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PostSubject: Re: Windows Xp Tips and Tricks   Windows Xp Tips and Tricks - Page 2 Icon_minitimeMon Jul 23, 2007 12:33 am

Decreasing Boot Time

Microsoft has made available a program to analyze and decrease the time it takes to boot to WindowsXP
The program is called BootVis

Uncompress the file.
Run BOOTVIS.EXE
For a starting point, run Trace / Next Boot + Driver Delays
This will reboot your computer and provide a benchmark
After the reboot, BootVis will take a minute or two to show graphs of your system startup.
Note how much time it takes for your system to load (click on the red vertical line)
Then run Trace / Optimize System
Re-Run the Next Boot + Drive Delays
Note how much the time has decreased
Mine went from approximately 39 to 30 seconds.
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Identify Faulty Device Drivers


If you are having problems with lockups, blue screens, or can only get to safe mode,
often the problem is due to a faulty device driver.

One way to help identify them is through the use of the Verfier program
Start / Run / Verifier
Keep the default of Create Standard Settings
Select the type of drivers you want to confirm
A list of drivers to be verified on the next boot will be shown.
Reboot
If your computer stops with a blue screen, you should get an error message with the problem driver
To turn off the Verifier, run verifier /reset
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PostSubject: Re: Windows Xp Tips and Tricks   Windows Xp Tips and Tricks - Page 2 Icon_minitimeMon Jul 23, 2007 12:34 am

WINDOWS XP HIDDEN APPS

To run any of these apps go to Start > Run and type the executable name (ie charmap).

WINDOWS XP HIDDEN APPS:
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1) Character Map = charmap.exe (very useful for finding unusual characters)

2) Disk Cleanup = cleanmgr.exe

3) Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd.exe (views contents of Windows clipboard)

4) Dr Watson = drwtsn32.exe (Troubleshooting tool)

5) DirectX diagnosis = dxdiag.exe (Diagnose & test DirectX, video & sound cards)

6) Private character editor = eudcedit.exe (allows creation or modification of characters)

7) IExpress Wizard = iexpress.exe (Create self-extracting / self-installing package)

Cool
Microsoft Synchronization Manager = mobsync.exe (appears to allow
synchronization of files on the network for when working offline.
Apparently undocumented).

9) Windows Media Player 5.1 = mplay32.exe (Retro version of Media Player, very basic).

10) ODBC Data Source Administrator = odbcad32.exe (something to do with databases)

11)
Object Packager = packager.exe (to do with packaging objects for
insertion in files, appears to have comprehensive help files).

12)
System Monitor = perfmon.exe (very useful, highly configurable tool,
tells you everything you ever wanted to know about any aspect of PC
performance, for uber-geeks only )

13) Program Manager = progman.exe (Legacy Windows 3.x desktop shell).

14) Remote Access phone book = rasphone.exe (documentation is virtually non-existant).

15) Registry Editor = regedt32.exe [also regedit.exe] (for hacking the Windows Registry).

16) Network shared folder wizard = shrpubw.exe (creates shared folders on network).

17) File siganture verification tool = sigverif.exe

18) Volume Contro = sndvol32.exe (I've included this for those people that lose it from the System Notification area).

19) System Configuration Editor = sysedit.exe (modify System.ini & Win.ini just like in Win98! ).

20)
Syskey = syskey.exe (Secures XP Account database - use with care, it's
virtually undocumented but it appears to encrypt all passwords, I'm not
sure of the full implications).

21) Microsoft Telnet Client = telnet.exe

22)
Driver Verifier Manager = verifier.exe (seems to be a utility for
monitoring the actions of drivers, might be useful for people having
driver problems. Undocumented).

23) Windows for Workgroups Chat
= winchat.exe (appears to be an old NT utility to allow chat sessions
over a LAN, help files available).

24) System configuration = msconfig.exe (can use to control starup programs)

25) gpedit.msc used to manage group policies, and permissions
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PostSubject: Re: Windows Xp Tips and Tricks   Windows Xp Tips and Tricks - Page 2 Icon_minitimeMon Jul 23, 2007 12:35 am

Hide Drives and Partitions

Do you have data on a partition
or hard drive that you don't want tampered with or easily accessible to
other users? Well, you can hide any drive/partition in Windows XP, NT,
and 2000. That means that they won't show up in Explorer or My Computer.

If
you want access to that drive from your user account you should create
a desktop shortcut before proceeding. Once hidden, you can still access
by typing the drive letter and a colon in Start/Run—for example, "D:"
will bring up a folder of the contents on your D drive.

The
easiest way with Win XP is to use the TweakUI power toy from Mcft. Go
to Start/Run and type in "tweakui" (without the quotes).

Go to My Computer/Drives and uncheck the drive/partition(s) you want hidden. Click "Apply" or "OK" when finished.

If you have XP but not Tweak UI you can download it here...
http://www.Mcft.com/windowsxp/downloads/po...ppowertoys.mspx

For Win NT, 2000, and XP you can use the following Registry edit:

*Be sure to back up the Registry before proceeding
http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/401

Open the Registry Editor by going to Start/Run and typing in "regedit" (without the quotes). Find your way to...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mcft\Windows\CurrentVer sion\Policies

Click on "Explorer".

Double-click
the "NoDrives" key in the right column. If you don't find a "NoDrives"
registry key, just right-click in the right pane and choose "New/DWORD
Value" then name the key "NoDrives".

You'll see a value like
"0000 00 00 00 00". This is where the fun starts. The four sets of
double zeros (after the "0000") are where you'll enter the values for
the drive/partitions. Now, stay with me on this—it's not as complicated
as it sounds:

The first column is for drives A-H, the second for I-P, the third for Q-X, and the fourth for Y-Z.

The values for each drive are as follows:

1 - A I Q Y
2 - B J R Z
4 - C K S
8 - D L T
16 - E M U
32 - F N V
64 - G O W
80 - H P X

So,
let's say you want to hide drive D. In the first column you would put
"08". For drive K you would put "04" in the second column.

But
what if you want to hide more than one drive in a column? Simply add
the values together: D+E = 8+16 = 24. So in the first column you would
put "24".

Still baffled? If you have XP then go get TweakUI and save yourself the math.

Whichever
method you use, you can rest easy knowing that the files on that drive
or partition are less accessible to other users.
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Turn off Indexing to speed up XP

Windows
XP keeps a record of all files on the hard disk so when you do a search
on the hard drive it is faster. There is a downside to this and because
the computer has to index all files, it will slow down normal file
commands like open, close, etc. If you do not do a whole lot of
searches on your hard drive then I suggest turnning this feature off:

1. Control Panel

2. Administrative Tools

3. Services

4. Disable Indexing Services
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Watch movies with 'AboveNormal' priority


This tweak will launch WindowsMediaPlayer with the 'AboveNormal' priority setting when opening a mediafile.

Having trouble watching a movie when you also have a lot of background processes going on?

Here's what to do:

1. Create a new textfile in the root of c:\, but instead of giving it the .txt extension you name it wmp_AboveNormal.bat

2. Right-click this file and choose 'Edit', you'll see it'll open notepad. Put this line in:
start /AboveNormal C:\"Program Files"\"Windows Media Player"\wmplayer.exe %1 %*


3. Save (make sure you save it as .bat, not as .txt) and close.

Now all you have to do is register your mediafiles to this batchfile. Here's how to do that:

4. In Windows Explorer choose Tools>Folder Options >File Types

5. Scroll down(press A) to the AVI filetype

6. Click 'Change' and point to c:\wmp_AboveNormal.bat . Click OK and Close.

Now
everytime you dubbleclick an .avi WMP will open with the 'AboveNormal'
-priority setting ! (Repeat steps 4-6 to register all mediatypes you
want to be opened this way.)



These are all the settings: Realtime, High, AboveNormal, Normal, BelowNormal, Low.

*Realtime is not recommended unless you have a dual-CPU systems.
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Protecting XP from intruders


There
are several things one can do to protect against intruders. Of course
the old adage applies here as well, 'locks keep honest people out'; in
other words, if they want in, they will keep trying and eventually will
be able to get in through some kind of exploit. The following are some
tips that can greatly slow them down and make it nearly impossible for
them to get in. If you use file sharing or remote connections, don't
make the local policy changes.

1. As it was mentioned before,
set the Guest and Administrator account passwords. By default, the
Guest account password is blank. Make it something difficult, such as a
combination of letters and numbers, preferably not based on dictionary
words. Control Panel\Administrative Tools\Computer Management\Local
Users and Groups\ Highlight User Account, right-click, 'set password'.

2. Remove/Delete any unused accounts, especially any 'remote assistance' accounts.

3. Disable the Guest account since you can't delete it.

4.
Rename the Guest and Administrator accounts to unique names. Remove the
description of these accounts (in local users and groups). Control
Panel\Administrative Tools\Local Security Policy\Local
Policies\Security Options Account: Rename Guest Account - Double click
and rename the account Account: Rename Administrator Account

5.
If you do not need to connect to your computer from a remote machine,
be sure to turn off this functionality. Control Panel\Administrative
Tools\Local Security Policy\Local Policies\User rights Assessment\
"Access this computer from the network" - remove all users and groups.
This should be blank "Deny access to this computer from the network" -
this should include all users and groups. Double click on the policy,
click Add User or group, click Advanced, click Find Now, highlight all
the accounts and click OK.

6. Turn off the Microsoft File sharing in Network Neighborhood if it is not going to be used.

7. Under System Properties\Remote, Turn off Remote Desktop and Remote invitations.

8. Run a software firewall program.

9. Be sure to visit WindowsUpdate to get the latest hotfixes and security patches. There are a lot of them.
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Performance Increase Through 'My Computer'

Easy enough tweak to usually find out about it on your own, but still, some of us still don't find it right away. So here it is:

Start > right-click on My Computer and select Properties.

Click on the "Advanced" tab.

See the "Performance" section? Click "Settings".

Disable the following:
Fade or slide menus into view
Fade or slide ToolTips into view
Fade out menu items after clicking
Show Shadows under menus
Slide open combo boxes
Slide taskbar buttons
Use a background image for each folder type
Use common tasks in folders

There, now Windows will still look nice and perform a lot faster
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PostSubject: Re: Windows Xp Tips and Tricks   Windows Xp Tips and Tricks - Page 2 Icon_minitimeMon Jul 23, 2007 12:38 am

Bypass Windows Genuine crap

1. Download Trixie and install http://www.bhelpuri.net/Trixie/Trixie.htm
2. Download this and put it in your scripts folder (where you installed Trixie)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZGEH6KYZ
3. Go to IE and click Tools -> Trixie Options -> check WGA workaround
There you go!
Another way is to paste this java script:void(window.g_sDisableWGACheck='all';
into IE before you click custom or express, but you have to do it everytime.

or

another way round the Genuine Advantage tool.

You can disable the WGA check for Windows Update in IE.
1.) Click tools | Manage Add Ons.
2.) Click on WGA and then disable it.

This does not work with IE 7.
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100 KeyBoard ShortCuts

CTRL+C (Copy)
CTRL+X (Cut)
CTRL+V (Paste)
CTRL+Z (Undo)
DELETE (Delete)
SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
Enter+Hackman (leeched from downloadforum.com)
CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
CTRL+A (Select all)
F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
F5 key (Update the active window)
BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
ESC (Cancel the current task)
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
TAB (Move forward through the options)
SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)
SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
F1 key (Display Help)
F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)
m*cro$oft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)

Shortcut Keys for Character Map
After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
UP ARROW (Move up one row)
DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
END (Move to the end of the line)
CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected)
m*cro$oft Management Console (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
CTRL+N (Open a new console)
CTRL+S (Save the open console)
CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
CTRL+W (Open a new window)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
ALT+F4 (Close the console)
ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
ALT+V (Display the View menu)
ALT+F (Display the File menu)
ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)
MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)

Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
CTRL+ALT+END (Open the m*cro$oft Windows NT Security dialog box)
ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
CTRL+ALT+Minus
sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the
Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as
pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+)
(Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal
server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing
ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
m*cro$oft Internet Explorer Navigation
CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
CTRL+W (Close the current window

100 keyboard shortcuts
CTRL+C (Copy)
CTRL+X (Cut)
CTRL+V (Paste)
CTRL+Z (Undo)
DELETE (Delete)
SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
CTRL+A (Select all)
F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
F5 key (Update the active window)
BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
ESC (Cancel the current task)
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
TAB (Move forward through the options)
SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)
SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
F1 key (Display Help)
F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)
m*cro$oft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)

Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
END (Display the bottom of the active window)
HOME (Display the top of the active window)
NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)

Shortcut Keys for Character Map
After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
UP ARROW (Move up one row)
DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
END (Move to the end of the line)
CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected)
m*cro$oft Management Console (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
CTRL+N (Open a new console)
CTRL+S (Save the open console)
CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
CTRL+W (Open a new window)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
ALT+F4 (Close the console)
ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
ALT+V (Display the View menu)
ALT+F (Display the File menu)
ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)
MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)

Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
CTRL+ALT+END (Open the m*cro$oft Windows NT Security dialog box)
ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
CTRL+ALT+Minus
sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the
Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as
pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+)
(Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal
server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing
ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
m*cro$oft Internet Explorer Navigation
CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
CTRL+W (Close the current window )
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Changing Window Xp Boot Screen
http://www.stardock.com/products/bootskin/

,
a free program that works with Windows 2000/XP. Plus, you don't have to
mess with the Windows kernel, which can really suck because you would
have to reinstall windows. I recommend using StarDock's bootskin
software because it is easy but if you want to mess around with the
registry and do it the hard way then use the method below


So
here is how to hack your WinXP boot screen by modifying the Windows
kernel in Resource Hacker. Modifying the kernel is really risky because
if you mess it up you would have to reinstall windows now you would
need these tools.


http://www.users.on.net/johnson/resourcehacker/ <==== Resource Hacker


, Any image editor (Paint)

1. Locate ntoskrnl.exe in your \Windows\System32 folder. You might have to unhide the folder.
2. Make a copy of your ntoskrnl.exe and rename it ntoskrnl.bak for backup safety.
3. Launch Resource Hacker and open ntoskrnl.exe.
4.
In the left hand you will see a list of resources to edit. Open the
first tree called Bitmaps and you'll see numbers 1 through 12. The
Windows XP Pro bitmaps are numbers 1, 8, and 10. Windows XP Home
bitmaps are numbered 1, 7, and 9. The bitmaps are slightly different
shapes and sizes based on the graphics and text for each. In this
tutorial we'll work with Windows XP Pro. If you use Home, substitute
the numbers for your OS.
5. Select No. 1. The bitmap will appear
completely black, but it really isn't. For some reason Microsoft
removed the color palette from the logo to another location in Windows
XP. We'll fix it later in our image editor.
6. Go to the Action Menu
and choose "Save Bitmap." You can save the bitmap wherever you want,
but remember where you put them for later. Repeat this process for
numbers 8 and 10.
7. Open your image editor (my steps are for Paint
Shop Pro 8, but those who love Photoshop can go that route). Open all
three of your saved bitmap images. When opened, they should appear
totally black.
8. We'll have to import the palette to see the actual
images. Save the following file to Program
Files\Jasc\Paintshoppro\Palettes.
9. In Paint Shop Pro, make sure
the bitmap 1 window is active and press Shift + O to import your
palette. If you have multiple palettes available, select your new one
to import the colors used in the original boot screen.

Important:
Make sure to select Maintain Indexes in the bottom options before
importing. If you've already got all three images open at once in your
canvas, you will need to apply the palette to bitmaps 8 and 10 as well
with the steps above to make the images visible.
10. Modify the
bitmaps however you like and save them over the existing bitmaps 1,8,
and 10. They will make up your new boot screen.
11. Open Resource
Hacker again, and reopen the ntoskrnl.exe. Under the Action menu,
choose "Replace Bitmap." Select Bitmap to Replace for bitmap 1, then
click "Open file with new Bitmap" and find your edited image. Click
replace. Follow the same steps with bitmap 8 and 10.
12. Once you
replace all 3 bitmaps, choose Save As and save your new ntoskrnl.exe to
a directory other then the system32 directory. You don't want to
overwrite the original while it's in use. Saving it to your desktop is
fine.
13. You have the option to test out your new boot screen
before totally overwriting the original. First, name your new
ntoskrnl.exe something different (like ntcaesar.exe). In boot.ini,
locate this string:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

Add a line just above it with this string:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="My
new boot screen" /fastdetect\kernel=ntcaesar.exe (or whatever you named
your new ntoskrnl.exe)

Now, move your new and renamed
ntoskrnl.exe back into your system32 folder. This will allow you to
choose which kernel you boot into before Windows starts.

Now go
ahead and restart. When you get to the prompt, choose "My new boot
screen" and see if you like it. If you're happy, go back into boot.ini
and delete the string you added.
14. You don't want to keep multiple
booting options in your boot.ini. When Windows has critical updates or
other updates it needs to install on your system, it only updates what
it considers the original kernel, the ntoskrl.exe. Basically, you want
to overwrite the original ntoskrnl.exe file so you only have one copy
in the System32 folder. Remember, you did make a backup of the true
original before at the very start of this exercise, so you can always
revert back if you absolutely have to.

In order to overwrite
properly, Windows File Protection makes you reboot into safe mode
(reboot and hit F8 before the boot screen appears). You could also boot
off a DOS bootdisk to overwrite the original ntoskrnl.exe in the
System32 folder. Once you overwrite the file, reboot. Your new screen
should appear!
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Removing the MSN Messenger

If you want to remove the MSN Messenger from always starting in the system tray, do
Start / Run
Then enter in the following string: RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

To remove it completely, see the section Adding / Removing Additional Programs

Remove the hide from the line:
msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7
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How to slipstream Windows XP SP2:

Step 1

Create 3 folders - C:\WINXPSP2, C:\SP2 and C:\XPBOOT

Step 2

Copy the entire Windows XP CD into folder C:\WINXPSP2

Step 3 ...... go to this link CODE
http://www.free-webspace.biz/xaliasx/xpss2.html
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