From performance to security and privacy tips; from essential advice for beginners to registry tweaks, PCSTATS 101 Tech Tips will help you get the most out of your PC! - Version 1.2.5

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PCSTATS has a little present for you this week - a massive Tech Tip guide for Windows; 101 useful and sometimes spicy Tweaks and Tips that you can use to improve your clunkly PC! Some you might know, some you might not, but guaranteeded there is a lot of interesting advice in this guide.

From Beginner's Tech Tips to registry tweaks, it's all present and accounted for. This list is presented in two sections. The first is composed of tweaks and tips you can implement using options already present in the Windows XP interface.

The second is composed of Registry tips which require the use of the REGEDIT program. Instructions are included, so read on, and enjoy!.

Now before we get started, click on this link to bookmark the guide. There are so many useful tips and tweaks listed here that I'm sure at some time in the near future you'll need to reference a tip here and may not be able to remember the exact URL.
Performance Tech Tips (1-12)     Essential advice for Beginners (59-80)

   1. Turn off or reduce system restore to save hard drive space
   2. Altering page files
   3. Clean out prefetch folder
   4. Set priority for individual programs
   5. Cleaning up unwanted startup programs
   6. Defrag your hard drive
   7. Disable unneces