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This is a question that comes up when a computer get older, the user downloads too many things, or asked more today of the computer than yesterday. You will get a Virtual Memory low message on a computer that is running Windows requires more memory when then there is installed in the system to run that program. To balance this because it assumes it is not a permanent situation, it uses a small section of the hard drive for this purpose. This is called Virtual memory. If the page.sys file is too small, then you will get a warning that the system cannot perform the operation that you have requested because insufficient Virtual memory is not available. The simple fix is to enlarge the size of your virtual memory. The long-term fix is you are going to need more memory. To move forward follow these steps:

Right click My Computer
Scroll down click on Properties
In the System Properties window
Click the Advanced tab
Under Performance, click Settings
In the Performance Options window
Click on Advanced button
Under Virtual memory and click Change
Increase the size of the Paging file so that it is at least twice the size of your installed Memory
You can also choose increase the size to the Maximum.

There have been a few requests to show you how to select or change a user account to have Windows 7 automatically log on to at startup. If you had only have one user account that is not password protected on the computer, then Windows 7 will automatically log on to that account at startup. This only happens when you have more than one user account and the user account that you want to have Windows 7 log on to automatically at startup. This can only be done while logged on to an administrator account. Setting your computer to automatically log on to a user account at startup could pose a security risk if you share the computer or there are other people about that could use your computer.

Open the Start Menu.
In the search line, type netplwiz or control userpasswords2 and press Enter.

To Turn On Automatic Log On for a User Account Check the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer box.

Click on the user account name, that you want to have automatically log on at startup, to highlight it.

Uncheck the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer box.

Click OK.

Check the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer box, and click on the Apply button. Select the other user account name, that you want to have automatically log on at startup instead, to highlight it.

Uncheck the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer box. Click OK

Enter the User Account Password -In the Password field, enter the selected user account’s password. If the user account does not have a password, then leave this field empty. In the Confirm Password field, enter the selected user account’s password again to confirm.

Click OK.

If the restore process completed successfully but the computer is still not performing as you want or you received an error message and the restore process did not finish. You may have unintentionally restored Windows XP to a previous configuration that you do not want.

To undo the restoration, follow these steps:
Log on to Windows as Administrator.

Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click System Restore. System Restore starts.

On the Welcome to System Restore page, click Undo my last restoration, and then click Next. System Restore message may appear that lists configuration changes that System Restore will make. Click OK.
On the Confirm Restoration Undo page, click Next. System Restore restores the original Windows XP configuration, and then restarts the computer.

Log on to the computer as Administrator. The System Restore Undo Complete page appears.
Click OK. You can now run System Restore again from a different restore point.

To perform System Restore, you must be logged on to Windows as an administrator. If this is your personal computer, you are likely already logged on with an administrator account. To use System Restore to restore Windows XP to a previous state, follow these steps:

Log on to Windows as Administrator.
Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click System Restore. System Restore starts.

On the Welcome to System Restore page, click Restore my computer to an earlier time (if it is not already selected), and then click Next.

On the Select a Restore Point page, click the most recent system restore point in the On this list, click a restore point list, and then click Next. A System Restore message may appear that lists configuration changes that System Restore will make. Click OK.

On the Confirm Restore Point Selection page, click Next. System Restore restores the previous Windows XP configuration, and then restarts the computer.
Log on to the computer as Administrator. The System Restore Restoration Complete page is displayed.
Click OK.

If you successfully restored your computer to a previous state, and the computer is performing as it should be, you are finished.

Open the Start Menu, and type regedit in the search line and press Enter.
If prompted by Windows 7 UAC, click on Yes.
In regedit, expand the keys (folders) in the left pane to:

Code:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell

In the left pane, right click on the BagMRU key, and click on Delete.
Click on Yes to delete.
In the left pane, right click on the Bags key, and click on Delete.
Click on Yes to delete.
In regedit, expand the keys (folders) in the left pane to:

Code:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell

In the left pane, right click on the BagMRU key, and click on Delete.
Click on Yes to delete.
In the left pane, right click on the Bags key, and click on Delete.
Click on Yes to delete.
Close regedit.
Log off and log on, or restart the computer to apply.

Dr. Watson for Windows is a program error debugger that gathers information about your computer when an error (or user-mode fault) occurs with a program. Technical support groups can use the information that Dr. Watson obtains and logs to diagnose a program error. When an error is detected, Dr. Watson creates a text file (Drwtsn32.log) that can be delivered to support personnel by the method they prefer. You also have the option of creating a crash dump file, which is a binary file that a programmer can load into a debugger. Windows XP also provides an Error Reporting service that monitors your computer for both user-mode and kernel-mode faults (”stop” error messages or error messages that are displayed on a blue screen, as well as improper shutdown events) that affect both the operating system and any programs. This service allows you to send error reports to Microsoft when an error occurs. If a program error occurs, Dr. Watson for Windows starts automatically. To configure Dr. Watson, follow these steps:

Click Start, and then click Run.
Type drwtsn32, and then click OK.

By default, the log file created by Dr. Watson is named Drwtsn32.log and is saved in the following location:

drive:\Documents and Settings\All Users.WINNT\Application Data\Microsoft\Dr Watson

If you have had a virus or corruption the best thing to get rid or your older restore points as they still could hold the infection. Removing the restore points is very easy as it is only six step process. To remove all restore points except the most recent restore point, follow these steps:

Click Start, and then click My Computer.

Right-click the disk in which you want to free up space, and then click Properties.

Click the General tab, and then click Disk Cleanup.

Click the More Options tab, and then under System Restore, click Clean up.

Click Yes to remove all but the most recent restore point.

Click OK, click Yes to proceed with this action, and then click OK.

We get asked all the time what is the Disk Cleanup tool and what does it do? The Microsoft line is it helps you free up space on your hard disk by searching your disk for files that you can safely delete. You can choose to delete some or all of the files. Disk Cleanup performs the following tasks to free up space on your hard disk: Remove temporary Internet files, Remove downloaded program files, Empty the Recycle Bin. Remove Windows temporary files, Remove optional Windows components that you are not using, and Remove installed programs that you no longer use.

You can start Disk Cleanup, by doing the following:
Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and click Disk Cleanup.

There is also a setting that will activate this on a schedule default is 60 days. To see this and turn of or make changes. In Windows Explorer or My Computer, right-click the disk in which you want to free up space, click Properties, click the General tab, and then click Disk Cleanup.

This article describes how to use the Backup utility to back up files and folders on a computer. Before you can back up important information on your computer, you must install. To back up your files and folders, follow these steps:

To Start the Backup utility Click Start, and then click Run. Type ntbackup.exe in the Open box, and then click OK.

Click the Backup tab. On the Job menu, click New. Select the check boxes next to the drives that you want to back up. If you select specific files or folders, expand the drive where these files or folders are located. Then, select the check boxes for the files or for the folders that you want to back up. Select the System State check box that is located under My Computer in the navigation pane.

If the Backup destination list is available, click the backup destination that you want to use.
If you selected File in this step, type the full path and file name for which you want to back up data in the Backup media or file name box. You can specify a network share as a destination for the backup file. Typically, backup files have the .bkf file name extension.

To start the backup Click Start Backup to open the Backup Job Information dialog box. Click Advanced. Select the Verify data after backup check box. In the Backup Type box, click the kind of backup that you want to create. Click Start Backup. A Backup Progress dialog box is displayed, and the backup starts.

To Exit the Backup utility when the backup is complete, click Close. On the Job menu, click Exit.

The System Information tool Msinfo32.exe that is included with Windows XP will gather information about your computer, to diagnose issues with your computer, or to access other tools that are included with Windows XP. To start Microsoft System Information, use either of the following methods: Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click System Information or you can Click Start, click Run, type msinfo32.exe in the Open box, and then click OK.

The information that is displayed in System Information is divided into the following five categories:

Hardware Resources The Hardware Resources category displays hardware-specific settings, such as assigned, or used interrupt requests (IRQs), input/output (I/O) addresses, and memory addresses. The following list provides the sub-categories that are included in the Hardware Resources category.

Components The Components category displays information about your Windows XP system configuration. This includes the status of your device drivers, network components, and multimedia software. There is also a comprehensive driver history, and a summary of devices that may not be working correctly. The following list provides the sub-categories that are included in the Components category.

Software Environment The Software Environment category displays the software loaded in your computer’s memory.

Lists network adapter, client, and protocol information. Network protocol information is now presented in much greater detail than in Microsoft Windows 98. The new presentation of network protocols includes much more granular configuration information on the protocol, related to how it operates on the network.

Lists information about hard disks, floppy drives, removable media, and controllers. Each drive is presented with information including drive letter, total size, free space, file system, compression status, drive type, and volume letter.

The System Summary category provides a general profile of your computer. This information includes: The version of Windows, OEM System Information (manufacturer, model, and type), The type of central processing unit (CPU), The amount of memory and system resources, BIOS version, Locale, Time zone, User name in the format DOMAINNAME\USERNAME (only present if the computer is configured to log into a domain), Boot device (if multiple devices are present on the computer) and The path to the Page file.

To reset the folder view settings back to default for all folders that have been optimized with the same folder template in Windows 7. This will restore the default Group by, Sort by, Stack by arrangement, Icon Size, and the View arrangement folder view settings, of all the folders with the same folder template. You will need to navigate to the folder that you want to reset the folder view settings of it and for all folders with the same folder template.

Open Folder Options from within this folder and not through the Control Panel or from another folder.

Click on the View tab, then click on the Reset Folders button.

Click on Yes to confirm
Click on OK.

The folder and all folders with the same folder template as it, will now be restored back to the default folder view settings. You will need to repeat these steps if you would like to reset the folder views of another folder with a different folder template and all folders with the same folder template as it.

When you open a folder or library in Windows 7, you can change how the files look in the window. There are multiple ways to change the file and folder icon size as well as you can change them inot Extra Large Icons, Large Icons, Medium Icons, Small Icons, or custom icons sizes of your choice.

The first way is to Open the Windows Explorer folder or library window that you want to change the icon size. Click on the View menu bar item and select either the Extra Large Icons, Large Icons, Medium Icons, or Small Icons option.

You can also Click on the Views toolbar button drop down arrow to select either the Extra Large Icons, Large Icons, Medium Icons, or Small Icons option.

You click on the left half of Views toolbar button to cycle through the different icon sizes until you have the icon size you want.

You can also Click on the Views toolbar button drop down arrow, then move the slider at the left up is for larger icons and down will make the icons smaller until you have the custom icon size you want.

Lastly, you can click on an empty area in the Windows Explorer window. Then press and hold the Control key and roll your mouse wheel up for larger icons and down for icons that are smaller. This will give you the custom icon size you want, then you can release the Control key.