Disable Unsigned Driver Dialogue

Posted by Laxman Kudva in

First go to: Start –> Run
Then type: gpedit.msc and hit enter. Browse the folder tree to the following location
User Configuration –> Administrative Templates –> System. Right-click Code
signing for Device drivers and select Properties. On the Settings tab, either select
–>enable, and then select ignore from the appearing listbox..
–>or click the disable option. Click apply and Ok and your set!
Alternatively especially for XP Home users:
Open “System” properties (Windows key + pause or Right click ‘My Computer’ -
properties or Control Panel - System).On the Hardware tab click the “Driver Signing” button. In the dialogue that comes up choose “Ignore” to install the new driver
anyway.

Removing Unwanted Fonts

Posted by Laxman Kudva in

One trick that increases your boot time a bit is to lose any fonts in the Fonts folder in
Control Panel that you never use. The more fonts you have, the more processing
Windows XP has to do to prep all of those fonts for use. You must be a bit careful
here to not remove fonts that you might want, but there is a good chance that you can
live without many of them.
To delete unneeded fonts, follow these steps:
1. Open the Fonts folder in Control Panel.
2. Select Edit/Select All and then Edit/Copy.
3. Create a new folder on your desktop, open it, and select Edit/Paste.
4. In this new folder, delete any of the fonts you do not want.
5. Return to the Fonts folder in Control Panel. Right-click the selected fonts and click Delete.
6. Go back to your new desktop folder and click Edit/Select All.
7. Return to your Fonts folder and click Edit/Paste. You now have only the desired
fonts in the Fonts folder.