ProcessTamer - Mouser - Software. Process Tamer is a tiny (140k) and super efficient utility for Microsoft Windows XP/2K/NT/Vista/Win7 that runs in your system tray and constantly monitors the cpu usage of other processes.
When it sees a process that is overloading your cpu, it reduces the priority of that process temporarily, until its cpu usage returns to a reasonable level. screenshot: There are many times when a process will hog your cpu, such as when converting audio/video files, or working with compressed archives. Hidden Utilities XP. Langa Letter: XP On Your Thumb Drive. Fred Langa offers a step-by-step and illustrated guide on how to boot XP from an ordinary USB drive.
Chances are you already either have a USB "thumb" drive, or you will have one in the near future--these little solid-state flash memory devices are inexpensive, nearly ubiquitous, and very, very handy. Not only can they replace floppy drives for casual file transfers, but the larger capacity thumb drives also can serve as the basis for an excellent, fit-in-your-pocket software repair kit, letting you diagnose and repair PCs, including those that might otherwise be unbootable or that are locked by password or other problems.