Windows XP

Twenty Useful Tips and Tweaks

1) Cracking Windows XP Login Password acess to the computer then go to Start>Run and type control userpasswords2 without Quotes and a new pop up windows will open and u will reach to user account properties. Here u can Reset the Administrator and any Users password so anytime when u Want to use the omputer start it in sa!emode pressing "# at $ooting get into the %p as u ha&e Administrator password and go to ontrolpanel>Useraccounts and create a 'ew Account .Start omputer 'ormally and get into Win() with ur newely made account and do ur *o+. ,-on.t !orget to -elete ur newely made account /therwise u will +e in trou+le0 -elete ur account again starting the computer in Sa!emode as Administrator and -elete ur Account. 20 Disable XP Boot Logo 1t is possi+le to disa+le the () splash screen2 which will slightly speed up the o&erall +oot process. $e aware that remo&ing the splash screen will also cause you not to see any +oot3 up messages that might come up ,ch4ds42

con&ert ... 02 +ut i! your system runs without any pro+lems then it should not matter. 5dit +oot.ini. Add 6 7nogui+oot6 right a!ter 67!astdetect6. Upon restarting2 the splash screen will +e gone. 1t can +e re3ena+led +y remo&ing the new switch.

80 Turn

ff !nde"ing to #peed Up XP

Windows () 4eeps a record o! all !iles on the hard dis4 so when you do a search on the hard dri&e it is !aster. 9here is a downside to this and +ecause the computer has to inde% all !iles2 it will slow down normal !ile commands li4e open2 close2 etc. 1! you do not do a whole lot o! searches on your hard dri&e then you may want to turn this !eature o!!: /pen ;y omputer. Right3clic4 your hard dri&e icon and select )roperties. At the +ottom o! the window you<ll see 6Allow inde%ing ser&ice to inde% this dis4 !or !aster searches26 unchec4 this and clic4 o4. A new window will pop up and select Apply to all !olders and su+!olders. 1t will ta4e a minute or two !or the changes to ta4e a!!ect +ut then you should en*oy slightly !aster per!ormance. =0 Clean $our Prefetc%

to 1mpro&e )er!ormance 9his is a uni>ue techni>ue !or Win(). We 4now that it is necessary to scru+ registry and 95;) !iles !or Win?(7;572@@@ periodically. )re!etch is a new and &ery use!ul techni>ue in Windows (). Howe&er2 a!ter using () some time2 the pre!etch directory can get !ull o! *un4 and o+solete lin4s in the )re!etch catalog2 which can slow down your computer noticea+ly. /pen ,system dri&e0:7windows7pre!etch2 delete those *un4 and o+solete !iles2 re+oot. 1t is recommended that you do this e&ery month.

A0 Perfor&ance !ncrease T%roug% 'y Co&puter 5asy enough twea4 to usually !ind out a+out it on your own2 +ut still2 some o! us still don<t !ind it right away. So here it is: Start > right3clic4 on ;y omputer and select )roperties. lic4 on the 6Ad&anced6 ta+. See the 6)er!ormance6 sectionB lic4 6Settings6. -isa+le the !ollowing : "ade or slide menus into &iew2 "ade or slide 9ool9ips into &iew2 "ade out menu items a!ter clic4ing2 Show Shadows under menus2

Slide open com+o +o%es2 Slide tas4+ar +uttons2 Use a +ac4ground image !or each !older type2 Use common tas4s in !olders . 9here2 now Windows will still loo4 nice and per!orm !aster.

C0 (educe 1) #econd #candisk Wait 9ime Start ;S -os )rompt ,Start run ;-02 and type: HD'9"S 79:= where = is the amount o! wait time. HD'9"S 7B !or more in!o.

E0 D'* 'ode on 1-5 -e&ices Fust li4e Windows 2@@@2 Windows () still !ails to set the -;A mode correctly !or the 1-5 de&ice designated as the sla&es on the primary 1-5 and secondary 1-5 channels. ;ost -3R/;S are capa+le o! supporting -;A mode2 +ut the de!ault in () is still )1/. Setting it to -;A won<t ma4e your -3 R/; !aster2 +ut it will consume less )U cycles. Here<s how: /pen the -e&ice ;anager. /ne way to do that is to right3clic4 on 6;y omputer62 select the Hardware ta+2 and select

-e&ice ;anager. 5%pand 61-5 A9A7A9A)1 ontrollers6 and dou+le3clic4 on 6)rimary 1-5 hannel6. Under the 6Ad&anced Settings6 ta+2 chec4 the 6-e&ice G6 setting. ;ore than li4ely2 your current trans!er mode is set to )1/. Set it to 6-;A i! a&aila+le6. Repeat the step !or the 6Secondary 1-5 hannel6 i! you ha&e de&ices attached to it. Re+oot.

#0 Load !nternet +"plorer t%e ,astest Way )ossi+le 5dit your lin4 to start 1nternet 5%plorer to ha&e 3nohome a!ter it. "or 5%ample: 6 :H)rogram "ilesH1nternet 5%plorerH15()I/R5.5(56 3nohome 9his will load internet e%plorer &ery !ast +ecause it does not load a we+ page while it is loading. 1! you want to go to your homepage a!ter it is loaded2 *ust clic4 on the home +utton.

?0 +asy Way to *d-ust Large #yste&Cac%e 'ormally2 the twea4 1<&e seen as4s you to go into HDI;HSystemH urrent ontrolSetH ontrolHSessio n ;anagerH;emory ;anagement and change the &alue to either / or G to the ad*ustment the

IargeSystem ache. Howe&er2 in Windows ()2 all you ha&e to do is: Right3clic4 ;y omputer. Select )roperties. lic4 Ad&anced. hoose )er!ormance. lic4 Ad&anced again. Select either )rograms or System ache under ;emory Usage. )rograms J @ !or the registry twea4 e>ui&alent System ache J G !or the registry twea4 e>ui&alent

G@0 #%utdown XP ,aster Ii4e pre&ious &ersions o! windows2 it ta4es long time to restart or shutdown windows () when the 65%it Windows6 sound is ena+led. 9o sol&e this pro+lem you must disa+le this useless sound. lic4 Start +utton. Ko to settings > ontrol )anel > Sound2 Speech and Audio de&ices > Sounds and Audio -e&ices > Sounds. 9hen under program e&ents and windows menu clic4 on 65%it Windows6 su+3 menu and highlight it. 'ow !rom sounds you can select2 choose 6none6 and then clic4 Apply and /D. 'ow you should see some impro&ements when shutting down your system. GG)+asily Disable 'essenger Ko into: :7)rogram "iles7;essenger. Rename

the ;essenger !older to 6;essenger/""6. 9his does not slow down /utloo4 5%press or hinder system per!ormance. G20 Turn ff *utoplay !or )rogram -s How can you stop Windows () !rom launching program -sB lic4 Start2 clic4 Run2 type K)5-19.;S to open Kroup )olicy in the ;icroso!t ;anagement onsole. -ou+le3 clic4 omputer on!iguration2 dou+le3clic4 Administrati&e templates2 dou+le3clic4 System2 and then clic4 9urn o!! autoplay. 9he instructions on your screen descri+e how to con!igure this setting. lic4 )roperties to display the setting dialog. lic4 5na+led2 and choose -3R/; dri&es2 then clic4 /D2 to stop - autoplay. 9his setting does not pre&ent Autoplay !or music -s.

G80 #ync%roni.e $our Co&puter Clock wit% an !nternet Ti&e Ser&er -oes your computer ha&e the right timeB 1! your computer is not part o! a domain2 you can synchroniLe your computer cloc4 with an 1nternet time ser&er. 9o do so: -ou+leMclic4 the time on your tas4 +ar. lic4 the 1nternet 9ime ta+. Select the time ser&er you want to use and ma4e sure to select the Automatically

synchroniLe with an 1nternet time ser&er chec4 +o%.

1/) Win XP Won0t Co&pletely #%utdown Ko to ontrol )anel2 then go to )ower /ptions. lic4 on the A); ta+2 then chec4 the 65na+le Ad&anced )ower ;anagement support.6 Shut down your ) . 1t should now success!ully complete the Shut -own process.

GA0 *d-ust 1arious 1isual +ffects /pen up the ontrol )anel. Ko under System and clic4 on the Ad&anced ta+. lic4 settings under )er!ormance options. Nou can now change &arious graphical e!!ects ,mainly animations and shadows0.

GC0 Disable +rror (eporting /pen ontrol )anel. lic4 on )er!ormance and ;aintenance. lic4 on System. 9hen clic4 on the Ad&anced ta+. lic4 on the error3reporting

+utton on the +ottom o! the windows. Select -isa+le error reporting. lic4 /D. lic4 /D. GE0 !ncrease $our Cable 'ode& or D#L #peed in XP 9his twea4 is !or +road +and ca+le connections on stand alone machines with Win() pro!essional &ersion 3 might wor4 on Home &ersion also. 1t may also wor4 with networ4ed machines as well. 9his twea4 assumes that you ha&e let Win() create a connection on install !or your ca+le modem7'1 com+ination and that your connection has tcp7ip 3 QoS 3 !ile and print sharing 3 and client !or ;icroso!t networ4s 2 only2 installed. 1t also assumes that Win() will detect your '1 and has in3+o% dri&ers !or it. 1! it doesn<t do not try this. 1n the 6;y 'etwor4 )laces6 properties ,right3clic4 on the des4top icon and choose properties02 highlight the connection then at the menu +ar choose 6Ad&anced6 then 6Ad&anced Settings6. Unchec4 the two +o%es in the lower hal! !or the +indings !or "ile and )rinter sharing and lient !or ;S networ4s. lic4 /D. G#0 #top 2erkey 3rap%ics 1! you are connected to a IA' and ha&e pro+lems with *er4ey graphics2 this might +e the solution: Right3clic4 6;y omputer6. Select 6;anage6. lic4 on 6-e&ice ;anager6. -ou+le3

clic4 on your '1 under 6'etwor4 Adapters6. 1n the new window2 select the 6Ad&anced6 ta+. Select 6 onnection 9ype6 and manually set the &alue o! your '1 . ,'ot 6Auto Sense6 which is de!ault.0. Nou should re+oot. G?0 #peeding Up $our 4)5 ld #%it Pentiu& by

We all 4now that you really shouldn<t try to run Windows () on anything less that a+out a )entium 8 o! some sort i! you are out !or speedy operations and amaLing reaction times2 +ut !or those o! us with the good old )entium 2<s who want to see *ust how well we can run ()2 we ha&e to twea4 as much as we can where3e&er we can. A real 4iller to the system<s per!ormance is Windows ;edia )layer. Although it may loo4 desira+le and !ancy with it<s rounded o!! edges and 8rd3-imensional appearance2 the truth is2 it ta4es up a large amount o! that precious processing power. All o! these trou+les howe&er2 lead to one thing in particular with this <new3loo4< o&er3rated music and &ideo player...the OisualiLations. 9he loo43 great 1<ll admit +ut li4e a lot o! so!tware these days2 it has no purpose. 1! you run the tas4 manager2 and clic4 the )er!ormance ta+ along the top2 you<ll see that when Windows ;edia )layer is running and nothing else is acti&e2 it ta4es up around A@P o! the processors power.

/nce these &isualiLations are turned o!!2 it +arely ta4es up 238P o! the processors power2 which lea&es much more room !or other applications to wor4 e!!iciently. Here<s how to disa+le the !eature: /pen ;edia )layer. ;a4e sure the 'ow )laying ta+ on the le!t is selected. lic4 the Oiew menu along the top. Ko down to 'ow )laying 9ools 2@0 Turn #pace ff #yste& (estore to #a6e

$y de!ault2 Windows () 4eeps a +ac4up o! system !iles in the System Oolume 1n!ormation !older. 9his can eat up &alua+le space on your hard dri&e. 1! you don<t want Windows to +ac4 up your system !iles: /pen the ontrol )anel. -ou+le3clic4 on System. lic4 the System Restore ta+. hec4 69urn o!! System Restore on all dri&es6. Hit Apply. Nou may now delete the System Oolume 1n!ormation !older. Visit www.ElectronicBooks.tk www.ElectronicBooks.110mb.com