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Windows XP Tricks #1

Set Processes Priority
Try this  to increase the priority of active processes, this will result in prioritisation of processes using the CPU. Press CTRL-SHIFT-ESC.Go to the second tab called Processes, right click on one of the active processes, you will see the Set Priority option

Remove the Recycle Bin from the Desktop
If you don’t use the Recycle Bin to store deleted files , you can get rid of its desktop icon all together.
Run Regedit and go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/explorer/Desktop/NameSpace
Click on the “Recycle Bin” string in the right hand pane. Hit Del, click OK.

How to Rename the Recycle Bin
To change the name of the Recycle Bin desktop icon, open Regedit and go to:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID/{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
and change the name “Recycle Bin” to whatever you want (don’t type any quotes).

IP address of your connection
Go to start/run type ‘cmd’
then type ‘ipconfig’
Add the ‘/all’ switch for more info.

Force users to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to Logon
(XPPro only)
Go to start/run,
and type control userpasswords2

Restricting Logon Access
If you work in a multiuser computing environment, and you have full (administrator level) access to your computer, you might want to restrict unauthorized access to your “sensitive” files under Windows 95/98.
One way is to disable the Cancel button in the Logon dialog box.
Just run Regedit and go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Network/Logon

Create the “Logon” subkey if it is not present on your machine: highlight the Network key -> right-click in the left hand Regedit pane -> select New -> Key -> name it “Logon” (no quotes) -> press Enter. Then add/modify a DWORD value and call it “MustBeValidated” (don’t type the quotes). Double-click it, check the Decimal box and type 1 for value.
Now click the Start button -> Shut Down (Log off UserName) -> Log on as a different user, and you’ll notice that the Logon Cancel button has been disabled.

Disable Error Reporting
Open Control Panel ->Click on Performance 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 again.

How to make My Computer open in Explore mode with folder list
In My Computer click Tools menu, and then click Options.
Click the File Types tab.In the list of file types, highlight “(NONE) Folders”
Click Advanced button, In the Actions box, highlight “Explore” Click “Set Default”


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