Question 1 : When I double-click on anyone of my drives the search function comes upQuestion 2 : USB pen drive - problem with "OPEN" commandPerform the same activity under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell; incase of Directoy opens with search function.  The combination of the "none" the directory shell and the drive shell will fix the problem

Tip to enable "Task Manager" if it is disabledClick on Start menu select run type regedit expandHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\SystemSet "DisableTaskMgr" Value 0  (zero) to enable  1 (one) to disable

Would you like to share multiple folders?Click on Start menu select run type shrpubw.exe and follow on-screen wizard 

Do you want to turn off Windows XP showing .zip files as folders?Click on Start menu select run type regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dllWould you like to know your Operating System installed date?WMIC - command-line toolClick on Start menu select run and type, CMD /K WMIC OS GET InstallDate

How do we restore "Show Desktop icon" in XP ?This small icon on the Quick Launch bar is very handy when you need to access a program or document on your desktop. No need to close or minimize all your windows first, just click this little fellow and voila, your desktop shows up.Sometimes people loose this icon. It can accidentally be deleted or you may loose it for some other reason, but the bottom line is : only few people know how to restore it.That's because it is not an ordinary shortcut.To recreate it : Click Start->Run   In the "open" box, type "notepad" (without the quotes) Click ok

Copy the following lines in your new notepad window : [Shell]Command=2IconFile=explorer.exe,3[Taskbar]Command=ToggleDesktop

Click "File" in the notepad menu and select "Save As" Save the file to your desktop as Show Desktop.scf      Drag the new icon from your desktop to your Quick Launch toolbar and select "Move here" If you can't move the new Desktop icon to your Quick Launch toolbar for whatever reason, you can also try the following technique :Right-click the new show desktop icon on your desktop and select copy

Open Windows Explorer and navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\<Username>\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch           (replacing <username> with the username for which you want to restore the show desktop icon) In the right pane of the explorer window, right-click an empty spot and select "paste" Maybe you don't see the Application Data folder in your Explorer. To see it, you must enable visibility for hidden folders :In Windows Explorer, click the menu "Tools" and select "Folder Options..." Click the "View" tab Under "Advanced Settings", select "Show hidden files and folders" Click ok  

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