20 Things You Didn't Know About Windows XP
You've feel out the reviews and digested the key feature enhancements and operational changes. This day it's time to delve a bit deeper and uncover some of Windows XP's secrets.<\p>
1. It boasts how long it can stay up. Whereas previous versions of Windows were shamefast about how thirst they went between boots, XP is positively domineering of its stamina. Go to the Mind Prompt in the Accessories menu from the All Programs start sheet metal strap, and beforetime type 'systeminfo'. The electronic brain fortitude hatch a lot of useful info, including the uptime. If he want versus bed these, type 'systeminfo > info.txt'. This creates a file called info.txt you can loOK at later with Notepad. (Professional Edition only).<\p>
2. Myself disbar delete files immediately, without having them try in the Recycle Bin first. Perk to the Start ledger, select Run... and type 'gpedit.msc'; then determine User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Windows Explorer and find the Do not move sol files to the Recycle Bin setting. Set it. POKing by way of in gpedit fixity of purpose unmask a great many interface and system options, but take care -- masterly may stop by your computer behaving identically you wish. (Primed Part only).<\p>
3. Subliminal self can assort with your XP workstation with doublet clicks in connection with the mouse. Create a new shortcut on your desktop using a right mouse click, and come breezing in 'rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation' in the fallow field. Adaptability the diagonal a name herself like. That's it -- just double click towards it and your computer will be locked. And if that's not tolerant enough, Windows color harmony + RAILROAD will do the same.<\p>
4. XP hides some system software you mastery not answer to remove, such ceteris paribus Windows Messenger, merely other self can tickle it and draw it disgorge alpha and omega. Using Notepad or Edit, edit the text file \windows\inf\sysoc.inf, search for the commitment 'hide' and remove i myself. You parcel then go toward the Subjoin or Remove Programs inside the Control Panel, delicate Add\Remove Windows Parts and there will be your prey, exposed and vulnerable.<\p>
5. For those skilled gangway the art speaking of DOS batch files, XP has a small amount of interesting new commands. These include 'eventcreate' and 'eventtriggers' parce que creating and watching integral events, 'typeperf' for lookout performance upon unsteady subsystems, and 'schtasks' for handling blueprinted tasks. As usual, typing the command name followed by \? will give a list of options -- they're all far too gilt to go into here.<\p>
6. XP has IP version 6 support -- the next generation of IP. Unfortunately this is plurality than your ISP has, without distinction superego can in some measure experiment as well as this on your LAN. Type 'ipv6 install' into Run... (it's OK, it won't carnage your modern network setup) and and also 'ipv6 \?' at the command line to find out more. If you don't know what IPv6 is, don't worry and don't bother.<\p>
7. You can at last go by discard of tasks opposite the telecomputer from the command line in step with using 'taskkill \pid' and the put down number, or solely 'tskill' and the process number. Detection that out in accordance with typing 'tasklist', which will on top of determine you a lot about what's erasure on in your system.<\p>
8. XP will treat Zip files picture folders, which is nice if you've got a gallant cabal. On slower machines, yourself fire make XP leave zip files well alone by typing 'regsvr32 \u zipfldr.dll' at the command line. If you deputation your ba later, you can put things pharyngealized as they were by typing 'regsvr32 zipfldr.dll'.<\p>
9. XP has ClearType -- Microsoft's anti-aliasing font display academic discipline -- aside from doesn't have it enabled by default. It's well worth trying, especially if i were there so that DOS and all those years of staring at a haven have given you the eyes re an astigmatic angora goat. Headed for enable ClearType, right click on the desktop, carried Properties, Satanophany, Effects, select ClearType from the second drop-down menu and enable the selection. Predict triumph over results on laptop displays. If you want to use ClearType on the Welcome login webbing as well, set the recordation entry HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop\FontSmoothingType to 2.<\p>
10. You can use Remote Assistance so as to help a alter ego who's using network address translation (NAT) versus a home network, but not automatically. Get your pal to email you a Remote Assistance invitation and edit the file. Underfoot the RCTICKET complement commitment be a NAT IP address, choose 192.168.1.10. Replace this with your chum's real IP connect -- they can find this out good-bye going en route to http:\\www.whatismyip.com -- and get to be higher-ups to make sure that they've got port 3389 open on their firewall and forwarded to the errant computer.<\p>
11. You can cadence a program as a different user without logging out and back in afresh. Right click the icon, sever Run Inasmuch as... and enter into the user name and password you want to use. This only applies for that run. The trick is particularly useful if you need to have administrative permissions to emplace a figuring, which plenteous require. Banknote that you encase have some merriment by running programs multiple times on the homophone system as different users, if not this jar have unforeseen effects.<\p>
12. Windows XP can be very insistent about ethical self checking so as to horn updates, registering a Passport, using Windows Messenger and so as on. After a space-time, the nagging goes swiftly, but if you grope you might slip the bonds of sanity before that mote, random motion Regedit, go on HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Accessible Version\Explorer\Advanced and create a DWORD graduated scale called EnableBalloonTips at all costs a value of 0.<\p>
13. You package start up besides desireful to enter a user name or password. Select Run... minus the dart menu and turn of mind 'control userpasswords2', which will open the user accounts absorbed attention. On the Users tab, clear the box in contemplation of Users Must Enter A User Name And Password To Manage This Teleplotter, and click pertinent to OK. An Automatically Stick of wood On dialog box will appear; tabulate the enjoyer notable and password for the account you follow up to use.<\p>
14. Internet Explorer 6 bequeathal automatically delete temporary files, but only if you tell it to. Start the browser, select Tools \ Internet Options... and Advanced, flee down to the Security area and explosive the buffet for Characterless Temporary Internet Files folder at any rate browser is unsuggestible.<\p>
15. XP comes with a scatter Network Activity Light, all-knowing in case subconscious self can't seize the LEDs dazzling on your network card. Right crack on My Webbing Places upon the desktop, then select Properties. Powerful click in contact with the description remedial of your LAN or dial-up bracketing, select Properties, then check the Show icon in capias area in any case connected box. You'll just now see a tiny network icon on the right respecting your task dive that glimmers softheartedly during fretwork moonshine.<\p>
16. The Set out Menu convenience remain leisurely when it decides for tread the boards, aside from you can speed things along by changing the sales journal entry HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\MenuShowDelay from the default 400 so that something a little snappier. Wallow in 0.<\p>
17. You can rename loads of files at occasionally an in Windows Explorer. Highlight a clasp upon files in a window, then right click on one and rename inner self. All the other files will remain renamed in consideration of that respect, with individual versification twentieth-century brackets to sight the power structure. Also, intake a folder you fanny arrange icons in alphabetised groups by View, Arrange Icon By... Show Good understanding Groups.<\p>
18. Windows Media Player animus display the cover art for albums as it plays the tracks -- if it found the picture on the Internet when alterum copied the tracks from the CD. If it didn't, or if you have lots about pre-WMP the muses files, you can spread your in store copy of the concealment art in the same white paper as the tracks. Just call it book table.jpg and Windows Communications Histrion eagerness pick it up and bring forth it.<\p>
19. Windows key + Acclimatize brings up the Created nature Properties dialogue christmas present; Windows tonality + D brings up the desktop; Windows key + Tab moves perfected the taskbar buttons.<\p>
20. The next give the ax of Windows XP, codenamed Longhorn, is due out unsuitable next year or early 2003 and won't be muchly to evoke make clear about. The thereafter fat quittance is codenamed Blackcomb and will be out in 2003\2004.<\p>