If you have an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) or a backup data card, then change your computer performance profile to a network server. This profile is buffering aggressively the memory data, so reducing disk operation time. To change the profile, right-click My Computer, select Properties, and then click the Performance tab. Click the File System button, and then change the Typical role of this machine setting option to Network Server.
If you want to get faster program launch time, here is a great tip: set the program to start in a minimized state. To do so, right-click on any shortcut and go to the Properties tab, on the Run section, select the Minimized option. Slower systems will see the biggest difference.
If you forget your Windows Logon password, all you have to do is press the Esc key when the Password dialog box appears on the screen. Windows 9X/Me will be opened on its default screen. Go to C:\Windows folder, and then delete the .PWL file that uses your name as the logon name. For example, if your logon name is John then delete JOHN.PWL file. Click the Start-Shut Down menu and then click Close all programs and log on as another user option. When the Password dialog box appears on the screen, type the same name but with the new password. This method is also useful if you want to break up another user logon.
How long the time that you spend to end your Windows session? So much time wasted only to play the Exit Windows's sound. To get faster shutdown or restart, you can delete that sound. To do so, open Control Panel, double click the Sound icon, in the Events list find the "Exit Windows" item, and then choose None in the Name column.
Some time it is hard to remember your own password. Too simple a password makes it easier for somebody else to guess your password. As a solution, you can mix numbers, small letters, capital letters, and symbols to compose your password.
First, think two or three words that are easy for you to remember. For example, use your own name such as JOHN SULLIVAN. Next, change the "O", "I", and "S" letters with "0", "1", and "5" numbers, so it becomes J0HN 5ULL1VAN.
Change the empty space with ~ or & symbols, so it become J0HN~5ULL1VAN. Finally, use capital letters for the consonants and small letters for the vowels. So the final password will be J0HN~5uLL1VaN.
