Solution Concepts

Hax - OS - Tweaks

"Making IT happen on the
Information Superhighway"

Applications

• BootVis
• Crap Cleaner
• Microsoft PowerToys toolkit
• Security & Privacy Complete 2
• Style XP

• TuneUp Software
• Tweak UI
• Tweak XP
• Windows Blinds
• XP Optimization Project

How To's - Annoyances

• Restart Now/Restart Later
• Sticky Keys
• Windows Messenger

• Code Project
• WDevs

How To's - Annoyances

• Restart Now/Restart Later
• Sticky Keys
• Windows Messenger

• Code Project
• WDevs

How To's - Performance

• Bios Tweaks
• Control Panel
• Driver Management
• Fonts
• My Computer

• Network Settings
• Prefetch Settings
• Registry
• Services

• Turn off monitor
  Never plugged in
  Never on batteries
• Turn off hard disks
  Never plugged in
   5 minutes on batteries

• System Standby
  Never plugged in
   15 minutes on batteries
• System Hibernate
  Never plugged in
   2 hours on batteries

• Process Library website
• Use process explorer from www.sysinternals.com and 
  try to show the process properties for cygrunsrv.exe

• A Faster, Better Behaved Windows
• Black Viper
• Government Security
• Elder Geek, The

• "Optimizing Windows" Installing, Optimizing and Imaging!
• Petri.co.il
• Windows XP Links Dubber

Tutorials

• How to change Windows XP Home to Windows XP Pro
• It's Easy to Secure Windows 2000 Servers, Part 1
• It's Easy to Secure Windows 2000 Servers, Part 2
• It's Easy to Secure Windows 2000 Servers, Part 3
• It's Easy to Secure Windows 2000 Servers, Part 4

• It's Easy to Secure Windows 2000 Servers, Part 5
• It's Easy to Secure Windows 2000 Servers, Part 6
• Tuning Guide for Windows NT/2000
• Windows 2000 Performance Tuning
• Windows 2000 Security Hardening
• Windows 2000 TCP Performance Tuning Tips