Fixing Windows XP Annoyances

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Page Fault In Nonpaged Area (BSoD error)

Page Table Entries (PTEs)paging file [See swapfile]

Paint Shop Pro 2nd     changing Windows startup logo

Panda Anti-Virus Titanium & Platinum Parallel Port (BIOS setting)

Parallel Port Mode (BIOS setting) parallel ports, configuringparameters

     Chkdsk utility     subroutines (VBScript) parental control of web sites

PartitionMagic 2nd

     web site

partitions

     creating and deleting     creating when installing Windows XP

     Disk Management utility

     extended     installing Windows XP, backups and

     logical drives     primary

     resizing         disk fragmentation and     volumes, mounting

PassMark Sleeper utility

passphrase

passwords

     automatically logging on 2nd

         limiting

         preventing bypassing

     change

     changing 2nd

     expiration

     managing network

     .NET

     preventing forgotten

     preventing forgotten passwords     require for exiting screensaver     require for resuming from standby mode

     saving in web pages

     security policies     setting expiration

     show ÒChange PasswordÓ in Ctrl-Alt-Del window

     user accounts, automatic expiration

patches

    Registry [See Registry, patches]

     Windows Update

paths     Registry

     show full path in folder windows     system

PC Flank pcAnywhere 2nd

PCI     slots     video cards

PCI 2.1 Compliance (BIOS setting) PCI IDE BusMaster (BIOS setting) PCI IRQ Assignment (BIOS setting)

PCI Latency Timer (BIOS setting)

PCI Pipelining (BIOS setting)

PCL language

PDAs, adding WiFi supportpeer-to-peer (P2P)

     creating workgroups

     file sharing 2nd Perform Additional Tasks (install option)

performance     animations, disabling

     application timeout, reducing     BIOS, list of settings     CD/DVD drives, AutoPlay and 2nd

     compared to previous Windows versions

     games

    hard disks

         defragmenting

         eliminating random activity

         slack space

     increasing typing

     memory requirements

     menus, optimizing

     networks, testing throughput

    NTFS filesystem

         converting to

         optimizing     overview     Remote Desktop, connection speeds

     SCSI chain length

     shared resources    shutdown

         automatic

         optimizing

     speeding up system startup

     startup shortcuts, removing for performance optimization

     swapfile, deleting

     transferring Windows to hard disk     virtual memory

         eliminatingperipherals [See drivers hardware]

Perl add-on module Perl, WSH support for

Permissions window, adding users permissions, user accounts     inheritance

     setting Personalized Menus option (Start Menu), disabling personalized menus, Favorites

Photoshop 2nd 3rd

     Color Table command

Photoshop, changing Windows startup logo

Picture and Fax Viewer, disabling Pictures

pictures

     user's, selecting     Welcome screen, customizing

PID (Process Identifier) Ping utility

Places Bar     customizing 2nd     features

Plug and Play (PnP)

     characteristics of

     detection, preventing

     troubleshooting

PME Resume (BIOS setting)

PnP OS Installed (BIOS setting)

Point-to-Point Tunneling protocol

pointer

pointing devices

     fine-tuning/upgrading

polling for AutoPlay-enabled CD/DVD drives 2nd

pop-up help windows

POP3 (Post Office Protocol, version 3) port scanners, externalports

     commonly exploited by worms

     TCP/IP Power Button Mode (BIOS setting)

Power Lost Control (BIOS setting)

power management

     shutdown issues

Power Management (BIOS setting)

Power On Function (BIOS setting)

Power Rename utilitypower supplies

     troubleshooting PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet)

     connections         versus static IP addresses

preferences     Explorer, saving     Search tool

Prefetch, launching applications preventive maintenance     hardware

Primary Display (BIOS setting)

Primary IDE Master (BIOS setting)

Primary IDE Slave (BIOS setting)

primary partitions Print Server settings

printers

     adding WiFi support     advanced settings

     cancel printing of all documents     cancel printing of one document

     change settings for a single application     change settings for all applications     connect to a printer on your network

     install

     pause printing

     print background colors and images when printing web pages

     set default printer

    sharing

         configuring for

         over networks

         with other computers on network

     show as menu in Start Menu (Classic Start Menu only)

     show in Start Menu (XP Start Menu only)

     uninstall

     view status

printers (CLSID)printing     directory listings

     PCL language

prioritizing network connections Process Identifier (PID)

processlibrary.com

processor

     priorities

     show details

Processor Serial Number (BIOS setting)

Processor Speed (BIOS setting) Processor Type (BIOS setting)

Product Activation Profile Assistant, enable/disable

profiles (hardware configurations), troubleshooting multiple Program Files folder

properties     Folder Options     network connections

     Recycle Bin Properties sheets, viewing protocols

     Point To Point Tunneling

     PPPoE

     seeing which ones are installed

    TCP/IP [See TCP/IP]     Wake-on-LAN

proxy settings

PS/2 Mouse Support (BIOS setting) PXE Resume (BIOS setting)