How to Restore System Default Sounds

1. Press the 'Windows' and 'R' keys simultaneously to load a Run box.
2. Type 'mmsys.cpl' and click 'OK.' This loads Windows Sound and Audio.
3. Click the 'Sound' tab.
4. Click the drop-down menu under 'Sound Scheme' and select 'Windows Default.'
5. Click 'Apply' and then 'OK' to save the changes.

How to Remove Items From Windows XP System Configuration Startup

Disable Items
1. Click the Windows XP 'Start' menu, and then click 'Run.' Type 'MSconfig' and click 'OK' to open the System Configuration screen.
2. Click 'Startup' from the window's available tabs.
3. Click to deselect the entries you wish to disable, and ultimately remove from the list.
4. Click 'OK' to exit, ignoring Windows XP's request to restart your computer.
Remove Items
5. Go to 'Start,' type ''Regedit' into the 'Run' window and click 'OK.'
6. Navigate to the following set of directories: 'HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig.'
7. Expand the 'MSConfig' directory to reveal two sub-folders: 'Startupfolder' and 'Startupreg.' These two locations contain additional folders inside, each pertaining to the items previously unchecked (disabled) from the System Configuration utility. Such folders are named after the application entry you wish to remove from the list.
8. Delete all folders pertaining to the entries in question to effectively remove them from the System Configuration utility's list.
9. Exit the Windows XP registry.

How to Fix the Windows Error Code Stop 0x0000000A or IRQL

Roll Back Drivers
1. Click on the 'Start' button.
2. Click on the 'Control Panel' button.
3. Double-click the 'System' icon.
4. Locate the 'System Properties' window and click on the 'Hardware' tab.
5. Click on the 'Device Manager' button.
6. Locate the device that was recently updated and may be causing the IRQ conflict.
7. Double-click the name of the device.
8. Click on the 'Driver' tab and then click on the 'Roll Back Driver' button.
9. Wait for the process to finish and reboot your computer.
Removing Third-Party Software
10. Click on the 'Start' button.
11. Click on the 'Control Panel' button.
12. Double-click the 'Add or Remove Programs' icon.
13. Select the program that you installed that isn't compatible with Windows XP. Click on the 'Remove' button.
14. Wait for the program to uninstall. Repeat the process for any other programs that are not compatible with XP and reboot your computer.
Specify Hardware Abstraction Layer
15. Press the 'F5' button on your keyboard while the 'Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware configuration' message is displayed during installation.
16. Select the correct computer type from the menu. Because most computers use a single processor, you should select 'Standard PC HAL' from the menu.
17. Reboot the computer but leave the installation CD in the tray.
18. Reinstall the Windows XP operating system after the computer reboots.

How to Fix Win32 When Your Computer Won't Start Up

1. Turn on your computer and insert the Windows installation disk into the CD\DVD drive. Turn off your computer. Press the 'Power' button to restart it. Follow on-screen prompts to press any key on your keyboard. This will boot your computer from the Windows disk.
2. Double-click 'System Recovery Options' on the 'Install Windows' screen. This loads the 'Language Selection' screen. Click the 'Next' button at the bottom of this screen.
3. Click the 'Repair your computer' link. This loads a 'Select your Operating System' window. Click the 'Next' button. This displays a 'System Recovery Options' list.
4. Double-click the 'Startup Repair' link. This triggers an automatic scan of your computer for damaged or missing Win32-based system files. The process also automatically replaces the damaged files. Your computer may restart multiple times during this process.
5. Remove the Windows disk from your computer once the utility notifies of completion and restart your computer.

How to Make Fonts Smaller in Display Settings

Windows 7
1. Click on the 'Start' button to see the menu.
2. Click on 'Control Panel,' then 'Appearance,' then 'Display.'
3. Click on 'Advanced' in the 'Window Color and Appearance' dialog box.
4. Click 'Menu.'
5. Select the smaller size you want from the 'Size' list, then click 'OK.'
Windows Vista
6. Click on the 'Start' button, then select 'Control Panel' from the right-hand list.
7. Select 'Appearance and Personalization,' then click on 'Personalization.'
8. Click 'Adjust font size (DPI)' in the left panel. If you are asked for permission to continue, click 'Continue.' DPI stands for 'dots per inch.'
9. Click on 'Default 96 (DPI)' to make your font smaller. This step works only if your font is set at the 'Larger Scale (120 DPI).
10. Press the 'Custom DPI' button. Click inside the 'Scale to this percentage of normal size' list to scale your font size back to as low as 100 percent of normal, if you earlier had scaled it to as high as 500 percent of normal. You cannot scale your fonts lower than 100 percent of normal. Press 'OK' to change the setting. You may have to restart for the setting to take effect.
Windows XP
11. Right click on an empty space on your desktop.
12. Select 'Properties' from the drop-down menu.
13. Choose the 'Appearance' tab.
14. Select a smaller font size from the three options available: 'Normal' (smallest), 'Large,' or 'Extra Large,' then click 'OK' to save your settings.

How to Create a Windows XP Repair CD

1. Download the Recovery Console ZIP file from the link in Resources.
2. Unzip the download upon completion. A variety of programs can help you do this, including the popular WinZip, which you can download from the link in Resources. Upon unzipping you will see a window containing the ZIP file's contents, in this case an ISO disc image containing the Recovery Console data.
3. Save the unzipped ISO file to your hard drive.
4. Insert a blank CD into your computer.
5. Burn the ISO file as a data CD. Be sure to put nothing but the ISO file on the disc. When the burning completes, eject the disc and put it aside in case of emergency.

How to Set a Timer to Shut Down a Computer

1. Click 'Start' then select 'All Programs,' 'Accessories,' 'System Tools' and then click 'Task Scheduler.'
2. Look to the right of the Task Scheduler screen and click 'Create Basic Task.' Give the task a name and click 'Next.'
3. Set your shut-down time and settings and click 'Next.'
4. Select 'Start a Program' and click 'Next.'
5. Type '\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe' under the 'Program/script' box.
6. Type '/s' without quotes into the 'Add Arguments' box. Click 'Next.'
7. Click 'Finish' on the summary page.