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How to Add a Network printer to Windows Vista or Windows XP?

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Now days the average household has more than one computer and share available resources over a home network. No-ones wants their house cluttered up with unnecessary office equipment, and this is exactly the reason why we need to use a network  printer . For example if you have three computers on your home network you would only need one  printer  for them all. Windows XP, Vista, and now windows seven, allow you to use computer hardware that is connected to another computer on your Network. the following article shows you how to how to  add a Network Printer . This is referring to a normal printer that is not network enabled. To see how to connect a network printer or a wireless network printer please see more information about how to add  network printing . What do you need to add a network printer? A network printer can be a printer that is  already installed on one computer  in your home or office network. It does not have to be anything special. Yo...

Computer: Disable Programs from Starting with Msconfig

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Question: Will my computer run faster if I disable programs from starting? If you  disable programs from starting  up when you boot up your computer you can make the entire start-up process quicker. The less items that have to be started, the faster your computer will boot up. If your computer does take a long time to start this could be the problem. It is common for programs to also check for updates every time you log in. Software usually gets updated once or twice a year, however it is checking for updates every time you start your computer. I never recommend disabling automatic updates for windows, but other programs are OK. For example I have a photo editing program I do not use much so when I  disable programs from starting , this is OK to disable. How to use the msconfig command to disable programs from starting?