Bringing Up the Shutdown Dialog Box
Added 1/31/03- Create a new txt file somewhere on your system, open it and put in this
one line:
(new ActiveXObject("Shell.Application")).ShutdownWindows(); - Save and Close the file. Change the extension to js and your got it.
- You can make a shortcut to that file to make it easy to shut down your system.
Adding TCP/IP Printers
Added 1/7/02To create a connection to a printer connected to your network:
- Start to add a new printer through the control panel.
- Select Local Printer / Next
- Instead of a LPT port, check Create a new port at the bottom on the window
- Scroll to Standard TCP/IP Port
- Keep going and enter the IP address of the printer.
Increasing the Folder Cache
Added 1/6/02The default setting for WindowsXP is to cache the Explorer settings for 400 folders.
To increase it:
- Start Regedit
- Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam
- Change the vaule of BagMRU to whatever size you want (hex)
1000 - 3e8You can Dowload a reg file that will set it for 5000
2000 - 7d0
3000 - bb8
4000 - fa0
5000 - 1388
Hiding the Last User Logged On
Added 1/4/03If you use the standard NT style of login and want to hide the last user:
- Start the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc)
- Go to Computer Configuration / Windows Settings / Security Settings / Local Policies / Security Options
- Scroll down to Interactive logon: Do not display last user name
- Set it to Enable
Poweroff at Shutdown
1/4/03If your computer does not turn off the power when doing a shutdown,
you may need to edit the registry. I have all the correct BIOS and Power settings and still needed to do this.
- Start Regedit
- Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
- Edit the key PowerOffActive and give it a value of 1
- You can do the same in HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
Remembering Folder Settings
Added 12/21/02If XP does not remember your folder settings, delete or rename the following registry keys
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\BagMRU]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags]
Download reg file
Stop Password Expiration
Updated 12/21/02If you want to do this for all users, enter:
Start / Run / net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited
Added 3/18/02
If you are getting an error message that your password is about to expire:
- Right click on the My Computer icon
- Select Manage
- Go to Local Users and Groups / Users
- Right-click on the user you want to change
- Select Properties
- On the General tab, check Password never expires
- Click OK
Installing Java Virtual Machine
Updated 12/21/02
If you are getting errors when browsing the web to install Java
Virtual Machine,
You can still
download it from Microsoft
(version 3810)
If this link is removed by MS or is too slow you can download it here
If this link is removed by MS or is too slow you can download it here
If you need a previous version, you can
download 3805
It is now included in
Service Pack1
You can also download
Sun's version
Preventing Applications from Stealing the Focus
Added 12/14/02
To prevent applications from stealing the focus from the window
you are working
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Start Regedit
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Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop
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Edit the key ForegroundLockTimeout
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Give it a value of 00030d40
Disable Explorer Thumbnail View
Added 12/4/02
If you want disable the Explorer's ability to show the Thumbnail
View ,
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Start Regedit
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Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Advanced \
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Change ClassicViewState to 1
Adding Environment Variables
Added 12/04/02
Since any version of NT does not use an autoexec.bat file,
to add environment variables to WindowsXP:
to add environment variables to WindowsXP:
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Right click on My Computer
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Select Properties
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Click on the Advanced tab
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Click on the Environment Variables button
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From here you can change it for the system or just the current user.
Disable Passport Pop-Up
Added 11/26/02
Normally, WindowsXP will prompt you 10 times that You Need a
Passport to use WindowsXP Internet communication features...
To disable this
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Start Regedit
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Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ MessengerService
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Edit the binary key PassportBalloon
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Give it a value of 0A (0A 00 00 00)
Show Hidden Devices
Submitted 11/26/02
You can show hidden devices in the Device Manager. One way is by
making a simple registry change. The other is through a batch file.
Registry Change:
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Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ ControlSet001 \ Control \ Session Manager \ Environment
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Create a string DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES
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Give it a value of 1
Download reg file
Batch File
@Echo Off
Prompt $p$g
set DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
start devmgmt.msc
exit
Prompt $p$g
set DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
start devmgmt.msc
exit
Submitted by
Michael Kinsel
Spell Check Not Working With Outlook Express and Office97
Added 11/23/02
This is simply due to a missing or corrupted DLL file
- Go to the i386 directory of your XP source files
- Run Expand csapi3t1.dl_ csapi3t1.dll (Note: If your source files are on a CD, you will need to put a path before the csapi3t1.dll since you can't write to the CD).
- Copy the file to the Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Proof directory
- You can also download the file from my site.
Disable Shared Documents
Added 11/23/02
To disable the Shared Documents folder that shows up on the
network
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Start Regedit
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Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer \
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Create a new DWORD Value
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Give it the name NoSharedDocuments
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Give it a value of 1
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Log off or reboot