Lets say your current directory is C:gamesSteamCounter-Strike> and you want to get back here. Use the pushd DOS command. pushd . that is push the current UNC, machine, drive and directory onto the stack. Yes the “.” is understood as the current location. Then change drives, directories as much as you wish and when you […]
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Disable Windows XP’s builtin zip support
Windows XP comes with builtin support for uncompressing zip’d files. If you prefer to continue using a dedicated utility like pkzip or winzip which has more functionality, you probably need to disable the limited capability of XP to prevent interactions and problems, run the following command: regsvr32 /u %windir%system32zipfldr.dll Want to re-enable the builtin zip […]
Disable Low Disk Space Notification in Windows XP
You can disable these alerts using the following Windows XP registry hack: Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER Key: SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer Name: NoLowDiskSpaceChecks Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 disables alerts
Suppress the Windows Tour Prompt in Windows XP
XP displays the Windows Tour balloon prompt the first 3 times you logon to XP. If you want to suppress the XP Tour, use the following XP registry hack: Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Key: SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionAppletsTour Name: RunCount Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0 Setting RunCount = 0 will disable the balloon prompt for all users.
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What is the difference between Windows XP Professional Edition and Windows XP Home Edition?
Backup—XP Pro has the standard Win2K backup program; XP Home has no backup program. Dynamic Disks—XP Pro supports dynamic disks; XP Home doesn’t. IIS—XP Pro includes IIS; XP Home doesn’t. Encrypted File System (EFS)—EFS debuted in Win2K and lets you encrypt files on an NTFS partition, a very useful feature for mobile machines. XP Pro […]
How do I determine which process has TCP ports or UDP ports open?
To display which process ID is using a certain TCP port or UDP port, you can start by using the Netstat command with the n (display in numeric form), o (display the owning process ID–this works on Windows XP only), and a (display all connections and listening ports) switches as follows: netstat -noa
How can I determine whether I’ve enabled boot defragment in Windows XP?
Windows XP includes an option to perform a boot defragment, which places all files required for booting next to each other on disk to provide a faster boot time. The OS enables this option by default, but you can check the status and enable this option by performing the following steps: Start the registry editor […]
How can I avoid having to re-activate my Windows XP installation when I reinstall the OS on my machine?
If you plan to reinstall XP on the same hardware, you can back up the activation status and then restore it after you reinstall the OS. To save the activation status, back up the wpa.dbl file from the %systemroot%system32 folder to a disk or other location. After you reinstall the OS, perform the following steps: […]
How can I access shares on a Windows XP machine from Windows Me and Win9x?
If you upgrade from Windows Me or Windows 9x to Windows XP in the coming days and want to network your new PC or new OS with other machines in your house, you need to remember a few key details. Unlike Windows Me and Win9x, XP has built-in networking security, so you’ll have to log […]