I will share to you how to disable the boot screen of Windows XP at start up. A little purpose about this is that it will help to enhanced your boot up speed or decreases your waiting time to boot. Lets start:

There are two things to be considered: One thing is if boot.ini exist in the C:\ directory; The last thing is if the boot.ini doesn't exist.

IF BOOT.INI EXIST:

1. Go to the C:\ directory and type in the address bar boot.ini. The file will be open.

2. Search the word /fastdetect on the last line and type in /noguiboot. It will look like this "/fastdetect /noguiboot".

3. Save the file by pressing ctrl+s.

DONE!!

IF BOOT.INI DOESNT EXIST:

1. Open the notepad.exe which can be found in the Start Menu->Programs->Accessories

2. On the first line, type in [boot loader].

3. On the second line, type in timeout=0 if you only have one operating system.

4. On the third line, type default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS.

5. On the fourth line, type [operating systems].

6. On the fifth line, typemulti(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS=”Microsoft
Windows XP Professional” /fastdetect /noguiboot.

7. Save the file in the C:\ directory with the file name boot.ini.

DONE!!

You will see the effect after you restart your computer. You will see no boot screen at all.

Just want to share to you how to tweak the smartbro canopy.

1st Step: Go to your desktop and oepn the My Network Places Icon. If you don't see a my Network place icon, go to the control panel and click the Network Connection. Right click to the icon and click properties. Under the properties, double click the Internet Protocol.

2nd Step: Check the "Use the following IP address". Put the numbers 10.20.30.40 to your IP address and press tab.

Click OK.

3rd Step: Go to start menu and click run. Type cmd in the box and press enter. The DOS application will be open.

4th Step: Type arp -a and press enter. IP addresses will be shown these time but please get only the IP address that starts from 10.x.x.x and copy it to the address bar of your Internet Browser and browse it. Canopy site will be shown.

5th Step: Click the configuration. Next, go to the Quality of Service(QOS). Below to these are the configuration that you will change. Please check your "Sustained Data rate if it is above 500 or above. Note that you can only have a fast connection if it is above 500.

6th Step: There are only two settings that you will change. 1st is the Uplink Data rate and Downlink Data rate. The default settings for a 500 Sustained Data rate is 256 for both data Uplink and Downlink, and for 1000 sustained data rate is 500 for both rates. If you have a 500 sustained data, change the uplink to 128 and downlink to 384. In 1000 sustained data, changed the uplink to 256 and 768 for downlink. Note: You will noticed that increasing of data downlink can be a factor of decreasing your uplink. You can change whatever speed you want but that must be total to your sustained data. UPLINK + DOWNLINK = SUSTAINED DATA. Please take note also that decreasing too much in uplink will cause some bad effects to your connection.

7th Step: Please click the save changes and reboot. These will restart only your Internet connection but not your computer. You will need to wait for about 1 min before the settings will be up. As soon as the restart is finished, do it again the 1st step. After these, please check the obtain IP Address automaticaly, and the Obtain DNS server address automatically and click OK. FINALLY DONE! Check your Internet Connection speed here.