Increase PC Speed - Optimize Display Settings

If you are an user of XP - The look of these will be real sexy with all the visual items being displayed. But displaying all the visual items can really waste your system resources.So heres how you optimize: -


If you have Classic view Of Control Panel- Follow below:

1. Click the Start button
2. Select Control Panel
3. Double-click the "System" icon
4. Click the Advanced tab
5. In the Performance box click "Settings". It looks as below:


6. Now, the below screen appeard once you have clicked "settings"


Leave only the following ticked in the below screen:
a. Show shadows under menus
b. Show shadows under mouse pointer
c. Show translucent selection rectangle
d. Use drop shadows for icons labels on the desktop
e. Use visual styles on windows and buttons

7. Finally, click Apply and OK

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If you have Category view Of Control Panel- Follow below:

1. Click the Start button
2. Select Control Panel
3. Click "Performance and Maintenance" and click "Adjust Visual Effects"


4. Leave only the following ticked in the above screen
a. Show shadows under menus
b. Show shadows under mouse pointer
c. Show translucent selection rectangle
d. Use drop shadows for icons labels on the desktop
e. Use visual styles on windows and buttons

5. Finally, click Apply and OK

How to display Run entry on Start Menu in Vista?

In Windows Vista, the Run entry on the Start menu is not readily available. I bet people who are used to older Windows Versions will always find it difficult. However if you are habituated to using Run on the Start menu, as it was in the previous Windows versions, here is what you need to do to activate it. So Check this: -

Right click ‘Start | Properties’.
In ‘Start’ menu, click ‘Customize’.
Scroll down, locate the ‘Run command’ check box.
Select and click on the ‘OK’ button to save the changes.

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