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configuration
CNET.co.uk has 8 stories on configuration
Outsmart spyware
Digital Living Whenever you install a new piece of software or make a major change to your system, you can create a restore point in Windows that records your system configuration before the change. System Restore shouldn't affect any of your data, only your...
9 May 2005, 14:49
Wi-Fi is the answer to a home without wires
Digital Living This won't actually make the network operate, but it will relieve some of the tension you'll build up trying to get the software configured, as all network configuration software appears to have been designed by monkeys on crack.
4 March 2006, 7:00
Speed up your bootup time
Digital Living Now you can use Windows' System Configuration Utility to trim the fat from the Registry Run keys and the Startup group. Use the powerful System Configuration Utility to easily (but not permanently) remove software from the boot procedure
2 August 2006, 15:56
Monitor your home with a Wi-Fi Webcam
Digital Living Both may interfere with configuration. After that, the instructions will ask you to select a static IP address or to use Automatic Configuration-DHCP. Initially, we selected Automatic Configuration-DHCP to make the process easy, assigning a static...
9 May 2005, 16:55
Sonos ZP80
Digital Living Setup is effortless and configuration almost nonexistent, but does the ease of use justify the high price? Invest in a pair of ZP80s and you can stream all your digital music from your computer to your hi-fi, wirelessly.
5 May 2006, 10:32
Does ReadyBoost really work?
Digital Living How much of an improvement the two features will provide to you depends very much on your system configuration, but in our tests, ReadyBoost and SuperFetch provided a definite improvement in performance.
7 March 2007, 16:51
Get the most out of Wi-Fi
Digital Living If you use a third-party wireless adaptor, you should use the wireless network management software found on the accompanying CD-ROM, but alternatively Windows PC users can use the Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) manager built into Windows XP.
4 May 2006, 15:30
Can I make my PC faster for free?
Digital Living This will launch the System Configuration Utility. My PC was fairly quick when I bought it a couple of years ago, but it has since slowed to a crawl. I'm a student, so money is a bit tight at the moment.
11 May 2006, 11:14


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