Fixing Windows XP Annoyances

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AATools Port Scanner web site

AC Power Recovery (BIOS setting) access points, wireless

Accessibility command accounts (user), types

ACDSee ACPI Aware O/S (BIOS setting)

activation Active Connections utility (netstat.exe)     information columns

     scanning for open ports     starting ActiveX Cache Folder (CLSID)

Ad-Aware Personal Edition

Adaptec/Roxio Easy CD Creator

Adapters and Bindings options (network connections)

adaptive palettes, problems caused by Add Hardware Wizard

Add/Remove Programs (Control Panel), removing Windows components

AddOn ROM Display Mode (BIOS setting)Address Bar

     batch files, running from     as command prompt

     history settings     search settings     show full path of current folder

     show in Explorer

     show on taskbar

Address Book

     make default contact list

     profile assistant (enable/disable)

     set default profile for AutoComplete

Address Range Shadowing (BIOS setting)

Administrative Tools, show in Start Menu

Administrator account, logging in

Adobe Photoshop [See Photoshop]

Advanced button (File Types window)

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)

Advanced Power Management [See APM] Adware Report Agnitum Outpost

AGP 2X/4X Mode (BIOS setting)

AGP Aperture/Device Address Space Size (BIOS setting) AGP video cards

AIM (AOL Instant Messenger)

AirNet card

AlreadyMapped function (VBScript)

Alt Key, making it ÒstickyÓ

AlwaysShowExt value (Regisrty)

Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing setting animated screen characters, Search tool

animation     enable/disable selectively

     fading between web pages     show animated GIFs in web pages

     smooth scrolling of lists     smooth scrolling of web pages     turning off

anonymous FTP Anti-Virus Protection (BIOS setting) antispyware software

AntiVir

antivirus software 2nd

     autoprotect software

     disabling for startup     troubleshooting

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM)

APM (Advanced Power Management)     additional settings

     automatic shutdown     effect on Offline files

     effect on Scheduled Tasks     enable/disable     shutdown issues

APM Enable (BIOS setting)

Application Data folder

application icons, adding to taskbar tray

application installers, INI files

applications

     Compatibility Mode

     crashes, error messages

     custom styles, forcing update

     ending

     ending background processes

     file types

     file types, protecting

     file-type associations, protecting     frozen, closing     icons, customizing

    launching

         Prefetch and         Start Menu alternatives

     list loaded DLLs

     loading at startup, performance issues

     locating information about

     not found (startup error)

     overwriting DLLs

     prevent from running     running with VBScript

     shutdown timeout, reducing     Windows components running in background

     Windows components, removing Apply to All Folders option (Explorer Folder Options)

Arrange Icons By option (Explorer) ASP program for IIS web server Assign IRQ For USB (BIOS setting)

Assign IRQ For VGA (BIOS setting) attachments (email), viruses and Attempted Write To Readonly Memory (BSoD error)

attrib command (DOS)

     Folder Shortcuts, creating 2nd

     hidden files and

ATX systems, shutdownaudio

     deleting WAV files

    sound cards         digital signal processors (DSPs)

         troubleshooting     volume control icon (taskbar), deleting

auditing object access Authentication tab (network connections) Auto Power On (BIOS setting)

auto-insert notification feature

AutoComplete

     edit data

     enable/disable

     Profile Assistant (enable/disable)

     settings

autodetect hardware setting

Autodial

Autoexec.bat, parse at logon

autohide setting (Taskbar Properties)

automatic expiration (user passwords)

automatic shutdown

Automatic Windows Update settings automation and scripting     DOS batch files 2nd

     ideas for scripts

     Scheduled Tasks     Windows Script Host

AutoPlay 2nd 3rd

     CD polling, disabling

     disabling

     enabling based on content

     selective control of

autoprotect software (virus scanners) Autorun.inf file

Avast Home Edition AVG

AVI files, deleting