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[	3440	]	Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base	Last updated: Mar 09, 2010
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Top Rated "Windows XP" Tips

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181) Avoiding Disk Space Waste: Date - May 17, 2006; Rating - 3.7; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; How to avoid wasting space on NTFS volumes by modifying the default cluster size.
182) Keystroke loggers and spy software / hardware: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.7; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Security
183) Map Your Network For Better Protection and Incident Response: Date - Apr 01, 2005; Rating - 3.7; Author - Tony Bradley; Section - Security; It is difficult to protect devices that you don't even know exist. In larger enterprises it is very easy to lose track of the asset inventory which leads to complacency about rogue devices. In order to effectively protect the network and to respond to incidents efficiently, an updated asset inventory and network map should always be handy.
184) Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA): Date - Mar 07, 2005; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Security
185) Manage the DNS resolver cache with IPCONFIG: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Network; Manage the DNS resolver cache with IPCONFIG
186) NetOp Remote Control for Windows: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Network
187) No default Administrator ownership of files: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Miscellaneous
188) Hold down the shift key to open multiple items from the Start Menu: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Customization
189) Briefcase Icon: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Customization
190) Configure XP's Shutdown Event Tracker: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Customization
191) Control Windows 2000 / XP Transition Effects for Menus and Windows: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Miscellaneous
192) Disable previewing images in XP's Windows Picture and Fax Viewer: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Disable - Hide
193) Query NT, W2K, or XP registry for applied hotfixes: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Miscellaneous
194) Tlist / tasklist / PUlist lists active tasks and processes: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Utilities
195) When Windows Won't Shut Down: Date - Jul 04, 2006; Rating - 3.6; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; How to automatically kill hung processes when you try to shut down Windows.
196) XP's IE Keyboard Shortcuts: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - IE and Explorer
197) Windows XP SystemInfo Utility: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Utilities
198) Virtual PC performance tip: Date - Feb 22, 2006; Rating - 3.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; Yet another tip on improving the performance of Virtual PC.
199) Suppress the Windows Tour Prompt in Windows XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Miscellaneous
200) Disable Remote Desktop: Date - Nov 22, 2005; Rating - 3.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; How to disable Remote Desktop on XP machines.
201) EasyRecovery FileRepair repairs and restores corrupted Microsoft® Office files: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Utilities
202) Enforcing Group Policy: Date - Feb 14, 2006; Rating - 3.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; How to force Group Policy to apply even when users can override settings using local admin credentials.
203) Do it yourself WHOIS command: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Network and Security
204) Create Shutdown, Restart, and Logoff Desktop Icons: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Customization
205) Creating a bootable Windows XP SP1a CD (Nero): Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Booting
206) Change Date, Time, Number, and Currency Value Displays in Windows XP ( Q307938 ): Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.5; Author - Wayne Maples; Section - Customization
207) A Quick Tip To Fix The Blank Windows Screen: Date - Dec 10, 2008; Rating - 3.5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Miscellaneous; This article explains a quick fix you can use to solve the issue with Windows blank screen.
208) Hiding an Entire Computer from Network Users: Date - Aug 12, 2009; Rating - 3.5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Security; Preventing network users from seeing a computer in My Network Places or Network.
209) Extra-Secure EFS: Date - Aug 29, 2006; Rating - 3.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; How to increase EFS security on Windows XP.
210) Non-Admin Trick for Safe Web Surfing: Date - Mar 28, 2006; Rating - 3.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; A safe way to browse the web when you're logged on as admin.