Silence your modem speaker (Win XP)!
If the noise your modem makes as it connects to
your ISP is grating on your nerves, you'll be
glad to know that XP includes a setting designed
to silence your modem. However, it doesn't work
for all modems so you'll have to try it and hope
for the best.
Open the Control Panel and in Classic view,
double-click on the Phone And Modems Options
icon. In Category view, click on the Printers
And Other Hardware link, and then click on the
Phone And Modem Options link. On the Modems tab,
select your modem, click the Properties button,
and move the slider under Speaker Volume all the
way left to the Off setting. Click OK, and then
click Close. From now on, that modem will
connect in silence.
Place IE, My Documents, My Computer on desktop
the easy way in XP!
Place IE, My Documents, My Computer on desktop
the easy way in XP!
This is much easier then the registry hacks
someone else posted, to place Internet Explorer,
My Computer, My Documents, and My Network Places
on the desktop:
1. Right click on the desktop and select
properties
2. Click on the desktop tab
3. Click the customize desktop button
4. Enable the icons you want
Log on as Administrator in Normal Mode in
Windows XP!
When you install Windows XP an Administrator
Account is created (you are asked to supply an
administrator password), but the "Welcome
Screen" does not give you the option to log on
as Administrator unless you boot up in Safe
Mode.
First you must ensure that the Administrator
Account is enabled:
1 Open Control Panel
2 Open Administrative Tools
3 Open Local Security Policy
4 Expand Local Policies
5 Click on Security Options
6 Ensure that Accounts: Administrator account
status is enabled
Then follow the instructions from the "Win2000
Logon Screen Tweak" ie.
1 Open Control Panel
2 Open User Accounts
3 Click Change the way users log on or log off
4 Untick Use the Welcome Screen
5 Click Apply Options
You will now be able to log on to Windows XP as
Administrator in Normal Mode
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