I recently got sick of trying to get the lastest version of VMWare server to play nice. I need to run an Ubuntu Linux server on my Windows XP machine for testing various pieces of software.
After a bit of research i downloaded Suns VirtualBox, which seemed to have all the features i was looking for [...]

Windows XP can load programs it thinks you need before you actually load them yourself! This is done by a process called pre-fetching. This process can consume memory and slow your XP experience.
Windows XP will retain a copy of a portion of a program you have run in the prefetch folder even if you only [...]

If you are using your Netbook on the move, it can be very frustrating if you have to wait a significant amount of time for Windows XP to shut down. The following tip will show you how to reduce shut down times, by altering the settings that dictate when windows will shut down tasks that [...]

Windows XP can be set easily for best performance or for best appearance. Setting Windows XP for best performance will disable a number of graphical user interface features, improving the speed and responsiveness of Windows XP noticeably.
To set Windows XP for best performance perform the following:

Right click My Computer
Click Properties
Click the Advanced Tab
Click Settings under [...]

Screen real estate is at a premium on most netbooks and large icons in the start menu can take a lot of room and seem out of proportion for the screen size offered. A simple change of settings in Windows XP can be used to show small icons in the start menu, giving you a [...]