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Dummy entries in Add/Remove Programs list
Sometimes, even after program are uninstalled, or due to
the files being deleted instead of a uninstalled, the entry
in the Add/Remove Programs list does not get deleted. To
remove it form the list: 1. Start the Registry Editor. 2.
Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows \CurrentVersion\Uninstall.
3. Delete the program entry here. You can also use TweakUI
to do this.
Restart only Windows
When restarting Windows, you don't always need to go to
thought the BIOS initialization and POST. Instead of simple
clicking on Restart form the Shut Down Windows dialog box,
help down the Shift key as you click on OK. This will restart
only Windows. This is particularly useful when you change
some registry entries or a few system settings.
Improve Removable Disk Drive Performance
Windows gives you the option to use write-behind caching
to improve the performance of removable disk drivers.
Open control Panel > System
> Performance and click on File System.
Check the Enable write-behind
caching on all removable disk drives check box under the
removable Disk tab and click OK
Note: If this result in a
problem with disk operations, uncheck the Enable write-behind
caching on all removable disk drives check box.
MS Office memory hoggers
A typical installation of MS Office installs Find Fast, an indexing
utility that loads at startup. This hogs system resources by
regularly indexing the entire hard disk(s). You can improve
performance of your computer by removing Find Fast form your
Startup folder. To reclaim the space used by the Find Fast index,
open Control Panel > Find Fast, select your hard drives(s)
and form the Index menu, click on Delete Index. When you've
deleted your Index, click on Close and Stop form the Index menu.
Another item installed in the Startup folder is named Microsoft
Office. This does nothing apart from loading all MS Office libraries
at startup to speed up launching of any Office applications.
Since this is not necessary, you can delete this shortcut, too.
Stop Automatic Dialing
Many Internet applications or software are often set to automatically
dialup and connect. To setup automatic dialing, open Control
Panel > Internet Options. Under the Connections tab, enable
Never dial a connection.
