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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RAT 16F88" data-source="post: 9451604" data-attributes="member: 304170">HERE r some trix frm <a href="http://blog.eches.net/tips/15-windows-xp-top-secrets/" target="_blank">http://blog.eches.net/tips/15-windows-xp-top-secrets/</a>  Even  though more and more people are migrating to Windows Vista, Windows XP  has really made its presence felt in this recent years and will not tail  off so quickly, at least not in this near future. Though my laptop is  Vista-ready, I doubt its capability of handling Windows Vista. I believe  many share the same experience and the following pie chart (eches'  visitors) shows Windows XP still prevails the operating system  distribution. <img src="http://blog.eches.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/windowsxp_user.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Enough with the statistic, now let's get down to real deal.  Since I  anticipate many including myself will be using WIndows XP for another  year or two, you definitely want to have these 15 Top Windows XP secrets  up your sleeve. 1. Useful key shortcuts available - Windows key + D - shows the desktop- Windows key + M - minimizes all open windows- Windows key + Shift + M - maximizes all open windows- Windows key + E - Runs Windows Explorer- Windows key + R - shows the RUN dialog- Windows key + F - shows Search window- Windows key + Break - shows System Properties box- Windows key + TAB - Go through taskbar applications- Windows key + PAUSE Display the System Properties dialog box- Windows key + U Open Utility Manager- ALT + TAB - Cycle through opened applications- Hold down CTRL while dragging an item to Copy it- CTRL + ESC Display the Start menu- ALT + ENTER View the properties for the selected item- F4 key Display the Address bar list in My Computer or- NUM LOCK + Asterisk (*) Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder 2. Lock Windows to protect computer You can lock Windows to protect the computer when leaving the station  easily by creating a shortcut with the path rundll32.exeuser32.dll,  LockWorkStation. The Windows key + L is also a shortcut to this feature. 3. Edit sysoc.inf to list all software To show all software that can be removed from your computer  (including protected Windows services), you can manually edit (using  notepad for example) the sysoc.inf file located in Windowsinf. Just  remove the word hide next to the software pack.*Note* - use this at your own risk. Removing critical components of the system will make Windows instable. 4. Windows XP comes with IPv4 and IPv6 Windows XP comes both IPv4 and IPv6 support. To enable IPv6, you can  install the protocols needed with the command "ipv6 install" in the  command-prompt. Then type ipv6 /? to see the options. The installation  will not remove the IPv4 protocols so your current configuration will  still work. 5. Access Task Manager with shortcut To access the Task Manager easier, you can make a shortcut that points to %windir%system32taskmgr.exe 6. Stop treating ZIP files like Folders If you don't want your Windows XP to treat ZIP files like folders, you can disable this component by running regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll at the command prompt or Run dialog. If you start missing it, you can enable it by typing regsvr32 zipfldr.dll. 7. Run program as diffrent user You can run a program as a different user. Right click an application and select Run As command. 8. Switch users leaving applications opened You can switch users leaving the applications opened too (*NOTE* use  this only when needed since it could lead to system instability).Go to Task Manager - processes and end the process explorer.exe. This  will end only your session and not all applications. Then go to  Applications tab, click New task and type runas /user:domainnameusername  explorer.exe. A password prompt will appear to login to the desired  username. The user's session will start, with all your previously  applications running.I recommend to open first a command-line prompt and type runas /? to see all the options available. 9. Rename multiple files in Windows at once Rename multiple files in Windows at once. Select them all, right  click and select Rename. Enter the desired name. They will be renamed  using what you specified, with a number in brackets to distinguish them. 10. Task kill feature in Windows Windows has a task kill feature similar to Linux. Go to a command  prompt and run the command tasklist to see running processes with PID  numbers. Then type tskillto end the specific task. This forces an instant closing of the task. 11. Edit features with GPEDIT.MSC You can edit many features by running gpedit.msc. You can add log on/log off scripts here and many features. 12. Edit accounts in the command prompt You can edit accounts by running "control userpasswords2" at the command prompt. 13. Use systeminfo.exe to see System Information You can use the systeminfo.exe command in the command prompt to see  System Information, including all Windows updates and hotfixes. 14. Disable system services for maximum performance There are system services that you can disable to free up the  system's load. To access the interface that permits you to make changes  to system's services, type services.msc and the command prompt.This is a list of services that are *usually* useless and can be safely disabled.AlerterApplication Layer Gateway Service,Application ManagementAutomatic UpdatesBackground Intelligent TransferClipbookDistributed Link Tracking ClientDistributed Transaction CoordinaterError Reporting ServiceFast User Switching CompatibilityIMAPI CD-BurningIndexing ServiceIPSEC ServicesMessengerNet LogonNet MeetingRemote Desktop SharingNetwork DDENetwork DDE DSDMPortable Media Serial NumberRemote Desktop Help Session ManagerRemote RegistrySecondary LogonSmartcardSSDP Discovery ServiceUninterruptible Power SupplyUniversal Plug and Play Device HostUpload ManagerWebclientWireless Zero ConfigurationWMI Performance Adaptor *NOTE*: Make sure you don't need them since some applications you're  using could depend on them. If you make any application to fail by  disabling any of the services, go back and enable it again. 15. Repair Windows XP by using the XP installation CD If your system failes to start due to an error related to missing  HAL.DLL, invalid Boot.ini or any other critical system boot files you  can repair this by using the XP installation CD. Simply boot from your  XP Setup CD and enter the Recovery Console. Then run "attrib -H -R -S"  on the C:Boot.ini file and delete it. Run "Bootcfg /Rebuild" and then  Fixboot. Conclusion:Some of the tips might give you goosebumps, quite advance for average  users to contemplate. If that's the case, leave them alone because there  are many simple tips that don't need extra study. Stick with the ones  you are comfortable with. I hope you find these tips useful.</blockquote>

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