To enable Autologon in Windows® XP Home Edition

Option 1: Download and install TweakUI from the Powertoys for Windows XP collect
ion. In the Logon section, set the default username and password to be used.

Option 2: Do the following

1) Click Start, Run and enter CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2
2) In the list of users, highlight the user account you want automatically logge
d on.
3) Uncheck Users must enter a Username and password.................
4) Click Apply.
5) In the next dialog, enter the password for the account you selected in Step 2
, if any
6) OK your way out.

How do I enable CD burning for Limited accounts?

This tip does not apply to Nero users, it is only for XP's built-in CD burning f
eature.
Allow limited users access to CD Burning:
To allow Limited User's to burn CD's, click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT. Go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Look in the right pane for AllocateDASD and double click the entry. Set the valu
e to 2.
On PRO, this is exposed in Local Security Policy under Security Settings\Local P
olicies\Security Options
"Devices: Allowed to format and eject removable media"
For XP Pro, you can do this by clicking Start, Run and entering SECPOL.MSC
Go to Local Policies, Security Options, look in the right pane for Devices: Allo
wed to Format and eject removable media. Set this option to Administrators and I
nteractive Users

How Do I see the Security Tab in XP Home?

This tip provided by Gilles Pion
Go to: http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/downloads/recommended/scm/default.a
sp
Instructions: Download the x86 (Intel) version of the Security Configuration Man
ager and save it to your hard disk. Double click the SCESP4I.EXE file you downlo
aded and extract the contents to a temporary location on your hard disk. Then op
en the folder you extracted the files to and locate the Setup.inf (Setup Informa
tion) file. Right click Setup.inf and select Install. After the installation is
finished, reboot your computer.
If the download link on the page, listed above, does not work, try this one:
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/tools/SCM
Right click the SCESP4I.EXE file and select Copy to Folder). Make sure to read t
he README files!!!!
Disclaimer: I have tested this procedure on my XP Home installation, and it work
s. I cannot guarantee that it will work on your system. Make sure you create a S
ystem Restore point before proceeding.
WARNING: Adjusting the permissions on a drive, file or folder can lock even the
Administrator account out of that drive/file/folder. Deny Permissions take prece
dence over Allow Permissions, regardless of your group membership. Administrator
s are members of the User's group, by default. Uncheck Allow, rather than using
Deny.

Lock your Desktop

Press the Windows key and the L key (WinKey+L) at the same time.
Additionally, you can create a new shortcut, with the following command line:
rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation
Copy the new shortcut to your Quick Launch bar and you have one click access to
locking the desktop.
Notes: If you are using the Welcome screen and Fast User Switching is enabled, o
ther users will still have access to you computer, by selecting their Username a
nd entering their password. Additionally, if you don't have a password on your a
ccount, then all that is required is to click on your Username on the Welcome sc
reen.
Recover Deleted Files/Folders
Ok, you've deleted a file or files, and sent them to the Recycle Bin. Then, bein
g conscientious, you emptied the Recycle Bin to free up the disk space.
Oops! The first pictures of your new baby were in that folder! Or the pictures o
f your sister's wedding.
And those pictures are gone!
You'll need 3rd party software to recover these files. I use FileSaver, from htt
p://www.file-saver.com
Of course, the less work you do with your computer, in the meantime, the better
your chances of recovering your deleted files/folders intact.How do I delete an
"undeletable" file?

Open a Command Prompt window and leave it open. Close all open programs. Click S
tart, Run and enter TASKMGR.EXE Go to the Processes tab and End Process on Explo
rer.exe. Leave Task Manager open. Go back to the Command Prompt window and chang
e to the directory the AVI (or other undeletable file) is located in. At the com
mand prompt type DEL <filename> where <filename> is the file you wish to delete.
Go back to Task Manager, click File, New Task and enter EXPLORER.EXE to restart
the GUI shell. Close Task Manager.

Disable the Windows XP Splash Screen

Ever wonder what's going on behind that splash screen? Well, now you can find ou
t!
Right click My Computer, Properties, Advanced, Startup and Recovery, Edit. Edit
BOOT.INI. Add "/SOS" right after "/fastdetect" with a space between. The line wi
ll look something like this:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional"
/fastdetect /SOS. When you're finished. The first part, multi(0)..... may not be
the same on your machine. Upon restarting, the splash screen will be gone. It c
an be re-enabled by removing the new switch.

How do I restrict a User's Logon hours?

You can only restrict when a user can log on to the system. On a stand alone com
puter, there is no way, currently, to force a user to log off when their hours e
xpire.
1) Open Help and Support and type "logon hours" (without the quotes) in the sear
ch box.
2) Go to Full text matches and click on "Net user". See the examples for setting
a user's logon hours. Some examples would be:
net user johnsw /time:M-F,08:00-17:00
net user johnsw /time:M-F,8am-5pm
net user marysl /time:M,4am-5pm;T,1pm-3pm;W-F,8:00-17:00
net user johnsw /time:all (this one means this user can always log on)
3) Open a Command Prompt window.
4) Enter the appropriate "net user" command for the user(s) you wish to restrict
access for.
If you need to force a user to log off when their hours expire, you may want to
investigate Access Boss, from FS Pro Labs.

Orkut Tips and Tricks

Open scrapbook. Write a message in the new message area (ie in the top and not i
n reply). Do NOT click on submit. Copy and past the code below

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