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Why can't I run VS 2010, SQL Management Studio and Office simultaneously?
I'm using a machine running Windows XP SP3 to develop .NET applications. I use VS2010 with SQL Server 2008 and Office Professional 2007. The machine has 2GB of RAM.
After I work for a short period of ...
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Very long boot up process?
Very strange boot up process that took literally 5~6 minutes. Other than the boot up, the PC works perfectly fine.
Things I have tried:
CHKDSK (No errors)
Reset BIOS (HDD 1st)
Defrag
Link to video ...
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Windows XP: Slow Shutdown
One of our machines on the network is very slow to shutdown at the end of the day. It is Windows XP. The user also notices a whirring/buzzing sound coming from the PC.
The hard drive is not ...
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Switching Windows XP to 120 DPI slows down Acrobat Reader 9
Is it possible that switching Windows XP to 120 DPI would have negative impact on computer performance? Namely, I see Acrobat Reader starting much slower. Could maybe the font cache run out of memory ...
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How do I remove 1,000,000 directories? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Quickest way to delete big folders in Windows?
I found that in a directory more than 1,000,000 subdirectories has been created due to a bug.
I want to remove all these ...
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Why is my browser using so much memory?
I've recently had problems with Firefox running very slowly when I have many tabs open; say 20 tabs. My whole system would slow down.
I decided to give Google Chrome a try, and it started out fine. ...
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Windows XP SP3 slow to login
I have Windows XP SP3, and after I login, I receive a blank screen for about 6-7 minutes. Nothing much appears in Task Manager during this time, then suddenly a new batch of processes appear, then ...
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Slow PC - should I upgrade (and what)?
I have a HP Pavilion with Intel Pentium 4 3 GHz Processor and 1 GB RAM. It's running Windows XP Home Edition Version 2002 SP 3.
About a year ago I installed an additional hard drive. Shortly after ...
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Using a thumbdrive to improve peformance in XP
I have a laptop with 2GB of RAM, running Windows XP.
This machine is provided by my client, and I'm required to use it.
I'm having to run some pretty intensive apps on the laptop (2 IDE's and a ...
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How do I permanently remove all the sites in IE's Restricted Zone that SpyBot S&D added?
On Windows XP I use a utility called "Spybot Search & Destroy" that helps protect my system from Spyware, while also providing great tools to inspect running processes, hidden startup applications,...
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Problem with SSD and "Delayed Write Failed" error. How to fix / optimize XP for SSD?
I just installed a Crucial SSD (120GB) on Windows XP (SP3). It's been operating without any problems for about 3 weeks. This morning I started getting "Delayed Write Failure" on various system files....
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Ways to play 1080p video on laptop that is not capable to run it
How to run 1080 video on laptop that can only play smoothly 720p video because of its poor hardware? Can I download some special codecs or lower details in some way, or do I need to change its format ?...
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Can dual monitors make my PC slower?
I've noticed my PC (win-xp) seems to be running slower. (e.g., I'm getting jitter when watching video)
Recently, I upgraded a monitor (larger) and expanded the size of the desktop to take advantage ...
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Why is Cuteflow slow on XAMPP 1.7.1?
I have recently installed cuteflow (a PHP based document circulation application) on my machine as I need to customize this software. I have XAMPP 1.7.1 running on a windows xp machine on which this ...
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How do I find out which processes are causing the most disk activity?
I am hoping to find a way to do more performance monitoring--specifically, I hope that monitoring disk activity on a per-process basis will help me decide which programs are causing the most trouble (...
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