Windows XP Articles
Configure or Turn Off DEP (Data Execution Prevention) in Windows
Oct 7th, 2019 by It can cause issues with some older third-party software
How to Change Default Picture Viewer in Windows
You can also use these tricks to change the default media player
Fix Registry Editing has been Disabled by Your Administrator Error
If you're not in a corporate environment, this could mean you have a virus
How to Increase Windows Explorer Default Thumbnail Size for Pictures
For those of us tired of squinting
Here’s something about Windows XP that really annoys me: why can’t you increase or decrease the size of thumbnails in Explorer like you can in Windows 7 and Windows 8? If […]
How to Install a Network Printer on Your Home or Office Network
Print from across the room or the world
If you’re planning on buying a printer soon, you should consider buying an Ethernet or wireless printer. Prices have come down in recent years and now that most people have […]
How to Setup Remote Desktop on Windows XP
Caveat: you can only connect INTO a Window XP or 2003 machine
If you have never used Remote Desktop, it is a really great way to connect to another PC (office, home, etc) remotely and get work done that you otherwise could […]
How to Track When Someone Accesses a Folder on Your Computer
A neat security feature already part of Windows
There’s a nice little feature built into Windows that allows you to track when someone views, edits, or deletes something inside of a specified folder. So if there’s a folder […]
Turn Off or Remove “Your computer might be at risk” in Windows XP
Because nobody likes to be nagged
I recently reformatted my computer because it was running slow and after installing all updates and programs, I started getting an annoying message that started in Windows XP SP2, which is: […]
