Thread: 10 tips on configuring Windows XP

When Windows XP server detects problems that could lead to malfunction of the operating system runs out of work triggered the error applications and the screen displays an error message informing the user that the program executed an invalid operation, and must be closed. After that the system offers a user to send a report about the error in Microsoft. Rather than each time to press the button "Do not send" (Don't Send) is once disable bugs (Error Reporting):

1. Choose a control panel "system" (System), for the press [Windows] [Break], or right-click the icon "My Computer" (My Computer) - Properties (Properties), or "Start" menu (Start) - " Setting "(Customize) -" Control Panel "(Control Panel) -" System "(System).
2. In the dialog box, select "More" (Advanced), and click on "Bug Report" (Error Reporting).
3. In the resulting dialog box, put a check "Disable problem report" (Disable Error Reporting option). If you want to disable all kinds of error messages, remove the tick with the parameter "But notify critical mistakes" (But Notify Me When Critical Errors Occur)
4. Double-click on OK to exit the dialog box "Bug Report" (Error Reporting) and the closure Properties "menu system" (System Properties).

Auto-Start Batch batch file command line when you start Windows XP
1. Open the Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
2. Take the branch HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Command Processor.
3. Double-click the parameter AutoRun to open dialog "Changing string parameter" (Edit String).
4. In the text box, "" value of the parameter (Value Data), enter the path to the batch file, and his name. Text should be included in braces, such as (C: \ Documents and Settings \ greg \ go.bat).
5. Click OK and close the Registry Editor.
Note: when editing the Registry has always share the risk, so beforehand is recommended to create a backup copy of the roster.

Configuration Editor MSDOS
1. Using the "Explorer" (Windows Explorer), find the system directory \ Windows \ System32 file Edit.com.
2. Click on the file harvested right mouse button and choose "Send" - "On the desktop (Create Shortcut)" (Create Shortcut).
3. Click the right button created a label and choose "Properties" (Properties).
4. In the resulting dialog box, click on the tab "Program" (Program), and tick off the option "Close the window at the conclusion of the work" (Close On Exit).
5. Click OK.

The changes quick launch icon (Quick Launch) Windows XP
If Quick Launch Quick Launch takes too much space from the taskbar, it can be placed at any position within the desktop:
1. Move the cursor to the vertical dotted lines indicating the left edge of quick launch icon, the cursor pointer to display in the form of double horizontal arrows.
2. Drag Quick Launch Quick Launch area on any desktop, it can be mounted on the left, right or top his province.
3. Once you have selected the felicitous position, click on it right button and select razvernuvshemsya "on top of other windows" (Always On Top). Now you at any time can easily turn to the quick launch icon, as well as to the taskbar.

Reset your window Internet Explorer
If you turn to the Internet Explorer window sizes too small, then when the launch of the browser it will have the same form. By default, Internet Explorer window at startup appears in the form in which it was closed in the previous session. But sometimes happens that the default settings give crash, in which case you can set the window size of the permanent manually:
1. Launch Internet Explorer.
2. Click the cursor on one of the corners of windows and, without releasing the mouse button, drag it on the full screen. Do not use "button" Expand (Maximize).
3. Press [Alt] to go to the browser menu (if you work with Internet Explorer 7).
4. Press and hold [Ctrl] or [Shift], choosing the "Exit" (Exit) from the "File" menu (File). Do not use the button "Close" (Close).

"Configuration Control Panel" (Control Panel) Windows XP
To facilitate access to the tools of "Control Panel" Windows XP developers from Microsoft gave users the ability to display the window pane as organizing tools by category (Category). Users of previous versions of Windows can return the classical form panel (Classic), which are available all of its components. If you love the convenience and simplicity of the type of categories, but still prefer the classic, in this case, can be arbitrarily set the kind of "Control Panel", combining the merits of both configurations:
1. Right click on the "Start" button (Start), and the menu that appears select the "Open" (Explore).
2. Next, click on "File" - "New" - "Folder" (File - New - Folder).
3. Name the folder "My Control Panel" (My Control Panel).
4. Right click on the directory created and select "Properties" (Properties), then click on the tab "Setting" (Customize), click on the icon "Change" (Change Icon), and select the icon is different from all others in the Start menu " "(Start).
5. Open the folder "My Control Panel" (My Control Panel) and the original box "Control Panel" (Control Panel), choosing to display the latest classical form (Classic View).
6. Select the necessary components "Control Panel" and move them in the folder "My Control Panel".
7. Close both windows.

Display devices hidden in the box, "the Manager" devices (Device Manager) Windows XP
In case of problems in the Windows XP drivers, the first thing should go to "Device Manager" (Device Manager), which provides both detailed information about each element of hardware. However, given that in recent portable devices such as USB-drivers are becoming more prevalent, is the need for data is not connected devices at the moment. "Device Manager" recognizes them as a hidden device. To obtain information about them:
1. Right click on the icon "My Computer" (My Computer) and choose "Properties" (Properties).
2. In the resulting dialog box, go to the "Advanced" tab (Advanced) and click on "Environment Variables" (Environment Variables).
3. At the top of the dialog panel "Environment Variables" click "Create" (New).
4. In the "name" DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES dial, and in the value of "1", type.
5. Double-click on OK.
6. Right click on the icon "My Computer" (My Computer), and selecting "Properties" (Properties) and go to "Hardware" tab (Manage).
7. Click "Device Manager" (Device Manager), expand the menu "View" (View), and select "Show hidden devices" (Show Hidden Devices).

Remove any temporary files when the clean-up drive
Those users who have to work with the utility to Windows XP "Ochitka disk" (Disk Cleanup), probably drew attention to the fact that temporary files can occupy a significant portion of free hard disk space. Even if you delete an item "Temporary files", the utility will not be able to erase all the files and subdirectories Temp. The reason is that its configuration does not address the temporary facilities that were active during the previous seven days.

To delete all their files Temp folder you want to change the parameter value LastAccess roster:
1. Open the Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
2. Follow the path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ VolumeCaches \ Temporary Files
3. Double-click the LastAccess parameter.
4. In the "Value" (Value Data) Changes dialog "parameter DWORD" (Edit DWORD) replaced figure 7 to 0, and click OK.
5. To complete the operation, close the Registry Editor, and reboot.



Increasing the speed of the search for "Assistant" (Search Companion) Windows XP

One of the reasons why Windows Vista search service works so quickly, is that the search takes place only in the "Documents" folder (Documents). Therefore, the next time you start the Search (Search Companion) Windows XP click on "Files and folders" (All Files And Folders), and in the drop-down menu "Search…" (Look in), select "My Documents" (My Documents). This will prevent the search process on the hard disk.

If you want to find files from the root directory, you can speed up the process by excluding from the range of system directories. Click on the "Files and folders" (All Files And Folders), expand the panel "More options" (More Advanced Options) and unmark parameter in the "Search system folders" (Search System Folders). If the item marked "Search hidden files and folders" (Search Hidden Files And Folders), it is also possible to remove the check mark.

In case stored on the disk with a lot of archival ZIP files (or compressed folders, as their calls Windows XP), a search engine will look for the desired object by checking on the availability of each file. To avoid this, place all archived files in the root directory and customize Assistant to search only in the folder "My Documents" (My Documents), or simply finding time to disable Windows XP support for compressed files.

What if "Search Assistant" (Search Companion) has left?
1 ... To Search in the folder "My Documents" (My Documents), select "My Documents" (My Documents) from the drop-down menu, "Search…" (Look in).
2 ... To cancel the search function to system folders click on the link "Search Options" (Search Options), select "Advanced Options" (Advanced Options), and then unmark "Search system folders" (Search System Folders). If the item marked "Search hidden files and folders" (Search Hidden Files And Folders), it is also possible to remove the check mark.