An easy way to hide the Recycle Bin is just to create two .reg files.... open your notepad and copy and paste the listing below and save it as Hidebin.reg and click the .reg file to enter it into the registry. You have to refresh the desktop to see the changes.
Read MoreAll you have to do is look at the links tool bar and click on the link you want to add, then drag it onto the start menu. Bam! It's as simple as that ;p
Read MoreI want to thank this very useful site for teaching me a lots of TWEAKING TIPS. So, as a gesture of my appreciation I want to share this simple tweak I learned. Please run notepad and paste this text:
Read MoreComplete the steps outlined below to utilize XP's Automated System Recovery (ASR) functionality.
Read MoreTo disconnect a call via a shortcut, create a shortcut with the following int the 'Target' field:
Read MoreCleanmgr.exe is designed to clear unnecessary files from your computer's hard disk. You can use command-line options to specify that Cleanmgr.exe cleans up certain files. You can then schedule the task to run at a specific time by using the Scheduled Tasks tool.
Read MoreIf like me you've tried everything else and your log-in and log-off to XP is still tremendously slow then you might try this little trick. First, if there are any other users on your computer see if they have a similarly long log-in. If they don't the problem might be your roaming profile, which is a folder where XP stores your settings you can access them from anywhere in the network. Since these... Read More
The easiest way to replace uxtheme.dll, or any other dll, is to delete the backups of the dll(s) you wish to replace in the dllcache folder (in the system32 folder).
Read MoreAnyone who's ever been on newsgroups knows that there is a lot of spam. Outlook express doesn't allow you to filter newsgroup messages by words in the body of the message, so you often have to grin and bear it.
Read MoreIf you would like to change the warning that appears at the top of each new message window that opens in windows messenger you may do this as follows.
Read More