Windows XP Hacks, Second Edition

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Task Manager

     Applications tab     better memory use with         identifying memory-hogging applications with Process Tab     Performance tab     prioritizing programs and processes

     Processes tab

Taskbar

     customizing with XP Professional Group Policy Editor     cutomizing with TweakUI

     hiding icons in Notification AreaTCP/IP     closing down TCP ports

     closing ports and blocking protocols

     DHCP-assigned IP addresses

     repairing broken connections

         resetting TCP/IP stack to original configuration     troubleshooting with ipconfig

Telnet, security risks of open port

templates (Outlook), backup files fortext     balloon tips for folders, customizing

     balloon tips for system objects, changing     sharing with whiteboard text editors, editing .reg files

Tgtsoft web site

themes (XP)

     applying new

     copyright laws and

     creating your own

     online sources for

third-party cookies

     customizing IE handling of

     managers for

thumbnails (Windows Explorer), decreasing image quality

Thunderbird (open source)

Time To Live (TTL), reported by ping

times and dates

toolbars     customizing appearance of     Google and Ask Jeeves, for Internet searches

     Outlook settings, backup files for

Tools menu (Windows Explorer), removing items from tracert

     useful switches

TradeKeys utilitytransparency

     Trillian messaging program, use of Trillian (instant messaging program)

     Pro version     skins, choosing for Trojan horses     blocking with ZoneAlarm firewall     ports used by

troubleshooting network connections

     ipconfig

     netsh tool troubleshooting services, bypassing ICF firewall

trustworthy credential agencies and software publishers TTL (Time to Live), reported by ping TweakMP

TweakUI utility

     controlling animated effects, fades, and shadowing

     creating customized XP interfaces

     customizing Taskbar     customizing XP interface

         exact XP version and build, showing on desktop

         hiding undeletable desktop icons         Windows Explorer     Most Frequently Used Programs List, banning programs from