THE TIPS & TRICKS thread post only tips no questions

[Borbus]

Highlight an icon. Press shift+delete. It will be deleted outright wiithout going into the recycle bin.

[Borbus]

In windows XP/2000 (and probably 2003) press ctrl+alt+delete (note: winXP must have welcome screen turned off for this to work). The menu that appears will include shut down. Hold Ctrl+shift and click on this. It will do an emergency reboot! It resets the computer outright but beware this is only a last resort like the warning says.

[DOHCrazy]

This is directly off of TweakXP.com, i posted it cause it helped me so much:

If, like I had , you have a 3min+ or slower boot time where Windows XP seems to sit for 2+ or so minutes with the XP logo doing nothing before everything comes to life, then do the following.

Download Bootvis from www.microsoft.com and run it the next time you boot. Do a 'Trace'

If it shows a very long 'HDD init' time of minutes rather than seconds then this is how to fix it.

This example assumes you have 1 Hard drive on your primary IDE channel and a DVD-ROM(or CD)

and CD-R on your two secondary IDE channels.

Go to start > right click on my computer > click properties. Click Hardware > Device Manager.

Go to IDE/ATAPI Controllers. Select primary channel. Right click properties. Click the Advance settings tab. Then on the device (0 or 1)that does not have 'device type' greyed out select 'disable' instead of 'autodetect'. This should stop windows trying to find a drive that isn't there.

If you have your IDE channels set up differently simply repat the above for the secondary IDE channel settings.

When I did this my boot time went from 3mins 20 to 35 seconds.

[ranvier]

http://www.blkviper.com/Articles/OS/OSguides.htm

Take note on the section on WinXP. The tweaks and guide there is unbelievable! :)

[uniacidz]

Annoyed with the Wisptis.exe running under XP whenever Adobe Acrobat Reader 6/Pro 6 is run, then do the following

Run the reg file and it will delete the registry entries below. You can then choose to delete the Wisptis.exe file. This will not run anymore when Adobe is run.

Reference and thanks to Alexander.

Information from http://www.turcic.com by Alexander Turcic

To uninstall wisptis and Microsoft's Tablet PC Components on your PC, you must delete the following registry entries:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{7F429620-16D1-471E-A81A-114992148034}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\wisptis.EXE

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{04A1E553-FE36-4FDE-865E-344194E69424}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{13DE4A42-8D21-4C8E-BF9C-8F69CB068FCA}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{242025BB-8546-48B6-B9B0-F4406C54ACFC}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3336B8BF-45AF-429F-85CB-8C435FBF21E4}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3EE60F5C-9BAD-4CD8-8E21-AD2D001D06EB}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{43B07326-AAE0-4B62-A83D-5FD768B7353C}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{43FB1553-AD74-4EE8-88E4-3E6DAAC915DB}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{524B13ED-2E57-40B8-B801-5FA35122EB5C}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{632A2D3D-86AF-411A-8654-7511B51B3D5F}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{65D00646-CDE3-4A88-9163-6769F0F1A97D}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{6E4FCB12-510A-4D40-9304-1DA10AE9147C}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{786CDB70-1628-44A0-853C-5D340A499137}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{836FA1B6-1190-4005-B434-7ED921BE2026}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{8770D941-A63A-4671-A375-2855A18EBA73}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{8854F6A0-4683-4AE7-9191-752FE64612C3}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{937C1A34-151D-4610-9CA6-A8CC9BDB5D83}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{9C1CC6E4-D7EB-4EEB-9091-15A7C8791ED9}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{9DE85094-F71F-44F1-8471-15A2FA76FCF3}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{9FD4E808-F6E6-4E65-98D3-AA39054C1255}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{A5558507-9B96-46BA-94ED-982E684A9A6B}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{A5B020FD-E04B-4E67-B65A-E7DEED25B2CF}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{AAC46A37-9229-4FC0-8CCE-4497569BF4D1}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{C52FF1FD-EB6C-42CF-9140-83DEFECA7E29}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D8BF32A2-05A5-44C3-B3AA-5E80AC7D2576}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{DE815B00-9460-4F6E-9471-892ED2275EA5}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E3D5D93C-1663-4A78-A1A7-22375DFEBAEE}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E5CA59F5-57C4-4DD8-9BD6-1DEEEDD27AF4}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E9A6AB1B-0C9C-44AC-966E-560C2771D1E8}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EFB4A0CB-A01F-451C-B6B7-56F02F77D76F}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F0291081-E87C-4E07-97DA-A0A03761E586}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Components\BCA32ECD550E1F4488DBD2A1578ACF8B

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\7040110900063D11C8EF10054038389C\WISPFiles

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\7040110900063D11C8EF10054038389C\WISPHidden

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TpcCom.* (all of them)

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{194508A0-B8D1-473E-A9B6-851AAF726A6D}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{56D04F5D-964F-4DBF-8D23-B97989E53418}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{773F1B9A-35B9-4E95-83A0-A210F2DE3B37}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{7D868ACD-1A5D-4A47-A247-F39741353012}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\1125549C421D34E4DBF1036F62580BE1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\652A08B235C6DFF4C8CD41B52DE68CA4

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\9B4B5940D4625D64C85532B8CDE3BF4D

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\D656DA4A9E277A34D90D5E6FFA34E827

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\7040110900063D11C8EF10054038389C\Features\WISPFiles

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\7040110900063D11C8EF10054038389C\Features\WISPHidden

Now you can also safely delete \Windows\System32\Wisptis.exe. Make sure the process is not running; otherwise kill it before deletion.

Fully tested on an up-to-date Windows XP SP1

Adobe_wisptis__Service_Uninstall.reg

[Zatoichi]

Unload DLLs:

To prevent Windows from caching DLLs after the program using them has closed, follow this procedure: Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ then left-click on Explorer. Right-click (as above) and create the DWORD "AlwaysUnloadDLL" with a value of 1. This requires a reboot to take effect. This will allow memory to be used more efficiently.

Turn off Compress Old Files (XP Disk CleanUp):

In Regedt32, select the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE pane, then select the Software folder. Double-click each folder to open the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\Compress old files. In the right pane, double-click the REG_SZ key to edit it. Press Delete to remove the value, then click OK. Close Regedt32.

(In case you wish to restore it later, it reads: B50F5260-0C2111D2-AB56-00A0C9082678 )

Now you won't have to wait 5 minutes while XP Dsik CleanUp tries to figure out how to save .001% disk space by compressing unused files!

BTW: TweakXP, Registry Healer & Resplendent Registry (Reg defrag only) are must haves!

[maxmiller]

Change Status Bar Security Zones (Icons and Text) in Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer

(Shown bottom right on status bar)

Default System Settings

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0

My Computer

explorer.exe#0100

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\1

Local intranet

shell32.dll#0018

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\2

Trusted sites

inetcpl.cpl#00004480

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3

Internet

inetcpl.cpl#001313

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\4

Restricted Sites

inetcpl.cpl#00004481

Change to suit here:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0

My Computer

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\1

Local intranet

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\2

Trusted sites

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3

Internet

How To:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones

There's some keys underneath numbered 0 - 4, representing the different zones IE uses for security settings. The text settings are simple string values, easily changed. Scroll down on any of these zone numbers to "DisplayName" and "Description" and change to suit. The "Icon" value is easily changed, but notation differs from other icon settings in the registry. Normally that's something like "c:\windows\shell32.dll,14", meaning the 14th icon in shell32.dll. Replacing with the path to an icon (no comma) or .icl (comma) does the trick. But here notation is something like "...shell32.dll#0014", so the rules are different.

Linking to a .icl is about the same. The first icon in the icl is considered 0 (zero) and is defined as #0000, then icon #1 is #0002 and after that it keeps on logically with a one icon shift. So for example "...basic.icl,15" should be "...basic.icl#0016". Icon #100 should be #0101.

To link normal icons you should use the icon's path then add #0002, for example : "D:\System\Icons\zone_1.ico#0002".

To have area on status bar empty i.e. no icon and/or no text, point icon entry to blank icon and leave "DisplayName" entry empty. Mix or match to suit on each zone.

Note: Often registry cleaners will note the path to an icon doesn't exist because of the added #0002 that must be in the registry entry but is not part of the icon name. Don't know any work around other than ignoring warning and not deleting it.

Note: Tweak applies to your normal explorer windows but a logoff or restart is required. Any changes reflect in IE immediately (Close-ReOpened if needed).

Related: To make the "My computer" zone appear in the zone security page (double-click zone icon) change its dword "Flags" value from 21 (33) to: 1 (1) in the related registry key (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0)

[Bold_Fortune]

I see an awfully lot of problems on the forums about people picking up viruses, running into spyware, or having their browser hijacked. Yes, an anti-virus program is a very good thing to have. Yes, Spybot is a good program to use. SpywareBlaster is also a good thing. Even a good PopUp Blocker is swell.

But did you know, that you can do so much better than just these? That you can actually greatly reduce the risk of ever bumping into problems like viruses and spyware and browser hijacking simply by making some setting changes in Internet Properties?

I have never had a virus. I never pickup spyware. My browser has never been hijacked.

mnosteele at TweakXP taught me this one a very long time ago...and to this day, I never even pickup the doubleclick cookie:

Go into Internet Options.

Click on the Privacy tab.

Then Advanced.

Put a check in "Override automatic cookie handling".

Under "First-party cookies", put a check in Accept.

Under "Third-party cookies", put a check in Block.

Take the check out of "Always allow cookie sessions".

Here's a link to Zone settings that is most helpful:

http://www.jfitz.com/tips/ie_security_config.html

And this is also something few people understand, Internet Properties Advanced Settings. Mainly these settings are not understood because of lack of investigation. I'm going to post my settings with some simple explanations as to what they are and are for. You don't need to use my settings, only use the the list to help you understand what these settings are, and how best you can configure yours.

I'm telling you straight up, by making some of the simple changes I have listed above and below, you will greatly reduce your risk of Internet Exploitation, and make for yourself a much more Secure browsing experience.

Internet Properties Advance Settings Preferences

Accessibility Section:

UNCHECKED...Always expand ALT tags for images

The ALT text is meant to be alternative text, primarily for use when the image is not being displayed. The most common mistake (if used at all!) is to provide a description of the image, without considering what job the image was doing on the page, leading to results that can range from the incongruous to the absurd. The ALT text is intended to be a suitable textual alternative to the purpose of the image: sometimes that might turn out to be a description of the image, but in practice that choice seems to be wrong far more often than it's right.

UNCHECKED...Move system focus with caret with focus/selection changes

When selected, this accessibility option moves the system caret (cursor or insertion point) when the focus/selection changes. This option improves the functionality of some screen readers and screen magnifiers that use the ?system caret? (cursor) to determine which area of the screen to read or magnify.

Browsing Section:

CHECKED.....Always send URL's as UTF-8. UTF-8 (requires restart)

UTF-8 defines a character set that is readable in any language.

UNCHECKED.....Automatically check for Internet Explorer updates

Will alert you if a newer version of Internet Explorer becomes available and

prompt you if you want to download it.

CHECKED.....Close unused folders in history and favorites

If you are using the history or favorites window, specifies whether opening

a new folder will close the one that was previously opened by you.

It has been determined that some external programs access the Web using Internet Explorer functions in such a manner that the 'History' files are kept open. When these programs are active, the 'History' files can't really be deleted. In some instances, the files appear to delete but soon reappear.

CHECKED.....Disable script debugging

Used by web page developers to test programs and scripts on their web pages.

UNCHECKED...Display notification about every script error

Useful to developers when testing web pages, displays the actual scripting

error code when a page does not load properly due to a scripting error.

CHECKED.....Enable folder view for FTP sites

Specifies whether to display the folders on a FTP site similar to a windows

explorer view or a my computer view.

UNCHECKED.....Enable install On Demand (Internet Explorer)

Will automatically download and install components that a web page needs in

order to be displayed properly.

The Install On Demand feature specifies whether to automatically download and install Web components that can be installed by Internet Explorer Active Setup by using the component's cabinet information file (CIF) for Setup instructions. Typically, a Web page may need to download items to display the page properly, or to perform a particular task. For example, if you open a Web page that requires Japanese-text display support (Charset=euc-jp), Internet Explorer automatically prompts you to download the Japanese Language Pack component if it is not already installed and the Install On Demand feature is enabled.

UNCHECKED...Enable install On Demand (Other)

Components that can be installed by using self-installing program files that are registered with Internet Explorer 6 are controlled by the Enable Install on Demand (Other) setting.

UNCHECKED...Enable offline items to be synchronized on a schedule

You can set up web pages to be delivered to you at a specified time.

UNCHECKED...Enable page transitions

Specifies whether as you move from one page to another, the previous page

fades out and the new page fades in.

UNCHECKED...Enable Personalized Favorites menu

Specifies whether to have items displayed on your favorites

menu that you don't frequently use.

CHECKED.....Enable third-party browser extentions (requires restart).

I need this for PopUpCop to stay installed and work in my browser.

CHECKED.....Enable visual styles on buttons and control in web pages

UNCHECKED...Force offscreen compositing even under Terminal Server (requires restart)

CHECKED.....Notify when a downloads complete.

Indicates whether to display a message at the end of a file download to

indicate that the download is complete. Note, assigning a sound to the

asterisk in sounds in control panel will play a sound when a download is

complete.

UNCHECKED...Reuse windows for launching shortcuts

Specifies whether when you click on a link in a program such as Outlook

Express, if there is already a Internet Explorer window open, whether to

reuse that window or to open another session of Internet Explorer.

CHECKED.....Show friendly HTTP error messages

Specifies whether to display the error and detailed description of the

problem when there is a problem connecting with a server.

UNCHECKED...Show friendly URLs

Specifies if you want the actual web address of a site displayed in the

status bar or the shorter friendly name. For example whether to display

www.microsoft.com or Microsoft's Home Page. HJ states to have this one off.

CHECKED.....Show Go button in Address Bar

Specifies whether to have a go button. You can either use enter or the go

button after entering an address in the address bar.

Underline links:

CHECKED.....Always

UNCHECKED...Hover

UNCHECKED...Never

Specifies when to underline links, always, only when

mouse pointer is over the link, or never.

UNCHECKED....Use inline AutoComplete

Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to auto complete addresses as

you enter them based on sites you have visited before.

UNCHECKED....Use Passive FTP (for firewall and DSL modem compatibility)

Use passive FTP for compatibility with some firewalls and DSL modems.

Does not require you to know the actual IP address of a FTP site.

UNCHECKED....Use smooth scrolling

Specifies whether a special type of scrolling is used to scroll through

pages at a predefined speed.

HTTP1.1 settings:

CHECKED......Use HTTP 1.1

UNCHECKED....Use HTTP 1.1 through proxy settings

Specifies to attempt to use HTTP 1.1 when connecting to Web sites. HTTP

(Hypertext Transfer Protocol), is the protocol that is used to display web

pages. HTTP 1.1 is a newer version than HTTP 1.0 and loads web pages

faster. Some Web sites still use HTTP 1.0, so if you are having

difficulties connecting to some Web sites, you may want to clear this check

box.

Multimedia Section:

CHECKED......Don't display online media content in the media bar Play animations

UNCHECKED....Automatic Image Resizing

Another change you might want to make is in the way IE handles images. By default, IE resizes images to fit the window. This often distorts large images and can be a real pain if you frequently use IE to view images on the Web. Just disable or enable the Enable Automatic Image Resizing option.

UNCHECKED....Enable Image Toolbar (requires restart)

UNCHECKED....Play animations in web pages.

I'm on a Dial-Up Connection, so this really helpd web pages to load faster for me.

UNCHECKED....Play sounds in web pages

Allows audio.

UNCHECKED....Play videos in web pages

Plays video clips.

CHECKED......Show pictures

Specifies whether to download and display graphics.

UNCHECKED....Smart image dithering

Smooths image displays.

Printing Section:

UNCHECKED....Print backgroud colors and images

Specifies that you want Internet Explorer to print background colors and

images when you print a Web page.

Search from the Address Bar Section:

When searching:

UNCHECKED....Display results, and go to the most likely site

CHECKED......Do not search from the Address Bar

UNCHECKED....Just display the results in the main window

UNCHECKED....Just go to the most likely site

Internet Explorer 5 allows you to enter words in the address bar for

searching the web and uses the MSN search engine for the results.

Security Section:

UNCHECKED....Check for publisher's certificate revocation.

I've unchecked this since that license fiasco effected clicking on some files and folders.

UNCHECKED....Check for server certificate revocation (requires restart)

Tells whether IE should check an internet site's certificate to see if it

has been revoked or is still valid.

UNCHECKED....Check for signatures on downloaded programs

CHECKED......Do not save encrypted pages to disk

Specifies that secured information such as on secure shopping sites is not

saved to your hard disk or to your temporary internet files folder. This is

useful if you are using Internet Explorer from a shared server and you do

not want other people to see your secure information.

UNCHECKED....Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed

This will delete all files that IE has saved to your temporary internet

files folder each time you exit IE. Remember though, this may slow down

your browsing as IE will not be able to retrieve pages you revisit from your

temporary internet files folder.

UNCHECKED....Enable Integrated Windows Authentication (requires restart)

UNCHECKED....Enable Profile Assistant

IE can fill the whole form in for you, but only if the Web site supports

the Profile Assistant. Your profile information is contained in the

profiles on the contents page.

CHECKED......Use SSL 2.0

Specifies that you want to send and receive secured information through SSL2

(Secured Sockets Layer Level 2), the standard protocol for secure

transmissions. All secure Web sites support this protocol

CHECKED......Use SSL 3.0

Specifies that you want to send and receive secured information through SSL3

(Secured Sockets Layer Level 3), a proprietary protocol that is intended to

be more secure than SSL2. Note that some Web sites might not support this

protocol.

UNCHECKED....Use TLS 1.0

TLS stands for Transport Layer Security, and is a new security protocol being developed to supersede Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) which is the standard means for encrypting information transmitted across the internet. HeySportsFans website (as an example of a site) uses SSL to protect secure areas of the website, but does not currently support TLS. This means that if the "Use TLS 1.0" option is enabled, secure pages will not be displayed.

CHECKED......Warn about invalid site certificates

Specifies whether Internet Explorer should warn you if the address (URL) in

a security certificate of an Internet site is not valid.

CHECKED......Warn if changing between secure and not secure mode

Specifies whether Internet Explorer should warn you if you are switching

between Internet sites that are and are not secure.

CHECKED......Warn if forms submittal is being redirected

Tells whether IE should warn you if a form you submit is being redirected to

a web site other than the one you are using to fill out the form.

[Morpherios]

Just as a note, I tried TP2215's trick about uninstalling the indexing service. I didn't see a decrease in boot time (but then again from the moment I hit the power button to the point I'm at my desktop and everything loaded and ready to go is 37 seconds, so there isn't much room to decrease it). However, everything else? Yes much faster. Benchmarks didn't change like using ATTO. But things like opening control panel, explorer, even running some games like splinter cell: pandora tomorrow, or unreal tourney 2k4, I noticed a decrease in time to do things like load levels and maps. I dunno what difference this has from just turning it off... but it does seem to make a difference to be sure.

[Bold_Fortune]

I'm not sure what Indexing Service has to do with boot time, so I don't suppose it would help in that department.

Here's a great explaination of this Service and its use:

http://s2.excoboard.com/exco/thread.php?fo...08&page=1#52935

[Stonkwell Bogtrotter]

Do you have several users on one pc? You do? This is a handy little tip that will let you know what a/c is currently logged on!

Go into c:\ drive, and create an empty folder for each account on your PC.

e.g.

^^Administrator^^

^^Joe^^

^^Little Billy^^

Now, go into each account (log on to them), one by one, and right click on the task bar and select "toolbars". Select "New toolbar". Now, browse to the c:\ drive and look for the folder name relevant to the a/c you are currently logged into.

Click on e.g ^^Administrator^^ folder, click "ok" and hey presto. Look at your taskbar and it tells you what a/c you are logged onto :)

Screenshot below.

Edited May 27, 2004 by axious

[sting3r]

nice tip mate :)

[Herby]

Sorry, I created a new thread before I saw this one. :pinch:

Create a folder or shortcut without a name (and I mean really nothing!)

Create a new folder with the name X.

Open the command prompt and rename it to one of the following:

.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} (= My Computer)

.{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103} (= My Documents)

.{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} (= My Network Places)

.{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} (= Recycle Bin)

.{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} (= Internet Explorer)

.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} (= Control Panel)

.{D20EA4E1-3957-11D2-A40B-0C5020524153} (= Administrative Tools)

.{00020D75-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} (= Inbox)

.{D20EA4E1-3957-11D2-A40B-0C5020524152} (= Fonts)

.{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E} (= Network Connections)

.{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} (= Printers and Faxes)

.{7BE9D83C-A729-4D97-b5A7-1B7313C39E0A} (= Programs Folder)

.{E211B736-43FD-11D1-9EFB-0000F8757FCD} (= Scanners and Cameras)

.{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF} (= Scheduled Tasks)

.{48E7CAAB-B918-4E58-A94D-505519C795DC} (= Start Menu Folder)

.{7BD29E00-76C1-11CF-9DD0-00A0C9034933} (= Temporary Internet Files)

.{BDEADF00-C265-11d0-BCED-00A0C90AB50F} (= Web Folders)

.{6DFD7C5C-2451-11D3-A299-00C04F8EF6AF} (= Folder Options)

.{00020801-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} (= Folder)

.{00021400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} (= Another Folder)

For example: "rename X .{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"

Important: include the point and nothing before that!

That?s it.:D:D

You can make a shortcut to that folder, change the target and icon and you have a shortcut to anything you want without a name.

For some unknown reason the "My Computer","My Network Places" and "My Documents" folders will disappear when you place it on your desktop. (it's still there but you can't see it)

I discovered this all a long time ago but forgot how I did it.:pinch:h:

After a few conflicts with others who said that it couldn?t be done I decided to try it again and post it here on Neowin.

(When you open the attached zip you see nothing, extract the zip to see mor:whistle:tle:

Nothin.zip

[Herby]

More info here

[Raum]

Do you have several users on one pc? You do? This is a handy little tip that will let you know what a/c is currently logged on!

Go into c:\ drive, and create an empty folder for each account on your PC.

e.g.

^^Administrator^^

^^Joe^^

^^Little Billy^^

Now, go into each account (log on to them), one by one, and right click on the task bar and select "toolbars". Select "New toolbar". Now, browse to the c:\ drive and look for the folder name relevant to the a/c you are currently logged into.

Click on e.g ^^Administrator^^ folder, click "ok" and hey presto. Look at your taskbar and it tells you what a/c you are logged onto :)

Screenshot below.

Couldn't you just click the start button instead?

[Herby]

When you right click a msc file like devmgmt.msc (Device Manager), you can choose author mode which allows you to modify and save the file.

In the Options menu (File --> Options) you can change the icon, the console mode & save settings.

You can do this with every msc file + you can add/remove snap-ins. :D

When you want it to always show the hidden devices select View --> Show Hidden Devices and save the file.

More info & examples here

[+BudMan MVC]

(When you open the attached zip you see nothing, extract the zip to see more) :whistle:

Really - nothing?? Sure seems like a lot of something if you ask me ;)

[Herby]

Really - nothing?? Sure seems like a lot of something if you ask me ;)

Some see nothing, depends on the compression program & settings. :)

[mikill]

leaving the indexing service off might be the same performance wise, i havent tessted it myself

Edited August 13, 2004 by mikill

[zedaxax]

"THE TIPS & TRICKS thread post only tips no questions"

maybe this topic title should be written

"The TIPS & TRICKS thread post only tips NO QUESTIONS"

its a leetle bit more obvious then....

also maybe move all uestions to the appropriatte department

[Randolph]

CHECKED......Don't display online media content in the media bar Play animations

For those still on SP1 and have the Media Tool bar, this is actually a very bad idea to leave it checked. Uncheck it now.

Good tips everyone! :)

[paganinio]

Automatically refresh all webpages(rather useful when you're on many message boards at same time)

find the 'Folder Options', and change the 'Hidden and System Files' option, click OK, then all browser pages will be refreshed.

Warning: If you are writing something in one of those windows, your data will not be found anymore.

[freightgod]

Open your Windows Volume Control panel.

Type Ctrl + s

:o

[JadeWolf324]

Open your Windows Volume Control panel.

Type Ctrl + s

:o

that doesnt work... (SP2 here)

[freightgod]

Hmmm, that's strange. Should shrink your volume control panel (the default windows one, not any others) down to a mini-version. Works fine here (SP2 as well).