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Windows
XP Tips!
The Latest Windows XP
News & Tips!
Part 2
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Windows
XP News & Tip of the week!
Part 2
By Raymond
Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP:
NEW - Window
XP PowerToys are additional programs that
developers work on after a product has been released to
manufacturing. They add fun and functionality to the Windows
experience!
Microsoft has taken great care to ensure that PowerToys
operate as they should, but they are not part of Windows
and are not supported by Microsoft. For this reason, Microsoft
Technical Support is unable to answer questions about
PowerToys.
Microsoft Releases XP PowerToys Update: Months
after it originally removed PowerToys for Windows XP from
download, Microsoft developers have finally released the
long awaited update to the popular tools. PowerToys are
a group of small applications that add extra functionality
to Windows XP by taking advantage of hidden settings.
A Microsoft spokesperson said the need to make minor improvements
as the reason for pulling PowerToys and promised an update
in the spring.
You must uninstall your old PowerToys before installing
the new ones. You can download the powertoys files (one
at a time) at Microsoft download page
Here!
XP-AntiSpy 3.51 ~ XP-AntiSpy is an
utility that let's you disable some built-in update and
authentication features in WindowsXP.
Pros: Freeware, It works. Small, clean and
to the point. Does the job well. Not to mention, if you
want to go back to the default settings or change your
settings. Also used it on 98SE and Win2k without much
issue as well. Excellent program and a must have for WinXP
all users!
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V3.51 [English version]
Author: XP-AntiSpy.de
Home page www.xp-antispy.de
Program Type: Freeware
Platform: Windows XP
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By Raymond
Media Player Privacy Tip!
When you play CDs with newer versions of Media Player,
this handy little application will go out to the Internet
and return with handy information for you such as information
about the CD such as the play list, album cover, artists,
etc. However, in the latest version (8.x), another feature
has been added that may have privacy implications. When
you open the Media Player (Start -> All Programs ->
Accessories -> Entertainment -> Media Player) and
choose Options from the Tools Menu, you will see an option
called "Allow most Internet sites to uniquely identify
your player?"
What this does is to potentially allow other sites to
monitor what you are listening to or watching with Media
Player. If you read the Help File, it claims that the
purpose of uniquely identifying your player (using an
identifier that your Media Player sends) is to monitor
the connection quality when streaming audio or video files.
That maybe all it is being used for -- for now. If you
want to turn off this feature, all you have to do uncheck
box and click OK.
Enable cleartype on welcome login
screen: By Raymond, WebTechGeek.com - Ready you need
to start regedit. Now navigate to HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTControl
PanelDesktop.
Locate the key FontSmoothingType. Change the value to
2.
Restart your system.
Set Your Browser to Open to a
Page of Your Choice: By Raymond, WebTechGeek.com -
If you have a site you always visit first (www.webtechgeek.com)
when you browse the Web? Would you like it to be the first
site you see when you start Internet Explorer? Just follow
the steps below to change your home or “start”
page.
You can set your home page in Internet Explorer: Navigate
to the Web page you want to see when you start Internet
Explorer. Click Tools on the menu bar, and then click
Internet Options. In the Home page area, click Use Current.
Stay Up to Date Automatically: By Raymond, WebTechGeek.com
- You can automatic updates in Windows XP to ensure that
your computer is always current. Windows XP checks Windows
Update for the latest updates whenever you are on the Internet,
determines which updates apply to your computer, and downloads
them in the background while you keep working or playing.
If you prefer, you can have the computer continue notifying
you with automatic balloon message reminders about updates.
It’s up to you! Here's how.
To turn automatic updates on or off
Click Start, click Control Panel, click Performance and
Maintenance, and then click System.
On the Automatic Updates tab, click the setting of your
choice.
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Display the Quick Launch Bar:
By Raymond, WebTechGeek.com -
If you have opened more than one program, you might
like to display and use the Quick Launch bar. The Quick
Launch bar makes it easy to access frequently used programs
like Windows Media Player and your e-mail, and to open
an Internet Explorer window. Windows XP loads several
programs in the Quick Launch, including Show Desktop.
One click on Show Desktop minimizes all the programs on
your desktop. Another click restores them just as you'd
left them.
To display Quick Launch on the taskbar
1. If the Quick Launch bar is not displayed, right-click
an empty area on the taskbar and click Properties.
2. On the Taskbar tab, under Taskbar appearance, select
the Show Quick Launch check box and click OK.
After Quick Launch is displayed, click Show Desktop to
minimize all open programs.
Microsoft Product Activation: which will only
allow you to install Windows XP on one system at a time.
Under this new policy, you must use the CD Key code that
comes with the software to install the operating system.
You'll then have 30 days in which to contact Microsoft,
either via the Internet or by telephone, and activate
the software.
When you do, you won't have to give Microsoft any personal
information, just your CD Key code. Microsoft will assign
you an activation code, which you'll then enter in the
appropriate text box in the Microsoft Product Activation
wizard. If you don't activate the software within the
30-day period, you won't be able to boot Windows XP past
a dialog box that prompts you to enter activation code.
When you enter the activation code, it supposedly analyzes
your system's specific hardware configuration, generates
some hardware ID code based on this information, and then
associates the activation code with this hardware ID code.
If for some reason you have to reinstall Windows XP on
the same system, you'll be able to use the same activation
code.
If you purchase an additional computers and you want
to install Windows XP on your new system instead, you'll
need to reactivate the software. While Microsoft says
it's possible to install it on another machine, it's unclear
how exactly this will work under its license agreement.
Consumers should refer to the terms of their license agreement
to determine whether or not it is legal to transfer a
license to another computer. But in those cases where
it is allowed, the product must first be removed from
the previous computer. Users may be required to complete
the activation on the new computer by placing a call to
the Microsoft Activation Center. The details are still
a bit hazy, but you can be sure that Microsoft will figure
them out before the release.
If you only have one PC and rarely reinstall the operating
system, this really won't be a problem. but, if you have
multiple PCs in your home, you won't be able to buy one
copy of Windows XP and install it on all the PCs in your
home. Instead, you'll need to buy one copy for each system.
This may sound harsh, it's actually been a part of the
Microsoft End-User License Agreement for years. The only
difference is that now Microsoft has developed a physical
way to enforce what the paper license has said all along.
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