Make XP and Vista Run Faster

Does it annoyed you when you lunch a program it takes a while to come? There are thousands possibilities to blame for a slow system, but we have a good chance to make it faster by following a few simple steps.

You can increase RAM of your system. A windows XP system can get by on 512MB, but it'll run a lot smoother with 1GB. As for vista, it needs at least 2GB for optimal performance.

Vista will also run a bit faster if you disable it's resource hogging extras, like Aero Glass and Flip3D. To free your system from both, follow as below.

1. Right Click on the Desktop.
2. Click Personalize.


3. Click Windows Color and Appearance


4. Click Open Classic appearance properties for more color options

5. Set the color scheme to Windows Vista Basic.


6. Click OK

Now Your vista system should go a bit faster.

XP users should consider disabling windows indexing service, a system hog of little practical value.

1. Click Start
2. Go to Control Panel


3. Open Administrative Tools


4. Open Services


5. Now scroll down to Indexing Service

6. Double Click to open it.


7. Set Startup type to Disabled


8. Click OK.

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How insert special character or symbol into documents

Sometimes we need to add special text character [for example, a copyright mark © or trademark ™] on our documents or somewhere else, but we did not find these characters on our keyboard. Windows XP and Vista let you have the opportunity to use Character Map utility to insert such characters and symbol anywhere you want.

Character Map Utility Displays all characters available for each font on our PC. To launch the Character Map follow as below:

XP: Go to Start --> All Programs --> Accessories --> System Tools --> Character Map.


Vista:.1. Click Start and type char in the Search field
...........2. Click Character Map

You will find different characters and foreign languages when you scroll down. By the pull down menu you can specify the font you want to use. Double-click the character(s) you want to insert. Click the Copy to place the character(s) on your Clipboard.

Open your documents or the place you want the character(s). In the Edit menu, select Paste or press [Ctrl+V] to paste the character(s) from the Clipboard into there.

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