Disable Automatic update

Windows provide a program that named Windows Automatic Update. Automatic Updates is a feature that comes with recent versions of Windows. When you’re connected to the Internet, Automatic Updates checks for new critical updates from Windows Update in the background.

You shouldn’t notice the process because Automatic Updates uses leftover bandwidth on your Internet connection. This means that large downloads may take place over a period of time, depending on the bandwidth. If a download doesn’t finish during the period of time you’re using your computer, it finishes the next time your computer connects to the Internet.

By using Automatic Updates, you’ll get the latest important security updates delivered to you as they are made available. Microsoft offers updates to help correct issues that may make your computer vulnerable to virus or worm attacks that spread rapidly over the Internet. We strongly recommend that you set Automatic Updates to use scheduled installation (the default configuration), not just because of the convenience of having the most critical updates delivered to you, but because it helps ensure that your computer stays up to date and secure.

To access Automatic Updates

Depending on the options you have selected for how Windows should display your Start menu and Control Panel, use one of the following procedures:

• Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, double-click System, and then click the Automatic Updates tab.
• Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, double-click System, and then click the Automatic Updates tab.
• Click Start, click Control Panel, double-click System, and then click the Automatic Updates tab.
• Click Start, click Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, double-click System, and then click the Automatic Updates tab.

To turn off Automatic Updates for your computer, clear the check box

Remove My Recent Document

My Recent Document is listing of document that latest open. In generally after we open a file then close, the files name will add to list of Recent Document. The list of Recent Document usually sort base file name ascending. To see your Recent Document just click Start button and point your mouse to My Recent Documents.

You can remove the list manually by right click on the file name and then click delete. But Windows XP provide the easy way to remove the list. Follow this step:

• Open your control panel by clicking Start button and then Control Panel. Then from Control Panel window choose and click Taskbar and Start Menu.
• From Taskbar and start Menu Properties window, click Start Menu tab and then click Customize.
• Click Advanced tab.
• Click Clear list.