A way to clear prefetch on shutdown:

In reading the other tweaks for "automatically" deleting the prefetch files (which, by the way, decreases your startup time drastically) and finding out that they were NOT AUTOMATIC at all, I was forced to find a truly automatic way to delete these files.  The other tweaks weren't automatic because you had to run a file every time you wanted to do this.  Also, running it once won't help because every time you run an app on your computer, it puts more files into the prefetch folder, so we needed something to delete the files when shutting down or restarting.  Well, here it is:

 

1.  create a new text file in the C:\  directory

2.  type "del c:\windows\prefetch\*.* /q" (without he quotes)

3.  save the file as "prefetch.bat"

4.  From the Start menu, select "Run:

5.  Type in "gpedit.msc"

6.  In the window that appears, under the "computer configuration" heading, expand "windows settings"

7.  under "windows settings", select "Scripts (Startup/Shutdown)"

8.  double click "shutdown" from the right window

9.  click "add"

10.  click browse and locate your "prefetch.bat" file

11.  click "open"

12.  click "OK"

13.  click apply or OK to finalize this process.

Now you are done.  every time you shut down or restart your computer, it will run your shutdown script to delete the prefetch files.  

Better easy IP check:

Better Easy IP Check.

This tweak was based on the Easy IP Check tweak posted by Hugo Tremblay.
Use this if you just want to display your IP address and not the extra information 
(default gateway / subnet mask)

Simply copy and paste the following into notepad

@echo.
@ipconfig | find "IP Address"
@echo.
@pause

And save as IP.BAT (save to your windows dir if you want to be able to access it anywhere)

Now when you type IP you will see:

---------------------------

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : x.x.x.x

Press any key to continue . . .
---------------------------

(information about the code: @echo. produces a blank line, @ipconfig | 
find "IP Address" causes the output of ipconfig to be piped to the find command, 
which looks for the line containing "IP Address", find then outputs your IP address, 
@pause causes the terminal to wait for user input before continuing. 
The @ before each command tells the terminal not to echo the command being typed.)

Change the browser title:

Change the Browser Title

This tweak Customize the Title of the Internet Explorer.


1. Click Start > Run > Type gpedit.msc
2. Click User Configuration > Windows Setting > Internet Explorer Maintenance > Browser User Interface
3. Double click on Browser Title
4. Click on Customize Title Bars
5. type in whatever you want
6. Click OK

Now you changed the title of your browser and you sure see what you wrote when you 
open a New Widow.

Change XP boot screen

Change XP Boot Screen

If you would like to change your boot up screen follow the directions below. 
These instructions assume that you have a place to download the boot screen from the net. 
If you would like to download a boot screen, visit http://www.themexp.org

1. Backup (copy) the file %windir%\system32\ntoskrnl.exe (most likely C:\windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe - the boot screen) 
2. Download the .zip to your computer 
3. Extract ntoskrnl.exe to a directory other than %windir%\system32 (most likely C:\windows\system32) 
4. Reboot your computer into Safe Mode (hit F8 before the boot screen) or into true DOS (from a boot disk) 
5. Overwrite the file %windir%\system32\ntoskrnl.exe (which should have been backed up) with the extracted exe 
6. Reboot your computer as you normally would 

Correcting system hang at startup:

Create a shortcut to lock computer

Create a shortcut to lock computer

Written By: Steve  |  Authors Website: Visit  | Views: 13079  |  Print Tweak  |  8/24/2001

Right click on desktop and select new -> shortcut. Then copy and paste this in the 
program location box "rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation" Click next and enter 
a name for you shortcut and then click finish. Now you can copy and paste that shortcut 
anywhere you want on your computer.

Create your own Self-extracting_self-installing Package:

The following will show you how to install and use Iexpress2.0 tool.

The tool allows you to : make a self extracting file ( including CAB files ) and much more : To play with this hidden feature of XP :

Navigate to : Windows\system32\ 

look for a file called iexpress.exe.

Double left click on it  and follow the wizzard.

Data invalid fix for WINXP problem:

Data invalid fix for WinXP problem

This is a fix for if you ever had a "data invalid" problem that nags you while you were 
installing and swapping out cards with Windows XP. 
This error appears to be due to a protection problem in the Windows registry 
and can occur with a variety of drivers (sound cards and SCSI drivers have been reported). 
To fix this problem, go to Start, Run... and type "regedit" without the quotes to run 
the Registry Editor. Navigate to 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetENUMPCI 

and you will see a number of keys of the form "VEN_xxxx", 
where xxxx are strings like "1102&DEV_0004&SUBSYS_00011103&REV_04". 
Under each of these folders will be another folder with a long numerical name. 
Open each folder and look for the "DeviceDesc" which matches the hardware 
you are trying to install. Right Click on the "VEN_xxxx" for that device 
and select 'Permissions' and then tick "Allow" for "Full Control". 
Close Regedit and then continue with the installation of your device. 
I cannot guarantee it works for everyone, but although I swear by it 
after swearing at it(XP), it should help you if you ever had casual problem.

Delete prefetch automatically:

Here's an easy way to delete your prefetch -- Automatically!!

1. Go into My Computer and go into your hard drive.

2. Right-click anywhere that a file is not and select the 'New' submenu and click 'Text Document'

3. Name it "deleteprefetch"

4. Double-click on the text file you just created.

5. Type "del C:\Windows\Prefetch\*.*" (without the quotes).

6. Go to File > Save As... and choose "All Files" from the "Save as Type" box and save it as "deleteprefetch.bat" 

7. You just created a batch file that will automatically delete all the files in your Prefetch folder. Congrats.

Note: It will prompt for you to delete the files (all, not one by one, luckily) so if you schedule for it to be done, make sure you'll be on the comp at the time of it's execution.

Delete Recycle Bin icon:

ca sa dispara iconita de recycle bin de pe desktop:

 - RUN: regedit

 - te duci la : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\
 - stergeti cheia : {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}. ATENTIE: inainte 
de a sterge cheia duceti-va in meniul file->export si faceti un back-up la cheia respectiva poate mai vreti sa mai aveti vreodata Recycle Bin pe desktop.

Disable debug scripting in internet explorer:

Disable Debug Scripting in Internet Explorer

Don't you hate it when you are browsing a page it asks you 
"Would you like to debug this page?" Well here's a nifty and easy way to turn it off.

Right Click on Internet Explorer and Click Properties
----- or -----
Open Internet Explorer. Click Tools | Internet Options

Click The "Advanced" Tab

The 4th Item in "Browsing" should say "Disable Script Debugging"

Check it and you are all set! Enjoy a Debug-Free Browsing experience.

Disable error reporting:

Disable error reporting

Written By: Webmaster  |  Authors Website: Visit  | Views: 14480  |  Print Tweak  |  6/1/2001





One feature that I can do without is error reporting. Every time a program crashes I do not want to send a report to microsoft. Read below to find out how to disable this stupid feature.

Open Control Panel
Click on Preformance and Maintenance.
Click on System.
Then click on the Advanced tab
Click on the error reporting button on the bottom of the windows.
Select Disable error reporting.
Click OK
Click OK

Disable indexing services:

Indexing services is a small program that hogs HUGE amounts of RAM and can often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy.  This system process indexing and updates lists of the files on your system, so you can search for them quickly, but it's completley unnessesary.

To disable it, go to the Control Panel and click Add/Remove Programs.  Click the Add/Remove Window Components.  Simply unclick the Indexing services and click next!

Disable Search from looking in zip (compressed) files:

Windows XP Search can get slow if you have a lot of compressed files on your hard drive. Speed up your searches by disabling this. Open the Run command and type the following: 

regsvr32 c:\winnt\\system32\zipfldr.dll /u or 

regsvr32 c:\windows\\system32\zipfldr.dll /u if installed in the windows directory 

To turn this feature back on:

regsvr32 c:\winnt\\system32\zipfldr.dll or

regsvr32 c:\windows\\system32\zipfldr.dll if installed in the windows directory

Disable 'shortcut to' prefix

disable "shortcut to" prefix without external programs

Written By: BunnYPandA  |  Authors Website: Visit  | Views: 1894  |  Print Tweak  |  12/1/2001

This tweak stops windows creating the annoying "shotcut to" prefix when creating shortcuts to the desktop via either dragging/ dropping or right clicking and selecting send to . This means that you do not need to rename all those shortcuts on your desktop . Here's how -

Start Registry Editor.

Locate the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
Modify the data value of the Link value to be 00 00 00 00.

NOTE : For Windows 95, the Link value does not exist by default. Create the Link value as a Binary value, with a data value of 00 00 00 00.

Restart the computer.

Disable unnecessary services to free system resources:

Services are programs that run when the computer starts up and continue to run as they aid the operating system in functionality.  There are many services that load and are not needed which take up memory space and CPU time.  Disabling these services will free up system resources which will speed up your overall computer experience.  I  recommend that you sort through the list and read the descriptions to decide if you need that service depending on what you want to do with your computer.  Remember, you can always turn the service back on if you find that you need it in the future. Below is the procedure to turn off a service.

Click the start button. 
Select run from the bottom of the right column. 
Then type services.msc in the box and click ok.
Once the services window has loaded we are ready to turn off unneeded services.
For instructional purposes we are going to turn off the Portable Media Serial Number service.
Find this service in the list and select it with the mouse.
Right click and select Properties.
Once the properties windows has loaded locate the Start up type drop down box and select disable.
Then just click ok and the next time the computer starts the service will not be loaded.

Disable zip folders:

Are the ZIP folders too slow for you? Disable it by unregistering the file zipfldr.dll.

regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll

Disabling Automatic Updates properly:

A lot of people already know about Automatic Updates and how to disable them by selecting the appropriate option from within the Automatic Updates tab in My Computer.  A lot of you might not realise this, but the Automatic Update service still runs even when you select to disable it here.  To turn it off completely and for good do as follows:

1.  Go into Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.

2.  Highlight the service called "Automatic Updates".  You will know when you have the correct one because you will see a description about it telling you what it does.

3. Right click once highlighted and click stop to terminate the service.

4. Right click on it again and go to Properties.  Half way down the first tab there is "Startup Type:" change this to disabled.

Congratulations.  You have now disabled Automatic Updates service.  Not only will this make certain the service won't run, but by disabling it properly you are freeing up system resources as they won't be diverted to running a service that you don't use.

Enjoy.

Fix for slow XDSL internet access:

Fix for slow xDSL Internet access

This tweak is also valid for all Windows versions.
Sometimes during browsiing you can notice that it takes time to access any web page, 
and then, suddenly, your connection establishes full-speed again. 
The reason lays in amount of time it needs for tcp/ip protocol to translate 
a host name to an IP address. In order to fix this problem your xDSL modem shoud have 
an internal IP address specified in TCP/IP properties. For Win98 it would be TCP/IP bounded 
to NIC. 
In most of the cases IP address would be 192.168.1.2; subnet mask : 255.255.255.0.

Hope it helps.

Fix IE 6 slowdownloads and hangs:

Fix IE 6 Slowdowns and Hangs

If Internet Explorer (IE) 6 is slowing to a crawl and/or hanging and starts to use 100 
percent of CPU time it may well be a corruption of the "Temporary Internet Files folder". 
In particular, trying to delete Temporary Internet files via Tools, Internet Options or 
other privacy software seems to trigger this behavior. Also, attempts to view files 
in the Temporary Internet Files folder may show the folder as already empty when it is not. 
This behavior occurs because the Temporary Internet files database is corrupt.
The Temporary Internet files aren't really files but entries in %systemdrive%\Documents and 
Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\index.dat. 
Deleting that file solves the problem. This same problem has occured for NT users 
and the fix works for XP.

1. Open a command prompt window on the desktop (Start/Run/command).

2. Exit IE and Windows Explorer (iexplore.exe and explorer.exe, respectively, 
in Task Manager, i.e - Ctrl-Alt-Del/Task Manager/Processes/End Process for each).

3. Use the following command exactly from your command prompt window to delete the corrupt file:

C:\>del "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local 
Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\index.dat"

4. Restart Windows Explorer with Task Manager 
(Ctrl-Alt-Del/Task Manager/Applications/New Task/Browse/C:\Windows\explorer.exe
[or your path]) or Shutdown/Restart the computer from Task Manager.

IE should now work properly.

Fix problem with disconnected with ASDL_CABLE modems:

Fix Problem with disconnect with ASDL/Cable modems

With some ADSL/Cable modems (especially USB) you may have a problem with getting disconnected 
after a few hours, here are two ways to fix that.

Disable Hibernation
Right click on your desktop, click the screen saver tab, once there you should see a power 
button at the bottom of the display properties dialog, click that, ones dialog appears click the hibernate tab,
and uncheck enable hibernation.

Disable Windows Messenger
Go to your start menu, click run.
In the Run dialog type gpedit.msc
Go to Computer Configuration>Administrative Templates>Windows Components>Windows Messenger
Once there right click Do not allow Windows messenger to be run, go to properties.
Check the box next to enable.

That should fix the problem.

Fix problems with USB DSL_CABLE modems:



Fix problems with USB DSL/Cable modems

Some usb dsl/cable modems may get disconnected after a little while. 
A possible reason that could cause this problem is that in windows xp there is an option 
that allows the computer to turn off a usb device to save power. To disable this option: 

1) click start, highlight my computer, right click and select properties and a window will pop up with the system properties 
2) click on the hardware tab and press the device manager button 
3) expand the universal serial bus controllers 
4) Double click on the USB Root Hub. 
5)Select the Power Management tab and UNTICK the "allow the computer to turn off the device to save power" 

If you have more than one USB Root Hub, then you should apply the steps to each one of them 
That's it, you won't need to restart the computer!

Fixing SBLIVE! cracking and poping



Fixing SBLive! cracking and poping.

Ok, for a long time I`ve been looking over diferent forums and sites for a solution to this.
The other day I decided to change mi SbLive! MP3+ from PCI3 to PCI5 
(which fisically shares the IRQ with my HPT raid controller) and since then no cracking 
is generated anymore! 

My mp3 music runs smoothly as it does over 98se!

BTW, I used to change all values in my BIOS (I have a Abit Kt7-raid) with no luck. 
The only thing which improved but did not fixed it completely was setting PCI Latency=0

ACPI was allways ON. All cards use the same IRQ.

Hope this works for you too!
Good Luck!


Free disk space by deleting restore points



Free Disk space by deleting restore points

Written By: allen  |  Authors Website: Visit  | Views: 3326  |  Print Tweak  |  11/30/2001

Start button-all programs-accessories-system tools-cleanup-more options. You will have the option of deleting your restore points. I had over 2 gigabytes of restore points. When your done creat one restore point as a back up.

Get messenger to run again after uninstall:



Get Messenger to run again after uninstall

Written By: RedFox Whiteruff  |  Authors Website: Visit  | Views: 439  |  Print Tweak  |  12/4/2001

It seems when you uninstall Messenger (using the tweaks on this site) the policy is automatically set to prevent it running.

This causes the symptom of clicking on the Messenger shortcut and seeing an hourglass for a second or two but the program not loading.

To get Messenger installed again requires more than just reinstalling the program from Windows Update or a downloaded installer.

After that you have to change the following registry entry with regedit:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger\Client

You should change the PreventRun value from (1) to (0)

Get more processing power:



In the Run box, type "Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks".  This frees up any idle tasks running in the background so that Windows XP can devote its full attention to what you want it to do.  For example playing graphic intensive games.

How to really get rid of unneccesary software



How to really get rid of unneccesary software

Written By: mort rigdon  |  Authors Website: Visit  | Views: 10011  |  Print Tweak  |  11/25/2001

to uninstall things like msn messenger and other hidden installs thru add remove programs, do this:

find sysoc.inf (you might have to enable "show hidden files" and "show hidden/protected system folders" in explorer) and open it in notepad
replace all ",hide" with "," (both with out quotes) which is easiest to do with the replace all command under edit
then in add/remove programs under add/remove windows compnents and whole new list of things to uninstall and add are now listed (such as internet explorer)

IE- another way to fix IE6 slow page load:



IE: Another way to fix IE6 slow page load

Here's an easier way to get to index.dat file as addresse in another tweak submitted here.

1. click on Internet Explorer
2. go to to your root dir (usually C:)
3. open Documents and Settings folder
4. open "your username folder"
5. open UserData
6. **close IE if you have it open**
rename index.dat to index.old 
logoff and log back on (don't need to restart)

open up IE and go to a web page or site that always seemed to load slowly. 
It should load a lot more quickly now.

NOTE. Always rename or backup .dat or other system files before deleting.

Increase available bandwidth for network connections:



Increase available bandwidth for network connections

Written By: BigBrother  |  Authors Website: Visit  | Views: 207184  |  Print Tweak  |  11/20/2001

This will help increase your bandwidth for any network connection in Windows XP PRO.

1. Make sure your logged on as actually "Administrator". do not log on with any account that just has administrator privileges. To log in as an administrator:
-click on start->logoff->logoff
-in the logon screen hold Ctrl+Alt+Del.
-in the user field type 'Administrator' <-case sensitive.
-in the password field type the password for the administrator (if you don't have one leave blank)
-press ok

2. Start - run - type gpedit.msc
3. Expand the "Computer configuration" branch
4. Expand the "Administrative templates" branch
5. Expand the "Network" branch
6. Highlight the "QoS Packet Scheduler" in left window
7. In right window double click the "limit reservable bandwidth" setting
8. On setting tab check the "enabled" item
9. Where it says "Bandwidth limit %" change it to read 0-- Click apply, OK, exit gpedit.msc
10. Go to your Network connections (start->my computer->my network connection-> view network connections). Right click on your connection, choose properties then under the General or the Networking tab (where it lists your protocols) make sure QoS packet scheduler is enabled.
11. Reboot , now you are all done.

This is more of a "counter what XP does" thing. In other words, XP seems to want to reserve 20% of the bandwidth for itself even with QoS disabled. So why not use it to your advantage. To demonstrate the problem, start up a big download from a server with an FTP client. Try to find a server that doesn't max out your bandwidth. In this case you want a slow to medium speed server to demonstrate this. Let it run for a couple of minutes to get stable. The start up another download from the same server with another instance of your FTP client. You will notice that the available bandwidth is now being fought over and one of the clients download will be very slow or both will slow down when they should both be using the available bandwidth. Using this "tweak" both clients will have a fair share of the bandwidth and will not fight over the bandwidth.

For more information on QoS: Refer to the Microsoft Knowledge base article by clicking here.


Install XP from DOS:



Install XP from DOS

If XP will not install from the CD or if you have a new drive with no operating system on 
it yet try these:

Install Windows XP from the hard drive with Windows 98 already installed:

Boot Windows 98
Insert the XP CD into your CD reader
Explore Windows XP through My Computer
Copy i386 folder to C:\
Go into C:\i386 folder and double click on winnt32.exe to launch the setup from the hard drive

Install Windows XP from DOS (ie. no OS on a new hard drive):

Boot with a Windows 98 Start Up disk
Insert the Windows 98 CD into the CD reader
Run smartdrv.exe from the Win98 directory on the windows 98 CD (file caching)
Type cd.. to back up to the root directory
Insert Windows XP CD into the CD reader
Copy the i386 folder to C:\ 
Go into C:\i386 folder on C: and type winnt.exe to launch the setup from the hard drive.


Install XP SP1 on pirated XP:



to install sp1 on a pirated copy of XP: 

- open regedit 
- browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\wpaevents 
- double-click OOBETimer 
- remove the 'ca' part from it by pressing HOME and then DEL (on keyboard) 
- click OK 
- close regedit 
- start -> run 
- type in: C:\windows\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a 
- choose the 2nd option (phone activation) 
- click Change product key (at the bottom) 
- enter the product key you got from running the Blue List key generator 
- press OK 
- close the window 
- restart your comp 
..after restart.. 
- start -> run 
- type in: C:\windows\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a 
- verify that it says 'your copy of windows is already activated' 
- proceed in installing XP SP1 from http://www.windowsxp.nu 

IRQ priority boost:



IRQ Priority Boost

Written By: grrinder  |  Authors Website: Visit  | Views: 15905  |  Print Tweak  |  10/10/2001

Yet another great one from Axcel's site!
»members.aol.com/axcel216/newtip21.htm#..

All you have to do is copy/paste the following (between the ----- ) into notepad and save with a .reg extension.

--------
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\PriorityControl]
"IRQ8Priority"=dword:00000001
---------

To undo the tweak copy/paste the following (between the ----- ) into notepad and save with a .reg extension.

--------
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\PriorityControl]
"IRQ8Priority"=dword:00000000
---------

Note: Make sure your System CMOS/Real Time Clock are on IRQ 8

To get the actual IRQ# go to: Control Panel -> System -> Device Manager -> System Devices -> System CMOS/real time clock -> Properties -> Resources tab -> default IRQ# is 8 on all IBM PC clones.

Now you can add other IRQ's for multiple entries, but real-time priority doesn't like to share so if your going to, be aware of what your adding since the main tweak boosts almost all performance of your system.

You could boost your network card, or your video card if you wanted. Run msinfo32 to find the IRQ's that you feel necessary to give this to.

NOTE: ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR REGISTRY BEFORE MAKING ANY CHANGES TO IT.

KAZAA termination fix:



KaZaA termination fix

KaZaA, one of the most famous P2P programs tends to hog the processor, 
this results in the termination of the program after few seconds. 
This tweak can be used on systems that have the above mentioned problem. Here it is...

1. Download and install KaZaA.
2. Right-click on the shortcut of the program and click on "Run as...", 
this will prompt you to select a user to run the progam as..do not forget to 
select the "Protect my computer and data from unauthorized program activity".
3. Click OK and everything is back to normal..happy downloading!!

Here is a final note on what I just discovered..you cannot change the options 
while running in the protected mode..so just run it in the normal mode, 
I mean the mode that hogs your CPU...change the necessary options and close down 
before KaZaA terminates...this should do the trick!

Cheers!

LINDOWS sneak preview unde Windows XP:



The new Lindows OS system would install just when you have Win 98, ME or 2000. Here is a tweak which enables that you could install it under XP.
1. on you Lindows sneak preview cd find the LINDOWS.exe file. Rightclick and properties, then go to compatibility mode and select Windows 2000. Now you can install it.
2. But when you boot with the cd the keyboard locks and you can't write anymore. Just pull out the keyboard cable and connect it again. 
3. Have fun with the Linux / Windows system

Loggin in as different user than Guest:



Daca aveti instalat win2k sau XP si navigati pe LANu nostru din camin veti vedea ca anumite 
calcuri va cer un user si o parola. Acestea probabil au tot w2k sau xp si de obicei dati guest
si fara nici o parola. Dar daca vreti sa va logati la acel calculator ca un alt user (daca aveti 
cont pe calcu' ala - de ex daca vi se sharuie cu full access un director de obicei vi se creeaza 
un cont si o parola) windowsu nu va mai cere user si parola ci se conecteaza tot ca guest. Si
atunci injurati ca nu puteti intra in directoru' ala care e shared numa pt voi. Solutia:
 - dati comanda "net use * /delete" si apoi incercati sa intrati din nou pe calcu' ala. Veti 
vedea ca acum windows va va cere user si parola, si de data asta puteti putea opta pt useru
corespunzator necesitatilor.

Daca metoda nu functioneaza atunci e vreo alta hiba la mijloc. Sapati! (btw, FUCK MS-WIN!)

Modify application timeout:



The operating system has a set amount of time that a program must be frozen for before it is timed out.  Often this number is set too high.  But in some circumstances it is set too low.  Depending on if the program is doing a lot of calculations in the background the computer may think that it is timed out. To prevent this increase the value of the timeout in the registry.

Start Regedit.  If you are unfamiliar with regedit please refer to our FAQ on how to get started. 
Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop 
Select HungAppTimeout from the list on the right. 
Right on it and select Modify. 
Change the value to the new timeout value. 
Reboot your computer. 

Modify auto-reboot setting:



Since Microsoft has worked so hard to make this version "the most stable ever," then this tweak is not needed.  However, I am fairly sure that they have not perfected millions of lines of code in less than a year.  Below you will discover how to turn the auto reboot feature on and off.  This allows your computer to instantly reboot upon a system fault.  (The blue screen)

Start Regedit.  If you are unfamiliar with regedit please refer to our FAQ on how to get started. 
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl 
Select AutoReboot from the list on the right. 
Right on it and select Modify. 
Change the value to 0 to disable and 1 to enable. 
Reboot your computer. 

MSN Messenger removal:



Msn Messenger Removal

Written By: Bharath Narayan  |  Authors Website: Visit  | Views: 8935  |  Print Tweak  |  11/12/2001

RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

Will remove the msn messenger from XP

Nero 5 & invisible drives:



There is certain compatability issues with nero. 
                 If nero and cdrwin are on the same pc you cd rom drives will become invisible.
                 To get round this copy the WNASPI32.DLL from the nero folder to the cdr win
                 folder and open up cdr win and in the settings select this as your aspi driver, then
                 reboot.

Net browsing tip:



run -> gpedit.msc -> administrative templates -> network -> Qos Packet Scheduler
 -> Limit reservable bandwidth -> enabled ( 0% )

NETBEUI can be installed:



NetBeui can be installed!!.

For some of you guys out there who may just want to setup a small lan of computers, 
you may not want to load up tcp/ip. In the past we've been able to intall 
netbeui easily...until XP. In order to install it in XP, go to your XP cd and look in the 
following folder:
%cdrom%:\VALUEADD\MSFT\NET\NETBEUI
There is a text file to easily install netbeui on your computer.



Network:



The following tweak may help, you can try and see. Add the following to your registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters

Add the following 2 DWORD values:

MaxCmds & MaxThreads and give both a hexidecimal value of 64.


No more low disk space messages



go into registry with REGEDIT.EXE, go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\
and (if not already there) add DWORD (without quotes) "NoLowDiskSpaceChecks" and change the value to 1. Restart.

Norton security & MSCONFIG:



Norton Security & MsConfig

Too owners of Windows XP using Norton Home Security. Do not Use msconfig too tweak your start up 
if Norton Internet Security is installed and running. Use the option in Norton Security too dissable it at start-up. 
If you use msconfig too tweak your start-up while this product is installed it throws Norton 
into *Security Advisor Mode* which defaults itself too full security. Once in this mode, 
Norton will not let you adjust the firewall,check for virus up-dates and check any web site 
using active X. It also will not let you check your e-mail or uninstall\reinstall the product.
Even the tool Microsoft offers will send this product into a tail spin. 
If you must tweak your start-up (i realize that xp is a very slow starter) do it before using this product.

On screen keyboard:

On screen keyboard

Written By: Steve  |  Authors Website: Visit  | Views: 8806  |  Print Tweak  |  8/20/2001

Click on the start button and select run. Then type in osk in the box and click OK.

Open Explorer from Command Line in same directory:



If you are at the command prompt 10 subdirectories deep, simply do the
                 following:

                 explorer .  will open an explorer window and it will be in that directory.

                 explorer .. will open on directory back....

Optimise NTFS:



NTFS is a great filesystem, but its feature-set comes at a slight cost in performance. You can negate this a little with the following tips:

* By default NTFS will automatically update timestamps whenver a directory is traversed. This isn't a necessary feature, and it slows down large volumes.

Disable it by pointing regedit to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem and set 'DisableNTFSLastAccessUpdate' to 1.

* NTFS uses disparate master file control tables to store filesystem information about your drives. Over time these core MFT files grow and become fragmented, slowing down all accesses to the drive. By setting aside a little space, MFT's can grow without becoming fragmented. In the same key where you disabled the last access feature creat a new DWORD value called 'NtfsMftZoneReservation' and set it to 2.

Happy Tweaking -Elves Bogdanovski (etrain)

Permanent acceleration fix:



Permanent Acceleration Fix

It seems that even without pointer precision disabled, the mouse under XP is still influenced by an acceleration curve. This is especially noticeable in games. To completely remove mouse acceleration from XP, you will need to go into the registry and adjust the SmoothmouseXYCurve values. Here is how its done.

1. Click Start button
2. Select Run
3. Type 'regedit' in the open textbox
4. Open the tree 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER', select control panel, then select mouse
5. Right clicking, modify the SmoothMouseXCurve and SmoothMouseYCurve hexidecimal values to the following:

SmoothMouseXCurve:
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
00,a0,00,00,00,00,00,00
00,40,01,00,00,00,00,00
00,80,02,00,00,00,00,00
00,00,05,00,00,00,00,00

SmoothMouseYCurve:
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
66,a6,02,00,00,00,00,00
cd,4c,05,00,00,00,00,00
a0,99,0a,00,00,00,00,00
38,33,15,00,00,00,00,00 

If done correctly, you will notice you are holding a markedly more responsive mouse.


Program manager included with WIN XP



Program Manager included with WIN XP


In case you want to use the WIN 3.1 Program Manager interface with WIN XP, NO PROBLEM!
WIN XP includes a re-written PROGRAM MANAGER, for backward compatibility with all previous WINDOWS versions.

1. Start/run/progman.exe
2. This will open the Program Manager window, and you can then drag and drop your favorite programs onto it.
Some programs will not show the correct icon, so you will have to select the MS DOS icon, and FILE/PROPERTIES/ Change ICON, 
Browse to the program which you just added, and select its icon. You can also chose any icon you wish - 
There are may icons stored in /WINDOWS/System32/shell32.dll file.
3. Create new program groups to keep your applications organized.
4. Add Progman.exe to your Startup group to automatically start it each time you boot-up.

PROGMAN.EXE runs at a HIGH priority so it is always available with a click on the task bar.
Make your desktop look and feel exactly like the easy-to-use WN 3.1 interface!


Quick access to anything without a mouse:



Quick Access to Anything Without a Mouse!

If your someone like me who wants quick access to everything then just listen to 
what I have to say. This article will tell you how to makes shortcuts on your keyboard 
that are Ctrl + Alt + "Any Key Of Your Choice." Heres what you have to do:

1. Make shortcuts of the programs you want shortcuts to somewhere in your start menu.

2. Right click on one of them and click on Properties.

3. Now click on Shortcut if its not already there.

4. Click on ShortCut Key's white area box and type a letter other than ones used 
by XP like Ctrl Alt Del and stuff. I used the number 1 through 0 (after 9).

Do that and it should work. If it doesn't make sure its in the Programs part of 
the Start Menu, I haven't tried outside programs, if it still doesn't work go to 
the help section and ask a microsoft person.

Reboot or shut down PC quickly:



For a one-click method to quickly shut down or reboot your system without the fuss of going through the Start menu, make use of the Shutdown command, a command line utility in XP.

Here's how you can set up a restart button on your desktop:

1. Create a shortcut (Right-click on desktop, select New > Shortcut).

2. For location, type the following:

shutdown -r -t 0

3. Click Next, enter a name for the shortcut ("Restart" is appropriate), and click Finish.

When you click your Restart shortcut, Windows XP will reboot *automagically*! 

The "-r" switch tells XP to reboot. If you'd like the shortcut to shut off your PC instead, change it to "-s"; to simply log off, change it to "-l". The "-t 0" sets the timeout (in seconds), so up this value if you find the need for it. To force running applications to close, add "-f" -- be careful with this one!

For more information on Shutdown, type "shutdown" in a command prompt window (Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt), or search for Shutdown in Windows XP's Help and Support Center.

Reduce 10 second scandisk wait time:



Start MS Dos Prompt (Start run CMD)
CHKNTFS/T:4
where 4 is the amount of waity time

CHKNTFS/? 
for more info

Remove start-up items:



Having programs run when windows loads slows down your start.

There are two ways do disable programs that may be in your startup (like icq, messanger,)

The easiest is to do the following:
1. start --> run --> msconfig
2. Click on the "startup" tab (furthest right)\
3. Unclick any items you don't want to load when windows starts.

The second is by deleting registry entrys, this can be done the following way:
1. Start --> run --> regedit
2. Navigate to : \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
3. Delete any entry's that you don't want to load up

***NOTE***
Deleting keys from the registry will not allow you to set them to startup again if you change your mind. 
**********


Restore Media Player:



To restore Windows Media Player insert the the XP CD into the CD drive and type
                 the following at the Command  prompt:

                 rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection InstallWMP7 132 c:\windows\inf\wmp.inf

Services info and configurations:



Services Info and Configurations

Do you mean that out of 89 services, 36 are set to Automatic as DEFAULT, but, 
we MAY only need 5 running? In short, yes.

More detail on XP Service decriptions and dependencies can be found at:

http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm

Suggested configurations for tuning internet gateway and gaming systems can be found at:

http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

Sharing and permissions:



Sharing and permissions

Written By: Reinier  |  Authors Website: Visit  | Views: 2929  |  Print Tweak  |  11/29/2001

If you want to share with permissions per user, go to folder options, next go to the tab view and disable 'use simple file sharing'. Now you can set permissions for your shares per user. It doesn't matter if you use the FAT system and even not the NTFS.

Show Administrative Tools on Start men:



Show Administrative Tools on Start Menu

Right Click on Start, and select Properties, and then click on Customize
Click on the Advanced tab, and in the Start Menu Items box, scroll down to the bottom
In the System Administrative Tools, either click on:

Display on the All Programs Menu
Display on the All Programs Menu and the Start Menu (may require you to log in and out again to see the entry on the Start Menu)

Click on OK to confirm your choices

If you are using the Classic Start Menu

Right Click on Start, and select Properties, and then click on Customize
In Advanced Start Menu Items box, check the Display Administrative Tools (should be first item in list)

Click on OK to confirm your choices


Shutdown XP faster:



When a user shuts down Windows XP, first the system has to kill all services currently running.  Every once in a while the service does not shut down instantly and windows gives it a change to shut down on its own before it kills it.   This amount of time that windows waits is stored in the system registry. If you modify this setting, then windows will kill the service earlier.  To modify the setting, follow the directions below:

Start Regedit. 
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control. 
Click on the "Control" Folder. 
Select "WaitToKillServiceTimeout" 
Right click on it and select Modify. 
Set it a value lower than 2000 (Mine is set to 200).

Shutdown XP faster 2:



Shutdown XP faster 2

Like previous versions of windows, it takes long time to restart or shutdown windows xp 
when the "Exit Windows" sound is enabled. to solve this problem you must disable 
this useless sound.

click start button then go to settings -> control panel -> Sound,
Speech and Audio devices -> Sounds and Audio Devices -> Sounds, 
then under program events and windows menu click on "Exit Windows" sub-menu and highlight it.
now from sounds you can select,choose "none" and then click apply and ok.
now you can see some improvements when shutting down your system. 


Slow network access not always due to Scheduled tasks check:



If you have very slow access to your network computers through "My network Places" and have already deleted the Registry entry calling for a check of Scheduled Tasks on the other network computers (documented elsewhere on this site) AND you have multiple network adaptors (i.e. a cable or DSL connection through one NIC and an internal network using a second NIC) check the following.

Right click on "My Network Places", go to properties. Right click on the NIC that your cable/DSL connects to, and chose properties. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click on properties. Click on "advanced", go to "WINS" tab, and chose Disable NetBios over TCP/IP.

When you are back at your Network Connections page, right click on the Broadband selection, chose "properties" click on the networking tab. Again, chose TCP/IP, properties, advanced, WINS, and select "disable NetBios over TCP/IP"

Worked for me!

BTW, I don't use ICS (can never get it configured right) and instead use Sygate for my Connection Sharing, so I can't verify that with ICS netbios is enabled in the broadband connection and the modem NIC.The Wizard might catch it, but take a look just in case.



Speed up browsing using DNS catch:

Speed up detailed view in explorer:

Speed up Detailed view in Explorer

If you like to view your files in Windows Explorer using the "Details" view 
here is a tweak to speed up the listing of file attributes:

Viewing files in Windows Explorer using the "Details" mode shows various attributes 
associated with each file shown. Some of these must be retrieved from the 
individual files when you click on the directory for viewing. 
For a directory with numerous and relatively large files 
(such as a folder in which one stores media, eg: *.mp3's, *.avi's etc.) 
Windows Explorer lags as it reads through each one. Here's how to disable viewing of 
unwanted attributes and speed up file browsing:

1. Open Windows Explorer
2. Navigate to the folder which you wish to optimize.
3. In "Details" mode right click the bar at the top which displays the names of the attribute columns. 
4. Uncheck any that are unwanted/unneeded.

Explorer will apply your preferences immediately, and longs lists of unnecessary attributes will not be displayed.
Likewise, one may choose to display any information which is regarded as needed, getting more out of Explorer.

Speed up network browsing:

There was a bug in windows 2000 that would cause the scheduled tasks folder to be searched when ever the user would browse network drives. Microsoft developed a fix for this bug. The fix fixed the problem and it also had nice side affect of speeding up browsing of Microsoft networks. Below are instructions how to apply the fix.

1. Open up regedit. 
2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace. 
3. Find a key named {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}. 
4. Right click on it and delete it. 
5. Restart 

Speed up network transfers:

The following tweak may help, you can try and see. Add the following to your registry:

                             HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters

                             Add the following 2 DWORD values:

                             MaxCmds & MaxThreads and give both a hexidecimal value of 64.

Speeding up your Pentium 2 by 50%:

Speeding up your pentium 2 by 50%

We all know that you really shouldn't try to run Windows XP on anything less that about a 
Pentium 3 of some sort if you are out for speedy operations and amazing reaction times, 
but for those of us with the good old Pentium 2's who want to see just how well 
we can run XP, we have to tweak as much as we can where-ever we can. A real killer 
to the system's performance is Windows Media Player. Although it may look desirable 
and fancy with it's rounded off edges and 3rd-Dimensional appearance, the truth is, 
it takes up a large amount of that precious processing power. All of these troubles however, 
lead to one thing in particular with this 'new-look' over-rated music and video player...the Visualisations. 
The look-great i'll admit but like a lot of software these days, it has no purpose. 
If you run the task manager, and click the Performance tab along the top, you'll see 
that when Windows Media Player is running and nothing else is active, it takes up around 50% 
of the processors power. Once these visualisations are turned off, 
it barely takes up 2-3% of the processors power, which leaves much more room 
for other applications to work efficiently. Here's how to disable the feature:

1. Open Media Player
2. Make sure the Now Playing tab on the left is selected.
3. Click the View menu along the top.
4. Go down to Now Playing Tools
5. In the sub-menu that has just 'popped-out', uncheck Show Visualisation.

It's a very simple process and a little boring without the colorful graphics - but then no-one said computing was easy! 

Swap file optimization:

Swap File Optimization

Written By: moT  |  Authors Website: Visit  | Views: 29657  |  Print Tweak  |  11/23/2001

Optimizing your swap file may seem a moot point now, memory prices being that low, still it's never a bad idea.

How much swap space do you need? That depends the amount of RAM you have and the programs you use. The rule of the thumb is 1.5 times the amount of system memory, unless you have too much memory on your system (make it 1 times or less) or too much load (make it more than you system's load). Say we decided we must create a swap file of 512MB.

Linux guys have always relied on disk partitions specially designated for the swap. That way, the swap is never fragmented. You can use a similar approach in Windows. If you are doing a fresh install, leave some unpartitioned space in your disk drive to fit the swap file (A little more than 512MB). If your system is already installed, you must use some re-partitioning software like 'Partition Magic'.

In Windows, you have to create and format the swap partition using the Disk Management settings (Start->Control Panel- >Performance and Maintenance->Administrative Tools->Computer Management->Storage->Disk Management). Be careful because this tool has the ability to destroy your data if you are not careful!

Make sure you create an 'Extended' partition in the free disk space and then create a 'Logical Drive' inside the extended partition. Apply the changes and then format it. Note that you don't need to format the swap partition using advanced filesystem types like NTFS or FAT32. FAT16 is quite faster than the other two, and since this partition is only going to host one file, you don't need to worry about cluster size. Also, the security/fault tolerant features of NTFS are not needed for the swap, unless of course you are running under *real* tight security.

From then on, it's easy. You have to go to Performance Options (Start->Control Panel->Performance and Maintenance- >Administrative Tools->System->Advanced->Performance->Settings->Advanced->Virtual Memory->Change). Change the values 'Initial Size' and 'Maximum Size' to the size of your swap (512MB). Note that you have to specify the *same* amount for both values. This will keep your swap file from resizing, fragmenting and eventually slowing itself down.

Another cool trick can be used if you have more than one disks. Provided that both disks are of almost the same speed, in the above dialog you can split the swap file in two or more equally sized partitions (256MB each in our example). This will result in greater swap file performance, since the system will be reading from two disks at the same time. This way you will be actually setting up a raid0-like swap!

Good luck and keep those drives spinning! 

System configuration utility:

To Get to the System Configuration Utility
Click Start
Click Help and Support
Click Tools
On the left Select System Configuration Utlity

Systempages memory tweak:

Hi, I'm not 100% sure if this tweak will yield a great performance boost to the majority of users out there, but for me it seems to have shown very good results. By default, if you look in the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management]key, you'll see the 'SystemPages' DWORD Value set to something around 500 MB (more accurately, 524288 (KB), or something close to that value). Simply reduce the value to something around 128 MB (131072 KB) or 256 MB (262144 KB). Personally, I'm using the 128 MB setting, since my total RAM is 256 MB. It might help to experiment a little, since each machine will most likely yield better or worse results. Good Luck

Tabort MSN:

Enklast

I Wxp:
kopiera in följande i KÖR på startmenyn och klicka ok:
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

Borta!


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Kör därefter filen, och starta om datorn.
Då är MSN borta. 

Re: Netmeeting

1.Kontrollpanelen
2Lägg till ta bort program
3Installationsprogram för windows
4.Kommunikation

Å avmarkera Netmeeting 

Too fast for old programs:

Too fast for old programs?

If your screaming new XP system is too fast for older programs, 
download ftp://ftp.infogrames.net/patches/general/turbo.exe
and slow down your computer. (You choose a percent and it stays slow 
until you restore it or close the applet)

Turn ON autocomplete for DOS shell:

Turn on autocomplete for DOS shell

You can enable filename completion in the NT "DOS" shell by editing
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor 
and changing the CompletionChar value to 0x00000009