Ever since Windows 3.1, Microsoft has included the Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) with new releases. Starting with Windows Vista, Microsoft doesn’t bundle the Windows Help program used to view .HLP files meant for older Windows programs with the OS. Apparently, Microsoft made this decision because the program hasn’t had a major update for many years, [...]
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Enabling more then 6 simultaneous downloads in IE8
Internet Explorer 8, as it may be known, doesn’t support more than 6 parallel downloads. While downloading a large number of big files from slow servers, bypassing this limit becomes a necessity. Like the previous versions, this limit is defined in the registry, but in a different location. To change this limit, close all instances [...]
Disable write access for USB drives
Copying data using USB drives at the work place can be a major security concern. Copying data to USB drives can be disabled via a simple registry tweak. For this tweak to work in Windows XP, you need to at least have SP2 installed. Open the registry editor by going to Start > Run and [...]
Changing the default command prompt directory
When command prompt is started up in Windows, it defaults to the directory X:\Documents and Settings\Username. This directory can be changed by creating a new registry entry which will contain commands which is automatically executed when command prompt starts. This can be compared to the “autoexec.bat” file which existed in old DOS and Windows systems. [...]
Disable user authentication after resuming from Stand By mode
By default, Windows will ask for your password every time your computer resumes from the stand-by mode. This may be useful for a public workstation or unattended laptops; but for a personal computer, it’s useless and to some extent, annoying. To disable to authentication, follow these steps : Windows XP Go to Start-> Control Panel [...]
