Have you been getting this annoying pop-up recently asking you to upgrade to Windows 10 every time you start your computer?

I don’t know about you, but I found it very annoying. And if you’ve been reading up on Windows 10, it pretty much spies on everything you do. I like my privacy, so although you can opt out of it (which is a pain in the butt), I’m sticking with Windows 7.

So I did a quick search and found out how to get rid of it.

If this happens to you, try resetting the CMOS. The way to do that is the following:

I was losing space on the c drive of my laptop, and found that over 2 gigs was being taken up by Windows Desktop Search, and as far as I know, it keeps accumulating over time, as it keeps indexing. No other program needs Windows Desktop Search to run, so there are no worries about uninstalling it.

I removed it and got back over 2.7GB of space!

To remove it, do this (in Windows XP):

I do not suggest that you install the Service Pack 2 update to Windows XP just yet. Seems like Bill jumped the gun on this one. I installed it on my laptop, and it slowed it down a bit. Even though it is now available via Windows Update, hold off a bit. Check back here for updates.

UPDATE: Some have reported success with SP2. So, you’ll just have to download and install it and see how things go. If it won’t work for you, just go to START>CONTROL PANEL>ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS>and remove Windows SP 2 (a.k.a. Windows Service Pack 2).