Speeding up XP-Right clicking on My Computer

[DM]

Here is part of an answer to a question about speeding up XP.

"Instead, try to speed up XP. Right-click the My Computer icon, select
Properties, click the Advanced tab, go to the Performance section and click
Settings.

Choose the setting that says "Adjust for best performance" or use the Custom
setting to remove all XP's power-hungry visual effects."

If I right click My Computer/Properties/Advanced, I see a window that is
totally greyed out and with only two tabs, neither of which is Advanced.
There are two check boxes, nothing about Performance and neither of which I
can check.

Do other XP Pro users see the same as me?

If I go Start/My Computer, I can click on View System Information in the
System Tasks window and another window opens with seven tabs, one of which
is Advanced. If I click on this, a Performance tab is visible which I can
adjust.

But, why isn't the Advanced tab visible when I right click on the desktop My
Computer icon?

Thanks.

D.

 

[smacky]

If I right click My Computer/Properties/Advanced, I see a window tha
is
totally greyed out and with only two tabs, neither of which i
Advanced.
There are two check boxes, nothing about Performance and neither o
which I
can check.
D.

DM,

You can access the "System Properties" box in several ways. One o
these is to "Right Click" on "My Computer" and select "Properties".
Another way is to click "Start" then "Run" and type in "sysdm.cpl" the
click "OK"
The other is through "Control Panel" then opening "System"

Your shortcut may have become corrupt, I would suggest removing th
shortcut from the "Desktop" and clicking "Start" then "Right Click" o
"My Computer" and deselect "Show On Desktop" and then do the same agai
to reselect "Show on Desktop".


Good Luck
Smacky
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correctly.


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You are responsible for actions taken on your own PC
and I cannot and do not accept any responsibility for
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[DM]

Smacky,

You were right!

I deleted icon on the desktop and then went Start/right click on My Computer
and chose "Show on Desktop".

Now when I right click on it, the full System Properties window opens.

The only difference now is that the My Computer icon has no shortcut arrow
on it. Maybe that's what the problem was.

Thanks.

D.

 

[Alex Nichol]

Choose the setting that says "Adjust for best performance" or use the Custom
setting to remove all XP's power-hungry visual effects."

If I right click My Computer/Properties/Advanced, I see a window that is
totally greyed out and with only two tabs, neither of which is Advanced.
There are two check boxes, nothing about Performance and neither of which I
can check.

Do other XP Pro users see the same as me?

If I go Start/My Computer, I can click on View System Information in the
System Tasks window and another window opens with seven tabs, one of which
is Advanced. If I click on this, a Performance tab is visible which I can
adjust.

But, why isn't the Advanced tab visible when I right click on the desktop My
Computer icon?

My guess would be that your desktop one has been set up as a shortcut to
the My Computer view of Explorer.exe, rather than a regular desktop
'Namespace' one. So you are looking at properties of the shortcut, not
of 'My Computer'. Compare with what you see if you go to Control
Panel - System, which should get you to exactly the same place. You can
delete this present My Computer icon, and in Control Panel - Display -
Desktop click Customise, and check the My Computer item there as to be
shown on the Desktop