Windows XP Tips & Trics

Hi all, I am starting a Sticky thread about Windows XP Tips & Tricks !
You can update this thread if you have some trips or tricks..

Automatic Logon

You can start up without needing to enter a user name or password. Select Run... from the start menu and type 'control userpasswords2', which will open the user accounts application. On the Users tab, clear the box for Users Must Enter A User Name And Password To Use This Computer, and click on OK. An Automatically Log On dialog box will appear; enter the user name and password for the account you want to use.

Disable the Turn off computer button on the Welcome screen



By default, the Microsoft Windows XP logon screen displays a Turn off computer button. This display seems convenient, until one of your kids happens to shut down your computer and close all your programs. To prevent this from happening, you can disable the Turn off computer button. You can still shut down your computer; you just have to log on with a computer administrator account first.


To disable the Turn off computer button on the Welcome screen

1.	Log on to your computer as an administrator. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2.	Click Performance and Maintenance.
3.	Click Administrative Tools.
4.	Double-click Local Security Policy.
5.	Expand Local Policies by clicking the plus sign next to it, and then click Security Options.
6.	In the right pane, double-click the Shutdown: Allow system to be shut down without having to log on policy.
7.	Click Disabled, and then click OK.

Windows XP removes the Turn off computer button from the Welcome screen—so no more shutting down without logging on

Not to All

When you copy or move files and windows encounters a conflicting file on the target folder, it will ask you what to do in a File Operation Confirmation dialog box.

Have you ever wondered why File Operation Confirmation dialog box have Yes To All but does not have No To All?

Well actually it does.

To answer No To All, hold shift key and press No button. That simple!

Move to Administrator folder !
Click on the start button
Select run
Type . (Single Dot)
Press enter
did you see where that takes you?

Entering a website (Amazing IE trick)

If you type something in the address bar by itself ie google you can press ctrl+enter and it will put the www. .com for you

Example: Click on the address bar in Internet Explorer and write "mig33friends" (without quotes)
Now press CTRL + ENTER.

Our forum portal will be there

Convert HDD space into Virtual RAM (increase paging memory)

1. Right click on MyComputer

2. System Properties Box will pop up select 'Advanced' tab

3. In the Performance section click on 'Settings'

4. 'Performance Options' Box will pop up select 'Advanced Tab'

5. In Virtual memory section click on 'Change'

6. a 'Virtual Memory' box will pop up

7. select the drive where u want to use the space

8. select 'custom size' & enter the initial size & max size of memory u like to increase.

Note:It is recommended not to increase it by very high value.

Recover the corrupted files in Microsoft Excel

First click on Start button, go to Program then click on Microsoft Excel to run the excel page. (Open MS Excel)

Now go to File menu and click on Open option to open the corrupted file.

Now again go to File menu and click on Save As option to save the file as type SYLK. Click on Save button to continue.



Here if you want to recover the multiple sheets then save each sheet separately as type SYLK.

Click on Yes button when you receive the message? Book1.slk may contain features that are not compatible with SYLK (Symbolic Link). Do you want to keep the workbook in this format?".

Now close the all opened excel files then again go to File menu and click on Open option to open the .slk type file that you saved in previous step.

Now again go to File menu and click on Save As option to save the file as type Microsoft Excel Workbook. Click on Save button to finish the process.

How to restore the icon?

I accidentally deleted the Show Desktop icon which sits normally on the bottom left hand corner of the Taskbar. How do I restore the icon?

solution: Click Start, Run and type the following command:

Code:

regsvr32 /n /i:U shell32.dll

The Show Desktop icon file should be available now

realy interesting tipx

nice tips. thanks for sharing with us

vinay wrote:Move to Administrator folder !
Click on the start button
Select run
Type . (Single Dot)
Press enter
did you see where that takes you?

erm :S
When i use one
.
It takes me to my document

when i use two
..

it takes me to the user folders

when i use three
...
it takes me to my computer

Any idea why?

darkslayer_x wrote:erm :S
When i use one
.
It takes me to my document

when i use two
..

it takes me to the user folders

when i use three
...
it takes me to my computer

Any idea why?

I will answer your question but first you have to answer my question, k?
When I type MAGNIFY in run, I get Windows magnifier on my desktop Any Idea, Why?
I hope you got the answer of your question

vinay wrote:

darkslayer_x wrote:erm :S
When i use one
.
It takes me to my document

when i use two
..

it takes me to the user folders

when i use three
...
it takes me to my computer

Any idea why?

I will answer your question but first you have to answer my question, k?
When I type MAGNIFY in run, I get Windows magnifier on my desktop Any Idea, Why?
I hope you got the answer of your question

nigahiga-dwls-fm wrote:

vinay wrote:

darkslayer_x wrote:erm :S
When i use one
.
It takes me to my document

when i use two
..

it takes me to the user folders

when i use three
...
it takes me to my computer

Any idea why?

I will answer your question but first you have to answer my question, k?
When I type MAGNIFY in run, I get Windows magnifier on my desktop Any Idea, Why?
I hope you got the answer of your question

nigahiga-dwls-fm...
ur reply is not fair
u r not new user and u r already familiar...
we don't like to delete posts.

vinay wrote:

darkslayer_x wrote:erm :S
When i use one
.
It takes me to my document

when i use two
..

it takes me to the user folders

when i use three
...
it takes me to my computer

Any idea why?

I will answer your question but first you have to answer my question, k?
When I type MAGNIFY in run, I get Windows magnifier on my desktop Any Idea, Why?
I hope you got the answer of your question

Verrryyy funny

I thought when you said it will take me to administrator folder, i thought you were talking about some evil secret folder in windows

WinXP Tips - Stop A Restart Process In 3steps

Some times we need to stop some restart process quickly. In windows XP some times it gives auto restart warning and here is good solution for it.

1. Go to Start menu
2. Click on RUN
3. Enter the following command excluding hashcodes "shutdown -a"

its Done.

hey!!!!!!! what happened???? just a blink