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10 XP Powertips

This document provides 10 power tips for Windows XP, including how to disable Windows XP's error reporting notifications, automatically run a batch file when opening the command prompt, configure the MS-DOS Editor, download free hard disk imaging utilities, reposition the Quick Launch toolbar, find and download new fonts, reset Internet Explorer's window size, create a custom Control Panel, view non-present devices in Device Manager, force Disk Cleanup to delete all temporary files, and speed up the Search Companion. Each tip is noted as applying to both Windows XP Home and Professional.

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100 views5 pages

10 XP Powertips

This document provides 10 power tips for Windows XP, including how to disable Windows XP's error reporting notifications, automatically run a batch file when opening the command prompt, configure the MS-DOS Editor, download free hard disk imaging utilities, reposition the Quick Launch toolbar, find and download new fonts, reset Internet Explorer's window size, create a custom Control Panel, view non-present devices in Device Manager, force Disk Cleanup to delete all temporary files, and speed up the Search Companion. Each tip is noted as applying to both Windows XP Home and Professional.

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10 Windows XP Power Tips

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DisableWindowsXP’sErrorReportingnotification
Note:ThistipisforbothWindowsXPHomeandProfessional.

AutomaticallyrunabatchfilewhenyouopenaWindowsXPcommand
prompt
Note:ThistipisforbothWindowsXPHomeandProfessional.

Caution:

ConfigureWindowsXP’sMS DOSEditor
Note:ThistipappliestobothWindowsXPHomeandWindowsXPProfessional.
DownloadfreeharddiskimagingutilitiesforWindowsXP
Note:ThistipappliestobothWindowsXPHomeandProfessional.

RepositionWindowsXP’sQuickLaunchtoolbar
Note:ThistipappliestobothWindowsXPHomeandWindowsXPProfessional.

FindanddownloadnewfontsforWindowsXP
Note:ThistipappliestobothWindowsXPHomeandWindowsXPProfessional.

ResetInternetExplorer’swindowsizeinWindowsXP
Note:ThistipappliestobothWindowsXPHomeandWindowsXPProfessional.AsthisisafunctionofWindows
XP,itwillworkonallversionsofIE.
CreateacustomControlPanelinWindowsXP
Note:ThistipappliestobothWindowsXPHomeandWindowsXPProfessional.

MyControlPanel

Viewingnon presentdevicesinWindowsXP'sDeviceManager
Note:ThistipappliestobothWindowsXPHomeandWindowsXPProfessional.

DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES
1

ForcingWindowsXP'sDiskCleanuptodeletealltemporaryfiles
Note:ThistipappliestobothWindowsXPHomeandWindowsXPProfessional.

Caution:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\VolumeCaches\TemporaryFiles

SpeedupWindowsXP'sSearchCompanion
Note:ThistipappliestobothWindowsXPHomeandWindowsXPProfessional.

Caution:

regsvr32/uzipfldr.dll

regsvr32zipfldr.dll
WhatiftheSearchCompanionisdisabled?

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