Compressed Folders

Windows users that have their file systems formatted in NTFS can take advantage of some additional features such as compression.  NTFS is a file system supported by Windows NT, 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7.  To see if your file system is running NTFS, right click on your disk, and go to Properties. At the very top, you’ll see “File System”, which will either be FAT32 or NTFS.

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explorer.exe

When you open Windows Explorer, by choosing the Window key and “E” simultaneously or by choosing Start, All Programs, Accessories, Windows Explorer, or by right clicking on the Start menu, you can change the directory that appears by default.

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Dynamic disks

Windows XP Professional+ supports two types of disk storage: basic and dynamic. Basic disk storage uses partition-oriented disks. A basic disk contains basic volumes (primary partitions, extended partitions, and logical drives).

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Windows Button

Step 1 - Modify Explorer.exe File
In order to make the changes, the file explorer.exe located at C:\Windows needs to be edited. Since explorer.exe is a binary file it requires a special editor.

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Logon Screen

If you have access to another user account with administrator rights, you can use that account to change the password of the account that is locked out. You can also use the default Administrator account that is built into Windows XP.

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Tuneup

In this guide I have compiled lots of tips to increase performance on your PC.

NB: this is mainly aimed at PC’s with a Microsoft Windows Operating System.

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Disk Partition

For many years, Microsoft have provided “Disk Management” with it’s Operating Systems, which allows you to manage partitions.  In previous versions of Windows, you would need to delete the existing partition, and create a new partition in the correct size.

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