Windows XP Tutorials and Tips

A hidden utility in Windows XP Pro*, called Systeminfo will also tell you a lot more about your computer, including how long it has been running, what patches and updates have been installed and probably more than you want to know about your computer

Windows Paint as you know is a handy, though not especially sophisticated image editing program. In amongst the tools there

Well anyone who can help me with this.... I have made my own Windows XP Unattended Version, And doesnt work on older computers, I have tried to install it in 4 computers and in none of them has worked except in mine.... Which seems to be the problem???? It have driver packs, and WPI, Internet 7, WMP 11, etc etc etc, the only thing I removed from it was the keyboards and languages that I don't use in my country. If anyone can help me I will appreciate it very much. Thanks in Advanced.

I came across this last night. One of the many claims Microsoft makes for Windows Longhorn is that it wil launch applications 15% faster than Windows XP does currently. This is down to improvements in the Prefetch functionality. There's no need to wait until Longhorn arrives; this improvement is already in Windows XP thanks to Service Pack 2. It just needs to be turned on. To enable super prefetch: * Use a registry editing tool to navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentCo ntrolSet\Contro l\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters * Insert a value with the following details: Data Type: DWORD Value Name: EnableSuperfetch Value: 1 Reply…

I tried to speed up my computer with a registry software. Albeit I

Dear All: We have many experts here, but not all current or coming members know the same things so I thought about starting this thread and let it be for XP secrets that make it much better, If I posted any thing wrong... Please correct me So PLEASE if any member know any thing and think that it may help others ... PLEASE go ahead 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 this when you run the "Optimize System" function. There is no need…

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc247/L...ndowsscreen.jpg I am trying to change this for a clean install. I have been trying to modify NToskrnl.exe but I don't see it. Thank you

ok basically i have the source data for windows ready to burn to DVD...but i have a computer that doesnt read DVD's. is there any way to split the windows install directory across multiple CD's and install that way?

This pack contains all the drivers for xp just put the cd and search for the driver. http://rapidshare.com/files/26994864/Universal_DriversToXiC.part01.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/27032940/Universal_DriversToXiC.part02.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/27042216/Universal_DriversToXiC.part03.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/27050502/Universal_DriversToXiC.part04.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/27058208/Universal_DriversToXiC.part05.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/27093017/Universal_DriversToXiC.part06.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/27098333/Universal_DriversToXiC.part07.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/27108102/Universal_DriversToXiC.part08.rar http://rapidshare.com/file…

For those unaware of what it is, Concurrent Sessions allows you to Remote Desktop into a system that someone else is on, under a Different User account, and access the system without kicking the user off. I, for example, use the feature to have MCE running on my Television, and then I remote into my main user account to access all my files without interrupting my MCE session. Before I begin, I can take zero credit for this hack. This guide is strictly consolidating information spread out over several pages over at TheGreenButton. A million thanks to Sunmorgus over there, for hacking the .dll to make this all possible. Also note, following these steps WILL MODIFY SYSTEM F…

To create a duplicate of an user profile with a different user name, try this: Create a new user account Logon to that account to initialize the newly created profile Log off from the newly created profile Login as built-in Administrator Open Control Panel System applet Click the Advanced tab Click Settings under User Profiles Select a profile to copy from and choose Copy To Browse to the profile to copy to (C:\Documents and Settings\username) A new profile is now created which is the duplicate of your user profile.

A very important new feature in Microsoft Windows XP is the ability to do a boot defragment. This basically means that all boot files are placed next to each other on the disk drive to allow for faster booting. By default this option is enabled but some upgrade users have reported that it isn't on their setup. 1. Start Regedit. 2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction 3. Select Enable from the list on the right. 4. Right on it and select Modify. 5. Change the value to Y to enable and N to disable. 6. Reboot your computer.

Do you like to rip (copy) music from CDs but you're worried about using up hard disk space on your computer? In Windows Media Player, you can pick from several audio formats and a range of file sizes to find the combination of quality and file size that works for you. If you aren't sure which format to pick, listen to how the formats sound at the Audio Quality Web page. Or, try ripping some songs with different formats and sizes until you find the combination that works best for you. To set the level of recording quality In Windows Media Player, click the Access applications menu button, point to Tools, and then click Options. Click the Rip Music tab, shown in the followi…

Ripping is nothing but the process of storing the CD Audio tracks to the hard drive, in another format (WAV / WMA / MP3 etc). Windows Media Player provides the ability to Rip Audio CD tracks to WMA or MP3 format, without the need to download third-party ripping tools. To rip Audio CD track(s) using Windows Media Player 10, follow these steps * Insert the Audio CD into the drive. If using Windows XP, the AutoPlay dialog appears (Fig 1). * Choose Rip from CD - Using Media Player entry from the list and click OK * By default, WMP10 rips audio tracks to WMA file format. To change the rip settings, click Change my current format settings option in the resulting dia…

You can set the Quick Launch bar icon size to either Large or Small. Right-click an empty area on the Task bar and uncheck Lock the Taskbar option. Now, right-click exactly on the Quick Launch drag handle and select View menu. You can choose between the two options namely Large Icons and Small Icons. Once selected the required option, Lock the taskbar again.

In windows XP explorer, you can rename multiple files at the same time simply by highlighting all the files you wish to change, right clicking one of them and selecting 'rename.' Once you have done this, all the files will share the same name with a number in brackets differentiating them.

To change the interval that Windows updates the time using the internet time servers via regedit, navigate to: 1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services \W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient 2. Select "SpecialPollInterval" 3. 3. Change decimal value from 604800 to a different value in seconds. i.e.: 172800 (2 Days) or 86400 (1 Day) and so on. not recommended to chang this unless you are on a broadband connection.

If you just opened a number of separate, related windows (a folder inside a folder, and so on), there's an easier way to close them all than one-at-a-time: * Hold down the shift-key as you click the X caption button in the upper-right corner of the last window opened. Doing so closes that window and all windows that came before it.

Like many other audio players, Windows Media Player rushes out to the Internet to find information for you when you play a CD. Some of this information, such as song titles and album art, is useful, but Media Player also identifies your copy of Media Player to the site where it's getting data. Why? According to the help file, "The server uses this unique identifier to monitor your connection. By monitoring your connection, the server can make adjustments to increase the playback quality and to alert you about events that occur when receiving streams over the Internet." If you're disturbed by this exchange of information, here's how to stop it. In Windows Media Player, cli…

One of the coolest new features in Windows XP is its album thumbnail generator, which automatically places the appropriate album cover art on the folder to which you are copying music (generally in WMA format). But what about those people that have already copied their CDs to the hard drive using MP3 format? You can download album cover art from sites such as cdnow.com or amguide.com, and then use the new Windows XP folder customize feature to display the proper image for each folder. But this takes time you have to manually edit the folder properties for every single folder and you will lose customizations if you have to reinstall the OS. There's an excellent fix, howeve…

Windows XP's integrated CD burner is powered by the Roxio engine but lacks the familiar Easy CD Creator interface. There is no CD Burner icon on the desktop or in the start menu. So where is this promised CD burner? There are two answers, depending on if you want to burn audio or data CD's. To burn data CDs Open a folder. Look at the folder options on the left of your screen. You should see an option to Copy All Items to CD or Copy to CD, depending on your folder view. You can also right-click a file or folder and choose Send To and then CD drive. I appreciate that XP has made it as easy to drop files to a CD as it is a Zip disk. It does not copy the files immediately. In…

Some programs designed for earlier versions of Windows won't run under Windows XP. Until you can get your hands on a program upgrade for Windows XP, you can try running the program in one of Windows XP Compatibility Modes by following these steps: 1. Double-click the desktop shortcut called Run in Compatibility Mode that's automatically installed there when you install Windows XP to open a full-size Help and Support window with instructions and controls for starting an application in Compatibility Mode. You can also open this window by clicking Start on the Windows taskbar and then clicking Help and Support on the Start menu. Next, click the Find Compatibl…

In its ever-expanding push toward computer domination, Microsoft launched a concept called the .NET Passport. (Soon after installation, Windows XP urgently asks you to sign up for one.) In theory, the Passport sounds great: Give Microsoft a user name and password, and you have a Passport. When you visit any Passport-aware Internet sites, you type in your same Passport name and password. You no longer have to remember different user names and passwords for every place that you visit or shop on the Internet. In fact, when you move from one Passport-enabled site to another, you don't even need to log on again. With the Passport, your personal data travels with you: name, add…

The My Music folder is the place where Windows automatically saves all the audio clips you download from the Internet or save on your hard drive with Windows Media Player. The My Music folder, like My Pictures, is an automatic part of the My Documents folder. To open the My Music folder from the Windows XP desktop, click the Start button and then click My Music (normally third from the top in the right-hand column in the Start pop-up menu). To open this folder from another folder, such as My Computer, click the Address bar drop-down button (on the right side) and then click My Documents at the top of the pop-up list (right below Desktop at the very top). You can then open…

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