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A Quick Tip To Create a Dependable Service: Date - Dec 02, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains how you can create a service dependable on another service.
Disable/Hide the Control Panel: Date - Nov 03, 2010; Rating - 1; Author - Eric Geier; How to remove the Control Panel shorcut from the Start Menu.
How to Set a Registry Entry on Multple Computers?: Date - May 20, 2010; Rating - 3; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains how you can use FOR loop to set a registry entry on computers specified in a text file.
Windows SFC and Registry Keys: Date - May 20, 2010; Rating - 2.3; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains about Windows SFC and its registry entries.
Setting Default Email Client Per User in XP: Date - Sep 09, 2009; Rating - 4.5; Author - Eric Geier; Individually change each user's default email client.
How to run your own application when Windows Starts?: Date - Sep 17, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains a registry entry which you can use to run your application instead of Windows default Shell (Explorer.exe).
Using Windows Explorer as Admin: Date - Jan 19, 2006; Rating - 2.4; Author - Mitch Tulloch; In a previous tip I showed how you can open Internet Explorer by using the batch file e.bat from a command line...
Control XP Taskbar forced window clustering: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4; Author - Wayne Maples
Remove and restrict access to XP taskbar tray icons: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.1; Author - Wayne Maples
Control thumbnail display size: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.2; Author - Wayne Maples
Configure XP's Shutdown Event Tracker: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples
Rename special system folders: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.2; Author - Wayne Maples
Remove Shared Documents folders from My Computer System Folder: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Remove time display from Windows XP system tray notification area: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.6; Author - Wayne Maples
Remove My Computer from the Desktop and Start Menu: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.4; Author - Wayne Maples
Make Outlook minimize to system tray rather than task bar: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Briefcase Icon: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples
Control Desktop and Explorer Info Descriptions: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.7; Author - Wayne Maples
Remove Windows XP system tray from the task bar: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.5; Author - Wayne Maples