MDGx Windows XP Tweaks + Secrets

Windows XP
Tweaks, Secrets, BUGs + FIXes

I will post here ALL New Windows XP ©Tweaks [in chronological order] every time I'll also add them to TIPSXP.TXT or REGISTRY.TXT, both part of my Updated Windows 9x/NTx + DOS 7.xx/8.00 ©Tricks + Secrets Files [W95-11D.EXE], FREEware.

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Windows XP Essential FREE Upgrades + Fixes
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Windows XP Tips + Info on the Internet [this page]

Contents: [new ©tweaks added at the TOP]

6-28-11 Easter Egg: GOOGLE CHROME + CHROMIUM EASTER EGGS
5-5-10 Win2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/DOS Secret: exFAT
12-30-06 Win3.x/9x/NTx Updated ©Trick: HOSTS FILES, GUIDES + TOOLS
7-3-06 Win9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: REGISTRY INCONSISTENCIES, CURIOSITIES + ODDITIES
8-24-04 Updated WinXP SP3 ©Trick: Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) Comprehensive Guide [UPDATED 7-1-2008]
8-16-04 Updated WinXP/2003 Original ©Trick: XP/2003 FIREWALL GUIDE [UPDATED 8-16-2004]
10-16-02 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/IE Registry ©Trick: SHOW FULL URL
8-29-02 WinXP ©Trick: SINGLE CLICK SHUTDOWN
7-2-02 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 ©Trick: THE PLUS! PACKS
7-2-02 Win9x/NTx ©Trick: EXPLORE YOUR ROOTS
6-3-02 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: FIX COPY TO/MOVE TO/SEND TO
6-3-02 WinNT4/2000/XP Registry ©Trick: NO POPUPS ON BOOT
5-23-02 WinNT4/2000/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: GET BACK YOUR CD/DVD
5-8-02 WinXP Registry ©Trick: TEACH XP NEW TRACKS
1-29-02 WinXP ©Trick: FORCE XP STYLE THEMES
1-29-02 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP ©Trick: NORTON FIREWALL HIDDEN BAR
1-29-02 WinNT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012 Registry ©Trick: TURN OFF NUMLOCK
1-4-02 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/IE Registry ©Trick: KILL IE ABOUT: URLS
1-4-02 Win2000/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR MESSENGER :)
1-4-02 WinXP/2003 ©Trick: INTERNET TIME THROUGH FIREWALL
12-12-01 WinXP ©Trick: XP SENDMAIL.DLL FIX
12-12-01 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/IE Registry ©Trick: FIX TASKBAR BUTTONS
12-4-01 Win2000/XP/2003 ©Trick: XP PRO QOS MYTH
11-7-01 WinXP Registry ©Trick: AVOID XP REGISTRATION
11-7-01 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 Original ©Trick: 3D CONTROLS FOR 3D EFFECTS
10-23-01 WinXP Original ©Trick: INSTALL XP UNATTENDED
10-17-01 WinXP Registry ©Trick: WELCOME ADMINISTRATOR!
10-17-01 WinXP Registry ©Trick: HIBERNATE OPTION
8-23-01 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/IE Original ©Trick: MS IE 5.5 SP2 + 6.0 FIX [UPDATED 9-10-2002]
8-21-01 WinNT4/2000/XP Registry ©Trick: AUTOREBOOT
8-21-01 WinXP Registry ©Trick: COMMENTS? LINK
8-9-01 Win2000/XP Registry ©Trick: REMOVE MOUSE SHADOW
7-12-01 WinXP Registry ©Trick: WMP8 MP3 ENCODING
7-12-01 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/IE/NC ©Trick: PROXY AD BLOCKER
6-13-01 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/IE Registry ©Trick: BROWSING SPEEDUP
6-13-01 Win2000/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: INCREASE DNS CACHE
5-17-01 Win2000/XP Registry ©Trick: CHANGE SYSTEM FONT
4-26-01 Win9x/NT/2000/ME/XP Original Registry ©Trick: REG FILES
2-28-01 Win2000/XP/2003 Updated Registry ©Trick: DISABLE FILE PROTECTION
2-28-01 WinNT4/2000/XP Registry ©Trick: ERROR MODE
1-31-01 Updated Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: CPU PRIORITY (#2) [UPDATED 1-31-2001]
1-31-01 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 Original ©Trick: URL PASSWORD
1-4-01 WinNT4/2000/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: DISABLE LAST NTFS ACCESS
1-4-01 WinNT4/2000/XP ©Trick: SPEEDUP DOS SESSIONS
12-30-00 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 ©Trick: LOCK DESKTOP ICONS
11-30-00 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: TWEAK WEB VIEW
11-30-00 WinNT4/2000/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: SPLIT WINDOWS EXPLORER
10-18-00 Win2000/XP Registry ©Trick: OPEN WITH NOTEPAD FIX
9-20-00 Updated Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: BUGGY TWEAKUI 98 [UPDATED 9-20-2000]
9-5-00 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP Original Registry ©Trick: REMOVE NETSCAPE AIM
8-11-00 Easter Egg: MS IE 5/6 EASTER EGG
7-19-00 Win2000/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: UDMA/66 ALL THE WAY
7-13-00 Win2000/ME/XP Registry ©Trick: GRAB THE FOCUS!
7-13-00 Win2000/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: XDSL/CABLE MODEM SPEEDUP
6-8-00 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: BRING BACK ATTRIBUTES COLUMN
5-11-00 WinNT4/2000/XP Registry ©Trick: KEYBOARD + MOUSE BUFFER
5-8-00 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP ©Trick: LOVE(LY) VIRUS FIX
5-4-00 WinNT4/2000/XP Registry ©Trick: BYPASS AUTOLOGON
4-28-00 WinNT4/2000/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: DOS NAME COMPLETION
4-28-00 Win2000/XP/2003 ©Trick: SPONTANEOUS REBOOT FIX
3-8-00 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/IE Registry ©Trick: IE CONTENT ADVISOR PASSWORD FIX
1-5-00 Easter Egg: JAVASCRIPT BROWSER RESIZER EASTER EGG
12-29-99 Easter Egg: OSR2/NT/98/2000/ME/XP OPENGL EASTER EGG
12-22-99 OSR2/98/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012 Registry ©Trick: DELETE REGISTRY KEY/VALUE
12-9-99 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/IE ©Trick: DELETE MS IE UNINSTALL
10-28-99 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP Netscape ©Trick: CUSTOM NETSCAPE THROBBER
10-14-99 Win9x/NT4/ME/2000/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: ALWAYS UNLOAD DLLS
10-14-99 Win9x/2000/ME/XP Registry ©Trick: TOOLTIP OFF
9-15-99 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 Original ©Trick: 3.1X/9X/2000/NT/ME/XP/2003 MULTIBOOT SWAP FILE
8-11-99 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/IE Registry ©Trick: HTTP SERVER REQUESTS
7-27-99 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Original Registry ©Trick: HIDE YOUR DRIVES!
5-4-99 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/IE Original Registry ©Trick: BROWSER CACHE IN MEMORY
5-4-99 Win9x/NT/2000/ME/XP Original Registry ©Trick: THE REGISTRY
5-4-99 Win9x/NT/2000/ME/XP Original Registry ©Trick: REGISTRY STRUCTURE
5-4-99 Win9x/NT/2000/ME/XP Original Registry ©Trick: REGISTRY EDITING RULES
5-4-99 Win9x/NT/2000/ME/XP Original Registry ©Trick: REGISTRY LINKS
4-15-99 Easter Egg: ANOTHER MS IE EASTER EGG
3-30-99 Win9x/ME/NT4/2000/XP/IE Registry ©Trick: BRANDED MS IE
3-24-99 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 Registry ©Trick: FORCED EXIT
3-24-99 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 Registry ©Trick: END TASK TIMEOUT
12-25-98 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP Original Registry ©Trick: ACTIVE WINDOW TRACKING
12-7-98 Win98/2000/ME/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: REGISTERED USER?
11-25-98 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/DOS ©Trick: MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE MADE EASY
11-10-98 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 ©Trick: EXTRA ASCII CHARACTERS
11-4-98 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/IE Registry ©Trick: RENAME MS IE TITLE
10-27-98 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/IE Registry ©Trick: SYSTEM RESTRICTIONS
8-5-98 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Original ©Trick: NEW FOLDER ICON
8-5-98 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP Original ©Trick: NEW DRIVE ICON
7-1-98 Win9x/2000/ME/XP/2003 ©Trick: QUICK FIX ENGINEERING
6-24-98 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/IE Registry ©Trick: IE AUTOSCAN
6-24-98 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: HIGH COLOR ICONS WITHOUT PLUS!
4-29-98 Easter Egg: SOLITAIRE EASTER EGG
4-29-98 Easter Egg: MINESWEEPER EASTER EGGS + CHEATS
4-29-98 Easter Egg: HEARTS EASTER EGG
4-8-98 Easter Egg: FREECELL EASTER EGGS + CHEATS
10-17-97 Updated Win9x/NTx ©Trick: WINKEY SHORTCUTS
10-9-97 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Original ©Trick: ANYTHING GOES
10-5-97 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019 Original Registry ©Trick: MENUSHOWDELAY
9-27-97 Win9x/NTx/IE ©Trick: KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
9-16-97 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 ©Trick: SYSTEM FOLDERS
9-16-97 Win3.1x/9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Original Registry ©Trick: BLINK... NOT!
8-16-97 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/DOS6 Original ©Trick: FIND FAST
8-8-96 Win9x/NTx Registry ©Trick: ANIMATED WINDOWS
6-12-96 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 ©Trick: NOTEPAD DATE/TIME STAMP
4-11-96 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 ©Trick: SUPPORT INFORMATION
11-11-95 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019 Registry ©Trick: DITCH THOSE ARROWS!
11-11-95 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019 Registry ©Trick: CHANGE ARROWS
9-4-95 Win3.x/9x/NT/ME/2000/XP/2003 ©Trick: HELP!

Cliff: XPTips.txt = part of W95-11D.EXE
Captain SiskoX: TricksXP.txt = part of W95-11D.EXE
PC Hijack: Tips To Speed Up Your Windows XP - Part 1
PC Hijack: Tips To Speed Up Your Windows XP - Part 2
PC Hijack: Tips To Speed Up Your Windows XP - Part 3
The Inquirer: Longhorn's most useful feature "leaked" as XP tweak
Dan's Data: What's with the 3Gb memory barrier?
Windows Central: Windows XP Articles
Gosh: Windows XP/2003 Info, Tips + Files
Tech Spot: Windows 2000/XP Online Security Guide
MajorGeeks: Windows XP Professional Services
MajorGeeks: Windows XP Professional SP2 Services
The Elder Geek: Windows XP Services Guide
Tech Spot: Windows XP Services Tweak Guide
Overclockers Club: Windows XP Services Removal Guide
Tech Spot: Windows XP Memory Tweak Guide
Kelly's Korner: Registry Edits for Windows XP
Overclockers Club: How to Hack/Change Your Logon Screen in Windows XP Professional
Rojak's Pot: Windows XP/2003 Desktop Heap Tweak Guide
Daniel Petri: IE/2000/XP/2003 Tips + Tricks
Daniel Petri: Windows 2000/XP/2003 Pagefile Optimization
Bold_Fortune: Slimming Down Windows XP
PC Stats: Little Known Features of Windows XP
PC Stats: 101 Tips and Tweaks for Windows XP
PC Stats: 99 Performance Tips for Windows XP
PC Stats: Understanding and Tweaking Windows XP Services
PC Stats: Windows XP Safe Mode Explained
PC Stats: 104 Performance Tips for Windows XP
PC Stats: Cloning Windows XP
PC Stats: Setting up an FTP Server in Windows XP
PC Stats: Dual OS Installation Of Windows XP 32-bit + 64-bit
TechTree: Windows XP SP2 Guide to Useless Services
PC World: Tune Up Your Windows XP Machine (for Free)
PC World: How To Fix The Biggest PC Annoyances
Short Media: Repairing Windows XP in 8 Commands
Hackman's Realm: Why Windows XP Is Bad
New Life for XP: Windows XP Guides + Tips
Firing Squad: Windows XP Performance Optimization 101
MSFN: How to Convert Windows 2003 Server to Workstation Guide
MSFN: Creating Windows XP/2003 + MS Office XP/2003 Setup CDs for Unattended Installs
ErpMan: Computer Tips for Windows
SmallVoid: Windows XP Tips, Tweaks + Troubleshooting
Sysinternals: BOOT.INI Options Reference
WinT: Windows 98/2000/ME/XP Modifications
Bink: Unofficial XP
JSI Inc: NT/2000/XP/2003 Registry Hacks
WinXP Tutor: Windows XP Tips + Registry Edits
XP A to Z: Tips, Tweaks, Downloads
Shell Shocked: Deconstructing the Shell
OSNN: Active Desktop Tutorial
The Tweaking Experience: 2000/XP/2003 News, Tips, Guides + Downloads
NT Compatible: NT/2000/XP/2003 Info
WinNETMag: Updating Drivers in a Slipstream Installation
Icrontic: Slipstreaming Windows XP
Bit Bender Forums: How to Setup Windows 95/98/ME on 2000/XP
Bob: Running DOS Games On Windows XP
Tech Spot: Tweaking Your System Startup + Booting
Tech Spot: Windows OS Tweak Guides
Tweakers Asylum: Windows XP ACPI Guide
GameSpot: 18 Tips for Better XP Gaming
Tweak3D: Windows XP/2000 Startup Tweak Guide
James: Troubleshooting Windows STOP Messages
kadaitcha: Windows XP Stop Errors
XPTuneup: Microsoft XP Operating System - STOP Error Messages
Pacifica Computer Pros: Windows XP STOP Error Messages
kadaitcha: XP Troubleshooting Guides
XPTuneup: Tips List
XP Forums: News, Tips + Files
WinXP News: Newsletter, Tips + Fixes
ExtremeTech: Hacking Windows XP: Speed Up Your Boot
ExtremeTech: Hacking Windows XP: Speed Up Network and Internet Access
ExtremeTech: Hacking Windows XP: Speeding Disk Access
ExtremeTech: Optimize Windows XP
ExtremeTech: Hacking Windows XP: Hacking Windows Explorer
How to Geek: 175 Windows 7 Tweaks, Tips and How-To Articles
TechRadar: 94 Windows 7 tips, tricks and secrets
The Whistling Cricket: Windows XP Tweaking
Tweak3D: Windows XP Tweak Guides
KarbosGuide.com: Superuser Windows XP - tips & tricks
TechTutorials: Windows XP Tutorials
Carey: Windows XP - Common Questions and Answers
NTFS.org: News + Tweaks
NTFS.com: Convert FAT32 to NTFS
Scott: Windows XP Home Secrets
Kayo: Windows Resources
TLAB404: Tips & Tweaks
TweakTown: Tweaking Windows XP Part 2
TweakHound: Super XP Tweaking Guide
TweakHound: Windows XP Services Default Settings Guide
Fun With XP: Windows XP news, tweaks and links Collection
SS64: Windows NT/2000/XP Command Line Index
FixMyXP: 99 Useful Run Commands
Burke: Windows Information and Links
TweakXP: XP Tweaks
Bob: Windows XP Tips
MSDN: Creating Windows XP Icons
WinXP Fix: Tips + Hints
Rhebus Networks: Windows 2000/XP Technical Advice
DAG Konsult: Windows NT4, 2000 + XP Tips & Tricks
TechBuilder: 23 Ways To Speed WinXP Without Defrag
Blog: Collection of Windows XP Links
TackTech: Slipstreaming Windows 2000/XP/2003 Guide
I Am Not A Geek: Windows XP Performance Tweaking Guide
I Am Not A Geek: Windows 2000/XP/2003 Command Console Shortcuts
Ramesh: Windows XP Registry Fixes, Utilities and Tweaks
TweakGuides: Windows XP/Vista/7/8 Tweaking Companion (PDFs): Regular Edition is free
OSNN: Understanding Virtual Memory
Herby: Herby's Tweaks
Information Week: Langa Letter: The OS Inside The OS = Windows XP Recovery Console
Information Week: XP On USB Thumb Drive
Riccardo: How to get rid of Locked AVI Bug in Windows XP
PC Magazine: Windows 98/2000/ME/XP: 68 Tips & Tricks
ComputerSight: 24 Methods to Speed Up Windows XP
Tech Republic: 10 things you can do when Windows XP won't boot
OnMac WIKI: Install Windows XP on Intel Mac Complete Guide
DotNetJunkies: The PC Boot Process - Windows XP
LinuxAdvocate: Windows XP EULA in Plain English
BroadcastNewsroom: Windows XP Crashed? Here's Help
AdminXP: Windows XP Tips + Guides
Microsoft: How to Disable Simple File Sharing in Windows XP Professional
Microsoft: How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
Microsoft: Windows 2000/XP/2003 File Cache Performance and Tuning
Microsoft: Windows 2000/XP/2003 Services
Microsoft: Windows XP Command Line Reference A-Z
MS Expert: Windows XP Expert Zone
Microsoft: Windows XP

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