One of the issues that some advanced XP users have is the limitation that Microsoft put on the TCP/IP suite in XP. Since the TCP/IP part of the OS was based on NT 4.0, it was not really designed to deal with the quicker speed of the internet that are available to the average consumer today. Don’t worry – there is a quick and easy Registry hack that you can do to fix this issue. The best thing is that you don’t have to touch your Registry to make the changes. There is software that can do it for you.

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Ever wanted to get rid of the ugly Windows splash screen that you encounter on boot (pictured below)?

I have specified steps below for you to customize your own Windows splash screen. Please, only do this if you are comfortable with modifying system files.

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Just recently, when I have talked to someone new over at their place and they don’t have cable or DSL, and somehow using it on their laptop, the conversation is somewhat like this…

Once they said that, it came to my mind how many other people are doing this practice? I’m sure there are many others that are most commonly living in an apartment complex and if they don’t have internet, innocently connecting to their neighbor’s or nearby wifi hotspot. You will also see a some people in cars outside of local coffee shops using their internet without coming in for their products.

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