*~Q & R~* *QIC* Cannot Restore Backups That You Create in Windows 95/98, or Windows Me with the Windows XP Ntbackup Tool BackUp MyPC is a powerful yet easy to use data protection and disaster recovery solution for a single computer or peer-to-peer network. Conveniently backup important files or your entire computer while you're not even around using our advanced scheduling system. BackUp MyPC backs up to Recordable CD/DVD, Tape, Zip, Jazz, and other removable media drives and employs disc spanning and data compression which typically can double your media capacity for significant savings. *QoS* Windows XP Quality of Service (QoS) Enhancements and Behavior *Quick Launch - Icons (Arrange)* Right click the Quick Launch tool bar and choose Open Folder. Right click in the right pane and choose Arrange Icons by. *Quick Launch - Missing or Doesn't Function Properly* This behavior can occur if the Quick Launch folder has been deleted. To resolve this issue, recreate the Quick Launch folder. Create a folder named Quick Launch at the following location: C:\Documents and Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ *Quick Launch Toolbar Becomes A Floating Palette *By default, the Quick Launch toolbar is right next to the Start button. But if you've added so many shortcuts to this toolbar, you can't see them all, you may wish to make it a floating palette. Then you'll have instant access to these shortcuts without unnecessary scrolling. Click the left edge of the Quick Launch toolbar, drag it out to a blank area on the desktop, and let go. (Note: If your taskbar is locked, the toolbar won't move.) You can resize the resulting palette as you would any window: Hold your mouse pointer over its edge, and when the pointer changes to a double-pointed arrow, click and drag in any direction. To ensure that your palette is never out of sight, right-click its title bar and select Always on Top. *Quicken* Cannot Back Up Quicken Files to CD *Random Words and Characters* In recent weeks, several XP users have posted messages to Internet discussion lists and newsgroups reporting that text is automatically appearing in Internet Explorer's address bar or in Outlook e-mail messages or Word documents as users compose them. According to Microsoft, after installing Microsoft's Speech application programming interface, "random words or characters may be displayed in Office XP documents or in the Internet Explorer Address bar." To resolve the problem, Microsoft said XP users should disable the Dictation and the Voice Command features on the operating system's Language bar. Alternately, users can turn off speech recognition completely from the Regional and Language Options tool on XP's Control Panel. Merely unplugging or turning off the computer's microphone does not correct the random-character problem, according to several user reports. Microsoft's Article about Random Characters in Office XP Microsoft's Article on Configuring Speech Recognition in Windows XP Microsoft's .NET Speech homepage *Read Only* You may be unable to remove the Read-Only attribute from a folder using Windows Explorer. In addition, some programs may display error messages when you try to save files to the folder. This behavior occurs because the folder is customized. You can customize a folder by clicking *Customize this folder *on the *View *menu. Many programs also customize folders (for example, the Fonts folder comes with a customization as part of the standard system configuration). Windows Explorer uses the Read-Only attribute to determine whether or not the folder is customized. To work around this behavior, you can configure Windows Explorer to use the System flag instead of the Read-Only flag. To do this, use the following steps. NOTE : Some programs do not operate correctly with folders that have the System attribute configured. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe). Locate the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer. On the Edit menu, click Add Value and then add the following registry value: Value Name: UseSystemForSystemFolders Data Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 Quit Registry Editor. You can find additional information about folder customization in the Platform Software Development Kit (SDK). Refer to the PathMakeSystemFolder function and the "Customizing Folders with Desktop.ini" shell basics chapter at the following Microsoft Web sites: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/psdk/shellcc/shell/shlwapi/path/pathmakesystemfolder.htm http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/psdk/shellcc/shell/shell_basics/custom.htm Unable to Remove Read-Only Flag from Folder *Reboot - Windows Boots without warning! * By default when WinXP encounters a system failure, it reboots without warning. The setting that controls this can be changed: Control Panel/System/Advanced/Settings (Startup & Recovery)/System Failure/Uncheck-Automatically Restart. To view the event log: Admistrative Tools/Event Viewer or Start/Run/eventvwr. *Recovery Console - To install the Recovery Console as a Start-up Option * 1. With Windows running, insert the Setup CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Click Start and select Run. 3. Type the following where D: is the CD-ROM drive letter: D:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons 4. Follow the instructions on the screen. *Notes:* a. To run the Recovery Console, restart your computer and select the Recovery Console option from the list of available operating systems. b. You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure. c. To see the commands available on the Recovery Console, type help at the at the console prompt. d. If your computer will not start, you can run the Recovery Console from the Setup CD. See Related Topics for information on running the Recovery Console when your computer will not start. Recovery Console in Windows XP *Recent Documents* 1. Open Taskbar and Start menu/Start menu Tab/Customize/Advanced uncheck "List my most recently opened documents". 2. Same place in "Start menu items" check "Favorite menu". Or... HOW TO: Display, Use, and Clear "My Recent Documents" *Recovery Console * You can use Recovery Console to perform many tasks without starting Windows XP, including: starting and stopping services, reading and writing information on a local disk drive, and formatting drives. However, you must install Recovery Console while your computer is still functioning. The Recovery Console feature should be used only by advanced users. Before using Recovery Console, it is recommended that you back up your information on a tape drive, because your local hard disks might be reformatted—thus erased—as part of the recovery. You can also run Recovery Console from the Windows XP CD. *To install Recovery Console as a Startup Option * Log on to Windows XP Professional as an administrator or as a user with administrator rights. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may prevent you from completing this procedure. Contact your network administrator for assistance. Insert the Windows XP Professional CD into your CD ROM drive. If you’re prompted to upgrade to Windows XP, click No. From the command prompt—or from the Run command in the Start menu–type the path to the appropriate Winnt32.exe file (on your Windows XP Professional CD), followed by a space and /cmdcons to reference this switch. For example: e:\1386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons. Follow the instructions that appear. *To run Recovery Console on a computer if Windows XP Professional does not start* Restart your computer, and then choose Windows Recovery Console from the list of operating systems. Follow the instructions that appear. Recovery Console displays a command prompt. Make the required changes to your system. Back up your information regularly—using the Backup utility in Windows XP—to keep your archived data up–to–date. It is also a good idea to backup important data and files before making any system changes, such as adding new hardware, updating drivers or firmware, and editing the registry. For more information about how to back up your data, see Help and Support Center. To see the commands available in Recovery Console, type “help” at the command prompt. To restart your computer, type “exit” to close the Recovery Console command prompt. Description and Uses of Windows XP Recovery Console *Recycle Bin - Deleting Problems * If, while attempting to empty the recycle bin, you receive an odd error, you may have inadvertently opened a file or folder that has a share lock on a file or folder that you are attempting to delete. This usually occurs when attempting to browse your hard drive in Explorer. Close Explorer and then retry emptying the Recycle Bin. HOW TO: Bypass the Recycle Bin When You Delete Files and Folders in Windows XP *Recycle Bin - Rename* Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder Value Name: Attributes Data Type: REG_BINARY (Binary Value) Value Data: (70 01 00 20=enable, 40 01 00 20=default) Set the value of "Attributes" in the appropriate key below to "70 01 00 20", you will then be able to rename and/or delete any special folders by right-clicking them. Customizing Windows XP *Recycle Bin - Repair or Replace* Replace/Repair the Recycle Bin This is a REG file. Save the file to your hard disk and double click it. Answer yes to the import prompt. Right click on the Desktop and select Refresh. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by right clicking the file and selecting Edit. *Recycle Bin - Remove from Desktop* Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{647BD8C2-658B-4ECA-ABC7-FC5C0BF1704D} Right click on the {647BD8C2-658B-4ECA-ABC7-FC5C0BF1704D} sub key and select Export (this way you can restore it if you want to). Next right click on the same key and select Delete. Go back to your desktop, right click and select Refresh. No more Recycle Bin. Or use this registry edit: Hide the Recycle Bin . *Refresh Rate* HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Update Value Name: UpdateMode, Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: default = 1. Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, named "UpdateMode" and set it to equal "0" for faster updates. Restart Windows for the change to take effect. Refresh Rates: The one CRITICAL flaw in Windows XP *Refresh Rates - Games (Refresh Rates: The one Critical flaw in Windows XP) * Microsoft Windows XP offers many great new features and innovations for both consumers and corporate users alike, but if you play computer games, you might want to think twice before purchasing XP to replace your Windows 98/ME operating system. Windows XP suffers from huge limitations in the way it handles monitor refresh rates, and buying XP will increase monitor flicker and could severely hurt your eyes! By default, Windows 98/ME always plays games at the highest refresh rate your monitor and video card can handle, and this offers the least flicker and the least eyestrain possible. However, Windows XP plays games at much lower refresh rates. In every resolution, all DirectX games in Windows XP run at only 75 Hz, and all OpenGL games in Windows XP run at only 60 Hz. That's right, OpenGL based /Quake III Arena/ will run at only 60 Hz in XP! Both of these refresh rate settings will give you much added eyestrain and a nasty headache after playing for a while. This gaming refresh rate issue is such a HUGE and OBVIOUS problem, it makes you wonder how Microsoft can even ship an operating system with such a huge flaw. Games however, are not the only area refresh rates are handled poorly in Windows XP. When setting your 2D desktop refresh rate in "Display Properties," Microsoft got rid of the "Optimal" refresh rate setting in Windows XP. In Windows 98/ME, Windows is automatically set at an "Optimal" refresh rate setting in "Display Properties," and Windows always uses the highest refresh rate possible at EVERY resolution on the 2D desktop. Now, since Windows XP only uses static refresh rate values instead of the "Optimal" setting in "Display Properties," every time you switch resolutions in XP, you have to manually change your refresh rate setting to the highest available to get the best display quality possible on the 2D desktop. With an "Optimal" setting, users don't need to worry about refresh rates at all. Also, no matter what people may tell you, this is *NOT *a driver issue. These refresh rate problems happen with *EVERY *video card on the market, with all available drivers. It happens on NVIDIA, ATI, S3, Matrox, 3dfx, and all other video cards. Even with drivers designed for Windows XP, you will still experience these problems. Furthermore, don't believe the myth that it's bad to run your monitor at high refresh rates, even if your monitor supports them. Running your monitor at high refresh rates, as long as your monitor can support them, will not damage or cause any added stress to your monitor. I have confirmed this with multiple monitor manufactures. While most people can't consciously tell the difference between 85 Hz and higher refresh rates, running at higher refresh rates will still cause less eyestrain after you use your computer for an extended period of time, so it is best to run your monitor at the highest refresh rate possible. Temporary solutions for now: Click here and scroll down. *Registry - Disable Registry Editing Tools * Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System Value Name: DisableRegistryTools Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (0 = allow regedit, 1 = disable regedit) Create a new DWORD value named 'DisableRegistryTools' and set the value to '1' to disable registry editing functions. Restart Windows for the change to take effect. *Registry - Default:* Revert a Single Registry Setting to its Default This is useful, not only for defining settings for all new users on a system, but for obtaining the default for a particular setting that has been changed since the user account was created. * Say, the UserPreferencesMask value, located in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop, has an incorrect setting. * Now, this is a binary value, and therefore its data is not necessarilly easy to interpret. * Instead of guessing at the correct setting, just go to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop, obtain that value's default setting, and update the active value in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop with the new data. *Registry Edits * Registry Edits and Tips for Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_reg_edits.htm http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm *Registry Explained* Windows Registry Tutorial *Registry - Last State* * Tip: *This script stops Regedit from remembering the last key and instead opens regedit at the top "My Computer" folder. Create a shortcut on your desktop to this script and double-click on it to launch Regedit without the last key memory. Download Here . *Tip:* After you start Regedit, press and hold down SHIFT+LEFT ARROW to collapse all the entries back to the My Computer entry. * Tip:* Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Regedit. In the right pane, for the value LastKey. Double-click it and clear the string. Then right-click the Regedit key (in the left hand pane) and select Permissions. Set Permissions to Deny for any/all users/groups. How to Prevent Regedit.exe from Using the Last State * * *Registry - Re-Initialize Your Registry Without Rebooting Windows * Some registry changes require you to restart Windows before they are enabled. This tip lets you re-initialize your registry and refresh your desktop without having to leave Windows. Press [Ctrl+ Alt+Delete] to bring up the Windows task list. Highlight Explorer and click on End Task. If the Shutdown screen is displayed, click Cancel. After a few seconds an error message will popup, click on End Task and the Windows explorer will be reloaded along with any new registry settings. *Registry - Restore* Press F8 at boot up and you will se the option to load last good configuration (this restores the registry). If you have system restore on then you can restore system files just by booting into safe mode, right click My Computer and selecting properties, now select the restore tab. *Registry - Startup a Program Just Once then delete from the Registry * Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runonce. Data Type: REG_SZ. Value: path to the program. *Tip: *Startup Programs Without the Startup Folder - Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Data Type: REG_SZ. Value: path to program. *Registered Owner and Organization* Download the xp_chgownorg.vbs file and save it to your hard drive. Double-click the xp_chgownorg.vbs file and enter the information as you desire. http://dougknox.com/dbknox/xp/scripts/xp_chgownorg.vbs. *Registry - Recovery* How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry *Registry Robot* RegistryRobot provides a safe interface to dozens of registry settings that cannot be changed through built-in Windows utilities. Only tweaks that relate to your operating system or Internet Explorer version are displayed; if it's not relevant, you never see it. The tweaks appear in a tree structure, organized by category, and include descriptive text so you know what the effect of each one will be. And if you don't like the result of a tweak, you can easily undo it. For more information and download click here . *Regsvr32 *(Special thanks to David Candy) You can use the Regsvr32 tool (Regsvr32.exe) to register and unregister object linking and embedding (OLE) controls such as dynamic-link library (DLL) or ActiveX Controls (OCX) files that are self-registerable. This may be necessary to troubleshoot some issues with Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, or other programs. Go to: Start/Run regsvr32 Shdocvw.dll (restores registry settings for html and http) regsvr32 Shell32.dll regsvr32 Oleaut32.dll regsvr32 Actxprxy.dll regsvr32 Mshtml.dll regsvr32 Urlmon.dll regsvr32 msi.dll regsvr32 Shdocvw.dll regsvr32 Shell32.dll regsvr32 Oleaut32.dll regsvr32 Actxprxy.dll regsvr32 Mshtml.dll regsvr32 Urlmon.dll regsvr32 /i shell32 (restores registry settings for drives, folders, and some others) regsrv32 sendmail Regsvr32 This command-line tool registers .dll files as command components in the registry. For more information about changes to the functionality of MS-DOS commands, new command-line tools, command shell functionality, configuring the command prompt, and automating commmand-line tasks, see Command-line reference . *RegSvr32 - Graphical Interface * This program allows to register/unregister DLLs using RegSvr32 tool which is included with Windows. This program is very easy even for beginners. Additionally, it shows a way to find windows\system directory location properly. A handy utility that will help you avoid the inconvenience of running regsvr32 from the start menu all the time. CodeRegshell.zip *Reinstall * Windows XP Pro Windows XP Parallel Install Windows XP Pro Upgrade Install Windows XP Pro Repair OEM PC's RECOVERY/RESTORES/REINSTALLS/INSTALLS (Compaq, Dell, HP) *Remote Access to the Registry* How to Manage Remote Access to the Registry *Remote Assistance* Troubleshooting Remote Assistance in Windows XP Troubleshooting the Remote Assistance Connection Process Troubleshooting How to Enable Remote Assistance in Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_resources.htm Remote Assistance Issues http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_remote_desktop.htm *Remote Desktop* Get started using your computer remotely with Remote Desktop Remote Desktop: Get Started Using Your Computer Remotely Enable your computer as the host for remote access Remote Desktop: Enable Your Computer as the Host Install client software for remote access Remote Desktop: Install the Client Software Start a Remote Desktop session Remote Desktop: Start a Session Troubleshooting Remove Desktop Issues Remote Desktop Web Connection "Show Shadows Under Menus" Does Not Work in Remote Desktop Sessions HOW TO: Make a Local Printer Available During a Connection to a Remote Desktop in Windows XP Professional Desktop/Remote Assistance/Remote Networking *Remote Installation* How the Remote Installation Boot Disk Works *Remove Properties* Remove Properties from My Computer. This restriction remove the properties option from My Computer and hides the "System Properties" screen. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\Explorer Value Name: NoPropertiesMyComputer Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (0 = Properties, 1 = No Properties) *Remove Program From the Start Menu - Exclude a Program from the Start Menu * You can remove a program shortcut from the left side of the new Start menu (where XP shows you a number of most frequently used programs) by right clicking the shortcut and choosing Remove from This List, but you will notice that after some time (if you continue to use the program), it will reappear. There is a way to ban programs from this part of the Start menu permanently: Start the Registry Editor Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer\FileAssociation\ Right-click the String Value AddRemoveApps, and select Modify. Add the name of the programs executable at the end of the Value data, make sure that the name is preceded by a semicolon (;). When ready, press OK and close the registry editor Log off, or restart Windows for the changes to take effect. *Rename Desktop (System) Icons* Rename Your Desktop (System) Icons *Repair and Re-Activation* Running Repair on Windows XP Requires User to Re-Activate XP *Repair The Windows XP Installation* Configure your computer to start from the CD-ROM drive. For more information about how to do this, please refer to your computer's documentation or contact your computer manufacturer. Insert your Windows XP compact disc (CD) into your CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, and then restart your computer. (You can also boot with a Windows 98/Me Startup disk with CD support and run WINNT.EXE in the I386 folder on the CD) When the "Press any key to boot from CD" message is displayed on your screen, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD. When you see the following message displayed on the Welcome to Setup screen, press ENTER: To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER. At this point an option to press R to enter the Recovery Console is displayed. Do not select this option. On the Windows XP Licensing Agreement screen, press F8 to agree to the license agreement. Make sure that your current installation of Windows XP (in your case, the one you wish to repair) is selected in the box, and then press the R key to repair Windows XP. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete Setup. *Report Errors to Microsoft Automatically* Start/Run/gpedit.msc/Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/Error Reporting. Right click Report Errors/Properties. Check off Enable and then check off, Do not display links to any MS provided more information web sites. Apply, ok. *Tip: *To Disable* - *Right Click the My Computer Icon/Properties/Advanced/Error Reporting/Disable *Tip:* To bypass the BSOD altogether and enable the instant "Auto Reboot" feature: Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl. Right click on "AutoReboot", modify and change the value to 1. Exit, reboot. To disable set the value back to 0. *Resolution* PowerStrip 1st QuickRes 1.6b Lock Refresh Rates under Windows XP Display Resolution and Color Depth Settings Apply to All Users *Restart - Multi-Boot Tool* Restart is a system utility for advanced users with more than one operating system installed on their machine. The program installs an icon in the notification area, and with a single click the computer will shutdown and restart with the selected operating system. The program also includes a command to shutdown the computer, and advanced settings for uncommon configurations. Screen shot and download . *Restore - Backups from Win 95, Win98 or Win Me* Cannot Restore Backups That You Create in Win 95, Win 98, or Win Me with the Windows XP Ntbackup Tool *Restore - Startup Programs *Restore Startup Programs in Windows XP A Description of the "Restore Startup Programs" Option That Is Used When You Upgrade to Windows XP *Restrictions* This restriction will not allow programs with the specified executable filename to run. Start/Run/GPEDIT.MSC to set up user restrictions. These things can only be changed from Admin accounts and apply to all user profiles. GPEDIT.MSC is not available in the Home Edition of Windows XP. *Restrict Users from Running Specific Applications * Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.Value Name: DisallowRun [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion \Policies\Explorer] Create a new DWORD value and name it "DisallowRun" set the value to "1" to enable application restrictions or "0" to allow all applications to run. Then create a new sub-key called [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun] and define the applications the are to be restricted. Creating a new string value for each application, named as consecutive numbers, and setting the value to the filename to be restriced (e.g. "regedit.exe"). Restart Windows for the changes to take effect. *Restrict Applications Users Can Run * This restriction will only allow applications with the specified executable names to run. Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer. Value Name: RestrictRun Open your registry and find the key [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion \Policies\Explorer] Create a new DWORD value and name it "RestrictRun" set the value to "1" to enable application restrictions or "0" to allow all applications to run. Then create a new sub-key called [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion \Policies\Explorer\RestrictRun] and define the applications that are allowed. Creating a new string value for each application, named as consecutive numbers, and setting the value to the filename to be allowed (e.g. "regedit.exe"). Restart Windows for the changes to take effect. *Note:* If you are the person who applies Group Policy, do not apply this policy to yourself. If applied too broadly, this policy can prevent administrators from running Group Policy or the registry editors. As a result, once applied, you cannot change this policy except by reinstalling Windows. *Resource Settings* Unable to Change Resource Settings in Windows XP Device Manager *Right Click Context Menus - Deleting entries* Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\OpenWithList HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers You can also go to a specific File extension (example: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt\ShellNew) and right click on the ShellNew key and select Delete, if the item shows up in the New context menu. Expand the above branch and look through the sub-keys. Locate the one that corresponds to the entry you wish to remove and right click that sub-key and select Edit. You may wish to right click the desired sub-key and select Export. This will create a REG file that you can double click to re-import the information, if you find out you deleted the wrong one, or want it back. *Right Click - Submenus * The new OpenExpert is the answer to this problem! Instead of messing around with a fixed association of a file type with only one application, it adds an "Open with" item to the context menu of the chosen file type with all the applications you decide. *Roaming Profiles - Disable* Start/Run/gpedit.msc Local Computer Policy/Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/User Profiles/Only Allow Local User Profiles. Local Computer Policy/Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/User Profiles Or... Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\LocalMachine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'DeleteRoamingCache' and edit the value according to the settings above. Value Name: DeleteRoamingCache Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled) If you enable both the "Prevent Roaming Profile changes from propagating to the server" setting and the "Only allow local user profiles" setting, roaming profiles are disabled. *Delete Cached Copies of Roaming Profiles * If this setting is enabled, when users with roaming profiles log off, the system will delete the cached copy of their roaming profile. This will help to save disk space where that are lots of roaming users. Start/Run/Regedit - You may need to create the key if it does not already exist. Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'DeleteRoamingCache' and edit the value according to the settings below. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon Value Name: DeleteRoamingCache Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled) Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect. *Roxio* *• * Easy CD Creator 3.x and Windows XP FAQ *• * Easy CD Creator 4.x and Windows XP FAQ *• * Easy CD Creator 5.0x Basic and Windows XP FAQ *• * Easy CD Creator 5.0x Platinum and Windows XP FAQ Roxio Products and Windows XP *Rtfhtml.dll* OL2000: Errors in the Module Rtfhtml.dll *Run As* HOW TO: Enable and Use the "Run As" Command When Running Program *Run Command - Clear History* Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU. Delete the value corresponding to the command you want to remove, or remove all the entries to clear the list completely. *Run Command - Creating 'App Paths' in Windows XP* To create an application path, so you can run an application in Windows XP from the Run dialog box you need to: 1. Run regedit and go to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths 2. Create a new key with the what ever you want to use as your run command: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\nameofprogram.exe 3. In the key folder that you created, create a new string, call it 'Path' and modify the value to point the specific folder of your executable your running: C:\ProgramFiles\nameofprogram. 4. Use the default string and modify it's value to point to the executable you want to run. *Run Command Missing* Right click the Start button and select Properties, then Customize. Scroll down and put the check mark in the Show Run entry. If you're using the new Start panel, its on the Advanced tab. Or check your settings here: Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Value Name: NoRun Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled) *Note:* It seems that under "XP Theme", not more than eleven (11) items can be displayed together at the right-hand column (with blue background), which at times, disables/removes the Run Command even with it being checked. *Run Command - Restore* When you click Start, Run and enter a path and folder name (example: C:\Windows), you may receive and error message. The Registry branch for HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder is damaged or corrupted. Fix: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/folder_reg.zip To use: Download the ZIP file and open it. Extract the REG file and double click it. Answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by right clicking them and selecting Edit. *Run Commands - XP Pro* * Tip: *Start/Run/hh ntcmds.chm Command-line reference A-Z New Command Line Tools *Rundll32.exe - Unable To Locate Component * "Application Has Failed to Start Because Framedyn.dll Was Not Found" Error Message When You Open the System Properties Dialog Box *Run Keys* A Definition of the Run Keys in the Windows XP Registry *Run History* Use the DelExplorerMRU.inf to remove the Most Recently Used file list, such as: Paint, Wordpad, Internet Explorer URL's, Search keywords etc. DelSearchMRU [Mike Burgess MVP] http://mywebpages.comcast.net/winhelp2002/download.htm http://mywebpages.comcast.net/winhelp2002/DelExplorerMRU.inf Clear Run History: Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU You can remove your history from here: Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs *RunOnce and Run Registry Keys *Run and RunOnce registry keys cause programs to run each time that a user logs on. The data value for a key is a command line. Register programs to run by adding entries of the form description-string=commandline. You can write multiple entries under a key. If more than one program is registered under any particular key, the order in which those programs run is indeterminate. Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows .NET Server registry includes the following four keys: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce* *By default, the value of a RunOnce key is deleted before the command line is run. You can prefix a RunOnce value name with an exclamation point (!) to defer deletion of the value until after the command runs. Without the exclamation point prefix, if the RunOnce operation fails the associated program will not be asked to run the next time you start the computer. By default, these keys are ignored when the computer is started in Safe Mode. Starting with Windows NT 4.0 SP3, the value name of RunOnce keys can be prefixed with an asterisk (*) to force the program to run even in Safe mode. A program run from any of these keys should not write to the key during its execution because this will interfere with the execution of other programs registered under the key. * *Applications should use the RunOnce or RunOnceServices keys only for transient conditions, such as to complete application setup. An application must not continually recreate entries under RunOnce or RunOnceServices because this will interfere with Windows Setup. Run and RunOnce keys are run each time a new user logs in. RunServices and RunServicesOnce are run in the background when the logon dialog box first appears or at this stage of the boot process if there is no logon. * *These keys are for background services such as remote registry service and are run only once per boot. The Setup key is run only by Setup's first-boot activities, or after you use the Add/Remove Programs Wizard. This key displays the progress dialog box as the keys are run one at a time. For the Setup key, the name of the value is the name that is displayed in the dialog box. *Running Services - Changing Priority* In the Task Manager,/ /right-click on a process and change the priority. Often, you can increase or decrease a process' priority using Task Manager. This can be used to shorten the amount of time that it takes for an application to complete a task. It can also be used to slow down a process, to keep it from maxing out your system's CPU. In Task Manager, click the Process tab to bring it to the forefront. Then right click the process whose priority you would like to change, hold the mouse cursor over "Set Priority" to bring up the submenu of Realtime, High, Normal or Low. Some processes cannot have their priorities changed from the Task Manager, in which case you will be informed that "Access is denied." In order to figure out which process represents a running application, right-click that application on the Applications tab in Task Manager, and choose "Go to Process." *WinTask* Using WinTasks 4 Standard you can easily modify the priority of any process, including hidden background processes not readily accessible. WinTasks also lets you save the priority settings to a preset, so that you can easily restore the optimal settings for a specific task by a single click. WinTasks™ 4 Standard helps home users get the most out of their computers. By terminating unnecessary programs and freeing up resources WinTasks helps you to optimize your system for a specific task. With built-in process descriptions, user friendly process names and an intuitive user interface, WinTasks Standard is an essential addition to any Windows user's toolbox. More information here . WMSoftware Process Idle Tasks Windows XP includes some self-tuning features, the most important of which is its ability to optimize the layout of files on the system's disk using your own disk usage patterns as a guide. Windows XP tracks your usage patterns as you work, and then it schedules the optimization as a low-priority task. Windows XP queues this low-priority task (and others) and waits to execute them until the system isn't otherwise busy. Scripting for MCSEs Service Configuration Strange Services Running Optimize Windows XP *Running Tasks and Services* Start/Run/CMD then type in: tasklist -svc Powered by FreeFind /Note: This compilation of information are from various sources. All credit due to its authors. 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