3 Quick Tips for Windows Users.
Posted on August 27, 2008
Filed Under Vista Tips & Tricks, XP Tips & Tricks
You pay for Internet every month but do you know if your router is up-to-date? If it’s not up-to-date you may not be getting all the speed you deserve.
Microsoft’s Internet Connectivity Evaluation Tool can tell you whether your router supports technologies for faster connections. The test can interrupt running connections, so try it at a time when you aren’t actively using the Internet.
If the results show that your system doesn’t support many of the technologies listed, you might want to look into the possibility of purchasing a newer router or (if you are an XP user) upgrading to Vista. The Microsoft site just happens to include links to routers that have earned the Windows Vista logo.
Internet Explorer can’t be fixed.
If you’ve tried every other repair measure and you are ready to take a drastic step, reset all of IE’s options to their original state. Your list of Favorites, your toolbar configurations, and other customized changes will be unaffected, and your browser add-ons will be only disabled, not deleted.
However, IE temp files, cookies, browsing history, stored passwords, sites added to your trusted zones, and more settings will be obliterated or returned to their default values. If you don’t mind this, this is how you can reset IE.
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Open IE and choose Tools
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Select Internet Options
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Select the Advanced tab
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Click the Reset button
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Click Reset again to confirm your decision
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Click Close, and OK twice
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And restart your refreshed IE
There is only one thing better to do: download and install Firefox;).
Shut Down your system NOW!
Windows XP, press Windows, U, U to shut down; Windows, U, R to restart; and Windows, L, L to log off.
Windows Vista, press Windows, Right Arrow three times, and finally the letter for the command you want: U to shut down, R to restart, or L to log off.
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