techrepublic.com.com — Did you know that unless you uninstall a device driver on a Windows XP machine that it still may be sucking up valuable system resources? Here are step-by-step instructions on how you can view and remove these unnecessary devices.
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odsaeFeb 1, 2006
Lame. No digg. OH, that's why use linux is an even lamer response. This site used to have knowlegable people on here, but now everyone diggs everything, even meaningless XP tweaks that do not affect performance at all.
cvrefugeeFeb 1, 2006
To artman:Windows XP doesn't need drivers for digital cameras either. When I connect my camera a dialog box pops up and asks me what I want to do with the device. You have used Windows XP, correct?
dhughesFeb 1, 2006
"Stop messing with your computers if you don't know exactly what you're doing, k?" How else will people learn? I say keep messing around or you'll become a brainless drone!
rijet0711Feb 1, 2006
Umm... i have a prettty old keyboard, thus no windows key ! any workaround?
fumanchuFeb 1, 2006
I could be wrong, but my understanding is that this exercise is largely a waste of time. Except for the guy who got paid to write an article that sounds tres` ubergeek.
wvosNov 24, 2009
How does one remove hundreds of those "unused" items in one go?