[discussion_vu] Windows XP - Secrets

Deleting System Software:
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 or Edit, edit the text file /windows/inf/
sysoc.inf, search for the word 'hide' and remove it. 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 and vulnerable.

Creating Shutdown Icon or One

Click Shutdown:
Navigate to your desktop. On the desktop, right-click and go to New, then to Shortcut (in other words, create a new shortcut). You should now see a pop-up window instructing 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 of the hard drive.
Click the "Next" button. Name the shortcut and click the "Finish" button. 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 policy editor.
Then go to:
Local Computer Policy then Computer Configuration then Administrative Templates then Network then QOS Packet Scheduler and then to Limit

Reservable Bandwidth.
Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not configured, but the truth is under
the 'Explain' tab I.e."By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the
bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default." So the trick is to ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO. This will allow the system to reserve nothing, rather than to default 20%.It works on Win 2000 as well.

Renaming The Recycle Bin icon
To change the name of the RecyleBin desktop icon, click Start then goto Run, write Regedit and press Enter. It opens Registry Editor. Now in Registry Editor go to: HKEY_CLASSES_ ROOT/CLSID/
{645FF040- 5081-101B- 9F08-00AA002F954 E} And change the name "Recycle Bin" to whatever you want (don'ttype 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 to process number. Find that out by typing 'tasklist', which will also to you a lot about what's going on in your system.

Removing Shared Documents
folder From My Computer window: Open registry editor by going to Start then Run and entering
regedit. Once in registry, navigate to key HKEY_LOCAL_MAC HINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ My Computer \ NameSpace \ DelegateFolder s

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.

Improving the Slow Boot up time:

There are a variety of reasons why your windows XP system would boot slowly. Most of the times it this has to do with the startup applications. If you would like to speed up the bootup sequence,
consider removing some of the startup applications that you do not need. Easiest way to remove
startup apps is through System Configuration Utility. Go to Start then Run and enter MSCONFIG an
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 "LogonPrompt" . Set its value to whatever text you want to see displayed at login screen.


Making Folders Private:
Open My Computer Double-click the drive where Windows is installed (usually drive (C, unless
you have more than one drive on your computer). If the contents of the 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. Right-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, Disk Management,
then right-click the partition whose name you want to change (click in the white area just below the word "Volume") and select "change drive letter and paths." From here you can add, remove or
change drive letters and paths to the partition.
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