How to speed up my Window XP (1) - Indexing.

Windows XP keeps a record of all files on the hard disk so when you do a search on the hard drive it is faster. There is a downside to this and because the computer has to index all files, it will slow down normal file commands like open, close, etc.
If you do not do a whole lot of searches on your hard drive then I suggest turnning this feature off:
1. Control Panel
2. Administrative Tools
3. Services
4. Disable Indexing Services

How to change logo at the top right corner of Internet Exploer (IE)

1. Click Start > Run > Type gpedit.msc

2. Click User Configuration > Windows Setting > Internet Explorer Maintenance > Browser User erface

3. Double click on Custom Logo

4. Click on Customize The Static Logo Bitmaps

5. Click on [Browse...]

6. Browser for your new Logo, click [OK].

7. An error will popup "You have selected to customize a setting but provided no value. The behavior of this will be to delete the setting. Are you sure you want too continue?"

8. Click [Yes].

Note: The Logo have to be (22X22) Small and (38X38) Large and have to be bitmap(.bmp).

Javascript : location.href problem in FireFox

The location.href is working fine in IE(Internet Explorer), but not in FireFox or Safari. There are two solutions :

1) Use location.replace('http://www.theURL.com')
- The replace method loads the specified URL over the current history entry, it meant after the replace method is used, the user cannot navigate to the previous URL by using browser's Back button.

2) Use window.location= 'http://www.theURL.com'; return false;
- It will allow you to navigate to the previous URL by using browser's Back button.

Eg:
<tr>
<td onclick="window.location='http://www.yahoo.com'; return false;" style="cursor: pointer;">
</td>
</tr>

3) Another solution provided by reader (updated 10/08/2009):
- Use location.href= 'http://www.theURL.com';

Cache Folder Thumbnails

In WinXP to make folders with thumbnail images start up faster, go to control panel and then folder options. Click on the view tab and make sure "Do not cache thumbnails" is not checked.

Control Panel > Folder Options On the View tab, check Do not cache thumbnails. You will have to delete the thumbs.db files that already exist (Use the Search feature).

1. Click the Start button
2. Select Control Panel
3. Select Folder Options
4. Click the View tab
5. Check "Do not cache thumbnails"
6. Click the OK button

Some files cannot be deleted?

1) Go to Start button > Run.. >type cmd into the text box.
Or
Start button > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt

2) Go to the file's directory by using cd , type : del thefilename.avi/s