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Top Rated "Windows XP" Tips

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31) Identifying duplicate machines
Date - Dec 19, 2007
Rating - 4.8
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - TroubleShooting
How to find Windows installations that are exact copies of each other.
32) Security Patches as ISO images
Date - Feb 21, 2006
Rating - 4.8
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Security
You can obtain patches for Windows as an ISO (CD) image.
33) National Security Agency : Security Recommendation Guides
Date - Feb 23, 2005
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Security
34) XP registry values to tune EFS caching
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
35) Manually Deleting a Network Bridge
Date - Jun 03, 2009
Rating - 4.7
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Network
Getting around the error message when deleting in the Network Connections window.
36) Which version of NTFS am I running?
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.6
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - TroubleShooting
37) Transparent Screen Lock for Windows 2000/NT/XP
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.6
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Utilities
38) Restrict Access to the Windows Update Feature
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.6
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Security
39) Shutdown workstation without logging on
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.6
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
40) Simplified EFS
Date - Jul 05, 2006
Rating - 4.5
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Security
How to encrypt files easily from Windows Explorer.
41) Screen Lock Transparent for Windows 2000/NT/XP
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
42) Setting Default Email Client Per User in XP
Date - Sep 09, 2009
Rating - 4.5
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Outlook and Outlook Express
Individually change each user's default email client.
43) Perl for Windows
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
44) Prevent logon screensaver from launching
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Security
45) Remove Shared Documents folders from My Computer System Folder
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Customization
46) Remove Unused Drivers and Devices
Date - Sep 16, 2005
Rating - 4.5
Author - Tony Bradley
Section - TroubleShooting
If you remove a piece of hardware, particularly USB devices that may be frequently swapped out, without first Uninstalling it in Device Manager, the drivers remain behind, but the device no longer shows up in Device Manager by default.
47) Registry Settings for the Start Menu in Windows XP
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
  • Policy:Disable the new simple Start Menu
  • Policy:Remove pinned programs list from the Start menu
  • Policy:Remove frequent programs list from the Start Menu
  • Policy:Remove More Programs list from the Start menu
  • Policy:Remove common program groups from Start Menu
  • Policy:Gray unavailable Windows Installer programs Start Menu shortcuts
  • Policy:Disable and remove links to Windows Update
  • Policy:Remove user folders from the Start Menu
  • Policy:Prohibit user from changing user folder paths
  • Policy:Remove My Documents folder from the Start Menu
  • Policy:Prohibit user from changing My Documents path
  • Policy:Remove Recent Documents item from Start Menu
  • Policy:Maximum number of recent documents
  • Policy:Clear history of recent documents on exit
  • Policy:Remove Favorites item from Start Menu
  • Policy:Remove My Computer from the Start Menu
  • Policy:Remove Network Connections from the Start Menu
  • Policy:Remove Network Places from the Star
    • 48) Use netsh to configure your laptop's nic for different networks
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Utilities
    49) Why does user logon screen come up after standby mode?
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - TroubleShooting
    50) Where is XP's Netmeeting?
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Utilities
    51) W2K / XP / .NET enable verbose event messages
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Miscellaneous
    52) Windows NT/2000/XP Cascading Menus
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Miscellaneous
    53) Make Outlook minimize to system tray rather than task bar
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Customization
    54) Lockdown by group using Local Computer Policy without Active Directory
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Miscellaneous
    55) IE Booster
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - IE and Explorer
    56) Installing MSI Packages with Elevated Privileges
    Date - Jan 18, 2006
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Mitch Tulloch
    Section - Security
    Want to right-click on a .msi file and select Run As? Here's how!
    57) Enable / Disable Task Manager in Windows XP Home / Pro
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Customization
    58) Enabling the NumLock Key
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Miscellaneous
    59) Changing Windows unlocking behavior
    Date - May 22, 2008
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Martin Webber
    Section - Security
    Third party application that allows you to change the unlocking behavior of windows allowing you to set which users can unlock a workstation.
    60) Change or Spoof your Network Adapter MAC Address
    Date - Jun 09, 2011
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Eric Geier
    Section - Miscellaneous
    See how easy it is to change your network adapter's MAC address.
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