Windows XP – How to access the inbuilt games
Windows XP includes a few games such as Solitaire, Freecell & Pinball
- Open your Start Menu.
- Highlight Programs.
- Highlight Games.
- Now you can select the game you would like to play.
Windows XP – How to resort your Start Menu
- Open your Start Menu.
- Open All Programs.
- Right click and select Sort by Name
Windows XP – How to delete a start menu item
- Open the Start Menu.
- Go to the item that you want to delete.
- Right click the item and select delete.
- Confirm that you want to delete the item.
- Done
Windows XP – How to rename a Start Menu item
- Open the Start Menu.
- Go to the item that you want to rename.
- Right click the item and select Rename.
- In the rename dialog box type the new name for the item.
- Click OK.
Windows XP – How to change your wallpaper
1. Once logged into your computer, right click your desktop.
2. Left click properties.
3. Click the Desktop tab.
4. Select the wallpaper from the list that you would like to appear as your background.
5. Select how you want your image to appear on your screen.
6. Left click OK
Please Note:
Center – Will place your image in the center of your screen
Tile – Will display the image as tiles across your screen
Stretch – Will stretch the image so it will cover you screen
Windows XP – How to open Windows Explorer
1. Click the Start button.
2. Click Programs.
3. Hover over Accessories.
4. Click Explorer.
Windows XP – How to make it look like older versions of Windows
1. Once logged into Windows right-click on the Desktop and select Properties.
2. On the tabs at the top of the Window click Appearance.
3. Click the drop down list for Windows and buttons and select Windows classic style.
4. Click OK to save your changes and exit the Display Properties window
How to Fix Google Chrome Slow Load Time on Windows 10
In the last few weeks I have had a few clients with an issue with Google Chrome taking a long time to load.
I have found a few methods to fix this, not all methods will work for all computers and some of these methods may work for Windows 7 and Windows 8.
Method 1 – Winsock Reset
Step 1: Open CMD as an Administrator (Right-click + Run as Administrator).
Step 2: Type “netsh” and press enter.
Step 3: Type “winsock reset” and press enter.
Step 4: Restart your computer.
Method 2 – Disable Hardware Acceleration
Step 1: Open your Chrome browser.
Step 2: Click on the menu button at the top right hand corner of the Chrome.
Step 3: Click “settings.”
Step 4: Scroll down & click on “Show Advanced Settings.”
Step 5: Scroll down again till yo see the “System” section.
Step 6: Clear the check box next to “Use hardware acceleration when available.”
Step 7: Shut down Chrome and restart it.
Setup Permanent 301 Redirect with .htaccess
Setting up a permanent 301 redirect
Redirect individual files
redirect individual files, like “example.com/oldfile.htm” to “newfile.htm“ you can use a 301 redirect such as this
Redirect 301 /oldfile.htm /newfile.htm
Redirect an old domain to a new domain
If you had an old domain such as “example.com”, and now you to change your domain to say “newsite.com” for the website. You could setup a 301 redirect for the entire domain, so that old links to “example.com” carry over.
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example.com [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.example.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://newsite.com/$1 [L,R=301,NC]
