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On an NTFS partition, Disk Cleanup can compress old files to save space. But calculating the savings and performing the compression often take a long time, and on some systems, Disk Cleanup hangs during the process. If that happens, or if you don't care to wait, use this Registry tweak to disable the compression: Delete the key HKEY_ LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\Compress Old Files.

XP lets you rename files in bulk by simply selecting multiple files within Windows Explorer and pressing the F2 key. When you use this feature, the OS applies the name you enter to the first file and applies the same name with a number in parentheses to the other files you selected (the file extensions remain unchanged). For example, if you select the following files, * notes.doc * figures.xls * disney.jpg * holiday.gif and rename the first file (notes.doc) to SoD.doc, XP renames the remaining files as follows: * SoD (1).xls * SoD (2).jpg * SoD(3).gif

This reg file Enables Folder and Icon Refresh. 1. Copy the following (everything in the box) into notepdad. QUOTE Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "NoNetCrawling"=dword:00000000 2. Save the file as disablerefreshundo.reg 3. Double click the file to import into your registry. NOTE: If your anti-virus software warns you of a "malicious" script, this is normal if you have "Script Safe" or similar technology enabled.

i was recently playing games and this nasty windos logo key keep annoying me , cause i often accidently clicked it , and i start to search a solution to solve my problem, and found the following article in microsfot website, and it did work, hope this helps, thanks! CODE http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=181348 or in other articles, u can copy the following messages into ur notepad and save as *.reg, and use it.. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout] "Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,5b,e0,00,00,5c,e0,\ 00,00,00,00

To disable the stupid feature in WinXP which tries to send a report to microsoft every time a program crashes you will have to do this: ************************************************************************* Open Control Panel Click on Preformance and Maintenance. Click on System. Then click on the Advanced tab Click on the error reporting button on the bottom of the windows. Select Disable error reporting. Click OK Click OK *************************************************************************

This tip requires a change to the Windows Registry. Please see the MSFN Guide "Backup Your Registry" if you are new to the Windows Registry. Windows Media Player (WMP) is a built-in application that allows you to play multimedia files. Like many other applications, WMP remembers the most recently played files and displays them in the Recent File List under the File menu. This feature is useful if you regularly play certain files, but you may want to clear the list if you share the computer and a user account or create archives and CDs. There are two ways you can clear the list: I. The ClearMRU.exe Utility is available for free in the Windows Media Player Bonus Pack from Microsoft, but Microsoft does not support this tool. II. You can also manually delete the list through the Windows Registry: 1. Start the Windows Registry Editor, regedit.exe, by typing regedit in the Windows Run Command Line. 2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\RecentF...