XP COMPUTER SET UP


Keyboard Shortcuts
Shortcuts
Ctrl+Shift+Alt QUICK KEYS
Allocate keys in inverse order of frequency as follows...
Z
X    =   Excel
V    =   Vegitables
P
K
J    =   Jims
U
Q
N    =   Notepad
L   
G    =   Gimp
E
Y
I    =   Internet
H    =   Shared
R    =   Restore
M    =   Mydocuments
F    =   References
S
D    =   Dos
C
B
W    =   Word
A    =  
O
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COMPUTER SET UP
Windiag memory test¬

To customise Windows XP


Open with
To install "Open With"


To switch MS Office from inches to mm
Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Regional and Language > English (United Kingdom)

Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Regional and Language > Customise > Numbers > Measurement system = U.S -> Metric

Process priority changer If Microsoft Essentials takes too much CPU power, then unpack Process.exe and place it in "C:\Program Files\beyondlogic.org",
and then create a shortcut to ...
"C:\Program Files\beyondlogic.org\Process.exe" -p MsMpEng.exe BelowNormal




ACER ASPIRE 7736Z SET UP

Acer Updater shows no updates (2009-07-14 to 2012-01-31)
The problem has been commented on at...
http://blogs.computerworld.com/19316/why_windows_7_sp1_may_go_missing¬

This makes me think that it more important than ever that Windows Update is switched on. I might even be desirable to use Device Manager to check each driver for updates individually.