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Internet Explorer Shortcuts
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Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
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Add a shortcut to XP Style Start Menu
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This is how to add a shortcut to the XP Start Menu in addition to the default "Internet Explorer" and "Outlook Express" (when XP Start Menu is in XP Style, not classic).
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Add Seperators to Pinned Start Menu Items
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In XP, I like to disable including recent items on my start menu, and instead pinning all my most-used programs. But I have alot, and it can get confusing rather quickly, but I found a way to include seperators to organize my data on the start menu.
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Adjust various visual effects
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Windows makes it possible for you to tweak your visual experience by turning on and off various visual effects.
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Associate an icon with a drive
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Associate an icon with a drive
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Auto Hide/Show System Tray Contents
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Have you ever wanted to just get rid of a system tray item, but not wanting to completely get rid of it?
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Bypass the Recycle Bin when deleting files
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Bypass the Recycle Bin when deleting files
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Cache Folder Thumbnails
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To make folders with thumbnail images start up faster
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Change Browser Toolbar Background
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This tweak customizes the appearance of the Internet Explorer Toolbar
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Change Internet Explorer Logo
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This Tweak Changes the Small logo at the top right corner of your browser.
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Change Orginal Desktop Wallpaper
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This is more of a fun tweak than it is useful.
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Change Resolution to anything you want
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I found out how to change your video resolution to anything you want using regedit. I reccomend you back up your registry before tweaking it.
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Change Search and Run icons in Start Menu
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It was impossible to get an Icon Package / Theme that would change ALL the icons in the Start Manu. The Typical Problem would arise with the Search and Run icons
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Change shortcuts in Places Bar
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Here's how to change the 5 shortcuts you see on the left when you do a "Save As..."
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Change the Logon Background Color
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Change the Logon Background Color
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Change the start button name
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Change the start button name
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Change web browser icon in the Start menu
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To change the web browser icon in the Windows XP Start menu
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Change Windows XP Logon Screensaver
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Change the Logon Screen Saver
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Change XP Boot Screen
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If you would like to change your boot up screen follow the directions below.
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Change your Welcome (login) Screen
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This tweak will only work if you have the "Use welcome screen" option activated in Control Panel>Users Accounts>Logon and Logoff Options.
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Changing the column sizes in detailed mode
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If you use the detailed view in Windows Explorer, or use programs like WinRAR or Winzip or even Excel, you can easily make the column size fit the values of the text details below that column.
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Changing the listening Port on Remote Desktop
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You can use the Remote Desktop feature in Windows XP Professional to connect to your computer from another, remote computer.
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Check IP at command prompt
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Did you know you can view it even faster (without opening all the way to cmd or command.com?
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Classic Start Menu Style
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This tweak (group policy setting) forces the display of the Windows 2000 style Start menu and the display of the standard desktop icons.
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Classic Win2000 Search in XP
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Classic Win2000 Search in XP
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Clear Hide/Show Active Icon List
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Want to clear programs that have been uninstalled from the Customize Notifications window?
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Clear Unwanted Entries from Add/Remove Programs
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Clear Unwanted Entries from Add/Remove Programs
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Clear Unwanted Entries from the Start Menus Run Command
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Clear Unwanted Entries from the Start Menus Run Command
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Command Prompt Quick edit mode
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Setting this option allows a user to copy and paste text in the command prompt using mouse actions instead of an edit menu.
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Copy to... and Move to... Context Options
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To add Copy to... and Move to... context menu options (similar to Win95 Powertoys send to folder option) create the following registry keys
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Creating a Keyboard Shortcut
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Creating a Keyboard Shortcut
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Creating App Paths in Windows XP
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To create an app path, so you can run an application in Windows Xp from the Run dialog box
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Customize Desktop Icons
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IE, My Computer, My Documents, My Network Places
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Delete My eBooks and other special folders in My Doucments
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Delete My eBooks and other special folders in My Doucments
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Delete Unwanted Screen Savers
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If anyone else was wondering how to get rid of the annoying Screen Savers that Microsoft feels you have to have with XP they made it a little more difficult than normal.
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Delete/Repair the Windows Media Player Library
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If you have moved your music around on your hard drives, Windows Media Player continues to add new entries into it's library instead of modifying the existing ones
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Desktop icons text background transparent
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Desktop icons text background transparent
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Desktop Manager for power users
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Desktop Manager allows you to switch between multiple desktops creating more elbow room for those who like to stay organized while pushing the max thread limit
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Display message on startup
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If you would like to display a legal message or any other message in a pop-up window when windows starts
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Display the Windows version on your desktop
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It is possible to display the version of Windows in the lower right corner of your desktop. This requires a modification in the Windows Registry.
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Choose what windows icons you want to display on the desktop
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Below is a easy way to choose what windows icons you want to display on the desktop
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Disable tick sound
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The annoying "tick" sound
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Easiest way to add a link to the start menu
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Easiest way to add a link to the start menu
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Rename the Recycle Bin
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If you would like to be able to rename the Recycle Bin to something else (Trash, Waste, Shredder, etc) then this tweak will make it easy to do so.
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Easily Replace uxtheme.dll
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The easiest way to replace uxtheme.dll, or any other dll, is to delete the backups of the dll(s) you wish to replace in the dllcache folder (in the system32 folder).
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Easy sendto menu
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Easy Way To Start Windows Explorer In The C Drive
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Easy Way To Start Windows Explorer In The C Drive
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Enable Cleartype on Welcome Login Screen
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Microsoft clear type technology greatly increases clarity of text on laptop LCD screens.
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Faster Application Access
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Have you ever wanted to have your program shortcuts withing a clicks reach without crowding the desktop? And do you have to many apps to pin them all to the start menu?
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Fix Folder View Memory Loss
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By default, Windows XP will remember the view settings for the 400 most recently used folders. After that, XP will begin overwriting the data of the oldest folder, and its view setting will be lost.
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Folder Menu on Taskbar
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Normally, folders like My documents or some others have to be accessed from the start menu or desktop, and they open a window.
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Get rid of the confirmation to delete files
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Don't you hate when you delete a file it asks if you're sure...It's annoying!
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Get rid of the Go button on the Address bar
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When you add the address bar to the taskbar, or even the one in Internet Explorer, you can turn off the "Address" button by right clicking on the bar and deselecting "Show Title".
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Get rid of welcome screen
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Get XP Pro file Security with XP Home
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Contrary to the popular opinion that "Advanced" file security is only available with WinXP Pro, it is also available with WinXP Home edition as well.
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Getting a theme without using the theme service
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I've found a way to get a theme out of XP-Windows Server 2003 without using the theme service.
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Unwanted items in open with...
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When rightclicking any file you´re likely to see an option called "open with", which lists any available program on you computer to open the file with.
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Old style Task Switcher
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Don't know if anyone else hates it, but the new task switcher is WAY too damn slow for me.
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Grouping Tasks
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Hide icons on desktop
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If you are like me and you like your desktop perfectly clean to see your background, then here is a good tweak.
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Hide Names in Thumbnail View
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Disable names while switching to thumbnail view in Explorer
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