WINDOWS XP

How to end processes using the command line by using ‘taskkill’.

March 3, 2008

Some programs tend to set their work superficially and use further resources in the Task Manager as a process. Despite that, after a system crash and in the absence of an alternative, I have to eventually fall back on these  programs and end the process laboriously via the Task Manager. Is  there an easy alternative. [...]

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How to display icons on the desktop without labels

March 2, 2008

Q. Some of the icons on the desktop do not require any label at all. The icon is indicative enough. How do I remove the labels? Unfortunately, Windows does not allow deleting the label directly. The operating system rejects empty strings or labels consisting space characters by displaying the message ‘Enter  a file name’. however, [...]

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Windows error search made easy on the Internert

March 2, 2008

Entering error numbers in search engines is a good way to look for possible solutions to problems. Only problem is, we  are not able to select and copy the error codes. Fear not, our tip is here to help. You are not required to select anything on error dialog boxes. Simply highlight the error dialog [...]

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