Windows XP Hacks, Second Edition

Index

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Ad-Aware (spyware detector)

ad-free surfing     skyscraper ads Adult Content Senders list (Outlook) Advanced RISC Computing (ARC) path Advanced Startup Manager, creating multiple profiles

AirSnare

alerts, performance

America Online icon, removing from desktopanalog

     CD, writing     video, converting to digital Animated Bitmap Creator

animated effects (GUI), controlling

Anonymizer.com web service

anonymous email web site

anonymous proxy server list web site anonymous web surfing

ANSI codes

antennas for wireless networks     building your own for war driving     external and booster antennas, use of

     tips for improving performance Anti-Phishing Working Group antitrust case against Microsoft

appearance, customizing

applets

    Control Panel

         displaying in cascading menu

         hiding from newbies

         hiding unused

         hiding with the Registry

         hiding with XP Pro Group Policy Editor

         recategorizing

         running hidden applets

applications

     background, reducing for better RAM use

     command-line shortcuts for launching

         customizing shortcuts         using with keyboard shortcuts for running     forcing older programs to use XP common controls

     hidden fields in Word, security risks

     memory-hogging, identifying with Task Manager     opening and creating Microsoft documents without Office

     OpenOffice.org office suite

     programs     sharing with Messenger

     uninstalling         cleaning up after

         removing access to certain Microsoft programs         removing uninstall entries from uninstalled programs     XP-incompatible, forcing to run         Application Compatibility Toolkit, using         Compatibility Wizard, using

ARC (Advanced RISC Computing) path

archive files

     Web, single file (.mht) arrays of strings

Ask Jeeves toolbar ASR (Automated System Recovery) Attachment Options add-in (Outlook)

attachments to email (blocked), opening in Outlook/Outlook Express

     forcing Outlook Express to open blocked file attachments

     forcing Outlook to open blocked file attachments

audio bitrate and properties (video setting) authenticodesettings for IE, customizing

AutoEndTasks key (Registry)

autologon, enabling Automated System Recovery (ASR)     NTBackup installed on XP Home machine

Axialis AX-Cursors program