1. From the Start button, run Regedit
2. Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
3. Select Software
4. Select Microsoft
5. Select Windows
6. Select Current Version
7. Select Uninstall

This will give you a list of all the programs in your Add/Remove programs list. Highlight the file and select delete. This will remove the entry from the list.

1. Click Start -> "RUN" -> Regedit.exe
2. 2) Expand the "HKEY_LOCAL_MECHINE" branch
3. 3) Expand the "SOFTWARE" branch
4. 4) Expand the "Microsoft" branch
5. 5) Expand the "Windows" branch
6. 6) Single Click the "CurrentVersion" branch
7. 7) In the list in the right window pane locate RegisteredOwner"/"RegisteredOrgi.." and double click the one you wish to change, and type in the new value.
8. 8) Done - goto "my computer" -> PROPERTIES to see the result of your changes.

To add a sticky note to the desktop or to any folder window, right-click it, choose New, Sticky Note, type the text of your note, and press Enter. You can't use colons, question marks, or other characters that are forbidden in file names. If your notes aren't wide enough, right-click the desktop, choose Properties, and click the Appearance tab. In Windows XP, click Advanced. In all versions, choose Icon Spacing (Horizontal) from the Item drop-down list. Increase the Size value and click OK. Note text that exceeds two lines will be truncated--an ellipsis symbol (...) will indicate this--but you can see the whole note by selecting it. To make a note longer than 255 characters, double-click the note and add supplementary information in Notepad. To move a sticky note, simply drag the icon area above the text.

The Steps:

* Open Control Panel and Explorer.
* Make a new folder directly underneath the Start Menu called "Control Panel".
* Select some or all of the icons in Control Panel, and drag them into this new folder.
* Windows will make a shortcut to each icon you drop into the folder, forming a new menu right off the Start Menu.
* Not only can you rename or remove any of the entries you wish, but you can add non-Control Panel items to the list, such as the Volume Control and Dial-up Networking (which should have been in the Control Panel in the first place).

NET CONFIG Displays your current workgroup settings.
NET DIAG Runs the Microsoft Network Diagnostics program to display diagnostic information about your network.
NET HELP Provides information about commands and error messages.
NET INIT Loads protocol and network-adapter drivers without binding them to Protocol Manager.
NET LOGOFF Breaks the connection between your computer and the shared resources to which it is connected.
NET LOGON Identifies you as a member of a workgroup.
NET PASSWORD Changes your logon password.
NET PRINT Displays information about print queues and controls print jobs.
NET START Starts services.
NET STOP Stops services.
NET TIME Displays the time on or synchronizes your computer's clock with the clock on a Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT, Windows 95, or NetWare time server.
NET USE Connects to or disconnects from a shared resource or displays information about connections.
NET VER Displays the type and version number of the workgroup redirector you are using.
NET VIEW Displays a list of computers that share resources or a list of shared resources on a specific computer.

If I do not enter my password (and just click connect) I am connected without a problem .. so obviously it has my password somewhere.

I do I stop getting this annoying password/connect screen?

Open up Dial Up Networking, select Connections | Settings and uncheck the "Prompt for Information before Dialing" box...

Click on Dial Up Networking. Highlight your ISP's DUN connection. Click on Connections > Settings > and check the box "prompt for information before dialing". Once you make at least one successful connection to your ISP, you can return and uncheck that box so that you do not have to see the logon screen every time. Also from within Internet Explorer do: View, Internet Options, Connection, "Connect to the Internet using a modem.

1. Minimize This Window (Click the - sign at the top right).
2. Right Click MY COMPUTER.
3. Click On PROPERTIES.
4. Select DEVICE MANAGER.
5. Click on the + sign next to the "Ports (Com & LPT)" entry.
6. Double-Click COMMUNICATIONS PORT.
7. Click on the "Ports Settings Tab". (Change the Bits Per Second to the highest possible setting, which should be 921600.)
8. Close then restore the window by clicking it's name on the bottom task bar.

You should find that your loading speed has greatly increased. NOTE: If you have problems connecting to your ISP after making these changes (the speed may be too great) lower the setting one setting lower each time until you can connect with no problem. This should increase your page loading time in communities, and make pages load in a flash outside of communities. Great for dial-up modems. I've been running at this speed for a few days and haven't had any problems at all.

Another possibility: It says it's connected to com3, even though I don't have that port listed. Must be a virtual reality port! Anyway, I modified my Win.ini file to show the faster speed. [Ports] section: COM3:=115200, n, 8, 1, x.

1. Right click the Msdos.sys file in the root folder and choose Properties.
2. Remove the read-only attribute from this file:

a) Right-click the file name and select 'Properties'. (The 'Msods.sys Properties' dialog box appears.)

b) Clear the 'Read-only' check box.

c) Click 'OK'.

3) Double-click the Msdos.sys file. (The 'Open With' dialog box appears.)

4) Select 'NOTEPAD' and click 'OK'. (The 'Msdos.sys - Notepad' window appears.)

5) Add the following line to the [Options] section of the Msdos.sys file:
BootDelay=0

6) Select the 'File' menu and select 'Save'.

7) Select the 'File' menu and select 'Exit' to exit the application.

 

1. Reboot computer so you're sure that the memory isn't refusing to release a portion of a program. This way you know the memory is fresh.
2. While it is booting, and after you see the Windows logo screen hold down the Ctrl key until windows is COMPLETELY finished booting. This will prevent some, not all, of the programs that load in the right corner of the Task Bar from loading.
3. Now right click on any icons on the right side of the Task Bar tray (not the left). Choose either Exit or Close for each. If there is no Exit or Close then choose Disable. You should do this for anything on the right side, including the anti-virus software. Anti-virus software remaining loaded while installing or uninstalling software is the biggest culprit in corrupting system files.
4. Now install the new program.
5. After the new program is installed, then reboot. You should reboot again even if part of the installation process was for the system to be rebooted.

To do this, open the Printers folder in My Computer and double-click on the Add Printer icon, which will activate the Add Printer Wizard.  Click on Next, choose Local Printer, and click on Next again.  Choose Generic from the Manufacturers box, then click on Next.  Now choose FILE from the Available Ports box.  The next screen will ask you if you want to make this printer the default; select No.  Finally, the wizard will ask you if you want to print a test page; select No, then click on Finish.  The wizard may prompt you to insert your Window CD to install the correct drivers; follow instructions.

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Motherboards with onboard video usually have the video circuitry built right into the basic chipset, so you don't have to buy a separate video card. You save money.

But there are three potential problem areas. First, while a top-of-the- line separate video card might come with 64 or 128MB of dedicated high- speed video RAM, one very common form of onboard video simply "borrows" some system RAM for itself--- say, 8MB or so. This limited amount of RAM constrains what the video system can do in terms of storing textures, patterns, and so on.

Second, general system RAM is almost always intrinsically slower than special-purpose video RAM. With less RAM to start with, and with even that limited RAM of a slower type, onboard video is usually neither as fast nor as versatile as a stand-alone video card can be.

Finally, when onboard video takes over some system RAM, you have less RAM available for everything else. A system with 128MB of RAM in it might only end up with 120MB available, for example, if the onboard video consumes 8MB of RAM. And with some motherboards, disabling the onboard video (so you can install and use a separate video card) doesn't return the "borrowed" RAM to the system pool: It can be a permanent loss.

That's not to say onboard video doesn't work: It does, and is well suited for applications where video performance isn't a big deal, such as general office work (word processing, email, etc.), server applications, and the like. My own office server uses onboard video, for example, and it works fine: The server's job is just to sling bits around the network; it's never used for graphically intensive apps, so there's no need for high-end video performance.

The flip side: For tasks like 3D gameplay, heavy video or photo editing, or *any* graphically intensive application, you'll usually do far better with a separate, stand-alone high-performance graphics card, than you will with onboard video.

Dr. Vesselin Bontchev, a great anti-virus type and a real pioneer in the field, wrote with good advice about filename extensions. As Dr. Bontchev reminds us, Windows hides certain file name extensions even if you use our directions to turn off the default Explorer setting "hide file extensions for known file types". The "very hidden" file name extensions:

The filename extensions at the beginning of the list, marked with a *, are particularly problematic because known viruses use them. The other extensions are just as susceptible to abuse, but nobody's created a virus that uses them - yet.

Dr. Bontchev recommends a great little program. It's called X-Setup, and it's available for free at http://www.xteq.com/products/xset/index.html . X-Setup gives you full, direct control over showing filename extensions for all of the "very hidden" types. He, and I, recommend that you download X-Setup right now, and at least show the filename extensions listed with a * in the list above.

In fact, the only downside to showing all the filename extensions is purely cosmetic - if you show the .URL filename extension, for example, all of your Internet Explorer Favorites will have .URL tacked on the end of their names. .LNKs will show up on your Desktop. And so on. It's a small price to pay for a hefty increase in peace of mind.

One of the disconcerting things about using Windows XP for the first time is the absence of the volume control icon in the system tray. If you miss your volume control icon, here's how to get it back:

1. Click Start and click on Control Panel.
2. Switch to Classic View if you're in Category View. Open the Sounds and Audio Devices applet.
3. In the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box, put a checkmark in the Place volume icon in the taskbar checkbox. Click Apply and then click OK.

1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories and right click on the Windows Explorer. Click on the Properties command.
2. In the Windows Explorer Properties dialog box, change the entry in the Target text box to read the following: %SystemRoot%\explorer /n, /e, /select, C: 
3. Click Apply and then click OK.

1. From the Start menu, select Run.
2. Enter the command "RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection java.inf,UnInstall" to start the uninstall process.
3. Click Yes to the confirmation, then select Reboot.
4. After the machine restarts, delete the following items:
- the \%systemroot%\java folder
- java.pnf from the \%systemroot%\inf folder
- jview.exe and wjview.exe from the \%systemroot%\system32 folder
- the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Java VM registry subkey
- the 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AdvancedOptions\JAVA_VM 
registry subkey (to remove the Microsoft Internet Explorer--IE--options)

Microsoft JVM is now removed. You can download Sun's newer JVM for Windows at http://java.sun.com/getjava/index.html

You can probably still "show desktop" via menus, but that isn't the same as the one-click wonder of the iconized shortcut.

The missing shortcut is actually a common problem affecting systems all the way back to Windows 95!

To re-create the Show Desktop icon on the Quick Launch toolbar, follow these steps: 
Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to create a file with the following lines:
[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop 

Save the new file as a file named Show Desktop.scf in the Windows\System or Winnt\System32 folder. Note that Notepad may automatically append a .txt extension to the file name. Remove this extension if Notepad adds it. These steps do not work if the file is named Show Desktop.scf.txt.

Quit Notepad.

Using Windows Explorer or My Computer, right-click the Show Desktop .scf file, and then click Create Shortcut.

Copy the new shortcut to the appropriate folder. In Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98, copy the shortcut to this folder:
Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

In Microsoft Windows NT or Microsoft Windows 2000, copy the shortcut to this folder: 
Winnt\System32

In Microsoft Windows XP, copy the shortcut to the following folder: 
WINDOWS\System32\Config\Systemprofile\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

Rename the shortcut to Desktop. 
The Show Desktop icon automatically appears on the Quick Launch toolbar. 

The fix is a little clunky, but not too hard, you can get it all at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;190355

If you're missing your "Show Desktop" shortcut icon, relax--- with the above link, you'll have it back about two minutes from now.