Options to customize menus 100%
Discover how to modify is the start menu, desktop, appearance, which contains what you want to be or not. With just several clicks.
Run from the Start menu "gpedit.msc"
In the folder tree that appears click User Configuration "and click on" Administrative Templates. "
They can click on any folder and set your preferences, for example, remove the startup menu favorites, remove or add all my pictures with simple clicks and the possibility of turning back, Hide or disable desktop icons, prohibit Access to the control panel. Windows XP Fast Shutdown
* If the time it takes Windows XP to shut down the computer seems excessive, * can * accelerate the shutdown process:
Run regedit.
Then we go up to the level HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Control Panel -> Desktop there locating key "WaitToKillAppTimeout" we double click on it. Then change the value of 20,000 (that comes default) by 4000.
Now, without leaving the editor, access to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> System -> CurrentControlSet-> Control, to find again the key WaitToKillAppTimeout "and repeating the operation before we change the value from 20,000 to 4,000.
An old program in Windows XP
If an old application gives you problems when you run Windows XP, you can set the compatibility properties manually so that the program is implemented in different ways, such as Windows 95, or has another appearance or configuration of the resolution.
To set the compatibility properties for a program:
Click the right button of the executable or the shortcut to it, and then click Properties, select the Run this program from the list compatibilidad.Seleccione how an operating system on which the program develops smoothly.
If necessary, change the configuration of the appearance and / or resolution, or disable the Windows XP visual themes.
Run the program again when you are finished changing the configuration.
Adjust the consistency again if the program does not work properly: a program that just does not work with Windows 2000 can do it properly with Windows 98.
- Desktop for Windows XP
Should you wish to have at least the icons * My Computer, My Documents and Network on the desktop of Windows XP:
Click the right button on the desktop and then Properties.
Click the Desktop tab and Customize.
Point out the boxes of My Documents, My Computer or Network and Internet Explorer, so the icons appear on your Desktop
- Hibernate manual system
Hibernation is a very useful feature of Windows XP, which is hidden in the dialog "Logout." If you've enabled this feature in your computer, you can turn it easily with this trick.
Click Start, Shutdown.
In the dialog Logout window, select Hibernate.
To enable hibernation support on your computer: You must log in as an administrator or a member of the team managers. If your computer is networked, the network settings may prevent this.
Click Start, click Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and then click Power Options.
Click the Hibernate tab, and select the "Enable hibernate support." If the Hibernate tab is not available, your hardware does not support this feature.
Click OK to close the Options dialog of Energy.
Note: When the computer goes into hibernation, all memory is stored on the hard disk. When you turn the computer on again, all programs and documents that were open when you shut down the computer is restored to the desktop.
- Disk Manager, a drive letter change
To change the drive letter to a device in Windows XP will start the console management system, clicking the right mouse button on My Computer and select Manage.
Once there, select Disk Management, and will click with the right mouse button on the device you want to change the drive letter, selecting the option Change drive letter and path and specifying the new drive letter that you want
- To remove programs from the Start Menu
Remove Programs from the Start Menu:
Click Start, then select the program you want to remove.
Right-click Calculator and click Remove from the Start Menu.
Click anywhere on the desktop to minimize the Start Menu.
- Netmeeting in XP
A Microsoft would like users of Windows XP to use the internet communication * Messenger. If you used NetMeeting before and want to continue using it, you can find it in * XP operating system, but is hidden.
If you want to continue using NetMeeting, then open it as you explain:
Click the Start menu.
Choose Run.
Type "conf" command in the box and click accept.
Will start NetMeeting. The first time you start the installation wizard appears. Then it's like always
- Remove Windows Messenger in Windows XP
If you do not want to use the Windows Messenger and do not want to be bothering you constantly on the icon in the taskbar can be uninstalled.
Follow these steps:
Click the Start button and select Run.
Type RunDll32 Advpack.dll, LaunchINFSection% windir% \ INF \ msmsgs.inf, BLC.Remove in the dialog box and click OK. A progress bar will appear where you can follow the removal process. You may be prompted to restart your computer.
- Disable warning "Driver not digitally signed"
How to configure Windows XP to avoid warnings.
Windows XP introduced a digital signature system for drivers (or drivers). For a driver to be accepted by Windows XP smoothly, it must have a digital certificate that makes it compatible with Microsoft. Supposedly, this ensures that we will not have problems with the software.
If we want to install an unsigned driver, we can do ... but Windows will warn us with a sign that this error can bring problems. In fact, nobody can make this: even the same Windows. The bad news is that with each new hardware to install, an annoying icon for "Safely Remove Hardware", because the system is deemed "dangerous for stability."
To disable the control of unsigned drivers:
Right click on the icon of [My Computer] and select [Properties]
Once there, in the flap [Hardware], we click on the button [Driver Signing]
Where we are asked [What action want Windows to perform?] Should select [None: install the software without my approval]
In this way, we will no longer receive the warning.
- The button with the Windows logo is a reason for
The button with the Windows logo at the bottom left (just look for a button with the Windows logo) is a shortcut to useful Windows commands and used.
Here's a short list:
If you press once the logo appears on the Windows Start menu.
Hold the logo button and D to minimize or restore the windows open.
Hold the logo button and press E to open the file manager for Windows Explorer.
Hold the logo button and press F to start the search interface files (in the top of the window you can see search results).
Hold the logo button and press F1 to access the Help and Support Center.
Hold the logo button and press R to access the Run dialog box.
Hold the logo button and press Inter. (Usually it is in the Pause button) to access the System Properties box
Hold the logo button and click the tab to move the buttons on the taskbar. Press Tab to continue moving through the various buttons
Hold the logo button and the ctrl button. and press F to find another machine connected to your network.
Hold down the button on the logo and U to open the Utility Manager
- Keyboard shortcuts for XP
The definitive list of all keyboard shortcuts for Windows XP.
[WIN] + R: Run dialog box
[WIN] + F: search
[WIN] + M: Minimize all windows
[WIN] + D: Show Desktop / Restore view
CTRL + ESC: Display the Start menu.
CTRL + Click: multiple selections
SHIFT + Click: multiple selections of items within a range
CTRL + C to copy the selection to the Clipboard
CTRL + X to cut the selection to the Clipboard
CTRL + V: Paste the contents of the Clipboard
CTRL + Z: Undo the last action
CTRL + E: select all
F5: updating the contents of the window
CTRL + W: Close window
CTRL + H: See History
CTRL + I see Favoritos
CTRL + R: update
- Auto Off
To make the system turns off automatically, all you have to do is go to Control Panel (Start / Settings / Control Panel), you double-click on the Power Options icon Once you open the window, click on The APM tab, then checking out is called Enable compatibility with power management, and all now agree that you close the windows open and ready for the automatic shutdown.
- Message to start Windows XP
At the beginning we can configure Windows XP to display a message that we, like we did with Windows 95, 98 or Me, this message is to put a text that will show us at the beginning of Windows XP, for example to remind us something important, or even to leave a warning to another user's PC to configure it will do the following:
We click on the Start button, then Run, then type Regedit in the Run box and press the OK button
Tree branches opened in the following order
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ WindowsNT \ Cu rrentVersion \ WinLogon]
We changed the value of LegalNoticeCaption with the title of the message
LegalNoticeText modify the value of the message text and ready the next time you restart Windows XP'll just write
- Drive faster
To speed up access to our hard drives faster is a need to activate each channel UDMA hard disk and we will do the following:
We click on the Start button and then right-click with your mouse on My Computer and click Properties.
Then we click on the Hardware tab and then on the Device Manager button.
Now open the tree of hard disks with your mouse and select Properties on the right.
We click on the Advanced Settings tab, and select if not already on the DMA
Windows XP another tutorial
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- Delete files not be eliminated
Often we find that when trying to delete a file, we answered that can not be removed because the file is being used by another program, this problem usually occurs when trying to delete files in *. avi. Usually the problem is usually caused because some are damaged and avi codec for which it is invoked always hangs preview and not released.
Remember that it is not an AVI file type, but is a "container" of video format, and in the header internal rate has actually recorded the video is and therefore knows that the system should call codec.
To solve this problem open a command window
We click on the Start button and then on Run
Then type cmd and press the OK button
Close all programs that have less open the MS-DOS screen just opened.
We again have to click the Start button and then on Run
Wrote Taskmgr.exe and press the OK button
Again press the Start button and then on Run
Write explorer.exe and press the OK button.
We return to the command window and go to the folder where the file you want to have to delete and type: the left one space and type the filename
We return again to the task manager, File> New Task and type "explorer.exe" (no quotes) to restore the desktop. We can close the task manager and the command window.
- Hide files or folders even when they are hidden files.
Opens msdos the prompt, type: attrib + s + r + a + hl (file or folder you want to hide). To return to view the file or folder type-r-s-h-a file or folder
- Recovery Console in Windows XP
To install the Recovery Console insert the CD-ROM installation of Windows XP and enter the command X: I386winnt32.exe / cmdcons.
This console is installed as an option within the Start menu and requires 7 MB of disk space.
This console allows the system to recover in case of trouble, and if you have user accounts can revive Pasword.
XP updates
Win XP upgrade when choosing in the browser's Tools menu option and select the folder to see all folders.
When you begin to download updates are created on the hard drive a folder called WUTemp, access to their properties and mark it as read only and hidden so when the system restarts after upgrade can not delete the folder and will have at your disposal when updates need them if you need to reinstall the system again you save the job of updating.
- Freeze icons on the desktop
Windows XP can also restrain the icons on the desktop using the Windows registry. To perform this trick will do the following:
Open the Windows registry and we move to the next segment:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Policies / Explorer
Once we have selected the folder in Explorer and do the right pane right-click with your mouse to create a new entry.
We click on New and then DWORD, now we give the following name NoSaveSettings.
Then we double-click the new entry and give the value 1 and press the OK button.
Finally we close all the windows open and reboot the computer.
- Hide the button Switching System button
If your computer is used by multiple users in a single session, you may want to disable the Shut Down button that appears when you press the Start button, if that's the case follow these steps to hide the button:
Click on the Start button, then Run, type Regedit and click the OK button.
Now look for the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Policies / Explorer.
Create or modify the value of type DWORD NoClose with the content "1" to hide the Start menu button or "0" for display.
Although always available from the task manager.
If the key is not created to be the most likely have to create it and give the name NoClose, then you must give the value "1" or "0" according to your needs.
Hide extensions and desocultar
When you install Windows all extensions are hidden, but sometimes it is necessary to enable these extensions desocultar change, for example when you download a file from the Internet, we must change the extension to work, for example. Zip or. Mp3, etc ...
The change in length is as follows:
Open any folder and click the Tools menu do Folder Options.
In the screen that shows we click on the View tab
Desocultar for extensions, looking for entry Hide file extensions for known file types and desmarcamos.
Close all windows and now we see the extension that corresponds to each file.
Welcome screen classic
Windows XP offers two ways to start a session. The first option is the default when you install Windows.
Under this option the names of the users, and only need to set the password if you have a password, while the second option will force you to enter name and password to switch to the second option follow these steps:
Click the Start button and then Control Panel.
Then in the Control Panel you double-click on the User Accounts icon.
Click on the link Change the way users log on or off.
Uncheck the box Use the Welcome screen, then click the button to apply changes.
Now to restart the Start button, click Shut the window will be changed to be something different, make sure the drop-down list appears, and click OK to restart entry.
See the next reboot the computer, a window where you must enter the username and password to access Windows.
- Custom folders
Windows XP offers the ability to customize folders, both changing their icon as putting an image that identifies the contents of that folder when you click on the properties of that folder, so we will customize as follows:
We click with your mouse right on the folder you are going to customize, Properties, and then displays the following window.
We click on the Customize tab.
If we click the image we can choose any image you want to take this folder.
In the same way we can change the icon that represents the folder, so just click the Change Icon button and choose among those who are on the list or apply a custom icon if you wish.
Finally click the OK button, and the next time you click the mouse on the right folder and then properties will show you the picture you just choose.
Change the appearance of a mouse
Windows XP offers great flexibility to use a different mouse pointer arrow and the hourglass. You can change all your pointers at once, or you can change them individually.
To change the appearance of the pointer:
Click Start, click Control Panel.
Click Appearance and Themes.
In See also, click the mouse pointer.
Pointers on the option, do the following:
Change all of your pointers at once, select the drop-down list an Outline.
To change individual pointers, click the pointer you want to change in the Customize list.
After each selection, click Browse, click the image you want to assign pointer (a preview of the image is displayed in the lower left corner), then click Open.
Click Apply and OK to complete the procedure.
Often we find that when trying to delete a file, we answered that can not be removed because the file is being used by another program, this problem usually occurs when trying to delete files in *. avi. Usually the problem is usually caused because some are damaged and avi codec for which it is invoked always hangs preview and not released.
Remember that it is not an AVI file type, but is a "container" of video format, and in the header internal rate has actually recorded the video is and therefore knows that the system should call codec.
To solve this problem open a command window
We click on the Start button and then on Run
Then type cmd and press the OK button
Close all programs that have less open the MS-DOS screen just opened.
We again have to click the Start button and then on Run
Wrote Taskmgr.exe and press the OK button
Again press the Start button and then on Run
Write explorer.exe and press the OK button.
We return to the command window and go to the folder where the file you want to have to delete and type: the left one space and type the filename
We return again to the task manager, File> New Task and type "explorer.exe" (no quotes) to restore the desktop. We can close the task manager and the command window.
- Hide files or folders even when they are hidden files.
Opens msdos the prompt, type: attrib + s + r + a + hl (file or folder you want to hide). To return to view the file or folder type-r-s-h-a file or folder
- Recovery Console in Windows XP
To install the Recovery Console insert the CD-ROM installation of Windows XP and enter the command X: I386winnt32.exe / cmdcons.
This console is installed as an option within the Start menu and requires 7 MB of disk space.
This console allows the system to recover in case of trouble, and if you have user accounts can revive Pasword.
XP updates
Win XP upgrade when choosing in the browser's Tools menu option and select the folder to see all folders.
When you begin to download updates are created on the hard drive a folder called WUTemp, access to their properties and mark it as read only and hidden so when the system restarts after upgrade can not delete the folder and will have at your disposal when updates need them if you need to reinstall the system again you save the job of updating.
- Freeze icons on the desktop
Windows XP can also restrain the icons on the desktop using the Windows registry. To perform this trick will do the following:
Open the Windows registry and we move to the next segment:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Policies / Explorer
Once we have selected the folder in Explorer and do the right pane right-click with your mouse to create a new entry.
We click on New and then DWORD, now we give the following name NoSaveSettings.
Then we double-click the new entry and give the value 1 and press the OK button.
Finally we close all the windows open and reboot the computer.
- Hide the button Switching System button
If your computer is used by multiple users in a single session, you may want to disable the Shut Down button that appears when you press the Start button, if that's the case follow these steps to hide the button:
Click on the Start button, then Run, type Regedit and click the OK button.
Now look for the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Policies / Explorer.
Create or modify the value of type DWORD NoClose with the content "1" to hide the Start menu button or "0" for display.
Although always available from the task manager.
If the key is not created to be the most likely have to create it and give the name NoClose, then you must give the value "1" or "0" according to your needs.
Hide extensions and desocultar
When you install Windows all extensions are hidden, but sometimes it is necessary to enable these extensions desocultar change, for example when you download a file from the Internet, we must change the extension to work, for example. Zip or. Mp3, etc ...
The change in length is as follows:
Open any folder and click the Tools menu do Folder Options.
In the screen that shows we click on the View tab
Desocultar for extensions, looking for entry Hide file extensions for known file types and desmarcamos.
Close all windows and now we see the extension that corresponds to each file.
Welcome screen classic
Windows XP offers two ways to start a session. The first option is the default when you install Windows.
Under this option the names of the users, and only need to set the password if you have a password, while the second option will force you to enter name and password to switch to the second option follow these steps:
Click the Start button and then Control Panel.
Then in the Control Panel you double-click on the User Accounts icon.
Click on the link Change the way users log on or off.
Uncheck the box Use the Welcome screen, then click the button to apply changes.
Now to restart the Start button, click Shut the window will be changed to be something different, make sure the drop-down list appears, and click OK to restart entry.
See the next reboot the computer, a window where you must enter the username and password to access Windows.
- Custom folders
Windows XP offers the ability to customize folders, both changing their icon as putting an image that identifies the contents of that folder when you click on the properties of that folder, so we will customize as follows:
We click with your mouse right on the folder you are going to customize, Properties, and then displays the following window.
We click on the Customize tab.
If we click the image we can choose any image you want to take this folder.
In the same way we can change the icon that represents the folder, so just click the Change Icon button and choose among those who are on the list or apply a custom icon if you wish.
Finally click the OK button, and the next time you click the mouse on the right folder and then properties will show you the picture you just choose.
Change the appearance of a mouse
Windows XP offers great flexibility to use a different mouse pointer arrow and the hourglass. You can change all your pointers at once, or you can change them individually.
To change the appearance of the pointer:
Click Start, click Control Panel.
Click Appearance and Themes.
In See also, click the mouse pointer.
Pointers on the option, do the following:
Change all of your pointers at once, select the drop-down list an Outline.
To change individual pointers, click the pointer you want to change in the Customize list.
After each selection, click Browse, click the image you want to assign pointer (a preview of the image is displayed in the lower left corner), then click Open.
Click Apply and OK to complete the procedure.
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- Using the Recovery Console
Disable disables a system service or a device driver.
Diskpart manages partitions hard disks.
Enable Starts or enables a system service or a device driver.
Exit Exits the Recovery Console and restart the computer.
Expand Extract one file from a compressed file.
Fixboot writes a new partition boot sector in the specified partition.
Fixmbr Repair the master boot record of the specified disk.
Format formats a disk.
Help Displays a list of commands you can use the Recovery Console.
Listsvc lists the available services and drivers on the computer.
Start a logon session ˘ ˘ n n installation of Windows.
Map shows the drive letter assignments.
Mkdir (Md) Creates a directory.
More Displays a text file.
Net Use connects a network share to a drive letter.
Rename (Ren) Change the name of a file.
Rmdir (Rd) Removes a directory.
September Displays and sets environment variables.
Systemroot sets the current directory and the directory ra ˇz system in which you are logged on.
Type Displays a text file.
* Browse the Internet faster
To increase the speed of access to servers [Only registered and activated users can see links] and display web pages faster, follow these steps:
Click Start, then Run, type Regedit and click the OK button.
Once you are in the registry editor seeks the following string:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Curre ntVersion \ InternetSetting
In the right window, create or modify the following DWORD values:
MaxConnectionsPerServer: double-click on the decimal value and type 4 (ADSL type 20)
MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server: double-click on the value and type 8 in decimal (ADSL type 20)
These values correspond to the number of simultaneous requests for access to a server, type 1 or 1.1. Close Regedit and restart Windows.
- Free RAM
RAM memory. After a run or multiple applications or games that make use of system resources, we have found that Windows is somewhat slower.
This is because the remains of the applications from the block RAM you have used, causing what is called "fragmentation of memory."
By a little script that can release memory, forcing the computer to download the contents of memory to the swap file so that it recharges the entire active information in memory and discard the information is not useful, we will do this as follows :
Open the Windows Notepad and depending on the memory of our computer write the following:
If you have less than 128 MB of RAM, type mystring = (16000000)
If you have 128 MB of RAM or more type mystring = (80000000)
Now save this file to the place you want, with the name "liberar.vbe" (do not forget to put the extension. Vbe because no matter the name you want you can put).
Now we double-click the file you just created, and windows will refresh the memory.
Faster access to programs
Even if your computer has enough RAM and you can work with multiple programs without any problems if the system uses the kernel to send and receive files of the paging file on the hard disk, therefore the speed of the computer slows down, if you already have memory RAM sufficient follow these steps:
Click on the Start button and then on Run, type regedit and click OK
Now go to the following string:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SYSTEM / CurrentControlSet / Control / Session Manager / Memory Management
Looking in the right pane DisablePagingExecutive entry and double-click on it.
In the window that changes the value of 0 and put 1 then click the OK button and restart your computer, now get faster access to programs that use less hard disk.
- Restart the computer with a double click
To create a shortcut on the desktop and restart your computer double click follow these steps:
Click the mouse right in a free area of the desktop, select New and Shortcut.
Then write Shutdown.exe 00-r-t, and click the Next button, type the name you want to give the shortcut and click Finish.
From now on every time you double-click on this icon will reboot your computer.
You can also set a time-out before restarting to get time to close the programs that have opened in this case you need to make is: Shutdown.exe 12-r-t be to wait 12 seconds to reboot.
Change the product key
To change the product key, follow these steps:
Run regedit and find the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ WindowsNT \ CurrentVersion \ WPAEvents
Open key oobetimer, delete the hex value CA, and close regedit
Go to Start, Run and type% systemroot% \ system32 \ OOBE \ msoobe.exe / a
We trigger the display of Windows XP, select activation by phone, click on Change product key and enter the new password and click update. (The keys that start with F and D have been baneadas by Microsoft SP1)
Run again% systemroot% \ system32 \ OOBE \ msoobe.exe / a, and this will end the activation process.
Hide-user accounts from the Welcome screen.
When you add an account to certain users in Windows XP, their names appear on the Welcome screen. Sometimes a user needs to be added to a Windows XP machine on the network because it needs access to the resources of that machine, but never physically logged on the computer.
To completely remove the access account of the welcome screen, the tool will begin editing the system registry with the command "regedit.exe" from the menu Start / Run and find the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ WindowsNT \ Cu rrentVersion \ Winlogon \ SpecialAccounts \ UserList
For each user whose account you want to hide, we will create a new DWORD value named type is the user name and content "0" to hide. It will be necessary to restart Windows for the changes to take effect.
Get Off to clean your desktop.
By default, Windows XP automatically run the wizard to clean the desktop every 60 days and remove the desktop shortcuts and less used. This option can be disabled.
We go to the registry editing tool with the command system 'regedit.exe' from the menu Start / Run. Locate the key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Curre ntVersion \ Explorer \ Desktop \ CleanupWiz
This will create or modify existing NoRun DWORD value, which will be "0" to activate the wizard or'1 'to disable autorun from time to time
Cleaning the prefetch folder to improve performance.
Like * need to clean the register or the temporary files folder of Windows on a regular basis, the data generated by the tool in Windows XP prefetching also have to be cleaned occasionally.
This is because as we installed and run new applications. The directory where you saved the catalog with data prefetch begins to fill with junk and obsolete links that are slowing our system dramatically.
Open the C: \ WINDOWS \ prefetch and delete these files at least once a month.
Disable notification of lack of disk space.
When a hard disk is running out of space, * Windows XP will show each time a little warning in the form of our globe Taskbar warning us that we must free up space on the disk, something that can not always do.
To disable this notification of lack of disk space, the tool will begin editing the system registry with the command "regedit.exe" from the menu Start / Run. They locate the key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Curre ntVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
which create or modify the DWORD NoLowDiskSpaceChecks existing content set to "1" to eliminate these warnings or "0" to continue showing.
Logout and restart Windows for the changes to be implemented and applied on all units in the system.
Free up space by eliminating "restore points".
Windows XP has a feature to create "restore points, files that contain information on the system configuration (critical files from the register, the COM + database, user profiles, drivers ...), so that if system stops working, all settings, data, etc. are not lost and that we can return to "restore point."
These points are automatically created by the tool at various events, such as installing a new application, the application of a patch for the Windows Update site, the installation of a driver without a digital signature ... However, to the extent that Windows creates multiple and unnecessary "restore points", the GBytes of hard disk can disappear quickly.
To remove all but the most recent "restore point" from the Start Menu / Programs / Accessories / System Tools / Disk Cleanup, select the disk you want to clean.
After analyzing the disk, select from the list of components related to "restore points" system.
-Problems shutting down Windows XP.
It seems that many teams ATX in earlier versions of Windows system turned off automatically in Windows XP do not, displaying the message "It is now safe to shut down or even restart instead of shutting down.
One possible solution to this problem will be found in the Windows registry, which will be necessary to start the tool "regedit.exe" from the menu Start / Run. They locate the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon
where to check the contents of the alphanumeric PowerDownAfterShutdown and ShutdownWithoutLogon is'1 ', and if not, change the value for the latter.
Also review the key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop
the existence of the Alpha PowerOffActive value, which should be'1 '.
If this does not solve the problem, start the system administration tool, right-click on My Computer and select Manage.
Within the device manager, check that appears in paragraph Computer 'Team ACPI compatible "or" Standard PC APM.
In the latter case, in the View menu, select Show hidden devices and ensure that the 'NT ATM / Legacy Interface mode "does not have a red X, in which case we would have to access their properties and enable the device.
Finally, check that the properties of energy, within the Control Panel, the APM tab is set to Enable compatibility with the Advanced Power Management
-Improve overall system performance by disabling the indexing service.
As we know, the system of indexing in Windows XP file catalogs, presumably to reduce the time required to search our hard drives if we tried to locate a specific file or part of a phrase in a file.
By default, this service is set to manual (ie not start), but when they search on your computer, find an option under the Change Preferences link that will allow us to conduct searches faster in the future, so that may 've activated, and consequently, have enabled the indexing service.
This service will be activated when the system is kept idle for a few minutes, so that when we are playing a solo or MP3 listening, the system itself will begin to index files, decreasing the system performance in many integers.
To disable this service, click the right mouse button on my PC by selecting Manage. There we went to services and applications, which will look at the Indexing Service and set their properties startup type as Disabled.
We can also disable this function drives. To do so, within My Computer, choose the right button a drive and its properties desmarcaremos within the General tab option Allow Indexing Service to index the disk to speed up the search. After clicking OK, a new window in which the settings apply to all folders and subfolders in this volume
Disable disables a system service or a device driver.
Diskpart manages partitions hard disks.
Enable Starts or enables a system service or a device driver.
Exit Exits the Recovery Console and restart the computer.
Expand Extract one file from a compressed file.
Fixboot writes a new partition boot sector in the specified partition.
Fixmbr Repair the master boot record of the specified disk.
Format formats a disk.
Help Displays a list of commands you can use the Recovery Console.
Listsvc lists the available services and drivers on the computer.
Start a logon session ˘ ˘ n n installation of Windows.
Map shows the drive letter assignments.
Mkdir (Md) Creates a directory.
More Displays a text file.
Net Use connects a network share to a drive letter.
Rename (Ren) Change the name of a file.
Rmdir (Rd) Removes a directory.
September Displays and sets environment variables.
Systemroot sets the current directory and the directory ra ˇz system in which you are logged on.
Type Displays a text file.
* Browse the Internet faster
To increase the speed of access to servers [Only registered and activated users can see links] and display web pages faster, follow these steps:
Click Start, then Run, type Regedit and click the OK button.
Once you are in the registry editor seeks the following string:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Curre ntVersion \ InternetSetting
In the right window, create or modify the following DWORD values:
MaxConnectionsPerServer: double-click on the decimal value and type 4 (ADSL type 20)
MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server: double-click on the value and type 8 in decimal (ADSL type 20)
These values correspond to the number of simultaneous requests for access to a server, type 1 or 1.1. Close Regedit and restart Windows.
- Free RAM
RAM memory. After a run or multiple applications or games that make use of system resources, we have found that Windows is somewhat slower.
This is because the remains of the applications from the block RAM you have used, causing what is called "fragmentation of memory."
By a little script that can release memory, forcing the computer to download the contents of memory to the swap file so that it recharges the entire active information in memory and discard the information is not useful, we will do this as follows :
Open the Windows Notepad and depending on the memory of our computer write the following:
If you have less than 128 MB of RAM, type mystring = (16000000)
If you have 128 MB of RAM or more type mystring = (80000000)
Now save this file to the place you want, with the name "liberar.vbe" (do not forget to put the extension. Vbe because no matter the name you want you can put).
Now we double-click the file you just created, and windows will refresh the memory.
Faster access to programs
Even if your computer has enough RAM and you can work with multiple programs without any problems if the system uses the kernel to send and receive files of the paging file on the hard disk, therefore the speed of the computer slows down, if you already have memory RAM sufficient follow these steps:
Click on the Start button and then on Run, type regedit and click OK
Now go to the following string:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SYSTEM / CurrentControlSet / Control / Session Manager / Memory Management
Looking in the right pane DisablePagingExecutive entry and double-click on it.
In the window that changes the value of 0 and put 1 then click the OK button and restart your computer, now get faster access to programs that use less hard disk.
- Restart the computer with a double click
To create a shortcut on the desktop and restart your computer double click follow these steps:
Click the mouse right in a free area of the desktop, select New and Shortcut.
Then write Shutdown.exe 00-r-t, and click the Next button, type the name you want to give the shortcut and click Finish.
From now on every time you double-click on this icon will reboot your computer.
You can also set a time-out before restarting to get time to close the programs that have opened in this case you need to make is: Shutdown.exe 12-r-t be to wait 12 seconds to reboot.
Change the product key
To change the product key, follow these steps:
Run regedit and find the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ WindowsNT \ CurrentVersion \ WPAEvents
Open key oobetimer, delete the hex value CA, and close regedit
Go to Start, Run and type% systemroot% \ system32 \ OOBE \ msoobe.exe / a
We trigger the display of Windows XP, select activation by phone, click on Change product key and enter the new password and click update. (The keys that start with F and D have been baneadas by Microsoft SP1)
Run again% systemroot% \ system32 \ OOBE \ msoobe.exe / a, and this will end the activation process.
Hide-user accounts from the Welcome screen.
When you add an account to certain users in Windows XP, their names appear on the Welcome screen. Sometimes a user needs to be added to a Windows XP machine on the network because it needs access to the resources of that machine, but never physically logged on the computer.
To completely remove the access account of the welcome screen, the tool will begin editing the system registry with the command "regedit.exe" from the menu Start / Run and find the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ WindowsNT \ Cu rrentVersion \ Winlogon \ SpecialAccounts \ UserList
For each user whose account you want to hide, we will create a new DWORD value named type is the user name and content "0" to hide. It will be necessary to restart Windows for the changes to take effect.
Get Off to clean your desktop.
By default, Windows XP automatically run the wizard to clean the desktop every 60 days and remove the desktop shortcuts and less used. This option can be disabled.
We go to the registry editing tool with the command system 'regedit.exe' from the menu Start / Run. Locate the key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Curre ntVersion \ Explorer \ Desktop \ CleanupWiz
This will create or modify existing NoRun DWORD value, which will be "0" to activate the wizard or'1 'to disable autorun from time to time
Cleaning the prefetch folder to improve performance.
Like * need to clean the register or the temporary files folder of Windows on a regular basis, the data generated by the tool in Windows XP prefetching also have to be cleaned occasionally.
This is because as we installed and run new applications. The directory where you saved the catalog with data prefetch begins to fill with junk and obsolete links that are slowing our system dramatically.
Open the C: \ WINDOWS \ prefetch and delete these files at least once a month.
Disable notification of lack of disk space.
When a hard disk is running out of space, * Windows XP will show each time a little warning in the form of our globe Taskbar warning us that we must free up space on the disk, something that can not always do.
To disable this notification of lack of disk space, the tool will begin editing the system registry with the command "regedit.exe" from the menu Start / Run. They locate the key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Curre ntVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
which create or modify the DWORD NoLowDiskSpaceChecks existing content set to "1" to eliminate these warnings or "0" to continue showing.
Logout and restart Windows for the changes to be implemented and applied on all units in the system.
Free up space by eliminating "restore points".
Windows XP has a feature to create "restore points, files that contain information on the system configuration (critical files from the register, the COM + database, user profiles, drivers ...), so that if system stops working, all settings, data, etc. are not lost and that we can return to "restore point."
These points are automatically created by the tool at various events, such as installing a new application, the application of a patch for the Windows Update site, the installation of a driver without a digital signature ... However, to the extent that Windows creates multiple and unnecessary "restore points", the GBytes of hard disk can disappear quickly.
To remove all but the most recent "restore point" from the Start Menu / Programs / Accessories / System Tools / Disk Cleanup, select the disk you want to clean.
After analyzing the disk, select from the list of components related to "restore points" system.
-Problems shutting down Windows XP.
It seems that many teams ATX in earlier versions of Windows system turned off automatically in Windows XP do not, displaying the message "It is now safe to shut down or even restart instead of shutting down.
One possible solution to this problem will be found in the Windows registry, which will be necessary to start the tool "regedit.exe" from the menu Start / Run. They locate the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon
where to check the contents of the alphanumeric PowerDownAfterShutdown and ShutdownWithoutLogon is'1 ', and if not, change the value for the latter.
Also review the key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop
the existence of the Alpha PowerOffActive value, which should be'1 '.
If this does not solve the problem, start the system administration tool, right-click on My Computer and select Manage.
Within the device manager, check that appears in paragraph Computer 'Team ACPI compatible "or" Standard PC APM.
In the latter case, in the View menu, select Show hidden devices and ensure that the 'NT ATM / Legacy Interface mode "does not have a red X, in which case we would have to access their properties and enable the device.
Finally, check that the properties of energy, within the Control Panel, the APM tab is set to Enable compatibility with the Advanced Power Management
-Improve overall system performance by disabling the indexing service.
As we know, the system of indexing in Windows XP file catalogs, presumably to reduce the time required to search our hard drives if we tried to locate a specific file or part of a phrase in a file.
By default, this service is set to manual (ie not start), but when they search on your computer, find an option under the Change Preferences link that will allow us to conduct searches faster in the future, so that may 've activated, and consequently, have enabled the indexing service.
This service will be activated when the system is kept idle for a few minutes, so that when we are playing a solo or MP3 listening, the system itself will begin to index files, decreasing the system performance in many integers.
To disable this service, click the right mouse button on my PC by selecting Manage. There we went to services and applications, which will look at the Indexing Service and set their properties startup type as Disabled.
We can also disable this function drives. To do so, within My Computer, choose the right button a drive and its properties desmarcaremos within the General tab option Allow Indexing Service to index the disk to speed up the search. After clicking OK, a new window in which the settings apply to all folders and subfolders in this volume
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- Problems with the graphics card to install XP.
In the last phase of the facility prior to the first system startup, you can not spend it correctly recognize the type of graphics card and, therefore, install a driver that will block inappropriate equipment, leaving the black screen.
If this happens to us, we must restart the computer and holding down 'F8' access to the advanced boot menu in Windows XP.
Here you select the option boot VGA mode, which will force the operating system to start in a manner consistent with basic graphics cards and most will allow us to update the driver for your graphics card in this way and solve the problem.
Solution to the IRQ sharing.
Continuing with tips related IRQ within the Device Manager will probably find that any specific IRQ seems shared by multiple devices.
All these types of scenarios in which resources are shared while others remain free only succeed in slowing down the system because the operation of multiple devices is subject to the IRQ is free.
This can cause noise in the sound card, declining performance in video cards ... Unfortunately, unlike with the family of Windows 9x, Windows XP does not allow us to change these settings, but we do directly from the system BIOS.
With a bit of patience can easily change the IRQ, but lose some of the functions related to power management, suspend and hibernate modes for example, as well as many of the system to be reinstated.
To do so, within the Device Manager, click on the item and select equipment with the right mouse button's properties. Then change your driver for the Standard PC and restart the system.
- Optimizing the paging system memory.
While it is unclear how we can set this value to optimize each system taking into account their characteristics, there seems to be a value in the system registry which can optimize the memory subsystem paging.
It will be necessary to access the system editing tool with the command "regedit.exe" from the menu Start / Run. Locate the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Contro l \ SessionManager \ Memory Management
which create or modify existing SystemPages DWORD value, which will be contained 503808 (in kilobytes, 500 MBytes), a figure much lower, such as 131072 (128 MBytes) or 262144 (256 MBytes).
You may need to experiment to optimize the value to a greater extent each of the teams, depending on their configuration and use.
Nero slow start
Even with the latest versions of Nero can sometimes notice that the beginning is really slow, regardless of whether they have a fairly powerful system or not. The problem is caused by burning engine in Windows XP, which causes an incompatibility with Nero
To disable the recording function of Windows XP, click the right mouse button on My Computer and select Manage. There we move up the list of services, double-click the COM Service IMAPI CD-burning and their properties under the General tab change the startup type to Disabled.
We can also disable the recording function of XP from the system registry, which will have to start the command "regedit.exe" from the menu Start / Run and find the key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Curre ntVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
which create or modify existing NoCdBurning the DWORD value, which is'1 'to disable the recording function. Once done, Nero will start much faster.
- Prevent the automatic restart on XP.
With Windows XP installed on your system that can happen suddenly, the computer restarts without warning.
As in Windows 2000, usually happen automatically when any error. In principle, it serves to protect the PC from any irreparable failure. However, we can turn this option, so that when the error occur, we are showing an informational message.
To carry out this process, what we must do first is go to the System Properties Start / Control Panel / System.
In the window that will show on the screen, choose the Advanced tab.
Startup and Recovery and click Settings.
Then we will see the window divided into two parts. One is called Home of the system and other system error, the latter which interests us.
Restart must turn off automatically, while enabling ticking the boxes, Record an event in the system log and Send an administrative alert.
- Using the Recovery Console
Commands for the Recovery Console
Attrib changes attributes of a file or directory.
Batch executes commands specified in the text file.
Bootcfg configuration and startup file recovery (boot.ini).
Chdir (Cd) Displays the current directory name, or change the current directory.
Chkdsk checks the status of a disk and displays a status report.
Cls Clears the contents of the screen.
Copy Copy a file to another location.
Delete (Del) deletes one or more files.
Dir displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
Disable disables a system service or a device driver.
Diskpart manages partitions on hard drives.
Enable Starts or enables a system service or a device driver.
Exit Exits the Recovery Console and restart the computer.
Expand Extract one file from a compressed file.
Fixboot writes a new partition boot sector in the specified partition.
Fixmbr Repair the master boot record of the specified disk.
Format formats a disk
Help Displays a list of commands you can use the Recovery Console.
Listsvc lists the available services and drivers on the computer
Logon Multimedia installation of Windows.
Map shows the drive letter assignments.
Mkdir (Md) Creates a directory.
More Displays a text file.
Net Use connects a network share to a drive letter.
Rename (Ren) Change the name of a file
Rmdir (Rd) Removes a directory.
September Displays and sets environment variables.
Systemroot sets the current directory and the directory ra ˇz system in which you are logged on.
Type Displays a text file.
- "DISK BOOT FAILURE.INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER
If you try to start Windows XP is the only thing that leaves a black screen or a message:
"DISK BOOT FAILURE.INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER" the partition table or boot record is damaged.
*
Recovery Console is a good ally to try to solve the problem but before you may be interested in initiating a system to check the status of your disk or partition to back up the information you believe important.
*
To enter you need a Windows boot disk that will allow you to see the Windows Start menu. Can serve as an MS-DOS and Windows 98. Boot from the floppy drive and when the Start menu by pressing "1" followed by Enter.
*
When you load the system introduces the CD-ROM installation of XP and type this command "d" and then Enter. Now type this: "cd i386" followed by Enter. Copy the Ntdetect.com and Ntldr files to a floppy. These are essential for the boot process Hazlo this: remove the boot floppy and introduces a vacuum and type: copy Ntldr TO followed by Enter. Screen and you'll see:
A: \> D: \ i386> copy Ntldr to:
Do the same with the file Ntdetect.com
Create a Boot.ini file.
Type the command: Intro then writes edit boot.ini and then press Enter. Type the contents of the boot.ini should not forget that match the configuration of the computer on which you'll use. An example would be:
[boot loader]
timeout = 15
default = multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (1) \ WINNT
[operation systems]
multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (1) \ WINNT = "Windows XP Home" / fastdetect
*
Timeout determines the time to pass before they are put in place the operating system chosen by default. The driver disk is identified by multi (0) if it starts from an IDE drive, EIDE, or ESDI. As hard drives are starting from zero parameter rdisk (0) to identify the hard disk. The boot partition is determined by the parameter partition (1). \ WINDOWS folder where you will search the operating system.
*
Save the file. Restarted without removing the floppy if you can see the boot menu press Enter. If all went well you will gain access to Windows.
Verify that the partitions are correct from Start, My Computer, click the right button on the latter. Manage and then select Disk Manager. If you are not in good condition partitions will be time to repair XP. If they are right to access Management Console (using the installation CD or boot disks).
*
Will screen Win XP installation. Press the R key to access the console. You'll see a list of operating systems installed on your computer next to a number. Select the operating system by pressing the number (if you only have XP installed by pressing 1). Type the administrator password, then Enter.
Writes a new boot sector with the command: FIXBOOT C. And if necessary use the command: C FIXMBR: to write a new boot record. Restart and boot from the hard disk. Clever!
Windows-key, turn
Windows XP offers the ability to disable the Windows key, which is among the keys "Ctrl" and "Alt" the Winkey is easily identifiable by the flag of Windows. Sometimes you can defuse it be interesting, especially if you play with your PC and accidentally press this button and you know what happens, to activate or deactivate the following steps:
Click on the Start button, then Run, type regedit and click the OK button.
Now go open the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USERS / SOFTWARE / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Policies / Explorer.
They will create or modify the DWORD NoWinKeys with the value "1" to disable the use of the key and "0" to activate it again.
If there is no need to create the entry NoWinkeys: New-> DWORD value and assign the value "0" to disable or "1" to enable it.
If the entry is created only then should we change the value "0" or "1"
Using whole-bandwidth XP
Windows XP Professional by default reserves 20% bandwidth for himself as a server, that is, at best, with the default installation, your connection will be maximum 80% of what they could.
To this aprobechar bandwidth follow these steps:
Q go there as an administrator.
Start-> Run-> gpedit.msc
We are the Group, go to Settings Team.
Administrative Templates-> Network (Network) -> QoS Packet Scheduler
Limit the reserved bandwidth, and enables you to put * 0% in bandwidth you give to apply and OK.
* Go to network properties and see who is marking the QoS Packet Scheduler, * is now ready to use the entire bandwidth of your connection.
- Auto Off
To make the system turns off automatically, all you have to do is go * Start-> Control Panel-> Power Options.
Once you open the window, click on the APM tab, then check the option to enable compatibility with power management, all agree now and close the windows you have open and ready for the automatic shutdown.
In the last phase of the facility prior to the first system startup, you can not spend it correctly recognize the type of graphics card and, therefore, install a driver that will block inappropriate equipment, leaving the black screen.
If this happens to us, we must restart the computer and holding down 'F8' access to the advanced boot menu in Windows XP.
Here you select the option boot VGA mode, which will force the operating system to start in a manner consistent with basic graphics cards and most will allow us to update the driver for your graphics card in this way and solve the problem.
Solution to the IRQ sharing.
Continuing with tips related IRQ within the Device Manager will probably find that any specific IRQ seems shared by multiple devices.
All these types of scenarios in which resources are shared while others remain free only succeed in slowing down the system because the operation of multiple devices is subject to the IRQ is free.
This can cause noise in the sound card, declining performance in video cards ... Unfortunately, unlike with the family of Windows 9x, Windows XP does not allow us to change these settings, but we do directly from the system BIOS.
With a bit of patience can easily change the IRQ, but lose some of the functions related to power management, suspend and hibernate modes for example, as well as many of the system to be reinstated.
To do so, within the Device Manager, click on the item and select equipment with the right mouse button's properties. Then change your driver for the Standard PC and restart the system.
- Optimizing the paging system memory.
While it is unclear how we can set this value to optimize each system taking into account their characteristics, there seems to be a value in the system registry which can optimize the memory subsystem paging.
It will be necessary to access the system editing tool with the command "regedit.exe" from the menu Start / Run. Locate the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Contro l \ SessionManager \ Memory Management
which create or modify existing SystemPages DWORD value, which will be contained 503808 (in kilobytes, 500 MBytes), a figure much lower, such as 131072 (128 MBytes) or 262144 (256 MBytes).
You may need to experiment to optimize the value to a greater extent each of the teams, depending on their configuration and use.
Nero slow start
Even with the latest versions of Nero can sometimes notice that the beginning is really slow, regardless of whether they have a fairly powerful system or not. The problem is caused by burning engine in Windows XP, which causes an incompatibility with Nero
To disable the recording function of Windows XP, click the right mouse button on My Computer and select Manage. There we move up the list of services, double-click the COM Service IMAPI CD-burning and their properties under the General tab change the startup type to Disabled.
We can also disable the recording function of XP from the system registry, which will have to start the command "regedit.exe" from the menu Start / Run and find the key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Curre ntVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
which create or modify existing NoCdBurning the DWORD value, which is'1 'to disable the recording function. Once done, Nero will start much faster.
- Prevent the automatic restart on XP.
With Windows XP installed on your system that can happen suddenly, the computer restarts without warning.
As in Windows 2000, usually happen automatically when any error. In principle, it serves to protect the PC from any irreparable failure. However, we can turn this option, so that when the error occur, we are showing an informational message.
To carry out this process, what we must do first is go to the System Properties Start / Control Panel / System.
In the window that will show on the screen, choose the Advanced tab.
Startup and Recovery and click Settings.
Then we will see the window divided into two parts. One is called Home of the system and other system error, the latter which interests us.
Restart must turn off automatically, while enabling ticking the boxes, Record an event in the system log and Send an administrative alert.
- Using the Recovery Console
Commands for the Recovery Console
Attrib changes attributes of a file or directory.
Batch executes commands specified in the text file.
Bootcfg configuration and startup file recovery (boot.ini).
Chdir (Cd) Displays the current directory name, or change the current directory.
Chkdsk checks the status of a disk and displays a status report.
Cls Clears the contents of the screen.
Copy Copy a file to another location.
Delete (Del) deletes one or more files.
Dir displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
Disable disables a system service or a device driver.
Diskpart manages partitions on hard drives.
Enable Starts or enables a system service or a device driver.
Exit Exits the Recovery Console and restart the computer.
Expand Extract one file from a compressed file.
Fixboot writes a new partition boot sector in the specified partition.
Fixmbr Repair the master boot record of the specified disk.
Format formats a disk
Help Displays a list of commands you can use the Recovery Console.
Listsvc lists the available services and drivers on the computer
Logon Multimedia installation of Windows.
Map shows the drive letter assignments.
Mkdir (Md) Creates a directory.
More Displays a text file.
Net Use connects a network share to a drive letter.
Rename (Ren) Change the name of a file
Rmdir (Rd) Removes a directory.
September Displays and sets environment variables.
Systemroot sets the current directory and the directory ra ˇz system in which you are logged on.
Type Displays a text file.
- "DISK BOOT FAILURE.INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER
If you try to start Windows XP is the only thing that leaves a black screen or a message:
"DISK BOOT FAILURE.INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER" the partition table or boot record is damaged.
*
Recovery Console is a good ally to try to solve the problem but before you may be interested in initiating a system to check the status of your disk or partition to back up the information you believe important.
*
To enter you need a Windows boot disk that will allow you to see the Windows Start menu. Can serve as an MS-DOS and Windows 98. Boot from the floppy drive and when the Start menu by pressing "1" followed by Enter.
*
When you load the system introduces the CD-ROM installation of XP and type this command "d" and then Enter. Now type this: "cd i386" followed by Enter. Copy the Ntdetect.com and Ntldr files to a floppy. These are essential for the boot process Hazlo this: remove the boot floppy and introduces a vacuum and type: copy Ntldr TO followed by Enter. Screen and you'll see:
A: \> D: \ i386> copy Ntldr to:
Do the same with the file Ntdetect.com
Create a Boot.ini file.
Type the command: Intro then writes edit boot.ini and then press Enter. Type the contents of the boot.ini should not forget that match the configuration of the computer on which you'll use. An example would be:
[boot loader]
timeout = 15
default = multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (1) \ WINNT
[operation systems]
multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (1) \ WINNT = "Windows XP Home" / fastdetect
*
Timeout determines the time to pass before they are put in place the operating system chosen by default. The driver disk is identified by multi (0) if it starts from an IDE drive, EIDE, or ESDI. As hard drives are starting from zero parameter rdisk (0) to identify the hard disk. The boot partition is determined by the parameter partition (1). \ WINDOWS folder where you will search the operating system.
*
Save the file. Restarted without removing the floppy if you can see the boot menu press Enter. If all went well you will gain access to Windows.
Verify that the partitions are correct from Start, My Computer, click the right button on the latter. Manage and then select Disk Manager. If you are not in good condition partitions will be time to repair XP. If they are right to access Management Console (using the installation CD or boot disks).
*
Will screen Win XP installation. Press the R key to access the console. You'll see a list of operating systems installed on your computer next to a number. Select the operating system by pressing the number (if you only have XP installed by pressing 1). Type the administrator password, then Enter.
Writes a new boot sector with the command: FIXBOOT C. And if necessary use the command: C FIXMBR: to write a new boot record. Restart and boot from the hard disk. Clever!
Windows-key, turn
Windows XP offers the ability to disable the Windows key, which is among the keys "Ctrl" and "Alt" the Winkey is easily identifiable by the flag of Windows. Sometimes you can defuse it be interesting, especially if you play with your PC and accidentally press this button and you know what happens, to activate or deactivate the following steps:
Click on the Start button, then Run, type regedit and click the OK button.
Now go open the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USERS / SOFTWARE / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Policies / Explorer.
They will create or modify the DWORD NoWinKeys with the value "1" to disable the use of the key and "0" to activate it again.
If there is no need to create the entry NoWinkeys: New-> DWORD value and assign the value "0" to disable or "1" to enable it.
If the entry is created only then should we change the value "0" or "1"
Using whole-bandwidth XP
Windows XP Professional by default reserves 20% bandwidth for himself as a server, that is, at best, with the default installation, your connection will be maximum 80% of what they could.
To this aprobechar bandwidth follow these steps:
Q go there as an administrator.
Start-> Run-> gpedit.msc
We are the Group, go to Settings Team.
Administrative Templates-> Network (Network) -> QoS Packet Scheduler
Limit the reserved bandwidth, and enables you to put * 0% in bandwidth you give to apply and OK.
* Go to network properties and see who is marking the QoS Packet Scheduler, * is now ready to use the entire bandwidth of your connection.
- Auto Off
To make the system turns off automatically, all you have to do is go * Start-> Control Panel-> Power Options.
Once you open the window, click on the APM tab, then check the option to enable compatibility with power management, all agree now and close the windows you have open and ready for the automatic shutdown.