Service: Your computer keeps an index of files but if you rarely search for files, the service is just a resource hog. You can stop it and turn the service to manual.

Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing: If you do not use these features, you can disable them.

Infrared Monitor: If you do not use infrared devices, you can disable this service.

Messenger: This service sends alert messages on a local area network (it is not the same as Windows Messenger). If you are not on a network, you can disable this service.

Print Spooler: If you do not do any printing from the computer, you can disable this service. If you print, make sure you leave it as automatic.

Remote Registry: This service allows remote users to modify the Registry on your computer. If you are not on a network, you can disable this service.

System Restore Service: This service allows you to use System Restore. If you have turned off System Restore anyway, you do not need to turn off the service. If you do, you turn off System Restore.

Themes: If you do not use themes, you can disable this service.

Windows Image Acquisition: If you do not use scanners or digital cameras, you can disable this service.

Wireless Zero Configuration: If do not use wireless networking devices, you can disable this service.

You may have a number of other automatic services, depending on software and other configurations on your computer. So it's a good idea to look through the services and learn more about them. If you double-click a service, a Properties dialog box appears Notice that on the General tab, you see a Startup Type drop-down menu. If you want to change an automatic service to manual, select Manual here and click OK. As a general rule, don't disable a service unless you are sure you will never use it.

However, manual configuration allows the service to be started when you find it necessary, thus speeding up your boot time. However, before you change a service to manual, look at the Dependencies tab (see Figure 4-4). This tab shows you which other services depend upon the service you are considering changing.

Keep in mind that services are necessary for the vast functionality you get with Windows XP. Change only those services that you understand and do not use. How you use your Windows XP computer should be the best guide in terms of optional startup services.

Tips:
The Indexing service and the System Restore service take up a lot of disk space and system resources across the board.
You can live without the Indexing service but I suggest that you keep using System Restore. It works great when you are in a bind and this is one case where the loss of speed may not be worth the ramifications of not using System Restore. Speed Tips and Tricks for Windows XP Startup Aside from startup programs, services, and the Prefetch folder, there are a number of other startup procedures and issues you can modify to help Windows XP start faster. The following sections explore those tips and tricks. Manual IP Addressing on Small Office/Home Networks Windows XP is configured to help you take care of networking. It uses the TCP/IP protocol for networking in workgroups, or what you might call small office or home networks that do not use a dedicated server. The problem is that automatic IP addressing can be slow. When your computer boots, it has to query the network to see what IP addresses are already in use and then assign itself one. If you want to speed up the boot time a bit, consider manually assigning IP addresses to all computers on the network. This way, the network computers do not have to worry about locating an automatic IP address. Because one is manually configured, the operating system doesn't have to spend time solving this problem. This isn't a networking book, however, so I won't delve into the implications of using a manual IP address, but if you are using a computer that functions as a host computer to the Internet (using Internet Connection Sharing [ICS]), you can get into connectivity problems if you change the configuration of the IP address. However, you can still work around this problem by starting with the ICS host computer. Select Start/Connect To/Show All Connections. Right-click your network adapter card and click Properties. On the General tab, select TCP/IP in the list of services and click the Properties button. In the TCP/IP properties, you can see if you use an automatic or manual IP address. In the example in Figure 4-5, I have configured a manual IP address of 90.0.0.1 and a default subnet mask. The other computers on my office network each use a different IP address in the same class, such as 90.0.0.2, 90.0.0.3, 90.0.0.4, and so on. This way, each computer has a permanent IP address, which helps increase boot time. Note that if you change the IP addresses of your computers, they must all use the same subnet mask. A default subject mask of 255.255.255.0 will keep you in good shape. Make sure you understand the implications of changing IP addresses on your network. If you have no networking experience at all, you may be wiser to leave the automatic IP addressing as is and try to gain some speed using the additional suggestions in this chapter. Disabling Recent Documents History Windows XP includes a feature that keeps track of all recent documents you have opened or used. The idea is that you can select Start/Recent Documents History and quickly reopen any document you have recently used. I use many documents each day and never use the feature myself. In my opinion, I can keep up with what I want to use without Windows XP doing it for me. The bad thing about Recent Documents History is that Windows XP has to calculate what should be put there each time you boot Windows, which can slow things down. So, if you never use the Recent Documents History, it's a good idea to disable it.

Here's how:
1. Open the Registry Editor (select Start/Run, type regedit, and click OK).
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mcft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.
3. Create a NoRecentDocsHistory D_WORD key. Double-click the value to open it once it is created.
4. Set the Data Value to 1 to enable the restriction.
5. Click OK and close the Registry Editor. You'll need to restart the computer for the change to take effect. Disabling the Boot Logo You can remove the boot logo that appears when you start Windows XP. This little tweak probably shaves only a few seconds off your boot time but seconds count if you are serious about trying to get Windows XP up and running as quickly as possible. The only negative is that if you remove the boot logo, you will also not see any boot messages, such as check disk. (But if you are not having problems with your computer, this isn't such a big deal.)
To remove the boot logo, follow these steps:
1. Select Start/Run, type msconfig, and click OK.
2. In the System Configuration Utility, click the BOOT.INI tab.
3. On the BOOT.INI tab, click the NOGUIBOOT check box option. Click OK. Removing Unwanted Fonts One trick that increases your boot time a bit is to lose any fonts in the Fonts folder in Control Panel that you never use. The more fonts you have, the more processing Windows XP has to do to prep all of those fonts for use. You must be a bit careful here to not remove fonts that you might want, but there is a good chance that you can live without many of them. For instance, you may have foreign language fonts and other symbol fonts (such as Wingdings) that you never use. To delete unneeded fonts, follow these steps:
1. Open the Fonts folder in Control Panel.
2. Select Edit/Select All and then Edit/Copy.
3. Create a new folder on your desktop, open it, and select Edit/Paste.
4. In this new folder, delete any of the fonts you do not want.
5. Return to the Fonts folder in Control Panel. Right-click the selected fonts and click Delete.
6. Go back to your new desktop folder and click Edit/Select All.
7. Return to your Fonts folder and click Edit/Paste. You now have only the desired fonts in the Fonts folder. Tip: You can directly delete fonts from the Fonts folder without creating the secondary folder. However, I recommend the preceding steps to help ensure that you do not make a mistake in the deletion process. Stopping Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop Sharing In Windows XP Professional, you have two remote networking features called Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop Sharing. These remote networking features are very helpful in a variety of situations but if you don't use them, it is good idea to disable them to save boot time. You can always enable them later if you want to use them. Note: If you are interested in using Remote Desktop or Remote Assistance, see my book Windows XP for Power Users: Power Pack published by John Wiley & Sons.
1. Open the Start menu, right-click My Computer, and choose Properties.
2. Click the Remote Tab.
3. Clear both check boxes to disable Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop. Speeding Up the Dual-Boot Timeout If you dual-boot your computer with Windows XP and another operating system, you see an operating system selection menu on startup. If you typically boot into Windows XP and not the other operating system, you can speed up the dual-boot timeout value so that you do not wait so long for the boot process to select your default operating system and continue with the boot process. The default timeout value is 30 seconds but you can change this setting to 10. This gives you enough time to select the alternate operating system if you want but also speeds up the boot process. You can skip this section if you do not use a dual-boot configuration.
Follow these steps:
1. Locate the boot.ini file on your computer. It is a hidden file by default; mine is located in C:\boot.ini.
2. Open the file with Notepad (which is what opens it by default).
3. Change the Timeout value to 10 (see Figure 4-11).
4. Select File/Save and close Notepad. Speeding Up Your PPPoE Connection If you use a Point-to-Point Protocol connection over Ethernet (PPPoE), you may notice a delay in using the PPPoE connection after startup. By default, there is a 120 second delay but you can stop this behavior by manually configuring an IP address for the network adapter card. If you do not use a PPPoE connection, you can skip this section.
1. Select Start/Connect to/Show All Connections.
2. Open the TCP/IP properties for your LAN network interface card.
3. Manually set the IP address on the TCP/IP properties to an appropriate IP address and subnet mask for your network. Reducing the Wait Time When you start to shut down Windows XP, it has to quit, or "kill," any live applications or processes that are currently running. So close all applications first. However, some applications and processes are always running in the background. You can reduce the amount of time that Windows XP waits for those applications and processes to close before Windows XP kills them. Edit three different Registry settings to change this:
1. Open the Registry Editor.
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop. Select WaitToKillAppTimeout and set the value to 1000.
3. Select the HungAppTimeout value and set it to 1000 as well. 4
. Navigate to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop. Set the WaitToKillAppTimeout and set the value to 1000. Select the HungAppTimeout \newline value and set it to 1000 as well.
5. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Contro l. Select the WaitToKillServiceTimeout value and set it to 1000.
6. Close the Registry Editor. Automatically Killing Tasks on Shutdown You know the drill. You start to shut down the computer, you wait a few moments, and then you see a dialog box asking if you want to kill an application or service that is running. Instead of prompting you, you can make Windows XP take care of the kill task automatically. Here's how:
1. Open the Registry Editor.
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop.
3. Highlight the value AutoEndTasks and change the value to 1.
4. Close the Registry Editor.

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Opportunity of Win Aces On Zynga Texas Poker Game

Pocket Aces, otherwise known as Snake Eyes, American Airlines, Rockets, or bullets, is the strongest starting a player can get in facebook texas holdem poker. Against any single opponent, your chances of taking the pot are about 85% if you go all in before the flop. So why then do so many people cry about how they’ve lost huge pots with Aces all the time?

Well obviously one of the reasons is just luck of the draw, even with an 85% chance of winning, that means that 15% of people will still lose all the facebook poker chips by going all in. Spread that percentage over a few million players and you’re left with quite a few people who have a bone to pick with the “bullets”.

But the main reason most people lose with Aces is much simpler than odds, its just poor play. Aces can turn the best of players into complete amateurs because people tend to fall in love with this hand. The chance of getting Aces in facebook poker are about 1 in 220, so when it does finally hit, its incredibly hard to lay it down. Even after players realize an opponent might have a better hand after the flop, they just can’t help but throw more and more facebook poker chips at the problem, hoping that it will somehow turn around for them.

Players generally misplay Aces in 2 ways:

Slow play: There’s a big element of excitement when a player gets Aces. Your first instinct is to go all in and see how many players you can get to call, but then another side of you thinks that might scare everyone out and announce that you have the bullets. So you try to drag other players into the game with less than spectacular raises of facebook poker chips, zynga poker chips, or myspace poker chips. Maybe you don’t even raise, you just call another players raise or check it. Knowing the odds a little better might explain why these undersized raises usually end in tears. While Aces may take the pot 85% of the time against one opponent, that number drops down to 73% when there are 2 other players and 64% when there are 3 others. And if 5 other people are in the pot, the odds fall even further down below 50%.

Being starstruck: This is a common mistake among intermediate and beginner players whose skills at reading their opponents hands are not yet refined. While preflop your Aces are usually solid, a flop of 7h 8h Jh opens up the table to all kinds of flushes and straights and your hand strength plummets. But players are often so thrilled to get pocket aces and so convinced that it’s finally their shot and winning a huge pot of facebook poker chips that they turn a blind eye to any possibility that their hand might have already been bested by an opponent’s. They continue to ram more and more poker chips into the pot in the hope that either everyone else will fold, or they’ll land another ace and get trips. This situation rarely ends well.

There is no shame in winning a medium sized pot when your opponents fold to your big pre-flop raise. It’s just part of the game, and it will keep you from being outdrawn and overplaying. There is a lesson to be learned here. Don’t fall in love with Aces. Just like a woman, if you hang on to them longer than you should - they’ll take all your money and leave you broke. Read More...

Tips Merawat Laptop

Walaupun udah banyak yang bahas gapapa toh dibahas kembali, tapi kali ini dengan versi pengalaman pribadi . Laptop atau banyak yang bilang komputer jinjing gampang-gampang susah merawatnya.
Nah ini ada beberapa tips agar laptop selalu sehat baik hardware maupun softwarenya:

1. Yang harus diperhatikan dalam merawat laptop adalah bahwa laptop jangan sekali-kali kita samakan dengan komputer desktop, walaupun dengan spesifikasi yang sama namun untuk laptop kalau bisa jangan sampai dipake berjam-jam atau seharian penuh layaknya kita menggunakan komputer desktop, karena dari sisi desain dan peruntukkannya memang berbeda, kalau desktop memang didesain digunakan berjam-jam kalau laptop didesain untuk pekerjaan yang mengharuskan kita mobile atau tidak mengenal tempat untuk bekerja nah kalau ada komputer desktop mending gunakan komputer desktop untuk pekerjaan kantor.
2.  Agar laptop awet pastikan laptop selalu pada kondisi yang aman dari panas, aliran udara yang bagus dikarenakan laptop sangat rentan terhadap debu dan panas, banyak masalah laptop yang terjadi dikarenakan masalah panas ini. Jangan gunakan laptop di tempat tidur atau tempat yang memiliki permukaan yang lembut dikarenakan permukaan yang lembut mengakibatkan ketika laptop diletakkan diatasnya akan menutup aliran udara pada bawah laptop sehingga laptop akan menjadi panas karena tidak ada aliran udara.
3. Agar batere awet untuk pemakaian yang lama dan kecendrungan listrik stabil tidak mati hidup lebih baik batere dilepaskan saja agar batere tidak diisi terus oleh listrik, dan jangan paksakan batere dalam kondisi habis benar kalau sudah hampir habis pastikan laptop dimatikan atau segera dicharge jangan sampai nunggu mati sendiri karena keabisan batere. Kalau bisa ketika mencharge dalam kondisi mati dan apabila sudah penuh segera dicabut, biasanya laptop memiliki indikator lampu yang dapat kita gunakan sebagai tanda.
4. Gunakan cover atau bungkus laptop agar laptop tidak rusak karena terbentur apabila dibawa menggunakan tas dan juga pastikan ketika membawa jangan sampai kegencet karena tas yang penuh, ini dapat merusak LCD ini sudah terbukti pada saya LCD saya ada garis2nya kemungkinan karena kegencet tadi.
5. Gunakan software-software yang aman dari virus, agar kita tidak selalu dipusingkan dengan install ulang dikarenakan selalu kena virus . Atau selalu gunakan anti virus yang baik.
6. Jaga baik-baik master program bawaan dari laptop karena apabila hilang akan susah bagi anda untuk mencari driver-driver laptop anda tersebut.
7. Sebelum membeli selalu lihat kebutuhan anda akan laptop dan sesuaikan spesifikasi laptop dengan kebutuhan dan budget anda sehingga anda akan puas memakainya.

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Di Foto Dapet Duit? ? ?"

Berikut adalah contoh pendaftaran yang akan dilakukan di Fotolia.com. Sebelum mendaftar, ada beberapa hal yang perlu diketahui, yaitu:

• Fotolia mencari obyek foto yang simpel, umum tetapi unik, serta foto orang dengan beragam ekspresi saat ak¬tivitas (olahraga, bekerja, atau aktivitas keluarga).
• Foto yang bisa diterima: proporsional dan berukuran mini¬mum 1600x1200 pixel.
• Hanya menerima foto dengan format JPG atau JPEG. Jadi, format file Bitmap, PNG, PSD, RAW, TIFF, dan CMYK tidak diterima.
• Fotolia akan menolak foto dengan konten pornografi, ke¬kerasan, rasis, atau illegal content, serta miskin komposisi
• Bebas dari efek excessive artistic (penggunaan efek yang terlalu banyak pada satu foto).

Tahapan untuk menjadi Member :

1. Sign up di Fotolia.com
Sebelum meng-upload dan menjual foto, Anda harus lulus `ujian' dari beberapa pertanyaan yang disediakan. Setelah lulus dari ujian, Anda bisa mulai meng-upload foto dan menjualnya
2. Klik Upload new file, bisa dilakukan dengan cara upload seperti upload biasa, dengan flash atau melalui software ftp
3. Jika dilakukan dengan cara yang manual, klik Browse... untuk mencari foto yang disimpan di harddisk komputer
4. Langkah selanjutnya, beri judul (Title), catatan untuk editor (Note to editor), Negara (Country), bahasa (Language) clan jenis file (File type). Tambahkan juga keyword atau kata kunci untuk file tersebut.
5. Pilih categorinya, klik categories
6. Beri tambahan informasi, apakah foto tersebut hanya khusus untuk fotolia dan pilihan untuk menjadi free section jika ternyata dianggap tidak memenuhi syarat. Tentukan juga untuk harga foto tersebut
7. Kilik Submit and Finish
8. Jika memenuhi syarat, foto tersebut akan ditayangkan di webfotolia.com sesuai kategori yang anda pilih.

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Belajar dan bermain Valas/Forex

Bagi sebagian orang, transaksi valas adalah sebuah aktivitas yang menyenangkan. antara lain karena nilai tukar valas yang turun naik. Sayangnya, mereka yang bisa ikut bermain ini kebanyakan adalah orang-orang yang punya banyak bahkan kelebihan uang.

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Selain tidak memungut komisi, Marketiva juga menyediakan fasilitas berita-berita terbaru, seperti : alerts, chatting, chart tool, serta modal yang sangat minim ($1) untuk belajar dan memulai traiding.

Bergabung di Bisnis Valas
Berikut ini adalah langkah-langkah yang dilakukan untuk memulai trading di Maeketiva.com.
Kunjungi www.marketiva.com. setelah halaman depan muncul, klik pada menu Open and account, lalu isilah kolom-kolom pendaftaran sesuai data anda.

Selanjutnya, klik tab services, kemudian download sofware trading marketiva. lalu instal di komputer.

1. Setelah instal selesai lakukan pendaftaran
2. Jika pendaftaran sukses dilakukan, login dengan user name dan password yang sudah anda pilih

3. Lengkapi data diri dengan meng-upload dokumen diri (foto & KTP/Pasport/SIM) yang sudah di-scan. jangan melakukan trading sebelum dokumen diri anda diverifikasi dan disetujui...
4. Setelah data diri diterima, anda bisa langsung melakukan trading real maupun virtual melalui software marketiva. Trading bisa dilakukan selama 24 jam, mulai senin 04.00AM sampai hari sabtu 04.00Am (GMT+7)

Setelah login, fitur pada marketiva yang muncul adalah :

• Forex,Fund,Indexes dan Commodities
Bagian ini adalah jendela yang menampilkan kurs valas, fund rate, index, dan harga komoditi. Dalam transaksi harga beli dan harga jual dari suatu valas dinyatakan dalam kondisi bid/ask atau bid/offer. Bid adalah tingkat harga, dimana pedagang valas tersedia untuk membeli, sedangkan ask atau offer adalah tingkat harga dimana pedang valas bersedia untuk menjual. Penting untuk diingat, bahwa kuotasi kurs bid/ask bersifat resiprokal. artinya, pembelian suatu valas akan di ikuti dengan penjualan valas lain.
• Portfolio
Portfolio menunjukan posisi atau komposisi berupa jenis forex yang dimiliki, margin yang digunakan, jumlah keuntungan (kerugian), dan modal yang masih tersedia. Sedangkan alert, menampilkan market event yang dapat mempengaruhi posisi kurs beberapa currency pada saat itu.
• Account Center
Pada jendela keempat ini, ada tempat pilihan yaitu : Orders, Trades, Positions, dan Account Center.
• Charting & Discussions
Melalui jendela trading, anda bisa melihat pergerakan harga sesuai mata uang yang dipilih. Melalui layai ini pula, anda bisa juga memilih tampilan dan mengeksekusi atau melakukan jual beli dengan cara melakukan klik kanan pada layar. untuk melakukan trading, klik kanan pada layar trading lalu klik Buy/Sell (lihat gambar diatas) tampilan berikutnya terlihat pada gambar berikut.

Penting :
Sebaiknya, sebelum bermain forex trading harus memahami aturan main dari forex. Sebab bermain forex online trading cukup memiliki risiko, selain menawarkan peluang mendapatkan uang yang sangat besar. Read More...