To allow other users to use a program in XP!

1. XP-aware programs might put a shortcut on everyone's desktop. Office 2000 did that when I installed it.

2. Copy a shortcut to the program into the Desktop subfolder in the All Users profile. That makes the icon available on everyone's desktop. But anyone can delete it from there too.

3. Or copy a shortcut to the program to the Desktop subfolder in each user's profile. That makes the icon available to each user separately. Some programs seem to store specific user option settings independently when the user sets them for the program while logged on under their own account, even though they are using a shortcut to the program that was simply cut and pasted from another account.

Save your Remote Desktop Connection Settings in XP!

The steps (note: this only works in XP)

1. Choose Remote Desktop Connection from your Start menu.
2. Before you choose what computer you want to connect to, choose Options.
3. Fill out the computer information, including the IP address, user name, and password.
4. Choose Save As, and choose where you want your new icon to appear.
You can place the icon on your desktop for one-click access to the remote computers you use the most.

Track down startup programs in XP!

As you may know, Windows XP provides several methods for automatically launching programs at startup. Of course, an obvious option is the Startup folder on the Start menu, and there's also the Run key in the registry.

If you're trying to track down exactly which programs XP launches at startup, you might think that you have to check several places. However, that's not the case. Windows XP provides two ways to view all the startup programs in one place.

The first place is the Startup tab of the System Configuration Utility. To access it, follow these steps:

1. Open the Run dialog box by pressing [Windows]R.
2. Enter msconfig in the Open text box, and click OK.
3. Select the Startup tab.

The second option is the Startup Programs section in the System Information utility. To access it, follow these steps:

1. Go to Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | System Information.
2. Expand the Software Environment branch.
3. Select the Startup Programs section.

 

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