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Accelerate your XPBack t

ACCELERATE WINDOWS XP

BOOT UP

1. run "regedit";2. goto [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory

Management\PrefetchParameters\EnablePrefetcher];3. Set the value to either 0-Disable, 1-App launch prefetch, 2-Boot Prefetch, 3-Both ("3" is recommended).4. reboot

Shutting down and Restart

'C:\windows\rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindowsexec'

this shortcut on clicking wil restart windows immediately without any warning here it is...

'C:\windows\rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindows'this shortcut wil shut down windows immediately without any warning

FireFox

1. Open up a Firefox browser.2. In the address bar, type "about:config" (without quote) [There are 3kinds of "entries": string, boolean and integer.]3. Look out for the following entry: network.http.pipelining4. Set it equal to "true" (Just double clicking would do)5. Find "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" and set it equal to anyinteger more than 156. Now look for "network.http.proxy.pipelining" and set it equal totrue7. Now right click on any entry and go to New=> Integer and type thefollowing name (without quote) "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set itequal to 0

And you are done!Note: Broadband users would benefit much more!

Enjoy !!!!! man ...................................

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Trick to lock your private folder

1.Suppose you want to lock the folder games in d: which has the path D:\GamesIn the same drive create a text fileren games games.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

Now save this text file as loc.bat

create another text file and type in it

ren games.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} games

Now save this text file as key.bat

Now you can see 2 batch files loc and key.Press loc and the folder games will change to control panel and you cann

its contents.Press key and you will get back your original folder.

try it out!!!!!!!

2.try this to lock ure folder,it's very easy and works great..

open ure Dos application (command line)example--i wanna like to lock a folder named vijay in D:/ drive.

type this in Dos....

C:>

C:>d:

D:>attrib +h +s vijay(folder name)

[if u r not in C drive then give full path like D:/vijay(folder name)] (this is to lock the folder)

D:>attrib -h -s vijay (to unlock folder)

Windows XP Registry hacks.........

speed up avi files playback time...

Speed-up Access to AVI Media Files (Windows XP)

Windows XP can run slowly when attempting to access a folder that contains a large number of AVI (Audio Video Int

media files. Doing this speeds the process up by stopping Windows from extracting file information from AVIs...




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Open you registry and find the key below.

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}]

To disable file information extraction rename the key and place a minus sign infront of the current name (i.e. "-{87D6

71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}").

Restart Windows for the change to take effect and you're done.

Remove programs from the add/remove programs list.

Open your registry and find the key below. Under this key will be a number of sub-keys, each representing an install

application.

To see which application each sub-key represents, open it and there should be at least two values 'DisplayName' an

'UninstallString'. 'DisplayName' is the name used in the Add/Remove programs list and 'UninstallString' is the progra

to uninstall the application.

To remove a program from the list you can simply highlight and delete the sub-key representing that program.

Registry Settings

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall]

Value Name: DisplayName, UninstallString

Change the Icon Cache size...

Create a new string value, or modify the existing value, called "Max Cached Icons" and set it to "2000". This will incr

maximum icon cache to 2MB.

Restart Windows for the change to take effect.

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)

Max Cached Icons REG_SZ "4096"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion...

Registry Settings

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]Value Name: Max Cached Icons

Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)

Value Data: 100 - 4096 (default = 500)




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change the size of desktop icons as follows..

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new value named 'Shell Icon Size' and set the value, or modify the existing value, to equal the size of your i

pixels. Smaller values = smaller icons!

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)

Shell Icon Size REG_SZ "16"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics

Registry Settings

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]

Value Name: Shell Icon Size

Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)

Value Data: Size in Pixels (Default = 32)

RESTRICTIONS IN WIN XP

If you want to make restrictions to what users can do or use on their computer without

having to run Poledit, you can edit the Registry. You can add and delete Windows

features in this Key shown below.

Zero is Off and the value 1 is On. Example: to Save Windows settings add or modify

the value name NoSaveSettings to 0, if set to1 Windows will not save settings. And

NoDeletePrinter set to 1 will prevent the user from deleting a printer.

The same key shows up at:

HKEY_USERS\(yourprofilename)\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Poli

cies\Explorer so change it there also if you are using different profiles.

1.Open RegEdit

2.Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\CurrentVersion\Policies

3.Go to the Explorer Key (Additional keys that can be created under Policies are

System, Explorer, Network and WinOldApp )

4.You can then add DWORD or binary values set to 1 in the appropriate keys for ON

and 0 for off.

NoDeletePrinter - Disables Deletion of Printers

NoAddPrinter - Disables Addition of Printers

NoRun - Disables Run Command

NoSetFolders - Removes Folders from Settings on Start Menu

NoSetTaskbar - Removes Taskbar from Settings on Start Menu




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NoFind - Removes the Find Command

NoDrives - Hides Drives in My Computers

NoNetHood - Hides the Network Neighborhood

NoDesktop - Hides all icons on the Desktop

NoClose - Disables Shutdown

NoSaveSettings - Don't save settings on exit

DisableRegistryTools - Disable Registry Editing Tools

NoRecentDocsMenu - Hides the Documents shortcut at the Start button

NoRecentDocsHistory- Clears history of Documents

NoFileMenu _ Hides the Files Menu in Explorer

NoActiveDesktop - No Active Desktop

NoActiveDesktopChanges- No changes allowed

NoInternetIcon - No Internet Explorer Icon on the Desktop

NoFavoritesMenu - Hides the Favorites menu

NoChangeStartMenu _ Disables changes to the Start Menu

NoFolderOptions _ Hides the Folder Options in the Explorer

ClearRecentDocsOnExit - Empty the recent Docs folder on reboot

NoLogoff - Hides the Log Off .... in the Start Menu

NoViewOnDrive Restrict a drive to open

And here are a few more you can play with

ShowInfoTip

NoTrayContextMenu

NoStartMenuSubFolders

NoWindowsUpdate

NoViewContextMenu

EnforceShellExtensionSecurity

LinkResolveIgnoreLinkInfo

NoDriveTypeAutoRun

NoStartBanner

NoSetActiveDesktop

EditLevel

NoNetConnectDisconnect

RestrictRun - Disables all exe programs except those listed in the RestrictRun subkey

This key has many other available keys, there is one to even hide the taskbar, one to

hide the control panel and more. I'm not telling you how, as someone may want to

play a trick on you. The policies key has a great deal of control over how and what

program can run and how one can access what feature.

In the System key you can enter:

NoDispCPL - Disable Display Control Panel

NoDispBackgroundPage - Hide Background Page

NoDispScrSavPage - Hide Screen Saver Page

NoDispAppearancePage - Hide Appearance Page

NoDispSettingsPage - Hide Settings Page

NoSecCPL - Disable Password Control Panel

NoPwdPage - Hide Password Change Page

NoAdminPage - Hide Remote Administration Page

NoProfilePage - Hide User Profiles Page

NoDevMgrPage - Hide Device Manager Page

NoConfigPage - Hide Hardware Profiles Page

NoFileSysPage - Hide File System Button

NoVirtMemPage - Hide Virtual Memory Button

In the Network key you can enter:

NoNetSetup - Disable the Network Control Panel

NoNetSetupIDPage - Hide Identification Page




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NoNetSetupSecurityPage - Hide Access Control Page

NoFileSharingControl - Disable File Sharing Controls

NoPrintSharing - Disable Print Sharing Controls

In the WinOldApp key you can enter:

Disabled - Disable MS-DOS Prompt

NoRealMode - Disables Single-Mode MS-DOS

Hidden Programs In Windows Xp

1- Private Character Editor

This program is for designing icons and Characters(Alphapet)

Click :start

Then :run

type :EUDCEDIT

.................................................................................................................................................

2- iExpress

This Program is for conerting your files to EXCUTABLE files

Click : start

Then : run

type : iexpress

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3-Disk Cleanup

This program used for cleaning harddisk to offer space

Click : start

Then : run

type : cleanmgr

.................................................................................................................................................

4-Dr Watson

This program Is for repairing problems in Windows

Click : start

Then : run

type : drwtsn32

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5-Windows Media Player 5.1

Opens the old media player

Click : start

Then : run

type : mplay32

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Program ............. CODE

__________ __________

Character Map = charmap

DirectX diagnosis = dxdiag




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Object Packager = packager

System Monitor = perfmon

Program Manager = progman

Remote Access phone book = rasphone

Registry Editor = regedt32

File siganture verification tool = sigverif

Volume Contro = sndvol32

System Configuration Editor = sysedit

Syskey = syskey

Microsoft Telnet Client = telnet

XP Secrets...Defrag

Secret - Hidden Command Line Switch

Instructions - Go to "Start", "Run" and Type defrag c: -b to defragment the Boot and Application Prefetch information.

Notes - Windows XP will run this automatically every three days or so, during system idle periods. BootVis will evoke

when you run the "Optimize System" function. There is no need to manually run this unless you wish to immediately

a newly installed application's load time.

For Paint

Secret - Image Trails

Instructions - Open an image and hold down Shift then drag the image around to create an image trail.

Secret - 10x Zoom

Instructions - Open an image and select the magnifying glass icon. Left-Click exactly on the line below the 8x.

The above 2 tricks works.. and i have checked...

Free Cell Cheat Code:

Secret - Instant Win

Instructions - Hold down Ctrl + Shift + F10 during game play. Then you will be asked if you want to Abort, Retry or Ig

Choose Abort, then move any card to instantly win.

Secret - Hidden Game Modes




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Instructions - In the "Game" menu choose "Select Game". Enter -1 or -2 to activate the hidden game modes.

Solitaire Cheat Code:

Secret - Instant Win

Instructions - Press Alt + Shift + 2 during game play to instantly win.

Secret - Draw single cards in a Draw Three game

Instructions - Hold down CTRL + ALT + SHIFT while drawing a new card. Instead of drawing three cards you will onl

one. delete

Kill unnecessary services

I should be talking about unnecessary applications first, but this fascinates

more. So, lets hold the apps. While XP runs applications in the foreground,

also runs services (processes) in the background --- to aid the OS or to prosupport to applications. Several services are auto-launched at start-up thou

not all of them are required by everyone. Since these unnecessary services

to bog down your system, it is best to switch them off. However, you need t

very cautious.

Depending upon your needs, therere a whole lot of services you can suspe

These include: Alerter, Clipbook, Computer Browser, Distributed Link Tracki

Client, Fast User Switching, Help and Support (dont disable this if you useWindows Help and Support), Human Interface Access Devices, IPSEC Ser

Messenger, Netmeeting Remote Desktop Sharing, Portable Media Serial

Number, Remote Desktop Help Session Manager, Remote Procedure Call

Locator, Remote Registry, Remote Registry Service, Secondary Logon, Ro

& Remote Access, Task Scheduler, Telnet, Upload Manager, Windows Tim

Wireless Zero Configuration, Oh God! there are so many, maybe I missed o

few.

To disable these services, go to Start and then Run. Typeservices.mscto

the Services computer management console. (This also carries a descriptio

the services.) Double-click on the service you want to alter and change the

Startup Type toManualfrom the dropdown list. For beginners, this is safer

disabling it straightaway. See how it works. Be sure, only thenDisableit.

Speed up folder accessEach time you open a folder, XP takes time to update the timestamp showin




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last access time for the directory as well as all its subdirectories. So, to get f

folder access, you need to kill Last Access Update. (Unless you use this inf

course.) But carefully yaar

Click on Start, select Run and typeregedit. Get to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem .

Right-click in the blank area on right pane and selectDWORD Value. Next,

create a new DWORD Value calledNtfs-DisableLastAccessUpdate. Right-

on the new value. SelectModify. Now change the Value Data to1and clic

OK.

Shut down faster

Does your XP take ages to shut shop? Heres what you should do to speed

the process: Click on Start and select Run. Typeregeditand click on OK. F

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\. Select

WaitToKillAppTimeout. Then right-click and selectModify. Alter the given

to1000and click on OK. Next pickHungAppTimeout. Right-click and sele

Modify. Modify the value to1000and click on OK. Then find

HKEY_USERS\DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop.

ChooseWaitToKillAppTimeout. Right-click and selectModify. Again, cha

the value to1000and click on OK. Lastly, find

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\and select

WaitToKillServiceTimeout. Yet again, right-click, selectModify, change th

value to1000and click on OK.

Swat the unwanted at startup

Why load proggies at startup that you ain t going to use? Logical na? To get to the unwanted programmes in the Star

folder, first click Start > Programs > Startup, and right-click items you want to kill. Alternatively, attack c:\documents a

settings\username\start menu\programs\startup(where the username is your Windows logon), and delete the shortcu

programs you dont need at startup.

Next Strike:Scheduled Tasks folder. Go to c:\windows\tasks and remove the programme shortcuts of anything you

want to auto-run on a schedule.




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Final Assault: System Configuration Utility. This helps disable hidden startup programs as well. Click on Start > Run

msconfigand click on OK. Go to the Startup tab. Now uncheck the box next to a programme you want to disable. T

more info about a listing, you can widen the Command column. But saavdhan yaar:Tamper with ONLY ONE setting

time. Note down what you are disabling. And reboot. Also, tweak with only what you can comprehend. Shun what loo

gobbledygook. Unless youre a trigger happy

Boot faster

XPs boot defragment feature places all boot files next to each other for faster booting. Usually, this is enabled. But in

isnt, heres what you should do:

Click on Start > Run, typeregeditand click on OK. Find

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction , enable it by changing the value toY.

reboot.

Load menus quicker

Theres often many a tick between your click and a menu s flick. To fix this delay in display, click on Start > Run, type

regeditand click on OK. Next, findHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\. PickMenuShowDelay, right

and selectModify. Change the value to100and scram. The lesser the value, the faster your menus open. Yeah, tr

and see what happensheh heh heh!

Speed up the swap file

This little tweak will help your PC use every iota of RAM before sliding into the swap file. Go to Start > Run, type ms

and click on OK. Now go to theSystem.initab and expand386enhby clicking on the plus sign. Next click on New.

blank dialog box typeConservativeSwapfileUsage=1 , click on OK and reboot your PC. Those of you with more than

megs of RAM will benefit the most from this tip.

Stamp out the eye candy

You may not like to hear this but all those glitzy visual effects (animated menus, menu shadows, fade effects, cursor

shadows) that make XP look and feel so dandy actually eat away system resources and processing power. So thos

you who havent been able to upgrade your PCs gigahertz but still need to eke max power out of your systems, heed

Disabling eye candy can boost your XP s performance.

To do so, go to Start > Control Panel and selectSystem. Next, choose theAdvancedtab and pick theSettingsbut

under performance. Check theAdjust for best performancebox and click onApply. If you want to be more picky, ch

Custom, and selectively enable or disable effects as you please. Similarly, choosing theWindows Classicdisplay

ratchet up your routines.




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The tips and trick are given in random manner. Hope u will understand

problem.

1) Speed up ur browsing of Windows 2000 & XP machines

Here's a great tip to speed up your browsing of Windows XP machines. Its actuall

to a bug installed as default in Windows 2000 that scans shared files for Schedul

Tasks. And it turns out that you can experience a delay as long as 30 seconds wh

you try to view shared files across a network because Windows 2000 is using the

time to search the remote computer for any Scheduled Tasks. Note that though th

is originally intended for only those affected, Windows 2000 users will experience

the actual browsing speed of both the Internet & Windows Explorers improve

significantly after applying it since it doesn't search for Scheduled Tasks anymore

Here's how :

Open up the Registry and go to :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current

Version/Explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace

Under that branch, select the key :

{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}

and delete it.

This is key that instructs Windows to search for Scheduled Tasks. If you like you

want to export the exact branch so that you can restore the key if necessary.

This fix is so effective that it doesn't require a reboot and you can almost immedia

determine yourself how much it speeds up your browsing processes.

2) windows xp transformation to vista

hey ppl,




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i found a xp to vista gui transformation tool at:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/Vista-Transformation-

Pack.shtml

it does run well and should give you a fair idea of how vista may look.

3) Slow Xp problem:

mostly systms get slow after 2-3 months, or at times data is corrupted , or

fatal virus need u to format the hard disk and reinstall windows + drives+all softwa

is time consuming + u need to stick to copmuter+u need to have all CDs and Driv

CDs+Software CDs all the time+Every time u need to download windows updates

ASR-Automated System Recovery

-----------------------------

just make one backup of ur C drive on D or E and all u need to do insert windows

durinfg startup press f2 and let ASR do all fomatting installation of everything from

image backup file.

procedure for creating ASR

--------------------------

1-place a formatted floppy disk in drive A.

2-goto All programs->Accessories->System Tools->Backup

3-dont press next in following window but click on advanced (it is in between the li

4-click on ASR

5-specify name and path of target file.




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6-let windows creat an ASR.

next time to restore u need that backup file +ASR floppy that was created during

ASR+XP CD.

Norton ghost support image/backup file size upto 2 GB

ASR suports uptill 4 GB on FAT32

ASR supports more then 4 GB on NTFS

4) Make ur PDF files to SPEAK

You can listen to any PDF instead of reading with Adobe Reader 7.0 or 6.0,

and the short cut is:

Ctrl+shift+b - to hear the entire Document

Ctrl+shift+v - to hear the page

Ctrl+shift+c - to resume

Ctrl+shift+e - to stop

5) Net Speed

Detect it

is it connecting at 256K or 52 K or 32 K is enough while u cant browse faster.




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check ur real internet connection speed

test ur nternet speed

http://www.internetfrog.com/mypc/speedtest/

Increase it

copy these lines and paste them in any text editor...now save this file as a .reg file

run it..

*********start copying*********

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Paramete

"SackOpts"=dword:00000001

"TcpWindowSize"=dword:0005ae4c

"Tcp1323Opts"=dword:00000003

"DefaultTTL"=dword:00000040

"EnablePMTUBHDetect"=dword:00000000

"EnablePMTUDiscovery"=dword:00000001

"GlobalMaxTcpWindowSize"=dword:0005ae4c

***************end copying*************

Test it for VOIP

http://www.internetfrog.com/myinternet/voip/

6) Start Menu -> Run -> Regedit

Look for the Key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session




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Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters

Now Look For The DWORD KEY : EnablePrefetcher

Its Default Value Is: 3

Change The Value To: 6

Now Close The Registery Editor And Restart Your Computer Note:

If u Change its Value to 1 It'll b very Slow and those who already have 3 then notworry.

Take registry backup before applying any chnages to it.(for Newbies)

7)Deleting System Softwares:

XP hides some system software you might want to remove, such as Windows

Messenger, but you can tickle it and make it disgorge everything. Using Notepad

Edit, edit the text file /windows/inf/sysoc.inf, search for the word 'hide' and remove

You can then go to the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel, select

Add/Remove Windows Components and there will be your prey, exposed andvulnerable.

Creating Shutdown Icon or One Click Shutdown:




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Navigate to your desktop. On the desktop, right-click and go to New, then to Shor

(in other words, create a new shortcut). You should now see a pop-up windowinstructing you to enter a command line path.

Use this path in "Type Location of the Item"

SHUTDOWN -s -t 01

If the C: drive is not your local hard drive, then replace "C" with the correct letter o

hard drive. Click the "Next" button. Name the shortcut and click the "Finish" butto

Now whenever you want to shut down, just click on this shortcut and you're done.

Increasing Band-Width By 20%:

Microsoft reserves 20% of your available bandwidth for their own purposes like

Windows Updates and interrogating your PC etc

To get it back:

Click Start then Run and type "gpedit.msc" without quotes.This opens the group peditor. Then go to:




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Local Computer Policy then Computer Configuration then Administrative Templat

then Network then QOS Packet Scheduler and then to Limit Reservable Bandwidt

Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not configured, but the

is under the 'Explain' tab i.e.By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system t

percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override

default."

So the trick is to ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO. This will allo

system to reserve nothing, rather than the default 20%.It works on Win 2000 as w

Renaming The Recycle Bin icon:

To change the name of the Recycle Bin desktop icon, click Start then go to Run,

Regedit and press Enter. It opens Registry Editor. Now in Registry Editor go to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID/{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

and change the name "Recycle Bin" to whatever you want (don't type any quotes)

Managing Tasks:

You can at last get rid of tasks on the computer from the command line by using

'taskkill /pid' and the task number, or just 'tskill' and the process number. Find that

by typing 'tasklist', which will also tell you a lot about what's going on in your syste

Removing Shared Documents folder From My Computer window:




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Open registry editor by going to Start then Run and entering regedit. Once in regi

navigate to key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \

Explorer \ My Computer \ NameSpace \ DelegateFolders

You must see a sub-key named {59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}. If y

delete this key, you have effectively removed the my shared documents folder.

Making Google the Default Search Engine in Internet Explorer:

Open registry editor by going to Start then Run and entering regedit and navigate

following three keys separately and change it as shown below:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]

"Search Page"="http://www.google.com"

"Search Bar"="http://www.google.com/ie"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL]




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""="http://www.google.com/keyword/%s"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search]

"SearchAssistant"="http://www.google.com/ie" .

Improving the Slow Boot up time:

There are a variety of reasons why your windows XP system would boot slowly.

of the times it this has to do with the startup applications. If you would like to spee

the bootup sequence, consider removing some of the startup applications that yo

not need. Easiest way to remove startup apps is through System Configuration Ut

Go to Start then Run and enter MSCONFIG and go to the Startup tab.

Deselect/UnCheck application(s) that you do not want to startup at boot time.

Customize Logon prompt with your Own Words:

Open Registry by going to Start then Run, entering regedit and Navigate to

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows

NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]. In right pane, look for key by the name "LogonPro

Set its value to whatever text you want to see displayed at login screen.




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IP address of your connection:

Go to Start then Run. Enter 'cmd' and then enter 'ipconfig' .Add the '/all' switch for

info.

Making Folders Private:

Open My Computer Double-click the drive where Windows is installed (usually dri(C:), unless you have more than one drive on your computer). If the contents of th

drive are hidden, under System Tasks, click Show the contents of this drive.

Double-click the Documents and Settings folder. Double-click your user folder. Ri

click any folder in your user profile, and then click Properties. On the Sharing tab,

select the Make this folder private so that only I have access to it check box.

To change Drive Letters:

Go to Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management, Dis

Management, then right-click the partition whose name you want to change (click

white area just below the word "Volume") and select "change drive letter and path

From here you can add, remove or change drive letters and paths to the partition.

Removing the Shortcut arrow from Desktop Icons:

Go to Start then Run and Enter regedit. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTlnkfi

Delete the IsShortcut registry value. You may need to restart Windows XP.

Get Drivers for your Devices:




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Visit Windows Update (XP Only)

Look at the left hand pane and under Other Options click Personalize Windows

Update.

Now in the right hand pane check the box - Display the link to the Windows Updat

Catalog under See Also

Below Choose which categories and updates to display on Windows Update - ma

sure you check all the boxes you want shown.

Click Save Settings

Now look in the left hand pane under See Also click Windows Update Catalog an

choose what you're looking for. Choose either MS updates or drivers for hardwar

devices.

Start the Wizard and off you go.

Customize Internet Explorer's Title Bar:

Open Registry by going to Start then Run and Enter regedit. Navigate to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet. Explorer\Main. In right han

panel look for string "Window Title" and change its value to whatever custom text

want to see.

Disabling the use of Win Key:

If your are a gaming freak then you must be sick of the Win key in your keyboard.

disable use of Win key, open registry by going to Start then Run and entering reg

Navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyb

Layout] . In this look for value of "Scancode Map". Its binary data so be extra care

Set its value to "00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 5B E0 00 00 5C E0 000 00" to disable the win key.




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Restarting Windows without Restarting the Computer:

This one is again is. When you click on the SHUTDOWN button, make sure to

simultaneous press SHIFT Button. If you hold the Shift key down while clicking on

SHUTDOWN button, you computer would restart without restarting the Computer.

is equivalent to term "HOT REBOOT".

Stopping XP from displaying unread messages count on Welcome Screen:

To stop XP from displaying count of unread messages, Open registry and navigat

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadM

and look for the data key "MessageExpiryDays". If you do not see this key, create

DWORD key by the name "MessageExpiryDays". Setting its value to 0 would sto

Windows XP from displaying the count of unread messages.

Modify Color Selection of Default Theme:

Open registry by going to Start then Run. Entering regedit, navigate to

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Theme

and locate the key "ColorName".

Right Click on it and select modify its value from "NormalColor" to "Metallic"

Click Ok, and exit regedit and restart your computer.

Removing the Recycle Bin from the Desktop:

If you don't use the Recycle Bin to store deleted files , you can get rid of its deskt

icon all together. Run Regedit and go to:




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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/explo

Click on the "Recycle Bin" string in the right hand pane. Hit Delete, click OK.

8) Change ur file system from Fat32 ro NTFS:

First, double-click the My Computer icon, right-click on the C: Drive, then s

Properties. Next, examine the File System type; if it says FAT32, then back-up animportant data. Next, click Start, click Run, type CMD, and then click OK. At the

prompt, type CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS and press the Enter key. This process may

a while; it's important that the computer be uninterrupted and virus-free. The file s

used by the bootable drive will be either FAT32 or NTFS. I highly recommend NT

its superior security, reliability, and efficiency with larger disk drives.

and u better back up all important data before doing so .


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