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Windows XP Tips 'n' Tricks -
posted by "teck" at ISONEWS.COM
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Please note that some of these tips require you to use a Registry Editor (regedit.exe),which could render
your system unusable. Thus, none of these tips are supported in any way: Also note that most of these
tips will require you to be logged on with Administrative rights. Please do not e-mail me for tech
support on any of these tweaks. Use them at your own risk.

Unlocking WinXP's setupp.ini
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WinXP's setupp.ini controls how the CD acts. IE is it an OEM version or retail? First, find your
setupp.ini file in the i386 directory on your WinXP CD. Open it up, it'll look something like this:

ExtraData=707A667567736F696F697911AE7E05
Pid=55034000

The Pid value is what we're interested in. What's there now looks like a standard default. There are
special numbers that determine if it's a retail, oem, or volume license edition. First, we break down that
number into two parts. The first five digits determines how the CD will behave, ie is it a retail cd that
lets you clean install or upgrade, or an oem cd that only lets you perform a clean install? The last three
digits determines what CD key it will accept. You are able to mix and match these values. For example
you could make a WinXP cd that acted like a retail cd, yet accepted OEM keys. Now, for the actual
values. Remember the first and last values are interchangable, but usually you'd keep them as a pair:

Retail = 51882 335
Volume License = 51883 270
OEM = 82503 OEM
So if you wanted a retail CD that took retail keys, the last line of your setupp.ini file would read:
Pid=51882335
And if you wanted a retail CD that took OEM keys, you'd use:
Pid=51882OEM

Rip high-quality MP3s in Windows Media Player 8
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The relationship between Windows Media Player 8 and the MP3 audio format is widely
misunderstood. Basically, WMP8 will be able to playback MP3 files, but encoding (or "ripping" CD
audio into MP3 format will require an MP3 plug-in. So during the Windows XP beta, Microsoft is
supplying a sample MP3 plug-in for testing purposes, but it's limited to 56 Kbps rips, which is pretty
useless. However, if you have an externally installed MP3 codec, you can use WMP8 to rip at higher
bit rates. But you'll have to edit the Registry to make this work.
Fire up the Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft MediaPlayer Settings MP3Encoding

Here, you'll see sub-keys for LowRate and LowRateSample, which of course equates to the single 56
Kbps sample rate you see in WMP8. To get better sampling rates, try adding the following keys (Using
New then DWORD value):

"LowRate" = DWORD value of 0000dac0
"MediumRate" = DWORD value of 0000fa00
"MediumHighRate" = DWORD value of 0001f400
"HighRate" = DWORD value of 0002ee00

Now, when you launch WMP8 and go into Tools, then Options, then Copy Music, you will have four
encoding choices for MP3: 56 Kbps, 64 Kbps, 128 Kbps, and 192 Kbps. Note that you will not get
higher bit rate encoding unless you have installed an MP3 codec separately; the version in Windows
Media Player 8 is limited to 56 Kbps only.

Find the appropriate location in the Registry... ...add a few DWORD values... ...And then you'll be
ripping CDs in higher-quality MP3 format!

ENABLE HIDDEN PROGRAM UNINSTALLATION
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Add/Remove optional features of Windows XP
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To dramatically expand the list of applications you can remove from Windows XP after installation,
navigate to C:WINDOWSinf (substituting the correct drive letter for your version of Windows) and
open the sysoc.inf file. Under Windows XP Professional Edition RC1, this file will resemble the
following by default:

[Version] Signature = "$Windows NT$"
DriverVer=06/26/2001,5.1.2505.0

[Components]
NtComponents=ntoc.dll,NtOcSetupProc,,4
WBEM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wbemoc.inf,hide,7
Display=desk. cpl,DisplayOcSetupProc,,7

Fax=fxsocm. dll,FaxOcmSetupProc,fxsocm.inf,,7
NetOC=netoc.dll,NetOcSetupProc,netoc.inf,,7
iis=iis.dll,OcEntry,iis.inf,,7
com=comsetup.dll,OcEntry,comnt5.inf,hide,7
dtc=msdtcstp.dll,OcEntry,dtcnt5.inf,hide,7
IndexSrv_System = setupqry.dll,IndexSrv,setupqry.inf,,7
TerminalServer=TsOc.dll, HydraOc, TsOc.inf,hide,2
msmq=msmqocm.dll,MsmqOcm,msmqocm.inf,,6
ims=imsinsnt.dll,OcEntry,ims.inf,,7
fp_extensions=fp40ext. dll,FrontPage4Extensions,fp40ext.inf,,7
AutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,au.inf,hide,7
msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7
msnexplr=ocmsn.dll,OcEntry,msnmsn.inf,,7
smarttgs=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,msnsl.inf,,7
RootAutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,rootau.inf,,7
Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,,7

AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,,7
CommApps=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,communic.inf,HIDE,7
MultiM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,multimed.inf,HIDE,7
AccessOpt=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,optional.inf,HIDE,7
Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinball.inf,HIDE,7
MSWordPad=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wordpad.inf,HIDE,7
ZoneGames=zoneoc.dll,ZoneSetupProc,igames.inf,,7

[Global]
WindowTitle=%WindowTitle%

WindowTitle.StandAlone="*"

The entries that include the text hide or HIDE will not show up in Add/Remove Windows Components
by default. To fix this, do a global search and replace for ,hide and change each instance of this to , (a
comma). Then, save the file, relaunch Add/Remove Windows Components, and tweak the installed
applications to your heart's content.

Cool, eh? There are even more new options now under "Accessories and Utilities" too.

Create a Shortcut to Lock Your Computer
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Leaving your computer in a hurry but you don’t want to log off? You can double-click a shortcut on
your desktop to quickly lock the keyboard and display without using CTRL+ALT+DEL or a
screensaver.

To create a shortcut on your desktop to lock your computer:
Right-click the desktop.
Point to New, and then click Shortcut.
The Create Shortcut Wizard opens. In the text box, type the following:
rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation

Click Next.
Enter a name for the shortcut. You can call it "Lock Workstation" or choose any name you like.
Click Finish.

You can also change the shortcut's icon (my personal favorite is the padlock icon in shell32.dll).
To change the icon:
Right click the shortcut and then select Properties.
Click the Shortcut tab, and then click the Change Icon button.
In the Look for icons in this file text box, type:
Shell32.dll.
Click OK.
Select one of the icons from the list and then click OK

You could also give it a shortcut keystroke such CTRL+ALT+L. This would save you only one
keystroke from the normal command, but it could be more convenient.

Create a Shortcut to Start Remote Desktop
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Tip: You can add a shortcut to the desktop of your home computer to quickly start Remote Desktop and
connect to your office computer.

To create a shortcut icon to start Remote Desktop

Click Start, point to More Programs, point to Accessories, point to Communications, and then click on
Remote Desktop Connection.
Click Options.
Configure settings for the connection to your office computer.
Click Save As, and enter a name, such as Office Computer. Click Save.
Open the Remote Desktops folder.
Right-click on the file named Office Computer, and then click Create Shortcut.
Drag the shortcut onto the desktop of your home computer.
To start Remote Desktop and connect to your office computer, double-click on the shortcut

Instantly Activate a Screensaver
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Turn on a screensaver without having to wait by adding a shortcut to your desktop:

Click the Start button, and then click Search.
In the Search Companion window, click All file types.
In the file name box, type *.scr
In the Look in box, choose Local Hard Drives (C or the drive where you have system files stored on
your computer.
Click Search.
You will see a list of screensavers in the results. Pick a screensaver you want. You can preview it by
double-clicking it.
Right click on the file, choose Send To, and then click Desktop (create shortcut).
To activate the screensaver, double-click the icon on your desktop

How do I get the "Administrator" name on Welcome Screen?
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To get Admin account on the "Welcome Screen" as well as the other usernames, make sure that there
are no accounts logged in.

Press "ctrl-alt-del" twice and you should be able to login as administrator!

finally worked for me after i found out that all accounts have to be logged out first

Fix Movie Inteferance in AVI files
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If you have any AVI files that you saved in Windows 9x, which have interference when opened in
Windows XP, there is an easy fix to get rid of the interference:

Open Windows Movie Maker.
Click View and then click Options.
Click in the box to remove the check mark beside Automatically create clips.

Now, import the movie file that has interference and drag it onto the timeline. Then save the movie,
and during the rerendering, the interference will be removed.

Create a Password Reset Disk
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If you’re running Windows XP Professional as a local user in a workgroup environment, you can create
a password reset disk to log onto your computer when you forget your password. To create the disk:

Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click User Accounts.
Click your account name.
Under Related Tasks, click Prevent a forgotten password.

Follow the directions in the Forgotten Password Wizard to create a password reset disk.

Store the disk in a secure location, because anyone using it can access your local user account

Change Web Page Font Size on the Fly
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If your mouse contains a wheel for scrolling, you can change font size on the fly when viewing a Web
page. To do so:

Press and hold Ctrl. Scroll down (or towards yourself) to enlarge the font size. Scroll up (or away from
yourself) to reduce the font size.

You might find it useful to reduce font size when printing a Web page, so that you can fit more content
on the page.

WinXP Clear Page file on shutdown
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WINXPCPS.REG (WinXP Clear Page file on shutdown)

This Registration (.REG) file clears the Page file when you power off the computer.
Restart Windows for these changes to take effect!
ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR SYSTEM BEFORE MAKING ANY CHANGES!

Browse to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE System CurrentControlSet Control Session Manager
Memory Management

and add the DWORD variable "ClearPageFileAtShutdown"=dword:00000001

You can also do this without reg hacking.
Go to Control panel Administartative tools, local security policy. then goto local policies ---> security
options.
Then change the option for "Shutdown: Clear Virtual Memory Pagefile"

Speed up the Start Menu
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The default speed of the Start Menu is pretty slow, but you can fix that by editing a Registry Key. Fire
up the Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER Control Panel Desktop MenuShowDelay

By default, the value is 400. Change this to a smaller value, such as 0, to speed it up.

Speed up the Start Menu (Part two)
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If your confounded by the slow speed of the Start Menu, even after using the tip above, then you might
try the following: Navigate to Display Properties then Appearance then Advanced and turn off the
option titled Show menu shadow . You will get much better overall performance.

Speed up Internet Explorer 6 Favorites
=========================
For some reason, the Favorites menu in IE 6 seems to slow down dramatically sometimes--I've noticed
this happens when you install Tweak UI 1.33, for example, and when you use the preview tip to speed
up the Start menu. But here's a fix for the problem that does work, though it's unclear why:
Just open a command line window (Start button -> Run -> cmd) and type sfc, then hit ENTER. This
command line runs the System File Checker, which performs a number of services, all of which are
completely unrelated to IE 6. But there you go: It works.

Group Policy for Windows XP
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One of the most full featured Windows XP configuration tools available is hidden right there in your
system, but most people don't even know it exists. It's called the Local Group Policy Editor, or gpedit
for short. To invoke this editor, select Start and then Run, then type the following:

gpedit.msc

After you hit ENTER, you'll be greeted by gpedit, which lets you modify virtually every feature in
Windows XP without having to resort to regedit. Dig around and enjoy!

Forgetting What Your Files Are?
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This procedure works under NTFS.

As times goes along you have a lot files on your computer. You are going to forget what they are. Well
here is way to identify them as you scroll through Windows Explorer in the future.

This procedure works under NTFS.
1.. Open up a folder on your system that you want to keep track of the different files you might one to
identify in the future.
2.. Under View make certain that you set it to the Details.
3.. Highlight the file you want to keep more information on. Right click the file and you will get a pop
up menu. Click on properties.

4.. Click on the Summary Tab (make sure it says simple not advanced on the button in the box), You
should now get the following fields,

Title,Subject, Author, Category, Keywords, Comments
You will see advanced also if you have changed it to simple, Here will be other fields you can fill in.

5.. Next you can fill in what ever field you want.
6.. After you finished click the apply button then OK.
7.. Next right click the bar above your files, under the address bar and you should get a drop down
menu. Here you can click the fields you want to display.
8.. You should now see a list with the new fields and any comments you have done.
9.. Now if you want to sort these just right click a blank spot and then you sort the information to your
liking

Add a Map Drive Button to the Toolbar
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Do you want to quickly map a drive, but can’t find the toolbar button? If you map drives often, use one
of these options to add a Map Drive button to the folder toolbar.

Option One (Long Term Fix)

Click Start, click My Computer, right-click the toolbar, then unlock the toolbars, if necessary.

Right-click the toolbar again, and then click Customize.

Under Available toolbar buttons, locate Map Drive, and drag it into the position you want on the right
under Current toolbar buttons.
Click Close, click OK, and then click OK again.

You now have drive mapping buttons on your toolbar, so you can map drives from any folder window.
To unmap drives, follow the above procedure, selecting Disconnect under Available toolbar buttons.
To quickly map a drive, try this option.

Option Two (Quick Fix)
Click Start, and right-click My Computer.
Click Map Network Drive.
If you place your My Computer icon directly on the desktop, you can make this move in only two
clicks!

Temporarily Assign Yourself Administrative Permissions
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Many programs require you to have Administrative permissions to be able to install them. Here is an
easy way to temporarily assign yourself Administrative permissions while you remain logged in as a
normal user.

Hold down the Shift key as you right-click on the program’s setup file.
Click Run as.
Type in a username and password that have Administrative permissions.
This will also work on applications in the Start menu.

Software not installing?
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If you have a piece of software that refuses to install because it says that you are not running Windows
2000 (such as the Win2K drivers for a Mustek scanner!!) you can simply edit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion/ProductName to
say Microsoft Windows 2000 instead of XP and it will install. You may also have to edit the version
number or build number, depending on how hard the program tries to verify that you are installing on
the correct OS. I had to do this for my Mustek 600 CP scanner (compatibility mode didn''t help!!!) and
it worked great, so I now have my scanner working with XP (and a tech at Mustek can now eat his
words).

BTW, don''t forget to restore any changes you make after you get your software installed

You do this at your own risk.

Use your Windows Key
====================
The Windows logo key, located in the bottom row of most computer keyboards is a little-used treasure.
Don''t ignore it. It is the shortcut anchor for the following commands:

Windows: Display the Start menu
Windows + D: Minimize or restore all windows
Windows + E: Display Windows Explorer
Windows + F: Display Search for files
Windows + Ctrl + F: Display Search for computer
Windows + F1: Display Help and Support Center
Windows + R: Display Run dialog box
Windows + break: Display System Properties dialog box
Windows + shift + M: Undo minimize all windows
Windows + L: Lock the workstation
Windows + U: Open Utility Manager
Windows + Q: Quick switching of users (Powertoys only)
Windows + Q: Hold Windows Key, then tap Q to scroll thru the different users on your pc

Change your CD Key
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You don't need to re-install if you want to try the key out ... just do this:

1. Go to Activate Windows
2. Select the Telephone option
3. Click "Change Product Key"
4. Enter xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx ( your 25 character product key)
5. Click "Update"

Now log off and log back in again. It should now show 60 days left, minus the number of days it had
already counted down.
Note: If your crack de-activated REGWIZC.DLL and LICDLL.DLL, you are going to have to re-
register them.

Remove the Shared Documents folders from My Computer
=========================
One of the most annoying things about the new Windows XP user interface is that Microsoft saw fit to
provide links to all of the Shared Documents folders on your system, right at the top of the My
Computer window. I can't imagine why this would be the default, even in a shared PC environment at
home, but what's even more annoying is that you cannot change this behavior through the shell
: Those icons are stuck there and you have to live with it.
Until now, that is.

Simply fire up the Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Explorer My
Computer NameSpace DelegateFolders

You'll see a sub-key named {59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}. If you delete this, all of the
Shared Documents folders (which are normally under the group called "Other Files Stored on This
Computer" will be gone.

You do not need to reboot your system to see the change.
Before: A cluttered mess with icons no one will ever use (especially that orphaned one). After:
Simplicity itself, and the way it should be by default.

Do an unattended installation
=========================
The Windows XP Setup routine is much nicer than that in Windows 2000 or Windows Me, but it's still
an hour-long process that forces you to sit in front of your computer for an hour, answering dialog
boxes and typing in product keys. But Windows XP picks up one of the more useful features from
Windows 2000, the ability to do an unattended installation, so you can simply prepare a script that will
answer all those dialogs for you and let you spend some quality time with your family.
I've written about Windows 2000 unattended installations and the process is pretty much identical on
Windows XP, so please read that article carefully before proceeding. And you need to be aware that
this feature is designed for a standalone Windows XP system: If you want to dual-boot Windows XP
with another OS, you're going to have to go through the interactive Setup just like everyone else: An
unattended install will wipe out your hard drive and install only Windows XP, usually.

To perform an unattended installation, you just need to work with the Setup Manager, which is located
on the Windows XP CD-ROM in D:SupportToolsDEPLOY.CAB by default: Extract the contents of
this file and you'll find a number of useful tools and help files; the one we're interested in is named
setupmgr.exe. This is a very simple wizard application that will walk you through the process of
creating an answer file called winnt.sif that can be used to guide Windows XP Setup through the
unattended installation.

One final tip: There's one thing that Setup Manager doesn't add: Your product key. However, you can
add this to the unattend.txt file manually. Simply open the file in Notepad and add the following line
under the [UserData] section:

ProductID=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx ( your 25 character product key)

Then, just copy winnt.sif to a floppy, put your Windows XP CD-ROM in the CD drive, and reboot:
When the CD auto-boots, it will look for the unattend.txt file in *** automatically, and use it to answer
the Setup questions if it's there.

Finally, please remember that this will wipe out your system! Back up first, and spend some time with
the help files in DEPLOY.CAB before proceeding.

Enable ClearType on the Welcome Screen!
=========================
As laptop users and other LCD owners are quickly realizing, Microsoft's ClearType technology in
Windows XP really makes a big difference for readability. But the this feature is enabled on a per-user
basis in Windows XP, so you can't see the effect on the Welcome screen; it only appears after you
logon.

But you can fix that. Fire up the Registry Editor and look for the following keys:

(default user) HKEY_USERS .Default Control Panel Desktop FontSmoothing (String Value)
HKEY_USERS .Default Control Panel Desktop FontSmoothingType (Hexadecimal DWORD
Value)

Make sure both of these values are set to 2 and you'll have ClearType enabled on the Welcome screen
and on each new user by default.

Stop Windows Messenger from Auto-Starting
=========================
If you're not a big fan of Windows Messenger simply delete the following Registry Key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwar
eMicrosoftWindowsCurre

ntVersionRunMSMSGS

Display Hibernate Option on the Shut Down dialog
=========================
For some reason, Hibernate may not be available from the default Shut Down dialog. But you can
enable it simply enough, by holding down the SHIFT key while the dialog is visible. Now you see it,
now you don't!

Add album art to any music folder
=========================
One of the coolest new features in Windows XP is its album thumbnail generator, which automatically
places the appropriate album cover art on the folder to which you are copying music (generally in
WMA format). But what about those people that have already copied their CDs to the hard drive using
MP3 format? You can download album cover art from sites such as cdnow.com or amguide.com, and
then use the new Windows XP folder customize feature to display the proper image for each folder. But
this takes time--you have to manually edit the folder properties for every single folder--and you will
lose customizations if you have to reinstall the OS. There's an excellent fix, however.

When you download the album cover art from the Web, just save the images as folder.jpg each time
and place them in the appropriate folder. Then, Windows XP will automatically use that image as the
thumbnail for that folder and, best of all, will use that image in Windows Media Player for Windows
XP (MPXP) if you choose to display album cover art instead of a visualization. And the folder
customization is automatic, so it survives an OS reinstallation as well. Your music folders never looked
so good!

Album cover art makes music folder thumbnails look better than ever!

Remove Windows Messenger
========================
It seems that a lot of people are interested in removing Windows Messenger for some reason, though I
strongly recommend against this: In Windows XP, Windows Messenger will be the hub of your
connection to the .NET world, and now that this feature is part of Windows, I think we're going to see a
lot of .NET Passport-enabled Web sites appearing as well. But if you can't stand the little app, there are
a couple of ways to get rid of it, and ensure that it doesn't pop up every time you boot into XP. The best
way simply utilizes the previous tip:

If you'd like Windows Messenger to show up in the list of programs you can add and remove from
Windows, navigate to C:WINDOWSinf (substituting the correct drive letter for your version of
Windows) and open sysoc.inf (see the previous tip for more information about this file). You'll see a
line that reads:

msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7

Change this to the following and Windows Messenger will appear in Add or Remove Programs, then
Add/Remove Windows Components, then , and you can remove it for good:

msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,7

MASSIVE FILE RENAMING
=========================
A new, small, neat feature for winXP deals with renaming files. I personally have always wanted the
OS to include a way to do a mass file renaming on a bunch of files. You can now rename multiple files
at once in WinXP. Its real simple:

Select several files in Explorer, press F2 and rename one of those files to something else. All the
selected files get renamed to the new file name (plus a number added to the end).

ASPI LAYER
=========================
WinXP does not come with an aspi layer. So far almost 90% of the problems with winXP and CD
burning software are aspi layer problems. After installing winXP, before installing any CD burning
software do a few things first:

1. Open up "My computer" and right click on the CD Recorder. If your CD recorder was detected as a
CD recorder there will be a tab called "Recording". On this tab uncheck ALL of the boxes. apply or
OK out of it and close my computer.

2. Next install the standard aspi layer for NT. Reboot when asked.

That is after the reboot you can install any of the currently working cd recording applications with no
problems. If using CD Creator do not install direct CD or Take two as they are currently incompatable
but Roxio has promised a fix as soon as XP is released.
-note also see the aspi layer link at bottom

NETWORK THROUGHPUT
=========================
may or may not work, depends on your configuration. add the Dword values shown below increases the
number of buffers that the redirector reserves for network performance it may increase your network
throughput. the range is 0-255. It is set at 100 here. make MaxCmds & MaxThreads have same value.
The default is 15

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesLanmanWorkstationParameters]
"MaxCmds"=dword:00000064
"MaxThreads"=dword:00000064

as always - editing the registry can cause serious problems. If you don't know what your doing then
don't do it.

INTERNET EXPLORER TASKBAR PROPERTIES
=========================
WinXP will group multiple open windows (IE windows for example) into one group on the task bar to
keep the desktop clear. This can be annoying at times - especially when comparing different web pages
because you have to go back to the task bar, click on the group and then click on the page you want and
then you only get one page because you have to click on each one separately. I think the default for this
is 8 windows - any combination of apps or utilities open.

You can modify this behaviour by adding this reg key at:

Change number of windows that are open before XP will start grouping them on the Taskbar

HKEY_CURRRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced
add reg_Dword "TaskbarGroupSize"

modify "TaskbarGroupSize" entry to be the number of windows you want open before XP starts to
group them on the task bar. A value of 2 will cause the Taskbar buttons to always group

DNS CACHING
=========================
when you connect to a web site your computer sends information back and forth, this is obvious. Some
of this information deals with resolving the site name to an IP address, the stuff that tcp/ip really deals
with, not words. This is DNS information and is used so that you will not need to ask for the site
location each and every time you visit the site. Although WinXP and win2000 has a pretty efficient
DNS cache, you can increase its overall performance by increasing its size.

You can do this with the registry entries below:

************begin copy and paste***********
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTE
MCurrentControlSetServicesDnscacheParameters]
"CacheHashTableBucketSize"=dword:00000001
"CacheHashTableSize"=dword:00000180
"MaxCacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000fa00
"MaxSOACacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000012d

************end copy and paste***********

make a new text file and rename it to dnscache.reg. The copy and paste the above into it and save it.
Then merge it into the registry.

BROADBAND
=========================
this ones simple:

this is for broad band connections. I didn't try it on dial up but might work for dial up.

1.make sure your logged on as actually "Administrator". do not log on with any account that just has
administrator privileges.
2. start - run - type gpedit.msc
3. expand the "local computer policy" branch
4. expand the "administrative templates" branch
5. expand the "network branch"
6. Highlight the "QoS Packet Scheduler" in left window
7. in right window double click the "limit reservable bandwidth" setting
8. on setting tab check the "enabled" item
9. where it says "Bandwidth limit %" change it to read 0 reboot if you want to but not necessary on
some systems
your all done. Effect is immediate on some systems. some need re-boot. I have one machine that needs
to reboot first, the others didn't. Don't know why this is.

This is more of a "counter what XP does" thing. In other words, XP seems to want to reserve 20% of
the bandwidth for its self. Even with QoS disabled, even when this item is disabled. So why not use it
to your advantage. To demonstrate the problem with this on stand alone machines start up a big
download from a server with an FTP client. Try to find a server that doesn't max out your bandwidth.
In this case you want a slow to medium speed server to demonstrate this. Let it run for a couple of
minutes to get stable. The start up another download from the same server with another instance of
your FTP client. You will notice that the available bandwidth is now being fought over and one of the
clients download will be very slow or both will slow down when they should both be using the
available bandwidth. Using this "tweak" both clients will have a fair share of the bandwidth and will
not fight over the bandwidth.

BROADBAND CABLE
=========================
This tweak is for broad band cable connections on stand alone machines with winXP professional
version - might work on Home version also. It will probably work with networked machines as well but
I haven't tried it in that configuration.

This is for winXP only, it does not work on win2000.

In the referenced post I mentioned removing the PSched registry entry. This way however is better and
gives a noticeable connection speed increase. I use 3 Com cards so I don't know how it works on others
at this point. I have others but I didn't test on them. It does not involve editing the registry. This tweak
assumes that you have let winXP create a connection on install for your cable modem/NIC combination
and that your connection has tcp/ip - QoS - file and print sharing - and client for microsoft networks ,
only, installed. It also assumes that winxp will detect your NIC and has in-box drivers for it. If it
doesn't do not try this.

Install the speed tweaks from the above referenced post if you want. The change this tweak makes is
noticible without them.

Before beginning:

A. in the "My Network Places" properties (right click on the desktop icon and choose properties),
highlight the connection then at the menu bar choose "Advanced" then "Advanced Settings". Uncheck
the two boxes in the lower half for the bindings for File and Printer sharing and Client for MS
networks. Click OK

B. Continue as indicated below

steps:
1. from the winXP cd in the support directory from the support cab, extract the file netcap.exe and
place it in a directory on your hard drive or even in the root of your C: drive.

2. next, open up a command prompt window and change directories to where you put netcap.exe. then
type "netcap/?". It will list some commands that are available for netcap and a netmon driver will be
installed. At the bottom you will see your adapters. You should see two of them if using a 3Com card.
One will be for LAN and the other will be for WAN something or other.

3. Next type "netcap/Remove". This will remove the netmon driver.

4. Open up control panel / system / dev man and look at your network adapters. You should now see
two of them and one will have a yellow ! on it. Right click on the one without the yellow ! and choose
uninstall. YES! you are uninstalling your network adapter, continue with the uninstall. Do not restart
yet.

5. Check your connection properties to make sure that no connection exists. If you get a wizard just
cancel out of it.

6. Now re-start the machine.

7. After re-start go to your connection properties again and you should have a new connection called
"Local area connection 2". highlight the connection then at the menu bar choose "Advanced" then
"Advanced Settings". Uncheck the two boxes in the lower half for the bindings for File and Printer
sharing and Client for MS networks. Click OK.

8. Choose connection properties and uncheck the "QOS" box

9. restart the machine

10 after restart enjoy the increased responsiveness of IE, faster page loading, and a connection speed
boost.

Why it works:

It seems that winXP, in its zeal to make sure every base is covered installs two separate versions of the
NIC card. One you do not normally see in any properties. Remember the "netcap/?" command above
showing two different adapters? The LAN one is the one you see. The invisible one loads everything
down and its like your running two separate cards together, sharing a connection among two cards. this
method breaks this "bond" and allows the NIC to run un-hindered.

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