Huge Dell Battery Recall (Latitude, Inspiron, Precision)

Posted on August 31, 2006 by MDP | yummy™ | News-Alerts 

Dell is recalling some 22,000 notebook computer batteries sold with the Latitude D410, D505, D600, D610, D800, D810, Inspiron 510M, 600M, 6000, 8600, 9200, 9300, XPS Gen 2, and Precision M20, M70. These batteries can overheat and pose a fire risk with three reported cases. The batteries were manufactured in China and Japan and sold [...]

Speed Up Your Boot Time

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Captain Johnny Bowen | XP Hacks 

Solution #1: Here’s a little tip to shave about 2 seconds off your boot time.
* Hit Start > Run > MSCONFIG
* Click on the boot.ini tab at the top
* Check the NOGUIBOOT option
Solution #2: If you have been using your computer for a while and there are a bunch of little icons in your tray [...]

Windows Genuine Authentication

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Captain Johnny Bowen | XP Hacks 

Can’t d/l updates from windows update because your not authenticated?
Well now you can ;)
Just copy and paste the following text into the address bar of IE and press enter before pressing the express or custom button.
javascript:void(window.g_sDisableWGACheck=’all’)
If it still tells you that your not authenticated your doing it wrong.

Refresh Desktop Without Restarting

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Captain Johnny Bowen | XP Hacks 

Solution #1:
* Click on any open area of your Desktop or any icon on your desktop with the left mouse button.
* Press F5 to refresh the desktop.
Solution #2:
* In such cases where Solution #1 is not sufficient to implement your changes, you can still refresh Explorer without restarting.
* Press Ctrl-Alt-Del, and select Explorer from the [...]

Disable Compress Old Files

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Captain Johnny Bowen | XP Hacks 

1.Click Start, and then click Run.
2.Type regedit in the Open box, and then press ENTER.
3.Locate, and then click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Vol umeCaches
4.On the File menu, click Export, and then click Desktop, type VolumeCaches in the File name box, and then click Save.
Note This step creates a backup of the VolumeCaches registry key. If you [...]

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