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How to Disable Security Center Notifications in Windows 7 , Vista and XP

Security Center in Windows is responsible for monitoring the number of components that are essential for the security of your system. These are: Antivirus protection, Automatic Updates, User Account Control (UAC) Status, Firewall  and so on.

How to set up computer name and workgroup in Win XP

Computer names are used easier identification of computers on a network. This is very important especially if you are using file sharing. Computer name must be unique for each computer. Computers in a network may also belong to different workgroups. A workgroup is a group of computers on your network that share common resources. As [...]

Another easy way to install Windows 7 from USB Flash drive

As you know installing Windows 7 or any other operating system is easy if your computer is equipped with an integrated optical drive, but most netbooks don’t include such a device and that’s why when it comes to netbooks, you have two options to install the operating system. The first is to use external (USB) [...]

How to turn off Windows XP firewall

This short guide will help you turn off the  build-in firewall in Windows XP.  Note that disabling firewall will make your computer more vulnerable to viruses, and therefore I  recommend that you stop this feature for testing purposes only.

How to create Shutdown, Log OFF and Restart shortcuts in Win XP

This short guide will show you how to create your own shortcuts that will help you to shutdown, log off or restart Windows with only two mouse clicks, instead of using “Start Menu” and “turning the computer off” options. By default, these shortcuts will be placed on the desktop but You can put them anywhere [...]