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	Hack the Windows Logon Screen Dortz (Sep 17th, 2005)	19 Days Ago by stephen186	7	49,790
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	Thumbs.db ( 1 2) dlh6213 (Nov 10th, 2004)	Mar 8th, 2006 by X1212	13	40,095
	Restore the Operating System to a Previous State in Windows XP ( 1 2) cscgal (Mar 13th, 2004)	May 1st, 2005 by chryslerIII	10	39,511
	Make windows shutdown and startup faster ( 1 2) nanosani (Nov 7th, 2004)	Nov 5th, 2005 by roryt	18	38,891
	Always unload dll files to save memory nanosani (Nov 6th, 2004)	Jun 17th, 2006 by Mastertech	4	38,716
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	Creating a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition cscgal (Mar 13th, 2004)	Jun 30th, 2007 by Sandesh_exe	4	35,597
	How to Change the Default Icons for Folders in Windows XP cscgal (Mar 13th, 2004)	Apr 6th, 2008 by technogeek_42	3	34,472
	Windows XP Running Very Slow atky2004 (Feb 24th, 2006)	Feb 25th, 2006 by nanosani	2	27,943
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	Solution to 3MB Error Message :) MOM24 (Apr 25th, 2006)	Sep 22nd, 2006 by amirmkd	1	26,168
1	Create a Desktop Shortcut to Lock Your Computer ( 1 2 3) cscgal (Mar 13th, 2004)	Jan 14th, 2008 by Serunson	20	25,512
-1	how to bypass blocked websites? ( 1 2 3 4) navi17 (Nov 22nd, 2007)	19 Days Ago by stephen186	30	24,935
	Change Your Start Menu name! It's Free! gdrori (Aug 24th, 2006)	28 Days Ago by gdrori	8	23,249
	Check for Disk Errors in Windows XP cscgal (Mar 13th, 2004)	Mar 13th, 2004 by cscgal	0	23,032
	Use the On-Screen Keyboard ( 1 2) cscgal (Mar 13th, 2004)	Jan 12th, 2009 by The Dude	10	22,670
	Optimize XP - A Windows XP Optimization Guide Mastertech (Jan 21st, 2005)	Mar 9th, 2007 by gogott	6	21,984
	Turn Off Indexing to Speed Up XP cscgal (Mar 13th, 2004)	Mar 18th, 2008 by jerryz720	3	21,403
	Change the Logon Window and the Shutdown Preferences in Windows XP cscgal (Mar 13th, 2004)	Dec 4th, 2007 by ratznjammers	1	20,836
	Renew and Release IP Addresses cscgal (Mar 13th, 2004)	May 18th, 2007 by Don Gino	1	20,388
	Solved: Can I change origional windows login name ??? ( 1 2) twoyorkie (Sep 6th, 2006)	Oct 18th, 2006 by twoyorkie	17	18,986
	Dual-Boot (Multiboot), 9x-2000, 9x-XP ( 1 2) dlh6213 (Sep 25th, 2004)	Aug 18th, 2008 by akegb3	12	18,578
1	SpeedUp Your Window XP Never Than Before ( 1 2 3) fishyking (Sep 8th, 2007)	Oct 15th, 2009 by MrWebmonster	21	18,326
	Set Performance Options in Windows XP cscgal (Mar 13th, 2004)	Mar 13th, 2004 by cscgal	0	18,308
	remove desktop background compnutt (Jan 6th, 2006)	Feb 24th, 2007 by Dreamscape	3	17,505
	Synchronize Your Computer Clock with an Internet Time Server cscgal (Mar 13th, 2004)	Jan 22nd, 2005 by Mastertech	6	16,874
	How to Rename Multiple Files with Windows Explorer cscgal (Mar 13th, 2004)	Mar 13th, 2004 by cscgal	0	16,847
	Install or Remove a Font in Windows XP cscgal (Mar 13th, 2004)	Mar 13th, 2004 by cscgal	0	16,542
	Hotkey Shutdown pizzafiend (Dec 19th, 2004)	Jan 19th, 2005 by caperjack	6	16,170
	Change background color of command prompt pizzafiend (Dec 18th, 2004)	Dec 18th, 2004 by Sphyenx	1	15,549
	Correcting System Hang at Startup cscgal (Mar 13th, 2004)	Nov 19th, 2007 by rectifier	9	15,367
	Create an MS-DOS Startup Disk cscgal (Mar 13th, 2004)	Mar 13th, 2004 by cscgal	0	14,828

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