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1. Open My Computer
2. Right click on C:\ drive and choose properties
3. Uncheck box that says “Allow Indexing Service To…”
4. Click OK and files will be removed from memory. This removal takes up to a
few minutes to complete, but its worth it.
You will also need to disable the indexing service here too:
1. Go to “Control Panel”
2. Click on “System”
3. Select “Advanced” tab
4. Select “Startup and Recovery”
5. Uncheck “Auto restart”
Repairing Corrupt Files.
1. Go to START > RUN and type sfc /scannow (space between the sfc and /)
2. You will then be prompted for you XP installation CD
3. Go to START > RUN and type chkdsk /r /x (again, note the spaces)
1. Go to START > CONTYROL PANEL > FOLDER OPTIONS > FILE TYPES
2. Scroll down the list to select the file type that you wish to use.
3. Click the “Advanced” button.
4. Press “Change Icon” in new window.
5. Go to C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll
6. Click OK to close
In order to create icons for reboot and logoff replace –s with –r or –l respectively. If
you want your machine to wait a certain amount of time before it shuts down then
change the 00 value to whatever time you desire. Example: shutdown.exe –s –t 10.
This means that the machine will wait for ten minutes after you clicked the shut
down icon.
Repeat the process above except that when you choose the “New Shortcut’ option
type:
%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll,SetSuspendState
It is a good idea to clean out the Prefetch folder ever few weeks to improve system
performance. This folder contains files that help programs load quicker, but after a
few weeks or more it fills up with things that are no longer in use and this can slow
your computer noticeably. So I delete every thing form this folder every few weeks.
The only problem is that deleting the layout.ini file (which also files up with things no
long in use) in this folder will slow the computer down for the next few times you
start it up, The workaround for this to to use a command to recreate it. Most people
here will never remember the command or to clean out the Prefetch folder as
regularly as they should.
del C:\Windows\prefetch\layout.ini
del C:\Windows\prefetch\*.pf
Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks
Save it as Prefetch.bat making sure the save type is all files. If you put it some
where like the desktop or start menu you will remember to use it.
Often part of Windows start messing up and not working, this is often because the
files belonging to that component are missing or corrupt. The good news is that often
these components can be reinstalled with out reinstalling XP. It is best that you run
Tweak #6 first but it some times dose to repair some components of Windows XP
The way to do this is first put in you Windows XP CD then go to the folder
C:\Windows\inf and right click the .inf file that belongs to that component of
Windows that you what to reinstall and press install.
Accessories - accessor.inf
Communications - communic.inf <-- the components in the Communications folder.
COM+ - comnt5.inf
Windows Defragmenter - dfrg.inf
Distributed Transaction Coordinator - dtcnt5.inf
Fax Services - fxsocm.inf
Windows Fonts - font.inf
Windows Games - Games.inf
Internet Explorer - ie.inf
Internet Explorer Short Cuts - ieaccess.inf
Windows Internet Games - igames.inf
Web Tools - iis.inf <--Includes FrontPage
Windows Messenger - msmsgs.inf
Multimedia - multimed.inf <--Volume control and Sound Recorder and Media Player
Network Management and Monitoring Tools - netoc.inf
Outlook Express Shortcuts - oeaccess.inf
Out of Box Experience - oobe.inf <--oobe folder in C:\Windows\System32
Pchealth - pchealth.inf <-- Pchealth folder in C:\Windows
Pinball - pinball.inf
Indexing Service - setupqry.inf
Search - srchasst.inf
Terminal Server - TsOc.inf
Windows Management Instrumation - wbemoc.inf
Windows Messanger Shortcuts - wmaccess.inf
Windows Media Player Shorcuts - wmpocm.inf
Tour XP - wmtour.inf
Wordpad - worpad.inf
Accessibility Tool - optional.inf
One .inf file of importance that dose not install any thing is sysoc.inf, it controls what
you see in "Add/Remove Windows Components." If you open it you will so that most
lines end with ,,7 (or some other number) and ,hide,7 (or some other number)
adding hide hides it, removing the hide shows it. This can be useful for
administrators that what to stop components being installed or removed.
Sometimes after uninstalling a program the entry is still left in the Add/Remove
Program, to the frustration of some users, so here is how to fix it.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
I recommend that you backup this whole Key(folder) by right clicking it and pressing
Export and saving it some where, where you can find it should some thing go wrong.
Locate the key to be deleted by locating the key name created by the program. If the
name of the key is not apparent, browse through each key and note the value for
DisplayName. This is the viewable string in the Add/Remove Programs tool. It is best
to double check that you have the right one by having Add/Remove Programs open
as you do this.
Delete the selected registry key(folder) and its values(files). Do not delete the
entire Uninstall key.
The first step in doing this is to make a new folder, to do so in explorer go to where
you what to store the tool bar's folder you can make it any ware.
Now in the right half of explorer's window right click and then New > Folder. Now
name the folder what you what, remember that this is going to be the name of the
menu so make sure that it is a name you what it to be. Now in to this folder add
what you what in the menu, it can be Short-Cuts, Documents, pictures, music, etc.
anything that you what to be able to get to quickly.
Now Right click the Task Bar in the context menu find "Toolbars" and then "New
Toolbar". In the Window that open find the folder that you made, then press "OK"
You will now have a new Toolbar on your Task Bar.
Folder Options.
In the General tab there are three sections, “Tasks”, “Browse Folders”, and “Click
items as follows”.
Under “Tasks” chose “Use Windows classic folders” to remove the side panel of
common tasks that are not use are needed, the choice it yours, but that is what I
recommend. Under “Browse folders” chose “Open each folder in the same window” to
stop too many explorer windows opening. Under “Click items as follows” select
“Double-click to open an item (single-click to select)’ to keep the normal double click
an icon to open a program, this stops accidents.
In the View tab there are two sections “Folder views” and “Advanced settings.”
Under “Folder views” you can set the current folder view (details, list, icons, tiles,
thumbnails) if you press “Apply to All Folders”. You can also restore the default
settings if you press “Reset All Folders”
• Do not show files and folders <--This is under hidden Files and folders, this
prevents files that have been set to hidden form showing. This is best
because they have been hidden for a reason.
• Hide protected operating system files (recommended) <-- You don’t need to
see these files.
• Remember each folder’s view settings <--This mean if I set a folders view
(details, list, icons, tiles, thumbnails) it will be the same next time I come
back to that folder
• Show Control Panel in My Computer <---Just another way to get to the
control panel.
• Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color. <--Means I know if some
thing is encrypted because it is green or compress because it is blue.
“Advanced Settings” Do Not’s
• Automatically search for network folders and printers <--This is what adds to
the list of shared folders in My Network Places < Entire Network < Microsoft
Windows Network I don’t like it doing so, and this adds to network traffic.
• Display file size information in folder tips <--This is a matter of personal
preference, if you look at folder tips tick it.
• Display simple folder view in Explorer’s Folder list<--Dose not seam to do
anything.
• Display the contents of system folders<--Unless you know what you are doing
you should not be looking in system folders.
• Display the full path in the address bar <--Matter of preference, I normally
un-tick it.
• Display the full path in the title bar <--Matter of preference, I normally un-
tick it.
• Do not cache thumbnails <--This makes thumbnails load slower.
• Show files and folders <--This is under hidden Files and folders, this makes
files that have been set to hidden show. This is not advised they have been
hidden for a reason.
• Hide extensions for know file types <--If you tick this a file could show up as
filename.bmp in stead of filename.bmp.vbs, and you would think that the file
is a picture when it could really be a virus.
• Launch folder windows in a separate process <--It starts another process
which is undefined.
• Restore previous folder windows at logon <--Means all the Explorer Windows
that I forgot to close open when I start my computer.
Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items <--This annoys me, if you like
it keep it, it dose not make much of a difference.
This option enables a user to change anyone’s password without knowing their
existing password. The procedure is carried out as follows:
The default password for the guest account is blank. Many Microsoft reps say that
adding a password the guest account is not an option but they are wrong.
%systemroot%\inf
This tweak only works with XP machines running off of an NT 2000 domain.
Faster Icons
In Windows XP, when My Computer browses for files, XP automatically searches for
network files and printers. This causes a delay in displaying your icons. To combat
this, do the following:
1. open My Computer
2. Click on the Tools menu and select Folder Options
3. Under Folder Options select the view tab
4. Uncheck the box that reads “Automatically Search For Network Folders and
Printers”
5. Click Apply or Ok
You should see a dramatic increase in speed when Windows displays your icons.
You can now browse the network for computers to shutdown and reboot or just type
the IP/Name of the computer. You can even broadcast a message and schedule a
shutdown.
Note: This will not work with machines that have admin access enabled.
System Info
Instead of typing systeminfo in a DOS box you can simply do it in Windows too.
1. Start
2. Select Run
3. Type winmsd
Reinstall TCP/IP
1. Navigate to C:\Windows\inf
2. Find the file: nettcpip.inf
3. Right click the file and choose install
With regard to the speed of executing the command, it is instantaneous which makes
it seem as though you did nothing at all.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameters]
“SizReqBuf”=dword:0000ffff
Save the file as ‘WHATEVER.REG’ then double click the file to apply the setting (on
the server only).
Disable CD Burning
This is a registry hack which can be used to disable the CD-R drive.
1. Open Notepad
2. Type the following:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
“NoCDBurning”=dword:00000001
If you would like to display a legal message in a pop-up window when Windows
starts, do the following:
You can create a DOS display screen which shows you how fragmented your drive is.
This can help you ascertain as to whether your machines drive needs to be defragged
or not. To create this icon, do the following:
1. Open Notepad
2. Type the following:
cd\
c:
cd windows\system32
defrag c: /f
chkntfs c:
Save as maint.BAT and run. Command Prompt will now display a dialog box giving a
read out of how much the drive has been fragmented.