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Disable the Remote Desktop Sharing (RDS) icon's menu


To Disable the Remote Desktop Sharing (RDS) icon's menu:
  1. Start regedit.exe
  2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Conferencing\Mcpt
  3. Create a new string value (Click on Edit > New > String Value).
  4. Name the value Nx
  5. Double-click on it and set it's value to 1
  6. Close the registry
Now the menu options will be grayed out.
Submitted by Justin Herron

Prevent the Remote Desktop Sharing (RDS) icon from appearing in the notification tray


To Prevent the Remote Desktop Sharing (RDS) icon from appearing in the notification tray:
  1. Click Start, then Run.
  2. Type services.msc and then click ok.
  3. Scroll down until you find the NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing service
  4. Double-click on it.
  5. Click on the Log On tab.
  6. Uncheck Allow service to interact with desktop
  7. Click OK then close the services window.
  8. Reboot (You must reboot).
There you go. When you return, RDS will work, but there will be no icon in the notification area.
Submitted by Justin Herron

Printing a Directory


WindowsXP does not allow you to use previously describe methods for printing the contents of a directory.
To do this requires the creation of a small batch file which is then added to your right-click options.
Batch File
On the root of the C: drive, create a batch file called print_directory.bat with the following lines:
@echo off
dir %1 /o:g > c:\directory.txt
start /w notepad /p c:\directory.txt
del c:\directory.txt
exit
Note: dir %1 /o:g will print with any directories listed first. You can add whatever other switches you like
Adding to the Explorer Right Click
  1. Start the Explorer
  2. Go to Tools / Folder Options
  3. On the File Types tab, click File Folder.
  4. Click Advanced button and then click New.
  5. In the Action box, type Print Directory (or whatever text you want to appear).
  6. In the Application used to perform action box, type C:\print_directory.bat, and then click OK.
  7. Click OK, click OK, and then click Close
Fixing the Registry
Sometimes after adding the right click with the Explorer, the default setting for opening a folder is changed.
To correct this:
  1. Start Regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ Directory \ shell
  3. Edit the default value to be explorer or none
Download reg file

Removing Thumbs.db Files


When viewing a folder with the Thumbnail view, WindowsXP creates a thumbs.db file.
This is a cache of the current pictures in that directory.
If you want to turn this feature off and save a little disk space
  1. Start the Windows Explorer
  2. Go to Tools / Folder Options / View
  3. In the first section under Files and Folders, check Do not cache thumbnails
  4. Now you can search for the thumbs.db file on your computer and remove them. No more should be created.

Enable / Disable the Task Manager


  1. Start Regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
  3. Create the Dword value DisableTaskMgr
  4. Give it a value of 0 to enable it
  5. Give it a vaule of 1 to disable it

Saving Desktop Settings


If you desktop or folders on your desktop do not retain their settings:
Start Regedit
  1. Go go HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Program Manager\Restrictions
  2. Create or edit the DWORD value NoSaveSettings
  3. Give it a value of 0

Hiding the Windows Version on the Desktop


If your version of WindowsXP is displaying on the desktop and
you would like to remove it:
  1. Start Regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop
  3. Edit or Create the DWORD entry PaintDesktopVersion
  4. A value of 0 will hide the version from the desktop
  5. Logoff or reboot
To make this change for all future users, edit
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop in the same manner.

Using Media Player 6.4


If you want to use the older version of Microsoft Media Player 6.4, it is still on your computer.
Make a shortcut on your desktop to the:
C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe file
You can also change the file associations from this program to set it as the default for all media types.

 Controlling the Desktop Cleanup Wizard


By default, the Desktop Cleanup Wizard will pop up every 60 days to cleanup your desktop.
To stop this:
  1. Right click on the desktop.
  2. Select Properties
  3. Click on the Desktop tab
  4. Click on the Customize Desktop button
  5. Uncheck Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard

 Clearing the Page File on Shutdown


Another way to set the computer to clear the pagefile without directly editing the registry is:
  1. Click on the Start button
  2. Go to the Control Panel
  3. Administrative Tools
  4. Local Security Policy
  5. Local Policies
  6. Click on Security Options
  7. Right hand menu - right click on "Shutdown: Clear Virtual Memory Pagefile"
  8. Select "Enable"
  9. Reboot
Submitted by Arthur Pounder

If you want to clear the page file on each shutdown:
  1. Start Regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\ClearPageFileAtShutdown
  3. Set the value to 1
Download reg file

 Restoring Access to CD ROMs


If after you remove CD Burning software, you can no longer access your CD ROM's,
the following registry keys need to be deleted:
Locate and delete the UpperFilters and LowerFilters values under the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
Download Reg File

 ReInstalling WindowsXP


If you need to reinstall WindowsXP and want to keep all your current installed applications and settings:
  1. Start WindowsXP
  2. Go to the location of your source files
  3. Run WINNT32 /unattend
I've often need to do this to repair something that had gotten corrupted and didn't want to do a clean install.

Setting the Dir Command to Display Filenames on the Left


Previous versions of Windows displayed the filenames on the left hand side when you run the dir command.
WindowsXP changes this and the default it to put it on the right.
To change this back:
  1. Right click on My Computer
  2. Click on Properties
  3. Click on the Advanced tab
  4. Click on the Environment Variables button
  5. Click on New button
  6. Enter the Variable name: dircmd
  7. Enter the Variable value: /-n

Dell Computer Not Keeping Correct Time


If your Dell computer is loosing time while the computer is turned on,
You can run the following commands:
  1. Start / Run / CMD
  2. Net stop w32time
  3. w32tm /unregister
  4. w32tm /unregister
  5. w32tm /register
  6. Net start w32time
You can also download a Dell Patch to do the same process automatically

Fix Browsing Delay to Win98/ME Computers


If you experience a 30 second or so delay when browsing to Windows98 or WindowsME computers,
delete the following registry key on the Windows2000 or WindowsXP computer.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Explorer / RemoteComputer / NameSpace {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}
Download reg file

Formatting a Partition Greater than 32 GIGs with FAT32


WindowsXP will only format a partition greater than 32 GIGs as NTFS.
If you want to format it with FAT32:
  1. You can use a regular Win98 Boot disk and use that version of FDISK to create the partition (with Large Hard Drive Support)
  2. Reboot with the same boot disk and format
  3. WindowsXP will then be able to use the partition with no problems

Adding SafeBoot to the Boot Menu


You can add Safeboot as an option to the normal XP boot screen
  1. Open a command prompt
  2. Copy the current c:\boot.ini to another name (just in case)
  3. With your favorite text editor, edit c:\boot.ini
  4. Copy then edit the current boot line to another line. For example:
    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
    might copy and then change to:
    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Safeboot" /fastdetect
  5. Start MSCONFIG
  6. Click on the BOOT.INI tab
  7. Highlight the second line with the additional name of Safeboot
  8. Check the /SAFEBOOT box with option you want
    Minimal - Minimal set of drivers
    Network - With Network Support
    Dsrepair - Directory Services Repair
    Minimal (Alternate Shell) - Standard Explorer Desktop
  9. You will now have this option every time you start XP

No GUI Boot


If you don't need to see the XP boot logo,
  1. Run MSCONFIG
  2. Click on the BOOT.INI tab
  3. Check the box for /NOGUIBOOT

Speeding the Startup of Some CD Burner Programs

Added 4/23/02
If you use program other than the native WindowsXP CD Burner software,
you might be able to increase the speed that it loads.
  1. Go to Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Services
  2. Double-click on IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service
  3. For the Startup Type, select Disabled
  4. Click on the OK button and then close the Services window
  5. If you dontYou should notice

 Getting Rid of Unread Email Messages


To remove the Unread Email message by user's login names:
  1. Start Regedit
  2. For a single user: Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail
  3. For all users: Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail
  4. Create a DWORD key called MessageExpiryDays
  5. Give it a value of 0
Download reg file

 Using the Internet Explorer Classic Search


If you want to use the classic search engine in the Internet Explorer
  1. Start Regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
  3. If it is not there, create a String Value of Use Search Asst
  4. Give it a value of no
Download reg file

 Logging in as Administrator


If you want to log in as Administrator, but it is not show on the Welcome screen,
  1. Hold the Ctrl-Alt key and press Del twice.
  2. This will bring up the normal login and you can log on as Administrator
To unhide the Administrator account so it does show up:
  1. Start Regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon \ SpecialAccounts \ UserList
  3. Unhide the Administrator key by giving it a value of 1
Download reg file

 Correcting Fast User Switching Error


If you are getting an error that:
A recently installed program has disabled the Welcome screen and Fast User Switching
with a reference to CSGina.DLL
  1. Start Regedit
  2. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
  3. Delete the key GinaDLL
Download reg file

 Using the Classic Search in Explorer


If you prefer to use the classic search style in Explorer,
  1. Start Regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState
  3. Add a String Key called Use Search Asst
  4. Give it a value of no
Download reg file

No To All When Overwriting Files


When overwriting files in the Windows Explorer, there is an option for Yes To All.
This would overwrite any files you would normally be prompted for.
To have No To All, simply hold down the Shift key while you click on the No option.

 Re-Installing User Login Pictures


Normally WindowsXP shows assigned pictures for each user on the system.
If you have deleted your user pictures, want to know the location, or need to reinstall them,
they are stored in the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\User Account Pictures\Default Pictures
directory.
If you need to reinstall them, they can be expanded from the source CD. The actual files are:
airplane.bmp
astronaut.bmp
ball.bmp
butterfly.bmp
cat.bmp
fish.bmp
pink flower.bmp
guitar.bmp
snowflake.bmp
beach.bmp
car.bmp
chess.bmp
dirt bike.bmp
dog.bmp
drip.bmp
duck.bmp
frog.bmp
horses.bmp
kick.bmp
lift-off.bmp
palm tree.bmp
red flower.bmp
skater.bmp

 WINIPCFG for XP


If you like the graphic IP configuration program that comes with Windows98,
you can download a similar one for WindowsXP or Windows2000 from Microsoft at:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/tools/existing/wntipcfg-o.asp
The actual file is at:
WntIpcfg_setup.exe

 Search Companion Error


When doing a file search, if you get the error A File That Is Required to Run Search Companion Cannot Be Found
  1. Log on as an Administrator
  2. Click Start
  3. Select Run
  4. Enter in the command - %systemroot%\inf
  5. Right-click the Srchasst.inf file
  6. Click Install

Installing the Backup Program on the Home Version


By default, the NTBACKUP program is not installed on the home version.
You can find it on the CD in the \VALUEADD\MSFT\NTBACKUP directory
Since not all vendors include the actual source code for XP,
you can download a copy

Changing Drive Letters


If you want to change the letters assigned to your fixed or removable drives:
  1. Right Click on My Computer
  2. Select Manage
  3. Select Disk Management
For a Fixed Disk:
  1. Select it
  2. Right click
  3. Select Change Drive Letter and Path
  4. Click on the Edit button
  5. Enter in the letter you want to use
For a Removable Disk:
  1. In the lower, right hand panel, right click on the Disk or CD ROM # 
  2. Select Change Drive Letter and Path
  3. Click on the Edit button
  4. Enter in the letter you want to use
Note: This can only be done for drives that do not have the Operating System Installed or you are booting to.

 Turn off the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer as the Default Image Viewer


You can also change the file associations for the specific file types you want.
  1. Open the Windows Explorer
  2. Go to Tools / Folder Options / File Types
  3. Scroll down to the extension you want to change
  4. Click on the Change button
  5. Select the program you want to associate with that extension
  6. Click on the OK button

If the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer is set as the default for many of your graphic file types,
you can remove it so other graphics programs can be used.
  1. Run Regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT / SystemFileAssociations / image / ShellEx / ContextMenuHandlers
  3. Delete the key ShellImagePreview
Download reg file

 Allowing Network Access with Blank Passwords


Although you can log in locally without a password, by default, WindowsXP Pro does not allow network users to access the computer without a password. Typically you will receive an Unknown error 31 if this is the case.
To change this setting:
  1. Run gpedit.msc
  2. Go to Computer Configuration / Windows Settings / Security Settings / Local Policies / Security Options
  3. Double click on Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console login only
  4. Disable this option

 Changing the Default DOS Window Properties


If you want to change the default DOS windows properties like:
  • Size
  • Color
  • Font
  • Buffer Size
  • Window / Full Screen
  1. Open up a DOS window
  2. Right click on the Title Bar
  3. Select Defaults
  4. Make any of the changes you like
  5. All subsequent DOS windows will assume these defaults

 Changing the Registered Owner


  1. Start Regedit
  2. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
  3. From there you can edit the name in the Registered Owner key

Opening a Command Prompt to a Particular Directory from Explorer


If you want to open a command prompt to a directory that is selected in the Explorer:
  1. Start Regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT  \ Directory \ shell
  3. Create a new key called Command
  4. Give it the value of the name you want to appear in the Explorer. Something like Open DOS Box
  5. Under this create a new key called command
  6. Give it a value of cmd.exe /k "cd %L"
  7. Now when you are in the Explorer, right click on a folder, select Open DOS Box, and a command prompt will open to  the selected directory.
Download reg file

 Adding Time Servers


With WindowsXP, you can double-click on the time in the System Tray and connect to Time Servers on the Internet to synchronize with.
To add to the list of available servers:
  1. Start Regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DateTime\Servers
  3. Add new string keys named 2, 3, etc. with a value of the time server you want to use.

 Creating a Boot Floppy


To create a bootable floppy from within WindowsXP:
  1. Insert a floppy into the A: drive
  2. Open the Explorer
  3. Right click on the A: Drive
  4. Select Format
  5. Check Create an MS-DOS startup disk
  6. Click on the Start button
  7. This will create a Millennium boot disk

 Changing the Login Screen Saver


If you want to change the screen saver that runs at the login prompt:
Start Regedit
  1. Go to HK_USERS / .DEFAULT / Control Panel / Desktop
  2. Double click on SCRNSAVE.EXE
  3. Enter in the screen saver you want to use

 Running NetMeeting


To run NetMeeting:
  1. Do a Start / Run
  2. Enter conf
  3. Answer the prompts along the way for name, e-mail etc.

 Set the Online Registration as Being Completed


You can set WindowsXP to assume the online registration has been completed.
  1. Run Regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion
  3. Create a String Value called RegDone
  4. Give it a value of 1
Download reg file

Decreasing Boot Time


Microsoft has made available a program to analyze and decrease the time it takes to boot to WindowsXP
The program is called BootVis
  1. Uncompress the file.
  2. Run BOOTVIS.EXE
  3. For a starting point, run Trace / Next Boot + Driver Delays
  4. This will reboot your computer and provide a benchmark
  5. After the reboot, BootVis will take a minute or two to show graphs of your system startup.
  6. Note how much time it takes for your system to load (click on the red vertical line)
  7. Then run Trace / Optimize System
  8. Re-Run the Next Boot + Drive Delays
  9. Note how much the time has decreased
  10. Mine went from approximately 39 to 30 seconds.

 Re-Enabling System Restore


If you previously disabled system restore through the Group Policy Editor,
the option to start it again does not show in the System Properties.
You can re-enable it again by:
  1. Run the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc)
  2. Go to Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / System / System Restore
  3. Set Turn off System Restore and Turn off Configuration to Disable
  4. Right click on My Computer
  5. Select Manage
  6. Go to Services and Applications / Services
  7. Scroll down to System Restore Service
  8. Set it for Automatic
  9. Click on the Start button to start the service
  10. Close down this window
  11. Go back to the Group Policy Editor and configure both to Not configured
  12. Now when you right click on My Computer, there should be a tab for System Restore and you can configure how much space will be used.

 Hide/Unhide Logon Names


If you want to hide or unhide the names of users that are displayed on the initial logon screen:
  1. Start Regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon \ SpecialAccounts \ UserList
  3. Add a DWORD with the name of the user account you want to hide
  4. Make sure it has a value of 0
  5. If there is an existing account, you can unhide it by giving it a value of 1

 Reinstalling the TCP/IP Protocol


If you've worked on previous versions of Windows,
there are times when you need to completely reinstall the TCP/IP protocol stack.
This is typically due to corrupted files.
To do this with XP,
you need to run a small script:
netsh int ip reset [ log_file_name ]
the log_file_name needs to be specified.
e.g.
netsh  int  ip  reset  ip_reset.txt

 Renaming the Start Button


To rename the start button, you will need a hex editor.
My preference is UltraEdit
  1. Copy the \windows\explore.exe file to a new name (e.g. explorer_1.exe)
  2. With the hex editor, open that file and go to offset 412b6
  3. You will see the word start with blanks between each letter
  4. Edit it be any 5 characters or less
  5. Save the file
  6. Boot to DOS
  7. Copy the existing c:\windows\explorer.exe to explorer.org
  8. Copy explorer_1.exe to explorer.exe
  9. You will also need to replace the explorer.exe in the c:\windows\system32\dllcache file as well with the new one.
Note: If the partition is NTFS and you can't access the files from DOS:
  1. Start Regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon.
  3. Change the value of Shell from Explorer.exe to explorer_1.exe

Rollback a Device Driver


If you install a device drive that does not work correctly,
you can restore the previous one fairly easily.
  1. Log in with an administrator account
  2. Right click on My Computer
  3. Select Properties
  4. Click on the Hardware tab
  5. Click on the Device Manager button
  6. Go to the device you want to reconfigure
  7. Click on the Driver tab
  8. Click on the Roll Back Drive button

 Selecting What Details to Display in the Explorer


To add or remove items to be displayed in the Explorer when using the Details View
  1. Start the Explorer
  2. Go to View / Choose Details
  3. Right click on the columns by Name and check or uncheck any item you want displayed
Available options are:
  • Owner
  • Name
  • Size
  • Type
  • Date Modified
  • Status
  • Attributes
  • Author
  • Title
  • Subject
  • Category
  • Pages
  • Comments
  • Copyright
  • Date Created
  • Date Accessed
  • Attributes
  • Artist
  • Album Title
  • Year
  • Track Number
  • Genre
  • Duration
  • Bit Rate
  • Protected
  • Camera Model
  • Date Picture Taken
  • Dimensions
  • Company
  • Description
  • File Version
  • Product Name
  • Product Version

 Closing Multiple Taskbar Items


If you hold down the Control Key when you click on the taskbar icons,
it selects multiple tasks. Then you can simply right-click on the selected items and choose close group.
This tip works with all windows, not just one applications. If you have the cal, ie, notepad and solitaire open, it will close them all, unlike the group similar items command that only lets you close all of one type (ex: all IE or all notepads).
Submitted by Terry Cadieux

 Remembering Outlook / Outlook Express Password


On systems, Outlook or Outlook Express will not remember the e-mail password,
which would then need to be entered in each time.
To solve the problem:
  1. Open Registry Editor
  2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft
  3. Right Click Protected Storage System Provider
  4. Choose the Permissions option
  5. Click the Advanced box near the bottom right hand corner. This should open another box, Towards the bottom of this box there should be two tick boxes, make sure that both of them are ticked. Click Apply, another box will open Click Yes, then Click OK and OK again.
  6. Left Click the + next to Protected Storage System Provider and Delete any sub folder in this tree. (Right clicking and choose the delete option or press the delete key and choosing yes to delete)
  7. Shutdown and Restart Computer.
Submitted by Naste

 Turning Off the Firewall


If you want to turn off the firewall for your computer:
  1. Go to Start / Settings / Network Connections
  2. Right click on the network connection you want to change
  3. Select Properties
  4. Click on the Advanced tab
  5. Uncheck the box in Internet Connection Firewall

 Grouping Similar Taskbar Buttons


When you open more than one document in the same program and then minimize each document,
rather that  showing separate icons on the taskbar for each document, WindowsXP groups them under a single icon for that application.
If you want to group, or ungroup, similar taskbar buttons,
  1. Right click on the Taskbar
  2. Select Properties
  3. Check or Uncheck Group similar taskbar buttons

 Turning Off the Guest Account


For security purposes, you might want to turn off the Guest account
  1. Open up the Control Panel
  2. Click on User Accounts
  3. Click on Change an account
  4. Click on the Guest account
  5. Click Turn off the guest account

 Original NT Style Logon Screen


If you want to have the original NT style windows logon screen with XP,
simply hold the Ctrl-Alt keys and press the delete key twice.
The following Update Submitted by:
Steven Pennypacker
To make a permanent change so the logon screen is always like the traditional NT4/2000 style:
  1. Go to the Control Panel
  2. Open up User Accounts
  3. Click Change the way users log on and off
  4. Uncheck Use the Welcome screen
  5. Click on Apply Options

Turning Off the Built-In CD Burner


If you want to turn off the ability to using the built-in CD burner software that comes with WindowsXP:
  1. Open up the Explorer
  2. Right click on the drive that is your CD burner
  3. Select Properties
  4. Click on the Recording tab
  5. Uncheck Enable CD recording on this drive

Hiding System Tray Icons


With WindowsXP, you can manually select how you want individual icons in the System Tray to be displayed.
  1. Right click on the Taskbar
  2. Select Properties
  3. Check Hide inactive icons
  4. Click on the Customize button
  5. This will bring up a dialog box that will allow you to select one of three options for your applications:
    Hide when inactive, Always hide,     or always show
  6. Highlight current or past applications and make any changes you like.
  7. A small arrow will now appear in the System Tray that will allow you to show or hide these icons.

 Faster Task Switching


If you installed WindowsXP Power Tools from Microsoft, when you press Alt-Tab to switch between running applications,
you get a screen that shows a small graphic of the window that is of that application along with its icon.
This also takes a long time to display. (Or at least longer than I'm comfortable with)
You can speed this up and revert back to previous ways task switching is displayed.
To Turn This Off After Your Reboot:
  1. Run MSCONFIG
  2. Click on the Startup tab
  3. Uncheck Taskswitch
  4. Click on the OK button
  5. If you want to keep working, click on Exit without Restart
To Turn This Off Immediately:
  1. Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete
  2. Click on the Processes tab
  3. Highlight TaskSwitch.exe
  4. Click on the End Process tab
  5. Click on the Yes button

 WindowsXP Command Line Utilities


While there are a lot of command line utilities in WindowsXP, here are some that I have been using lately.
bootcfg - Configures, queries, or changes Boot.ini file settings.
driverquery - Displays a list of all installed device drivers and their properties.
getmac - Returns the media access control (MAC) address and list of network protocols associated with each address for all network cards in each computer
gpresult - Displays Group Policy settings and Resultant Set of Policy (RSOP) for a user or a computer
netsh - You can use commands in the Netsh Interface IP context to configure the TCP/IP protocol
schtasks - Schedules commands and programs to run periodically or at a specific time
systeminfo - Displays detailed configuration information about a computer and its operating system

Disabling Error Reporting


By default, WindowsXP will request to report application errors to Microsoft.
To turn this off:
  1. Right click on the My Computer icon on the desktop
  2. Select Properties / Advanced
  3. Click on the Error Reporting tab
  4. Check Disable error reporting

 Adding a Title for the Command Prompt Title Bar


If you create a batch file that might take a while to run,
you can add a title to the command prompt title bar it by simply adding the line:
    title YOUR TEXT
where YOUR TEXT would be replaced by whatever text you want to show.

 Increasing Graphics Performance


By default, WindowsXP turns on a lot of shadows, fades, slides etc to menu items.
Most simply slow down their display.
To turn these off selectively:
  1. Right click on the My Computer icon
  2. Select Properties
  3. Click on the Advanced tab
  4. Under Performance, click on the Settings button
  5. To turn them all of, select Adjust for best performance
  6. My preference is to leave them all off except for Show shadows under mouse pointer and Show window contents while dragging

 Creating an Automated Install of WindowsXP


On the WindowsXP CP, in the SUPPORT\TOOLS directory,
there is a file called DEPLOY.CAB.
  1. Extract the programs DEPLOY.CHM (help file) and SETUPMGR.EXE (main program)
  2. Run SETUPMGR and answer the prompts.
  3. This will create both a unattend.bat and unattend.txt file you can use for automated installs.
  4. Note: The batch file might need some minor modification for file locations but it is fairly basic.

 Creating a Shutdown/Reboot Icon


WindowsXP has a program called SHUTDOWN.EXE which allows you to easily create icons to shutdown or restart your computer.
To create a shutdown shortcut on the desktop:
  1. Right click on an open area of the desktop
  2. Select New / Shortcut
  3. Enter in "shutdown -s -t 00" - no quotes
  4. Press the Next button
  5. For the name, enter in anything you like. I just use shutdown. Click on the Finish button.
For a reboot, enter "shutdown -r -t 00"
Shutdown [{-l|-s|-r|-a}] [-f] [-m [\\ComputerName]] [-t xx] [-c "message"] [-d[u][p]:xx:yy]
Parameters
  • -l - Logs off the current user, this is also the defualt. -m ComputerName takes precedence.
  • -s - Shuts down the local computer.
  • -r - Reboots after shutdown.
  • -a - Aborts shutdown. Ignores other parameters, except -l and ComputerName. You can only use -a during the time-out period.
  • -f - Forces running applications to close.
  • -m [\\ComputerName] - Specifies the computer that you want to shut down.
  • -t xx - Sets the timer for system shutdown in xx seconds. The default is 20 seconds.
  • -c "message" - Specifies a message to be displayed in the Message area of the System Shutdown window. You can use a maximum of 127 characters. You must enclose the message in quotation marks.

 Command Line Help Reference


To get a quick help for all the commands you can enter from WindowsXP,
simply create a shortcut:
hh.exe ms-its:C:\WINDOWS\Help\ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm

 Using the System File Checker


You can run the System File Checker to verify protected system files.
Command line switches are:
sfc [/scannow] [/scanonce] [/scanboot] [/revert] [/purgecache] [/cachesize=x]
  • /scannow  - Scans all protected system files immediately.
  • /scanonce - Scans all protected system files once.
  • /scanboot - Scans all protected system files every time the computer is restarted.
  • /revert - Returns the scan to its default operation.
  • /purgecache - Purges the Windows File Protection file cache and scans all protected system files immediately.
  • /cachesize=x - Sets the size, in MB, of the Windows File Protection file cache.

 Disabling Balloon Tips


To turn off balloon tips in applications that support XP Themes:
  1. Start Regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\
  3. Create a DWORD value of EnableBalloonTips
  4. Give it a value of 0

 Speeding Up the Display of Start Menu Items


An easy way to speed up the display of the Start Menu Items is to turn off the menu shadow.
  1. Right click on an open area of the Desktop
  2. Select Properties
  3. Click on the Appearance tab
  4. Click on the Effects button
  5. Uncheck Show shadows under menus

 Installing the NetBEUI Protocol


Microsoft no longer supports the NetBEUI protocol as part of WindowsXP.
You can add it as a installable protocol by going to the VALUEADD \ MSFT \ NET \ NETBEUI
directory on the CD ROM. 
Note: %SYSTEMROOT% refers to the drive and directory where you installed WindowsXP.
Typically this is in the C:\WINDOWS directory
  1. Copy the nbf.sys into the %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ directory
  2. Copy netnbf.inf into the %SYSTEMROOT%\INF\ directory
  3. Open the Network connection properties for your local area network and use "Install..." button to add NetBEUI protocol
I included a zipped file with the above files and a simple batch file to copy both to the appropriate directories
This is only if you absolutely need NetBEUI. It is not at all a necessary requirement for most networks.

 Setting System Time Over the Internet


You can set your system clock to a time server on the Internet.
  1. Double-click the time on your taskbar
  2. Click the Internet Time tab
  3. Check Automatically synchronize with an Internet time server
  4. Click on the Update Now button

 Creating a Password Recovery Disk


In case you forget your password, you can create a password recovery floppy disk beforehand to help you out of this problem.
  1. Single-click Start menu
  2. Go to the Control Panel / User Accounts
  3. Click the User Account
  4. On the left hand side, click on Prevent forgotten password
  5. You will need to know your password to create the disk.
  6. If you don't remember your password sometime in the future, click on the green arrow like normal at the login and you will be prompted to insert the password recover disk.

 Changing the Default Search Settings


By default, when you start a search,
you are prompted for what you want to search for.
(e.g. Pictures, Documents, Files, Computers)
To change the preferences, simply click on Change preferences
From here you can:
  1. Turn off the animated screen character
  2. Change files and folders search behavior (setting it to Advanced changes the default search screen to be for simply files)
  3. Internet search settings
  4. Turn off balloon tips

 Opening an Explorer Window to the Directory You Want


If you want to create a shortcut for the Explorer to a specific directory,
include the directory you want in the Target.
For example:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n, /e, d:\internet
would open the Explorer to the D:\INTERNET directory

 Disabling Hibernation


If you don't want to use up the disk space taken by Hibernation, or don't need to use it at all,
you can easily disable it.
  1. Open up the Control Panel / Power Options icon
  2. Click on the Hibernation icon
  3. Uncheck Enable Hibernation

 Locking the Workstation


There are two ways you can lock the workstation.
  1. With a Windows key + L
  2. Create an shortcut rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation

 Changing the Picture Displayed for a User


You can change the picture that gets displayed for a particular user
  1. Go to the Control Panel
  2. Select User Accounts
  3. Click on the Account to change
  4. Click on Change my picture
  5. You can then browse to the picture you want to use

 Displaying the QuickLaunch Toolbar


By default, WindowsXP does not show the QuickLaunch toolbar.
To enable it again:
  1. Right click on an open area of the toolbar
  2. Select Toolbars
  3. Select Quick Launch
Now you can add programs like with Win98

 Increasing System Performance


If you have 512 megs or more of memory, you can increase system performance
by having the core system kept in memory.
  1. Start Regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\DisablePagingExecutive
  3. Set the value to be 1
  4. Reboot the computer

 Removing the MSN Messenger


If you want to remove the MSN Messenger from always starting in the system tray, do
  1. Start / Run
  2. Then enter in the following string: RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
To remove it completely, see the section Adding / Removing Additional Programs
Remove the hide  from the line:
msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7

 Common Command Console Utilities


WindowsXP comes with quite a few console utilities you can easily run from the command line:
Computer Management - compmgmt.msc
Disk Managment - diskmgmt.msc
Device Manager - devmgmt.msc
Disk Defrag - dfrg.msc
Event Viewer - eventvwr.msc
Shared Folders - fsmgmt.msc
Group Policies - gpedit.msc
Local Users and Groups - lusrmgr.msc
Performance Monitor - perfmon.msc
Resultant Set of Policies - rsop.msc
Local Security Settings - secpol.msc
Services - services.msc
Component Services - comexp.msc

 Automatically Ending Non-Responsive Tasks


  1. Start Regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\AutoEndTasks
  3. Set the value to be 1
  4. In the same section, change the WaitToKillAppTimeout to the number of milliseconds you want.
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 Changing the Internet Explorer Title


  1. Start Regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window Title
  3. Enter what you want appear in the title bar

 Changing Visual Effects


To change visual effects such as fade menus, mouse shadow, visual styles on buttons, drop shadows for icons, slide open boxes and buttons etc.:
  1. Right click on My Computer
  2. Select Properties
  3. Click on the Advanced tab
  4. Under Performance, click on the Settings button
  5. From here you have a list of items you can select

 Changing System Restore Settings


By default, WindowsXP uses a large amount of hard drive space for storing system restore points.
If this is not necessary, you can change the settings.
  1. Go to Start / Programs / Accessories / System Tools
  2. Run System Restore
  3. For each drive or partition, you can click on the Setting button to change how much hard drive space is devoted to each one.
  4. There is even the option to turn it off for all drives.

 Configuring the Firewall


WindowsXP has firewall capabilities built into the operating system.
  1. For your network connection to the Internet, select Properties
  2. Click on the Advanced tab
  3. Check the Internet Connection Firewall section
  4. Click on the Settings button to change the settings

 Changing Programs That Start Automatically


WindowsXP has a similar program, MSCONFIG, that was available in Windows98.
This allows you to view and change what programs are automatically started each time you log in.
The new version also allows you to view and edit the boot.ini file (as well as check for errors and use several advanced switches)

 Adding / Removing Additional Programs


By default, WindowsXP does not display all the programs you can add or remove.
To show this list:
Edit the \Windows\Inf\sysoc.inf file
In the Components section, simply remove the word hide.
This will leave two commas together (like on the rest of the items).
Then you can go to the Control Panel / Add or Remove Programs / Add/Remove Windows Components and the new items will be displayed.
[Components]
NtComponents=ntoc.dll,NtOcSetupProc,,4
WBEM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wbemoc.inf,hide,7
Display=desk.cpl,DisplayOcSetupProc,,7
Fax=fxsocm.dll,FaxOcmSetupProc,fxsocm.inf,,7
NetOC=netoc.dll,NetOcSetupProc,netoc.inf,,7
iis=iis.dll,OcEntry,iis.inf,,7
com=comsetup.dll,OcEntry,comnt5.inf,hide,7
dtc=msdtcstp.dll,OcEntry,dtcnt5.inf,hide,7
IndexSrv_System = setupqry.dll,IndexSrv,setupqry.inf,,7
TerminalServer=TsOc.dll, HydraOc, TsOc.inf,hide,2
msmq=msmqocm.dll,MsmqOcm,msmqocm.inf,,6
ims=imsinsnt.dll,OcEntry,ims.inf,,7
fp_extensions=fp40ext.dll,FrontPage4Extensions,fp40ext.inf,,7
AutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,au.inf,hide,7
msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7
msnexplr=ocmsn.dll,OcEntry,msnmsn.inf,,7
smarttgs=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,msnsl.inf,,7
RootAutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,rootau.inf,,7


Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,,7
AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,,7
CommApps=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,communic.inf,HIDE,7
MultiM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,multimed.inf,HIDE,7
AccessOpt=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,optional.inf,HIDE,7
Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinball.inf,HIDE,7
MSWordPad=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wordpad.inf,HIDE,7
ZoneGames=zoneoc.dll,ZoneSetupProc,igames.inf,,7

 Displaying and Configuring the Classic Start Menu


If you prefer the original Start Menu, you can easily switch it back.
  1. Right click on the Taksbar
  2. Select Properties
  3. Click on the Start Menu tab
  4. Select Classic Start Menu
  5. If you click on the Customize button you can choose to display Administrative Tools, Favorites, Run, and expanding many of the sub-menus like the Control Panel.

 Increasing File System Caching


To increase the amount of memory Windows will locked for I/O operations:
  1. Start Regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
  3. Edit the key IoPageLockLimit
4096 - 32megs of memory or less
8192 - 32+ megs of memory
16384 - 64+ megs of memory
32768 - 128+ megs of memory
65536 - 256+ megs of memory

 Enabling NumLock on by Default


To have numlock turned on for each user:
  1. Start Regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard\InitialKeyboardIndicators
  3. Change the value from 0 to 2
  4. Turn Numlock on manually
  5. Log off and back on again.
  6. For all users, make the same change to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard\InitialKeyboardIndicators
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