Windows XP Tips Part-II
11) Want to hear that cool XP startup theme song or
see the startup video again? They're both in the OOBE folder of your system.
(OOBE stands for out-of-box experience.) The startup video is called intro.wmv;
the audio track is title.wma. Try a search for either name.
12) Useful shortcuts:
Windows Key + L = Fast user switching logon screen
Windows Key + U = Utility Manager (Narrator, Magnifier, on-screen keyboard.)
Windows Key + R = Run command
Windows Key + F = Search for Files dialog
Windows Key + E = Explorer
Windows Key + D = Toggle Desktop / Windows view
Windows Key + M = Minimize all Windows
Windows Key + L = Fast user switching logon screen
Windows Key + U = Utility Manager (Narrator, Magnifier, on-screen keyboard.)
Windows Key + R = Run command
Windows Key + F = Search for Files dialog
Windows Key + E = Explorer
Windows Key + D = Toggle Desktop / Windows view
Windows Key + M = Minimize all Windows
13) Version 5.0x of DirectCD is not compatible with Windows
XP. Here's how to read UDF disks (by AngelDeath):
There is a way to read the CD, what you need to do is this,
it works every time:
In Windows Explorer, right click any drive but not the CD-ROM with the disc in it, select properties, then go to hardware, then select the CD-ROM drive, then click properties, then go to volume, then click populate, you should see a dump occur in the window of the contents of the disc. Then click OK all the way to windows explorer, and then select the CD-ROM the disc is in, and now you have access to the disc, BUT it wont tell you the volume name...but you can see the disc, I have 6 discs that I have to do that to.
In Windows Explorer, right click any drive but not the CD-ROM with the disc in it, select properties, then go to hardware, then select the CD-ROM drive, then click properties, then go to volume, then click populate, you should see a dump occur in the window of the contents of the disc. Then click OK all the way to windows explorer, and then select the CD-ROM the disc is in, and now you have access to the disc, BUT it wont tell you the volume name...but you can see the disc, I have 6 discs that I have to do that to.
To format discs with UDF 1.02, 1.5, or 2.01, try Instant
CD/DVD V6.02 , discussed in tip #23, below.
14) Although the NetBEUI networking protocol is not
available by default as part of the Windows XP networking setup, it is still on
the CD. Go to Network Properties and choose the option to Add a Protocol.
Choose the "Have Disk" option. You'll find it on your XP disk in
VALUEADD\MSFT\NET\NETBEUI. Install, then reboot.
15) Over at the SuperSite
for Windows, we came across what is probably the best tip of all: gpedit.msc
is a built-in configuration tool that allows easy access to virtually every
feature in Windows XP without having to resort to regedit. Run gpedit.msc
and dig around!
16) Some (but not all) DivX movies play upside-down. DivXmovies.com
notes a few solutions to this weird XP glitch. Briefly, you may have to move
the file DivX_c32.ax from the windows/system or windows/system32 directory to
another place (any directory). Do not do this unless you need to, as this file
allows manual control of brightness and other settings. DivX Version 4.02
(final) also resolves this issue.
17) To change drive letters (useful if you have two
drives and have partitioned the boot drive, but the secondary drive shows up as
"D"), go to Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools >
Computer Management, Disk Management, then right-click the partition whose name
you want to change (click in the white area just below the word "Volume")
and select "change drive letter and paths." From here you can add,
remove or change drive letters and paths to the partition.
18) Windows XP can directly access WebDAV "internet
disks" such as Apple's iDisk. In Internet Explorer, use the
"Open..." command, type the name of the WebDAV server you want to
access (e.g., http://idisk.mac.com/username) and select the "Open as Web
Folder" checkbox. Enter the password when prompted and you're in!
This trick also works on Windows Me and Windows 2000.
Interestingly, Windows XP doesn't seem to support iDisk via the "Add a Network Place "
command, possible with these other operating systems. Once set up using the
"Open" command, however, the idisk can be accessed by simply
double-clicking its icon in the Network Places folder.
19) Windows XP's digital camera support makes it
incredibly easy to connect cameras such as the FujiFilm FinePix 4800Z we
tested. After snapping some shots, we simply connected the camera to our PC via
the included USB cable. Windows XP automatically recognized the camera and
mounted the camera's removable 16MB storage card as a removable drive, allowing
us to easily copy the images (at the camera's highest resolution, 4 megapixels
each) to the "My Pictures" folder on the PC's hard drive. From there,
you can run the photo printing wizard or automatic slide show to view the
results. Things get even fancier if you have the optional Windows XP Plus! pack
installed. Plus! provides exotic slide-show routines, displaying the
images as if mapped onto a cube, carousel, or with a variety of other special
effects such as "roll-up," "photo album," or fading in and
out, etc.
20) Enhanced Scrolling Wheel support. Try pressing
the CTRL key and rotating the wheel while viewing a web page. The fonts will
change size.
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