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Showing posts with label XP mode. Show all posts
Showing posts with label XP mode. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Speed Up Network Browsing

How to speed Up Network Browsing
Great information from Bob Cerelli's windows page:
"1. Remove current shortcuts in My Network Places
2. Change the registry so shared folders on remote computers are not automatically added to My Network Places when you even open a document from that shared folder
Start Regedit
Create a DWORD value:
HKEY_Current_User \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer \ NoRecentDocsNetHood to 1.
I have also seen setting the following help as well.HKEY_Current_User \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer \ UseDesktopIniCache to 1.
Download Reg file to do both
3. Increase the amount of data is buffered at one time to send to a client. On the computer with the shared directory:
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters
Create a DWORD Key called SizReqBuf
Give it a value of Hex FFFF
Download Reg file"
Cerelli, Bob. "WindowsXP Tips." Bob Cerelli's windows page. 11/14/2005. Bob Cerelli, Web. 9 Dec 2009. http://www.onecomputerguy.com/windowsxp_tips.htm.


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Friday, November 13, 2009

Is my PC ready for Win7?

If you want to know if your computer is Windows 7 ready just download and run the Windows 7 advisor.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=1b544e90-7659-4bd9-9e51-2497c146af15
It scans your hardware and software for compatibility issues.

If you have XP you can't upgrade, it has to be a FRESH install, VISTA on the other hand is upgradeable.

Also, don't buy the HOME crap, get PRO or ULTIMATE or you won't be able to use Windows XP mode. This is important, especially in business. Business networks should NEVER, EVER purchase the HOME version of ANYTHING.

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Monday, November 09, 2009

Windows 7 XP Mode

Now you have no excuses NOT to upgrade to Windows 7.

Not only have the ironed out the kinks with compatibility, they have also incorporated Windows XP Mode(which is a virtual session)for older programs that just won't work in compatibility mode.

The only catch is you must have Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate to run Windows XP Mode.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

Contact a professional to help you with this migration:
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