Enable ping in XP

Enable ping (ICMP request or Echo request) in XP Some times when firewall is on (by default it’s on) XP computer, you can’t ping to that computer, which means you will get ‘Request Time Out’ reply when you ping to the destination. But it will be accessing network shares over the network. Ping request normally works [...]

IE8 Hangs and Crashes

Indications: IE8 hangs and crashes frequently PC slows down when open Internet Explorer 8 Reasons: Till patches are being update you may face these problems in IE8. IE8 consumes more memory in your computer, each opened tabs work as individual IE8. Solution: 1) To avoid IE8 hangs and crashes, make sure once you upgraded to [...]

Internet Sharing Problem in XP

Indications: Internet Sharing Problem in XP Network stopped when you enable Internet Sharing Reason : Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) assigns seperate IP address automatically when you enable ICS. This causes Internet Sharing Problem in XP Solution: Sharing Dial up Internet connection in Windows XP and solving Internet Sharing Problem in XP is simple if you understand some basic [...]

USB drive not opening in XP

Indications: USB drive not opening in XP Double click is not opening usb flash disk Can not open usb drive Can not explore usb drive Only you can access by typing drive name in address bar or Run dialog box Reason : Due to some virus attack in your system. After cleaning the virus also, [...]

XP Booting is Slow

Indications: XP booting is  slow XP taking long time for startup After you installed some programs, now your computer is very slow to boot Reason : When ever you install a program/software in your system, it installs additional services and programs in startup. There for when your computer starts up, these all programs and services will [...]