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Automatically Defragment C: Daily
schtasks /create /tn “Defrag C” /tr “defrag c: /f” /sc daily /st 23:00:00 /ru “System”
This will set your computer to automatically perform a complete defrag of the C: drive each day at 11:00:00 PM (23:00:00). It does this by creating a scheduled task called Defrag C. It will run this command under [...]

ROBOCOPY

version XP010 adds the following:
/B : copy files in Backup mode.
/ZB : use restartable mode; if access denied use Backup mode.
/COPY:copyflag[s] : what to COPY (default is /COPY:DAT).
(copyflags : D=Data, A=Attributes, T=Timestamps).
(S=Security=NTFS ACLs, O=Owner info, U=aUditing info).
/COPYALL : COPY ALL file info (equivalent to /COPY:DATSOU).
/NOCOPY : COPY NO file info (useful with /PURGE).
/FFT : [...]

Services You Can Disable
There are quite a few services you can disable from starting automatically.
This would be to speed up your boot time and free resources.
They are only suggestions so I suggestion you read the description of each one when you run Services
and that you turn them off one at a time.
Some possibilities are:
Alerter
Application Management
Clipbook
Fast [...]

1. Turn off Windows Search Indexing
Windows Vista search indexing is constantly reviewing files on your system to make their contents available for quick searching. This is handy, but can severely impact system performance.
To disable constant indexing:
* Click Start then Computer
* Right Click the C: Drive
* On General Tab, Uncheck Index this drive for faster searching
* [...]

It is really easy for your computer system to get full of junk. This is one reason why people often notice that their computer system seems to be slowing down. Go to Start→Run… and type in cleanmgr /sageset:99
To run the deep clean, simply follow these steps:

Go to Start→Run… and type in cleanmgr /sagerun:99
The disk cleanup program will now run. [...]

This will remove Microstufts Instant Messenger (MSN). This wotked in WinXP Pro, but may work on others….
So, go to START–>RUN copy and paste the following:
QUOTE
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

Stop A Restart Process In 3steps
Some times we need to stop some restart process quickly. In windows XP some times it gives auto restart warning and here is good solution for it.
1. Go to Start menu
2. Click on RUN
3. Enter the following command excluding hashcodes “shutdown -a”
its Done.

1. Click on “Start” in the bottom left hand corner of screen
2. Click on “Run”
3. Type in “command” and hit ok
You should now be at an MSDOS prompt screen.
4. Type “ipconfig /release” just like that, and hit “enter”
5. Type “exit” and leave the prompt
6. Right-click on “Network Places” or “My Network Places” on your desktop.
7. [...]

1. PC Hardware
Can’t find your new PC’s “On” switch or need to figure out how to get a few memory slots upgraded? Popular tech hardware site, HotHardware, has a forum with a section dedicated to free tech support on all things to do with PC guts. Judging by the number of “my PC won’t turn on!” [...]

One frustrating problem I have to fight with on customer computers is damaged antivirus and internet security program installs. Much of the time there’s no simple way to get rid of them once something has gone wrong, and they can cause all kinds of headaches.
Fortunately, some of the companies are good enough to provide uninstall [...]