To NTFS or not to NTFS—that is the question. But unlike the deeper questions of life, this one isn't really all that hard to answer. For most users running Windows XP, NTFS is the obvious choice. It's more powerful and offers security advantages not found in the other file systems. But let's go over the differences among the files systems so we're all clear about the choice. There are essentially three different file systems available in Windows XP: FAT16, short for File Allocation Table, FAT32, and NTFS, short for NT File System. FAT16 The FAT16 file system was introduced way back with MS–DOS in 1981, and it's showing its age. It was designed originally to handle files on a floppy drive, and has had minor modifications over the years so it can handle hard disks, and even file names longer than the original limitation of 8.3 characters, but it's still the lowest common denominator. The biggest advantage of FAT16 is that it is compatible across a wide variety...

Sharing of files and folders can be managed in two ways. If you chose simplified file sharing, your folders can be shared with everyone on your network or workgroup, or you can make your folders private. (This is how folders are shared in Windows 2000.) However, in Windows XP Professional, you can also set folder permissions for specific users or groups. To do this, you must first change the default setting, which is simple file sharing. To change this setting, follow these steps: Open Control Panel, click Tools, and then click Folder Options. Click the View tab, and scroll to the bottom of the Advanced Settings list. Clear the Use simple file sharing (Recommended) check box. To manage folder permissions, browse to the folder in Windows Explorer, right–click the folder, and then click Properties. Click the Security tab, and assign permissions, such as Full Control, Modify, Read, and/or Write, to specific users. You can set file and folder permissions only on drives ...

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Top 10 Tips to protect yourself against computer viruses When your computer gets infected with a virus it can be a devastating experience and this is exactly why you need to protect your computer from viruses . A virus can consume your precious computer files and even damage your computer hardware. Is this worth ignoring? I don’t think so! Even sites like www.lifelock.com will tell you the same. Anything you can do when protecting your computer  from viruses has to be a good thing and is well worth spending your time on. We all know prevention is better than a cure so I am going to share my top 10 tips on how to  protect your computer from viruses . 10 tips to protect your computer from viruses There are many  ways to protect your computer  from nasty viruses invading. Protecting your computer is an number one concern for every computer user on earth. I do not know anyone that wants to have their computer crash due to a virus invasion. Here are 10...

How you can Change The Recycle Bin's Name? You can change the name of Recycle Bin of your system if you wish. It is very easy and interesting but it require some changes in windows registry,   First click on Start button > click on Run option. Type here regedit.exe and press enter then you will find there regedit editor. In regedit editor you will open HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT folder, In this folder open the CLSID folder then open the {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} folder >ShellFolder folder at last. Here simply change the data value from "40 01 00 20" to "70 01 00 20". After performing all above steps restart your computer then you will find option to rename Recycle name after right clicking on Recycle Bin Icon. Now you can change new name as you wish.  

How to enjoy Windows Media Player using shortcut keys? In Windows Media Player, you can use the combination of different keyboard keys to accomplish routine task. By using these keys, you can increase the working speed in media player, otherwise require a conventional mouse to select menus and buttons options.   Basically keyboard shortcuts keys help you to save time and you can perform any tasks without leaving the keyboard keys. Shortcut keys                        Action ALT+1                      Adjust zoom to 50 percent ALT+2                      Adjust zoom to 100 percent ALT+3          ...

View previously open Folders after Shutdown or Logoff If you need to access lot of folders on your home computer or on the network regularly then you can set them re-open automatically, when you will login, shutdown or restart your computer next time. There is no need to open regularly used folders manually, just configure the simple sitting, your computer will automatically reload all the previously opened windows. By default windows XP disables this option to reload automatically all the previously opened windows, when you login on, shutdown or restart your computer. Follow the given steps to configure your computer to reload previously opened folders automatically after shutdown.  To edit this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights. First click on Start button then go to Control Panel.  Open the “Appearance and Themes” option in control panel then click on Folder Options.  A small windows dialo...

You can manage groups in the address book in Windows XP Professional by creating groups of your contacts. It becomes very easy to find your contacts when they are organized well. A simple way to organize them is by creating groups and then placing the contacts in the appropriate groups or categories like family, friends, coworkers etc. The feature to manage groups in the address book in Windows XP Professional makes it very easy to look for all your stored information. If all the stored information is organized well, you can easily retrieve it from the different programs in your operating system. These include the Microsoft Phone System,  NetMeeting, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook. This is how we create as well as manage groups in the address book in Windows XP Professional: How to Open the Address Book: Choose  Programs  and then  Accessories . Click on  Address Book. If you want to reach the Address Book in Outlook...

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If you want to save your files to your hard drive, so after a format you dont have to download them all again, here's How: Logon to Windows Update Choose Windows Update Catalogue (left hand pane) Choose Find updates for Microsoft Windows operating systems (right hand pane) Choose your version and language then Search Choose one the following: Critical Updates and Service PacksService Packs and Recommended Downloads Multi-Language Features (0) Once chosen simply click on what you want to download and then back at the top click Review Download Basket You are taken to the next page where at the top you can specify where the downloads are to be saved. Click Download now. Each patch will make a directory under the root of the folder you saved them to. Once finished you need to go to where you saved the file (s) to and then simply install all your patches.

To convert a FAT partition to NTFS, perform the following steps. Click Start, click Programs, and then click Command Prompt. In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type cmd and then click OK. At the command prompt, type CONVERT [driveletter]: /FS:NTFS. Convert.exe will attempt to convert the partition to NTFS. NOTE: Although the chance of corruption or data loss during the conversion from FAT to NTFS is minimal, it is best to perform a full backup of the data on the drive that it is to be converted prior to executing the convert command. It is also recommended to verify the integrity of the backup before proceeding, as well as to run RDISK and update the emergency repair disk (ERD).

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What is a Virus and how do I know if I have one? If you are asking “ What is a virus ” then it is very important that you read through this article. There are some obvious symptoms that your computer will develop when it gets infected with a virus and to recognize these, you need to know what a virus is. But the first thing I have to mention is that if you had a decent antivirus program installed on your computer you would not have a problem. The virus programs now days are fantastic in crushing any chances of a viruses infecting your computer. What is a virus ? What is a virus  is a very important question! A virus is a small program that gets into your computer undetected in order to cause havoc. This small software program has either been developed because the author enjoys causing disasters for other people or sometimes for monetary gains. Sometimes a virus is packaged in a file that is called a trojan virus. It is disguised as something else, and once it has gained ...