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Some don't like my shared documents folder option. If you are one of that, here is a trick to remove it.Open
registry editor by going to START-RUN and entering regedit.
Once in registry, 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 you delete this key, you have effectively removed the my shared
documents folder.
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How to improve on shutdown time ? Close apps automatically & quickly at shutdown tip:
Open Registry by going to START-RUN and typing REGEDIT. Navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\CONTROL PANEL\DESKTOP and look for AutoEndTasks. On my computer
default value is 0. Change it to 1. Thats all. Further more you can reduce the time it takes for Windows to issue
kill directive to all active/hung applications.
In doing this only constraint that you should make sure exists is that HungAppTimeout is greater than
WaitToKillAppTimeout. Change the values of WaitToKillAppTimeout to say 3500 (since default value for
HungAppTimeout 5000 and for WaitToKillAppTimeout is 20000)
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Are you missing icons Tip:
Are you missing icons? You may be wondering where all the icons from your desktop are in Windows XP? Well
if you're like me, you like to have at least My Computer, My Network Places, and My Documents on the your
desktop.
You need to:
* Right-click on the desktop, and then click Properties.
* Click the Desktop tab and then click on Customize Desktop.
* Put a check mark in the box next to My Document, My Computer, My Network Places, or Internet Explorer,
to add those familiar icons to your desktop. Easy yes!
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How to login as administrator if you don't see it available tip:
Unless and until you have run into issues and fixing XP (under which case you have to go to Safe Mode to login
as Administrator), you can get to administrator screen by simply pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE twice at the
main screen.
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Speedup boot up sequence by defragmenting all key boot files tip:
Open Registry by going to START-RUN and typing REGEDIT. Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction. In right hand panel look for
Enable. Right click on it and set it 'Y' for enable. This is the way I have it set on my computer. This will help
speedup boot time.
Java VM: Java applets run in Internet Explorer 6 (a component of Windows XP) just as they run in older
versions of Internet Explorer. The Java VM is not installed as part of the typical installation, but is installed on
demand when a user encounters a page that uses a Java Applet. For more information see the Microsoft
Technologies for Java Web site.
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Windows XP Shutdown and Power Off Tip:
On some computers, by default, Windows XP doesn't power off the computer when you tell it to shut down.
However, if your computer is relatively new, it can probably by shut completely off by WinXP. To configure your
computer for this behavior, simply open the Control Panel, open Performance and Maintenance, then Power
Options. On the APM tab, check next to "Enable Advanced Power Management support," then click OK. The
next time you choose "Shut Down" from the Start Menu, your computer should shut down completely and then
power off.
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Customize Explorer Toolbar Tip:
In Windows Explorer, you can customize the toolbar to make Explorer even more handy. The Toolbar is the bar
of icons directly underneath the menu bar. It contains icons for going back, up one level, displaying folders or
search, etc. You can right-click an open area of this Toolbar and choose Customize to change the order of these
icons, and even to add new icons to it. For instance, I like to add the Map Drive and Disconnect buttons. In
Windows XP, you may have to unlock the Taskbar before you can make changes in Windows Explorer.
Lock the Taskba - If you find that your Windows XP Taskbar keeps being changed, or moved to one side or the
top of your screen, and you didn't mean to have it do that, this tip is for you. Once you have your Task Bar
arranged the way you like it, in the right location on the screen, and with all the right toolbars and icons, you
can lock it, so that it won't get changed accidentally. To lock the Taskbar, simply right click it and choose
Properties. In the window that appears, check the box (click) next to "Lock the Taskbar." Now you won't
accidentally bump the mouse and have your Task bar end up on another side of the screen.
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Check Personal Firewall Status Tip:
In the previous tip, I mention how to turn on Windows XP's Personal Firewall feature. But once you turn it on,
your connection looks just the same as it did before. How can you check the status of the connection and the
firewall? Simply open Control Panel from the Start Menu, open Internet and Network Connections, then
Network Connections. By default the view is of large icons.
Click the View Menu, and choose "details" in order to reveal several more columns of information about the
connections that your computer has. Check the Status column to see if your connection is currently connected,
and whether or not it is "firewalled." You can even drag the column headings around (I like to slide the Status
column right next to the Name column. You can even remove entire columns by right-clicking the column
times when you want to avoid this part of automation. What would I do. Simply press SHIFT key when you
enter a CD in your CD drive. It won't Auto play. For those of you, who do want a registry hack. Here it is:
Open Registry and navigate to
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer] and look for
key "NoDriveTypeAutoRun" and set its value to 185 (decimal). This would stop autoplay.
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This tip to speed up the Start Menu in Windows XP.
Did you know you can customize the speed of the Start Menu by editing a Registry Key.
* Click Start, and then click Run.
* Type Regedit in the box, and then click OK.
* Expand the menu in the left panel and select the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop folder.
* Scroll down in the right panel and double click on the MenuShowDelay file.
* In the Value Data box, change to default value for the menu speed from 400 to a lesser number, such as 1.
*Click OK.
Caution: Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. Before making changes to the
registry, you may want to back up any valued data on your computer.
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Customizing Windows Explorer Context menu (right click menu in windows explorer)
Ever wondered how does the right click menu (which is actually a context menu) work ? For example, when I
right click in windows explorer, I see an option which says "open command window here". Do You know why I
see this ? Well I see this because I have following entries in my registry.
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd]
@="Open Command Window Here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd\command]
@="C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.exe /k cd "%1""
If You have never used a tweaking utility and have newly installed Windows XP, You would not see this option.
You would have to navigate to [[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive] go and create two subkeys ("cmd" and within
that "command" and would have to put the text "Open Command Window Here" without quotes in default
string value of "cmd" key and the text "C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.exe /k CD"%1"" without quotes in
default string value of command key). After this You need to REBOOT for these changes to take effect.
Trick is in adding similar entries for other applications as well even though its much harder to come with ideas
about what to put in the context menu!!!! .