Windows XP Expert Zone Community WebLog

Performance Tip: The definitive guide to Windows digital photos – Windows Photo Story.

This blog entry was gleaned from Windows Photo Story, a Featured Community Web site.

Windows Photo Story is a Featured Community Web site devoted to the software application, Photo Story. If you’re interested in getting started, read this informative guide to digital photos for Windows, and learn more about Photo Story.

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

Forum Discussion: How to select pictures in the Movie Maker 2 timeline and make them all show for the same amount of time – Windows Movie Makers.

This blog entry was gleaned from Windows Movie Makers, a Featured Community Web site.

Windows Movie Makers is a new Featured Community that offers lots of detailed information about everything Movie Maker. In this forum discussion, a user receives help selecting pictures in the timeline and showing them in the movie for equal amounts of time.

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

Personalizing Windows XP: Belchfire is new to the Expert Zone’s Featured Communities and offers themes, downloads, ringtones, backgrounds, news, and more – Belchfire.net.

This blog entry was gleaned from Belchfire.net, a Featured Community Web site.

If you’re looking for that perfect background, identifying ringtone, or an awesome screensaver look no further than Belchfire.net.

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use.

Forum Discussion: What’s the best way to upgrade to Windows XP – Bleeping Computer.com

This blog entry was gleaned from BleepingComputer.com, a Featured Community Web site.

This informative thread details all you need to know and more about upgrading to Windows XP.

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use.

Man vs. Machine: The world poker robot championship pitted man against machine; do you know who won? – Design Technica.

This blog entry was gleaned from DesignTechica.com, a Featured Community Web site.

During a three hour match against a real, live, human poker champion, the robot, who played aggressively……..<You’ll have to click the link to learn who won and why!>

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use.

Forum Discussion: A user wants advice on how to best tweak his paging file, and he thinks he wants it to be as small as possible – OSNN.

This blog entry was gleaned from

A user writes: “If I can reduce what windows pages out to an absolute minimum, then when I come back to my computer I won't have to sit there waiting for apps to be paged back into memory.” Is this technically correct and is tweaking the paging file in this way effective?

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use.

Forum Discussion: What do you think of the new DRM CDs that can’t be copied to your computer and automatically install software if you try? – Digital Media Thoughts.

This blog entry was gleaned from DigitalMediaThoughts.com, a Featured Community Web site.

Some newer CDs are protected against "unauthorized copying" and software needs to be installed in order to play the CD on a computer. While the CD will play on a stereo or in a car, you have to install software to listen to it on a PC - and you can't rip it.

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use.

Performance Tip: Learn about the new Calendar Views add-on for Office Outlook 2003 – ActiveWin.com.

This blog entry was gleaned from ActiveWin.com, a Featured Community Web site.

 The Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Calendar Views Add-in makes it easy for you to view your Outlook Calendar appointments through a filter that is based on Outlook labels and categories. For example, you can create a view that shows you only the appointments on your calendar that are labeled Must Attend, or are categorized as Important. You add filters by using the Calendar Views toolbar, which opens in your Outlook Calendar after you install the add-in.

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use.

Forum Discussion: Tips for keeping a system clean after reinstalling Windows – Tweak XP Forums

This blog entry was gleaned from TweakXP.com Forums, a Featured Community Web site.

 To keep a pristine system clean, posters urge this user to prevent against spyware and adware, watch what is downloaded, get automatic updates, tweak security options in Internet Explorer, and more.

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use.

Troubleshooting Tip: What to do when files lose their file associations – Jake Ludington’s Digital Lifestyle.

This blog entry was gleaned from Jake Ludington’s Digital Lifestyle, a Featured Community Web site.

 When icons go from recognizable icons or thumbnails to the default white icon with the mini window inside of them, they’ve lost their file associations. You’ll have to reassociate the files with their programs.

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use.