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Table of Contents

User Accounts

Administrative Tools

Startup and Recovery

Remote Desktop

Scheduled Tasks

Configuring Files and Folder Settings

Configuring Taskbar and Start Menu

Networking

Disk and Maintenance Tools

Disaster Recovery Tools

System Performance

Security

Configuring Display Settings

Configuring Folder Options

Configuring My Documents Folder

Configuring Screensavers

Configuring Search Options

Internet Explorer

Power Options

Recovery Console

Registry

Registry Tweaks

 

 

 

User Accounts                      

How to Assign a Logon Script to a Profile for a Local User

How to Enable a Warning Message During Windows Logon Welcome

How to Enable Automatic Logon in Windows

How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password

How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your Password Expires

How to Add or Change a User's Picture in Windows XP

How to Automatically Log On a User Account in Windows XP

How to Copy User Data to a new User Profile

How to Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP

How to Create and Use a Password Reset Disk for a Computer in a Domain in Windows XP

How to Create and Use a Password Reset Disk for a PC That Is Not a Domain Member in WinXP

How to Disable the Local Administrator Account in Windows

How to Enable or Disable the CTRL+ALT+DELETE Sequence for Logging On in Windows XP

How to Set Up a .NET Passport Account in Windows XP

How to Use the Fast User Switching Feature in Windows XP

 

Administrative Tools

How to Add Custom Registry Settings to Security Configuration Editor

How to Enable Heap Counters for Sysmon

How to Modify the List of Programs that Run When You Start Windows XP

How to Prevent the Creation of Administrative Shares on Windows NT Server 4.0

How to Audit User Access of Files, Folders, and Printers in Windows XP

How to Create a System Data Source Name in Windows XP

How to Create and Configure a Catalog for Indexing

How to Create and Save a Custom Console by Using Microsoft Management Console in Windows XP

How to Create Custom Events

How to Create Domain Organizational Units in Windows

How to Display Comma Separators in System Monitor in Windows XP

How to Install the Active Directory Administrative Tools to WinXP Pro in the Win .NET Server Family

How to Log System Monitor Data to SQL Server in Windows XP

How to Manage System Monitor Counters in Windows XP

How to Prevent a User From Running or Stopping a Scheduled Process in Windows XP

How to Set Up Administrative Alerts in Windows XP

How to Set WMI Namespace Security in Windows XP

How to Use Computer Management in Windows XP

How to Use Group Policy to Deploy Windows XP in a Windows 2000-Based Network

How to Use IntelliMirror in Win2000 to Deploy OfficeXP Programs by Using a Group Policy

How to Use the Group Policy Editor to Manage Local Computer Policy in Windows XP

How to View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP

 

Startup and Recovery

How to Automate Advanced Restart Options for Dual-Boot Configurations

How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP

How to Use System Files to Create a Boot Disk to Guard Against Being Unable to Start WinXP

How to Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP

How to Edit the Boot.ini File in Windows XP

How to Start Your Computer by Using the Last Known Good Configuration

 

Remote Desktop

How to Change the Listening Port for Remote Desktop

How to Disable Remote Desktop by Using Group Policy

How to Remove Entries from the Remote Desktop Connection Computer Box

How to Use the Remote Desktop Feature of Windows XP Professional

How to Gain Access to Local Files by Using a Remote Desktop Connection in Windows XP

How to Make a Local Printer Available During a Connection to a Remote Desktop

How to Shadow a Remote Desktop Session in Windows XP Professional

How to Turn On Remote Desktop Automatic Logon in Windows XP

How to Use the Autologon Feature in the Remote Desktop Connection in Windows XP

 

Scheduled Tasks

How to Modify Scheduled Tasks in Windows XP

How to Schedule a Server Process in Windows XP Professional

How to Schedule Tasks in Windows XP

How to Work with Scheduled Tasks on Remote Computers in Windows XP

 

Configuring Files and Folder Settings

How to Add Items to the "Send To" Menu in Windows XP

How to Change Column Settings in Windows Explorer

How to Change the Default Icons for Folders in Windows XP

How to Remove Files with Reserved Names in Windows XP

How to Add a "Print Directory" Feature for Folders in Windows XP

How to Arrange Files Using Folder Views in Windows XP

How to Bypass the Recycle Bin When You Delete Files and Folders in Windows XP

How to Change the Default Action for a File Type in Windows XP

How to Customize the Windows Explorer Views in Windows XP

How to Rename Multiple Files in Windows XP with Windows Explorer

How to Search For Hidden Or System Files In Windows XP

How to Specify the Program Used to Open Certain Types of Files in Windows XP

How to Use ClearType to Enhance Screen Fonts in Windows XP

How to Use Compressed (Zipped) Folders in Windows XP

How to Use File Compression in Windows XP

How to View Previously-Opened Folders When You Log On to Windows XP

 

Configuring Taskbar and Start Menu

How to Change the Behavior of Taskbar Grouping

How to Clear Past Items from the Notification Area

How to Disable or Enable the 'Highlighted Newly Installed Programs' Feature

How to Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips in Windows XP

How to Display the Volume Icon in the Notification Area in Windows

How to Display, Use, and Clear "My Recent Documents" on the Start Menu in Windows XP

How to Prevent a Program from Being Displayed in the Most Frequently Used Programs List

How to Quickly Lock Your Desktop by Clicking a Shortcut on the Taskbar

 

Network

How to Add a Third-Party OEM Network Adapter to an RIS Installation

How to Change a Computer Name or Join a Domain in Windows XP

How to Configure a Static Client for Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing

How to Configure Windows XP ICS for an Internal PPTP Server

How to Connect to Network Resources in Windows XP Without Mapping a Drive or Port

How to Enable Internet Connection Sharing on a Small Office Network Connection in WinXP

How to Enable TCP/IP Forwarding in Windows XP

How to Make Your 802.11b Wireless Home Network More Secure

How to Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP

How to Share a PPPoE Internet Connection with Windows XP

How to Update the Connection Manager Phone Book Over a LAN

How to Use Earlier Ver of Terminal Services Client in WinXP and the Windows .NET Server Family

How to Use the NET VIEW Command in Windows XP

How to Configure a Connection to a Virtual Private Network in Windows XP

How to Configure a Preshared Key for Use with Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Connections

How to Configure a VPN Connection to Your Corporate Network in Windows XP Professional

How to Configure a Wireless Link That Uses Infrared in Windows XP

How to Configure Internet Connection Sharing in Windows XP

How to Configure Offline Files to Synchronize When a Particular Network Connection Becomes Active

How to Configure TCP/IP to Use DNS in Windows XP

How to Configure Your Computer for Infrared Communication in Windows XP

How to Connect and Disconnect a Network Drive in Windows XP

How to Create a Shortcut to a Network Location in Windows XP

How to Enable Windows XP Automatic Wireless Network Configuration

How to Install NetBEUI on Windows XP

How to Prevent the Network Setup Wizard From Creating a Bridge in Windows XP

How to Set Up a Direct Cable Connection Between Two Computers in Windows XP

How to Synchronize Information on Multiple Mobile Devices

How to Use a Handheld PC or a Pocket PC as a Mobile Terminal

How to Use the Alternate Configuration Feature for Multiple Network Connectivity in Windows XP

 

Disk and Maintenance Tools

How to Automate the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP

How to Defragment Your Disk Drive Volumes in Windows XP

How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP

How to Provide Event Logging for the Disk Defragmenter Utility with Windows Script Host

How to Analyze and Defragment a Disk in Windows XP

How to Use the Disk Mgmt Snap-in to Manage Basic and Dynamic Disks in Win .NET Server OS
 
Disaster Recovery Tools

How to Install Additional Files During Automated System Recovery

How to Schedule Unattended Backups by Using a Stand-Alone Tape Library

How to Turn On and Turn Off System Restore in Windows XP

How to Use the Backup Utility to Back Up Files and Folders in Windows XP Home Edition

How to Configure Recovery Techniques in Windows XP

How to Install Backup from the CD-ROM in Windows XP Home Edition

How to Re-Create a Missing Automated System Recovery Floppy Disk in Windows XP

How to Restore the Operating System to a Previous State in Windows XP

How to Start the System Restore Tool from a Command Prompt in Windows XP

How to Use Backup to Back Up Files and Folders on Your Computer in Windows XP

How to Use Backup to Restore Files and Folders on Your Computer in Windows XP

How to Use the Driver Roll Back Feature to Restore a Previous Ver of a Device Driver in WinXP

How to Use the Roll Back Driver Feature in Windows XP

How to Use the System Restore Utility with Windows Management Instrumentation in Windows XP

 

System Performance

How to Clear the Windows Paging File at Shutdown

How to Configure Paging Files for Optimization and Recovery in Windows XP

How to Disable the Prefetcher Component in Windows XP

How to Move the Windows Default Paging File and Print Spooler to a Different Hard Disk

How to Increase Shutdown Time So That Processes Can Quit Properly in Windows XP

How to Move the Paging File in Windows XP

How to Move the Spool Folder in Windows XP

How to Set Performance Options in Windows XP

 

Security

How to Set Security in Windows XP Professional That Is Installed in a Workgroup

How to Change the Logon Window and the Shutdown Preferences in Windows XP

How to Create and Disable Administrative Shares on Windows XP

How to Disable Simplified Sharing and Password-Protect a Shared Folder in Windows XP

How to Encrypt a File in Windows XP

How to Encrypt a Folder in Windows XP

How to Encrypt Offline Files to Secure Data in Windows XP

How to Force Users to Quit Programs and Log Off After a Period of Inactivity in Windows XP

How to Identify Encrypted Files in Windows XP

How to Manage Stored User Names and Passwords on a Computer in a Domain in Windows XP

How to Manage Stored User Names and Passwords on a PC That Is Not in a Domain in WinXP

How to Remove File Encryption in Windows XP

How to Reset Security Settings Back to the Defaults

How to Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows XP

How to Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions for Files and Folders in Windows XP

How to Share Access to an Encrypted File in Windows XP

How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP

 

Configuring Display Settings

How to Change the Screen Refresh Rate of Your Monitor in Windows XP

How to Configure and Use Multiple Monitors in Windows XP

How to Connect to Terminal Services with Color Resolution That Is Greater Than 256 in Windows XP

 

Configuring Folder Options

How to Change File Associations in Windows XP

How to Disable Automatic Search for Network Printers and Folders in Windows XP

How to Use Offline Files in Windows XP

 

Configuring "My Documents" Folder

How to Change the Default Location of the My Documents Folder

How to Set the My Documents Folder as "Private" in Windows XP

 

Configuring Screensavers

How to Change the Windows Logon Screen Saver in Windows XP

 

Configuring Search Options

How to Configure the Search Companion in Windows XP

How to Save a Search Query in Windows XP

How to Search for a Computer on the Network in Windows XP

How to Search for Files and Folders in Windows XP

How to Search for People and Groups on the Internet in Windows XP

How to Turn Off, Display, and Select an Animated Character in Search Companion in Windows XP

 

Internet Explorer

How to Change the Internet Search Behavior of Your Browser in Windows XP

How to Configure Internet Explorer to Have More Than Two Download Sessions

How to Disable Access to the "Per Site Privacy Actions" Dialog Box

How to Disable Internet Explorer Automatic Proxy Caching

How to Disable or Redirect Internet Explorer Error Reporting

How to Enable the My Computer Security Zone in Internet Options

How to Enter FTP Site Password in Internet Explorer

How to Install and Use FTP Folders

How to Install the Microsoft Virtual Machine Silently Without Restarting Your Computer

How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows XP

How to Restore the Background Bitmap on the Internet Explorer Toolbars

How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 6

How to Use Security Zones in Internet Explorer

How to Use the Image Toolbar and Automatic Image Resizing Feature in Internet Explorer 6

How to Add Internet Explorer 6 Information to the Browscap.ini File

How to Set Java Security in Internet Explorer

How to Use the IE 6 Content Advisor to Control Access to Web Sites in Internet Explorer

 

Power Options

How to Enable the Wake from Standby Option for a USB Mouse

How to Use Powercfg.exe in Windows .NET Server

 

Recovery Console

How to Create a Template to Run the Recovery Console by Using a Remote Installation Service Server

How to Disable a Service or Device that Prevents Windows from Starting

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry that Prevents Windows XP from Starting

How to Add More Power to Recovery Console By Using Group Policy in Windows XP

How to Enable Administrator to Log On Automatically in Recovery Console

How to Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP

 

Registry

How to Manage Remote Access to the Registry

How to View the System Registry By Using 64-Bit Versions of Windows

How to Back Up, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Windows XP

How to Distribute Registry Changes to Computers in Windows XP

 

Registry Tweaks

How to Add a Control Panel Tool to a Category

How to Enable 48-bit Logical Block Addressing Support for ATAPI Disk Drives in Windows XP

How to Register an Internet Browser or E-mail Client With the Windows XP Start Menu

How to Suppress the Windows Tour Prompt in Windows XP

How to Transfer Terminal Services CAL from One Client Computer to Another

How to Disable the NTFS File System Tracking of Broken Shortcut Links

How to Use Automatic Completion with a Command Prompt in Windows XP

 

 

 

 

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