Some tips to make your Windows XP faster
A. DISABLE UN-NEEDED SERVICE
Select the extended tab at the bottom. Here you see the services that are running or not if they have been stopped already. So, which ones do we not need to have running all the time if at all. Windows XP tweaks aplenty. To disable unneeded startup services for a safer, faster XP, use the “Services” Admin Tool (Control Panel > Administrative Tools >... [ Continue reading... ]
This tweak reduces the time XP waits before automatically closing any running programs when you give it the command to shutdown.
Go to Start then select Run
Type Regedit and click ok
Navigate to : HKEY_CURRENT_USER | Control Panel | Desktop
Select WaitToKillAppTimeout
Right click and select Modify
Change the value to 1000
Click OK
Now select HungAppTimeout
Right click and select Modify
Change the value to... [ Continue reading... ]
Tips n tricks to Encrypt or Decrypt file or folder in the Windows XP and Windows Vista quickly.
One of excess of NTFS file system compared to FAT file system is the security. NTFS file system give better security level. The security is encrypt the file or folder where the data kept.
To Encrypt the data or folder can do the following steps:
Open Windows Explorer.
Right-click the file or folder that you want to encrypt, and then click... [ Continue reading... ]
Enable Task Manager the Windows XP
If a computer administrator has disabled Task Manager in your user account, you’ll see the message Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator when you try to start Task Manager. If you are an administrator, and the restriction wasn’t intentional, you can reactivate Task Manager through the registry.
Here’s how:
Click the Start button, and choose Run, or press Start+R.
In the left column,... [ Continue reading... ]
Hide desktop Icons in the windows XP screen
Hide desktop Icons in the windows XP screen will make windows desktop looked to be cleanness, Follow the steps to hide all desktop icon :
Run Registry editor Start-Run-type Regedit
Go to HKey_Current_User | Software | Microsoft | Windows | Current Version | Policies | Explorer
Right click in the right pane and add a new DWORD
Name that NoDesktop
Give it a value of 1
Logoff or... [ Continue reading... ]
HERE HOW TO LOCK WINDOWS DESKTOP USE REGISTRY
For public computer, like office computer or home computer for the family. Sure Desktop Setting always change. To lock desktop setting of windows cannot be altered you can use registry, its way :
Lock Setting Active Desktop
Open registry editor by Click Start-run then type regedit
Navogate to registry key :
HKEY_CURRENT_USER | Software | Microsoft | Windows | CurrentVersion |... [ Continue reading... ]
If you a computer administrator or computer technician and you do not want user run a few program in the computer such as game, browser, etc. you can block the application from running using registry. You can block the program just add a few entry to your registry setting. I think this tips is useful trick to System Administrator or the for the people who have a PC which do not want other user (friend or family) running a few program in their... [ Continue reading... ]
