Windows Tips and Tricks : Disable The Taskbar's Yellow Bubbles
Tooltips such as "Your local area connection is now connected" and many others can be disabled by following these steps :
-Start -> Run
-Type "regedit" and hit Enter
-Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE to disable tooltips for all users, or HKEY_CURRENT_USER if you want to disable them only for yourself.
-Go to Software -> Microsoft -> Windows -> CurrentVersion -> Explorer -> Advanced
-Right-click on an empty space in the lower part of the current window, then select New and DWORD value.
-Type in : EnableBalloonTips (respect the upper and lower case) and press Enter to confirm.
-Reboot your PC.
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Disable The Error Reporting Function
Windows Tips and Tricks : Disable The Error Reporting Function
Press Windows + Pause simultaneoulsy, to access System Properties (or right click on My Computer and choose Properties).
Under Advanced, click Send Error Report, in the new window check Disable error reporting and uncheck But notify me when critical errors occur, confirm the changes with OK.
Press Windows + Pause simultaneoulsy, to access System Properties (or right click on My Computer and choose Properties).
Under Advanced, click Send Error Report, in the new window check Disable error reporting and uncheck But notify me when critical errors occur, confirm the changes with OK.
Reinstall Windows XP Without Repeating Online Activation
Windows Tips and Tricks : Reinstall Windows XP Without Repeating Online Activation
All you have to do is to keep a copy of the wpa.dbl file located under C:\Windows\System32\ into an external disk and after reinstalling Windows go to the same directory, rename wpa.dbl to wpa.old and copy the saved file from the disk.
All you have to do is to keep a copy of the wpa.dbl file located under C:\Windows\System32\ into an external disk and after reinstalling Windows go to the same directory, rename wpa.dbl to wpa.old and copy the saved file from the disk.
Rename Multiple Files
Windows Tips and Tricks : Rename Multiple Files
This feature is added since Windows XP, just select all the files you want to rename, and hit the F2 button, type in the new name (eg : myfile) then hit Enter.
Now all the files that you have selected should be renamed (eg : myfile (1), myfile (2), myfile (3), etc.)
This feature is added since Windows XP, just select all the files you want to rename, and hit the F2 button, type in the new name (eg : myfile) then hit Enter.
Now all the files that you have selected should be renamed (eg : myfile (1), myfile (2), myfile (3), etc.)
Disable highlighting newly installed programs
Windows Tips and Tricks : Disable highlighting newly installed programs
When you install a new program in Windows XP, it appears highlighted in the start menu, and some people consider it annoying.
To disable it, do a right click on the Start Button, and select Properties.
Under the Start menu tab, click Customize, then under the Advanced tab, uncheck Highlight newly installed programs, and confirm with OK.
Finally got rid of highlighting!
When you install a new program in Windows XP, it appears highlighted in the start menu, and some people consider it annoying.
To disable it, do a right click on the Start Button, and select Properties.
Under the Start menu tab, click Customize, then under the Advanced tab, uncheck Highlight newly installed programs, and confirm with OK.
Finally got rid of highlighting!
Set time limit to a user
Windows Tips and Tricks : Set time limit to a user
Let's say your son is called Adam and he got his own logon in the PC with his name : Adam.
In his school days (eg : from Monday to Friday), you may want Adam to access computer only from 8am to 6pm.
You can do this by going to Start -> Run, and entering one of the followings :
net user Adam /time:M-F,8am-6pm
net user Adam /time:M-F,08:00-18:00
Way for Adam to concentrate in his papers too!
Let's say your son is called Adam and he got his own logon in the PC with his name : Adam.
In his school days (eg : from Monday to Friday), you may want Adam to access computer only from 8am to 6pm.
You can do this by going to Start -> Run, and entering one of the followings :
net user Adam /time:M-F,8am-6pm
net user Adam /time:M-F,08:00-18:00
Way for Adam to concentrate in his papers too!
Add programs/folders to SendTo menu
Windows Tips and Tricks : Add programs/folders to SendTo menu
To add programs/folders to the right click menu SendTo, navigate this directory C:\Documents and Settings\your_username\SendTo and drag the items that you want to add there using right click, while dropping choose Create Shortcuts Here, it's done! now you can test your right click on files/folders.
To add programs/folders to the right click menu SendTo, navigate this directory C:\Documents and Settings\your_username\SendTo and drag the items that you want to add there using right click, while dropping choose Create Shortcuts Here, it's done! now you can test your right click on files/folders.
Shutdown Windows Faster
Windows Tips and Tricks : Shutdown Windows Faster
This trick is about gaining the few seconds wasted in the Exit Sound.
Just go to Start -> Control Panel -> Sounds and Audio Devices and select the tab Sounds.
Scroll the list down and select Exit Windows.
Under Sounds select None and confirm with OK.
Now your Windows should shutdown faster!
This trick is about gaining the few seconds wasted in the Exit Sound.
Just go to Start -> Control Panel -> Sounds and Audio Devices and select the tab Sounds.
Scroll the list down and select Exit Windows.
Under Sounds select None and confirm with OK.
Now your Windows should shutdown faster!
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