Windows XP White Papers

Windows XP Hacks: Speed Up Boot and Shutdown Times

Overview There's a simple way to speed up XP startup: make the system do a boot defragment, which will put all the boot files next to one another on the hard disk. When boot files are in close proximity to one another, the system will start faster. On most systems, boot defragment should be enabled by default, but it might not be on one's, or it might have been changed inadvertently.

Further White Paper Details
PublisherO'Reilly Media File FormatPDF
Date PublishedFebruary 2005 Downloads17
FormatBook chapters   
Topics

Making the Case for Oracle Database on Windows

Read this Ovum Summit paper to see why one of the best-kept secrets in the IT industry is the depth of support Oracle offers to customers deploying its databases on...

Preinstalling Microsoft Windows XP by Using the OEM Preinstallation Kit, Part I

This paper describes recommended practices for system builders and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) who preinstall the Microsoft Windows XP operating system on multiple new computers in the factory. The paper...

Overview of Windows XP Service Pack 3

Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released updates for the operating system, in addition to a small number of new functionalities that will not significantly change customers'...

Windows XP Hacks: Speed Up Boot and Shutdown Times

There's a simple way to speed up XP startup: make the system do a boot defragment, which will put all the boot files next to one another on the hard...

Medical Diagnostic Software Analyzes Cells 10 Times Faster on 64-Bit Platform

Applied Cytometry Systems (ACS), based in the United Kingdom, makes software for flow cytometry instruments. The large amounts of data that leading-edge researchers deal with when analyzing particles using flow...

  • Featured White Papers
Childnet helps parents get web savvy

Childnet helps parents get web savvy

Case study: Gov't initiative to bridge digital divide more

Travel site bookings fly when glitch fixed

Travel site bookings fly when glitch fixed

Case study: Testing software gives Thomson Holidays a boost more

Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer

Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer

Get the lowdown on Auntie's biggest online endeavour more


Quick Sitemap Links: