Format your computer yourself with a Windows XP cd

People are starting to realize that the internet has provided a wealth of information for free. One of the most popular subjects about computers is how to format your computer using a Windows XP cd.
The local computer repair guy probably does not want the average computer user to know how to format a computer, however, sorry guys, the information is out there!!!

If you go to Google and type in "how to format a computer using a Windows XP cd" you will find that this page comes in at number two.. How To Format a Computer Using a Windows XP disc.

Why has it come in above Microsoft Windows Xp's own page.... Well, for one thing, it is probably much easier to understand than the complicated tech talk on the Microsoft Website. Not saying that the Micosoft Windows site is not useful, because it is.

If you type in "how to format a computer" Microsoft does not even make it into the top 10. However How To Format a Computer Using a Windows XP disc comes in at number 11.

These stats may change, however I strongly suggest that you check out this page if you are looking at formatting your computer yourself. In fact there is an entire "how to" Format Windows XP menu available.

How to use Windows XP System Restore tool

System Restore is a Windows System tool that backups your computer or basically takes a snapshot of it, to restore to it at a later date. So for example if you set a restore point when you first get your computer, if you look at it, thats exactly what you get if you restore back to that spot.

Even though system restore leaves the files you created intact, it will not leave programs on your comuter that you did not have when the snap shot was taken. So if you have photos and files they will still be on your computer when you restore it to an earlier date, however any programs you installed after the snap shot will have to be re-installed to use. Just remmber that system restore will not recover a file that you have deleted so if you are restoring, hoping that your accidentally deleted file will come back...it won't.

I use System restore at least a few times a week. Just before I am going to install something, including Windows updates, I set a restore point. This is just incase something out of the blue ruins my smoothly running computer. Trust me, it has come in very handy.

Sometimes you don't even have to do anything and your computer can still go haywire. As we all know they have a mind of thier own.

Watch this video to see how to get to system restore and how to use it.

Windows XP tips and tricks

Here I show you some useful tips that work on Windows XP ranging from making a picture the main folder icon to closing multiple boxes. Not sure why my screen recorder went strange at the end.

How to upoload a movie from your computer to the Youtube video website

People upload movies to Youtube video for a number of reasons.

• Youtube is fun to use
• Youtube is a great advertising tool with millions of visits
• Youtube lets you share video clips with friends and family for free
• Youtube creates traffic for your website

Thats just a few reasons why people upoload their videos to Youtube. If you haven't added your stamp to this website it is not hard at all.

People often worry about having the wrong type or format of video to upload, however youtube accepts all the most common formats. You can upload WMV, MOV, AVI, MPG, and more...

For more information on How to upload a movie to youtube video, watch this video that I have uploaded to Youtube and am now playing on my website. LOL

When you run MSCONFIG, Registry Editor (regedit) or Task Manager, they flash for a second and quit.

This symptom is caused by Viruses. These three

are important system utilities which the viruses target.

A quick method is to rename the files and run them.

Extracting new copies of these files with the same name may

not help. Rename these utilities and run them or download this program

from the link

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_emerutils.htm
(NOTE: Your anti-virus software may warn of a potentially
malicious script. This is normal, as the Windows Scripting
Host is used to create the "copies" of these 3 utilities)

This program creates usable copies of MSCONFIG, REGEDIT AND

TASK MANAGER
and it copies to following place: C:\EmergencyUtils folder.

now u can run the msconfig, task manager, and registry editor

How To Avoid 15 Mins Wait in downloading on rapidshare free user

Rapidshare is a storage web place where u can find many games and softwares....but unfortunately it is not totally free it has limitations for free users and facilities to the premium users...
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this is a trick i accidentally discovered on rapidshare.com
go to this site and download "hide my ip 2008" software.
http://www.tucows.com/preview/520086
u can also search it in google...
it is a trial version and works for 15 days.

now install this software and run it....
download a rapidshare file but when u 2nd download it forces u to

wait for 15 minutes..
to avoid it...
open ur hide ip software and click on hide my ip.now it will

create ur new fake ip adress which will cheat rapidshare...

and now refresh the rapidshare website u can see it gives u

download link....
u can also download many files from rapidshare at the same time

through this trick
enjoy!!!
(Note: if it still doesnt give u download link then stop hide ip

and click on hide ip again it will create another fake ip adress

now refresh the rapidshare web and u might get the link,)

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