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1. Change the text in Internet Explorers title bar to anything you want
In regedit navigate to this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain
change the value of
the string "Window Title" to whatever you want on the title bar of Internet Explorer - to have no title except the title of the web pages you are browsing do not enter anything for a value.
2. Want to remove MSN Messenger?
A lot of people want to know how to remove the MSN Messenger service from XP... here's how:
Locate SYSOC.INF in the \Windows\INF folder (hidden file and folder), Open it in
Notepad and locate the line: msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7
Remove the word "hide" from the line and save the file. You will now have an entry in add/remove programs. Do what you will :)
OR (XP Pro Only) leave it installed, but tell Windows to never let it run. If you're running XP Professional, you can use GPEDIT.MSC to prevent Messenger from loading. Otherwise, even disabling it in startup won't cause
it to "always" not run. NOTE: Outlook, Outlook Express and some Microsoft web pages can still make it load.
? Start, Run and enter GPEDIT.MSC
? Computer Configuration > Administrative
Templates > Windows Components > Windows Messenger
? You can now modify whether it starts initially and/or whether it's to run at all.
UPDATE: I have received some email that say this fix slows down
outlook when starting, that is because outlook wants to start messenger when it starts, the easiest and fastest way to disable messenger and still have a quick start time with outlook is to rename the exe file, located
here c:\program files\messenger\msmsgs.exe, to something other than msmsgs.exe, such as msmsgsnew.exe.
3. Remove shortcut arrow from desktop icons
Here's how you can remove those shortcut arrows from your desktop icons in Windows XP.
1. Start regedit.
2. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTlnkfile
3. Delete the IsShortcut registry value.
You may need to restart Windows XP.
4. Easy sendto menu modification
first open - X:Documents and SettingsusernameSendTo (it is hidden) where X is your drive letter and username is your username make and
delete shortcuts to folders at will
5. Getting MP3 ripping to work in Windows Media Player 8 in XP
Enter the following in the registry: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARE
MicrosoftMediaPlayerSettingsMP3Encoding] "LowRate"=dword:0000dac0 "MediumRate"=dword:0000fa00 "MediumHighRate"=dword:0001f400 "HighRate"=dword:0002ee00 This corresponds to 56, 64,
128 and 192 Kbps. You can change this to your liking using the following dword hex values : 320 Kbps = dword:0004e200 256 Kbps = dword:0003e800 224 Kbps = dword:00036b00 192 Kbps = dword:0002ee00 160 Kbps =
dword:00027100 128 Kbps = dword:0001f400 112 Kbps = dword:0001b580 64 Kbps = dword:0000fa00 56 Kbps = dword:0000dac0
6. Do Not Highlight Newly Installed Programs
Tired of that annoying little window that
pops up to tell you that new software is installed? If it gets in the way when you're logging off, turn it off completely.
" To do this Click Start, right-click at the top of the Start menu where your name is
displayed, and then click Properties.
" In the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box, on the Start Menu tab, click Customize.
" Click the Advanced tab, and then clear the Highlight newly installed programs check box.
" Click OK, and then click OK again.
Now that message won't be popping up when you least want to see it.
7. Speed up the Start Menu
You can use this tip to speed up the Start Menu in Windows XP release candidate 1. You can customize the speed of the Start Menu by editing a Registry Key.
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. Type Regedit in the box, and then click OK.
3. Expand the menu in the left panel and select the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop folder.
4. Scroll down in the right panel and double click on the MenuShowDelay file.
5. In the Value Data box, change to default value for the menu speed from 400 to a lesser number, such as 1.
6. Click OK.
Caution: Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any valued data on your computer.
8. Display Hibernate Option on the Shut Down dialog
For some reason, Hibernate isn't available from the default Shut Down dialog. But you can enable it simply enough, by holding down the SHIFT key while the
dialog is visible. Now you see it, now you don't!
9. Display the Sharing Tab in Folder Properties
In Windows 2000, getting to the Sharing options for a folder was simple: Just right-click, choose Properties,
and you'd see a Sharing tab. In Windows XP, this feature is missing by default, but you can make the system display the Sharing tab if desired. Simply open up Folder Options (My Computer, then Tools, Folder Options) and
navigate to the View tab. In the Advanced Settings section, scroll down to the bottom and uncheck Use simple file sharing (Recommended), a Mickey Mouse feature if there ever was one. Now share your folders on the LAN as
you would in Windows 2000.
10. Create a Password Reset Disk
Microsoft has enhanced security features in XP including the ability to create a floppy diskette to recover your password incase it is
forgotten.
" Click Start
" Click Control Panel
" Click User Accounts
" Click on the account which you want to create a password disk
" Click Prevent a forgotten password
which starts the Forgotten Password Wizard. This is found under Related Tasks
" Insert a blank, formatted disk into drive A, and click Next
" Enter the password in the Current user account password box
To use the recovery disk, at the Welcome screen
" Click the user name whose password is on the recovery disk
" Click the question mark button
" This causes the "Did you forget your password message to appear."
" Click use your password reset disk
" This will start the Password Reset Wizard.
From this point, just follow the
wizard's instructions and you will be able to set a new password. It is different if you are part of a domain, see next tip.
11. How to Create a Password Reset Disk for computers that are part of a domain
Note that this procedure requires one blank, formatted floppy disk.
To create a password reset disk for your local user account:
1. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE. The Windows Security dialog box appears.
2. Click Change Password. The Change Password dialog box appears.
3. In the Log on to box, click the local computer. For example, click Computer (this computer) .
4. Click Backup. The Forgotten Password Wizard starts.
5. On the "Welcome to the Forgotten Password Wizard" page, click Next.
6. Insert a blank, formatted disk in drive A, and then click Next.
7.
In the Current user account password box, type your password, and then click Next. The Forgotten Password Wizard creates the disk.
8. When the progress bar reaches 100 percent complete, click Next, and then click
Finish . The Forgotten Password Wizard quits and you return to the Change Password dialog box.
9. Remove, and then label the password reset disk. Store the disk in a safe place.
10. In the Change Password dialog box, click Cancel.
11. In the Windows Security dialog box, click Cancel.
If you forget your password, you can log on to the computer with a new
password that you create by using the Password Reset Wizard and your password reset disk.
To gain access to your local user account on a computer that is a member of a domain, or has been disconnected from a domain:
1. In the Welcome to Windows dialog box, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE.
2. In the Log On to Windows dialog box, type an incorrect password in the Password box, and then click OK .
3. In the Logon Failed dialog box
that appears, click Reset. The Password Reset Wizard starts. The Password Reset Wizard lets you create a new password for your local user account.
4. On the "Welcome to the Password Reset Wizard" page, click Next.
5. Insert the password reset disk in drive A, and then click Next.
6. On the "Reset the User Account Password" page, type a
new password in the Type a new password box.
7. Type the same password in the Type the password again to confirm box.
8. In the Type a new password hint box, type a hint that will help you remember the password
if you forget it. NOTE: This hint is visible to anyone who attempts to log on to the computer by using your user account.
9. Click Next, and then click Finish. The Password Reset Wizard quits and you return to the
Log On to Windows dialog box. The password reset disk is automatically updated with the new password information. You do not have to create a new password reset disk.
10. In the Log On to Windows dialog box, type your new password in the Password box.
11. In the Log on to box, click the local computer. For example, click Computer (this computer), and then click OK. You are logged
on to the local computer with your local account information.
12. Get Rid of Unwanted Balloon Tips
Open up the Registry Editor and expand the tree to display the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Advanced
Then, created a new DWORD value named EnableBalloonTips and set it to 0x00000000.
13. Don't Ignore the Windows Logo Key
The Windows logo key, located in the bottom row of most computer keyboards is a little-used treasure. Don't ignore it. It is the shortcut anchor for the following
commands:
" Windows: Display the Start menu
" Windows + D: Minimize or restore all windows
" Windows + E: Display Windows Explorer
" Windows + F: Display Search for files
" Windows + Ctrl + F: Display Search for computer
" Windows + F1: Display Help and Support Center
" Windows + R: Display Run dialog box
" Windows + break: Display System Properties dialog box
" Windows + shift + M: Undo minimize all windows
" Windows + L: Lock the workstation
" Windows + U: Open Utility Manager
14. Unlocking WinXP's setupp.ini
WinXP's setupp.ini controls how the CD acts. IE is it an OEM version or retail? First, find your setupp.ini file in the i386 directory on your WinXP CD.
Open it up, it'll look something like this:
ExtraData=707A667567736F696F697911AE7E05
Pid=55034000
The Pid value is what we're interested in. What's there now looks like a standard default. There are special
numbers that determine if it's a retail, oem, or volume license edition. First, we break down that number into two parts. The first five digits determines how the CD will behave, ie is it a retail cd that lets you clean
install or upgrade, or an oem cd that only lets you perform a clean install? The last three digits determine what CD key it will accept. You are able to mix and match these values. For example you could make a WinXP cd
that acted like a retail cd, yet accepted OEM keys. Now, for the actual values. Remember the first and last values are interchangable, but usually you'd keep them as a pair:
Retail = 51882 335
Volume License = 51883 270
OEM = 82503 OEM
So if you wanted a retail CD that took retail keys, the last line of your setupp.ini file would read:
Pid=51882335
And if you wanted a retail CD that took OEM keys, you'd use:
Pid=51882OEM
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