Tips & Tricks For Winxp Users..!

Opening Ports or Adding Allowed Programs with SP2's Firewall

1.Click on Start / Run

2.Enter in firewall.cpl

3.Click on the Exceptions tab

Adding a Port for Internet Access:

1.Click on the Add Port button

2.Name it whatever you want

3.Enter in the ports you want to open

Adding a Program for Internet Access

1.Click on Add Program... button

2.A list of all installed programs will be displayed

3.Highlight the one you want to include for Internet access

4.Click on the OK button

Autoexec.nt or Config.nt Errors

If you are getting errors similar to:

The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.

Try copying the file from windowsrepair directory to the one that is in the windowssystem32 directory.

Common Control Panel Applets

The follow are some common Control Panel Applets that are located in the windowssystem32 directory.

If you find yourself using any of these frequently, then you can simply make shortcuts to them on your desktop.

appwiz.cpl >>Add/Remove Programs

desk.cpl >> Display Properties

firewall.cpl >> Firewall Settings

inetcpl.cpl >> Internet Options

mmsys.cpl >> Sound and Audio

ncpa.cpl >> Network Connections

nusrmgr.cpl >> User Accounts

powercfg.cpl >> Power Options

sysdm.cpl >>System Properties

wscui.cpl >> Security Center

wuaucpl.cpl >> Automatic Updates Configuration Go to Top

Windows Explorer Opens Search Companion Rather than the Folder

If the Windows Explorer opens up the Search Companion rather than opening up the actual folder, the default setting for opening a folder is changed.

To correct this:

Start Regedit

Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT Directory shell

Edit the default value to be explorer or none

Guest Only Network Access

If you try and connect to an XP computer and are shown a logins screen with only the computername/Guest,

You may need to change one of the Local Security Policies:

Got to Control Panel - Administrative Tools

Go to Local Policies - Security Options

Check the

Network access: Sharing and security model for local accounts

Set it to Classic - local users authenticate as themselves

Hiding a XP Computer from Network Neighborhood

If you want to share files from a XP computer,

yet want to remove it from showing up in the Network Neighborhood,

Run net config server /hidden:yes

Easy Way to Share Multiple Folders

If you need to share multiple folders, running the program SHRPUBW.EXE will bring up a simple dialog box to let you:

Browse to the folder you want to share

Enter in a Share name

Ender in a Share description

Set permissions. Several choices are available

Restart the process from within the same program Go to top

Not Viewing Zip Files as Folders

If you want to turn of WindowsXP showing Zip files as folders,

just run:

regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll

Setting Capslock, Numlock, Scroll Lock

If you want to set the startup state for any or all of these keys,

you just need to edit the registry.

Start Regedit

Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER Control Panel Keyboard

Open InitialKeyboardIndicators

Change the value to one of the following numbers

0 - All Keys off

1 - Caps Lock on

2 - Num Lock on

4 - Scroll Lock on

For multiple keys, add their values:

3 - Caps Lock and Num Lock on

5 - Caps Lock and Scroll Lock on

6 - Num Lock and Scroll Lock on

7 - Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock on

Log off and back on again

Restoring Desktop Icon to the Quicklaunch Bar

If you mistakenly deleted the icon for the Desktop on the Quicklaunch toolbar

Go to C:Documents and Settingsuser_nameApplication DataMicrosoftInternet ExplorerQuick Launch

(where user_name is replaced by your login name)

Create