Negative
November 21st, 2001, 05:10 PM
I'm using a Dutch version of WinXP, so some of those terms may not be the actual English ones ;)
1. Windows Media Player.
If you give Windows Media Player access to the net, you're giving up your anonymity. You don't like that? Disable it!
How? Extra --> Options --> Player (first tab) --> Unselect 'Permit Internet-sites to assign an ID to your player'.
2. Uninstall.
You don't like a feature (Messenger,...), but don't know how to remove it?
Here's how:
In C:\Windows\Inf, there's a file called 'sysoc.inf'.
Open it with notepad (or another text-editor). It should look a little something like this:
[Version]
Signature = "$Windows NT$"
DriverVer=07/01/2001,5.1.2600.0
[Components]
NtComponents=ntoc.dll,NtOcSetupProc,,4
WBEM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wbemoc.inf,hide,7
Display=desk.cpl,DisplayOcSetupProc,,7
...
The 'hide' option prevents you from removing the application (meaning it won't show in your Configuration --> Software screen). Use your text-editors search&replace-function to replace every hide with a ,
Safe the file, go back to your Configuration --> Software-screen, and remove whatever application you want.
3. Changing a service's priority.
You want to give your Virusscanner or another application Top priority? --> Hit Ctrl-Alt-Del (for those of you who don't want to use both hands: Ctrl-Shift-Esc). Your taskmanager will pop up. Select the second tab (processes), and right-click the process you want to change.
4. Faster Start-menu.
Open regedit. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \Desktop. Open the key MenuShow Delay. Standard value is 400. Lower this to make your Start-menu faster.
1. Windows Media Player.
If you give Windows Media Player access to the net, you're giving up your anonymity. You don't like that? Disable it!
How? Extra --> Options --> Player (first tab) --> Unselect 'Permit Internet-sites to assign an ID to your player'.
2. Uninstall.
You don't like a feature (Messenger,...), but don't know how to remove it?
Here's how:
In C:\Windows\Inf, there's a file called 'sysoc.inf'.
Open it with notepad (or another text-editor). It should look a little something like this:
[Version]
Signature = "$Windows NT$"
DriverVer=07/01/2001,5.1.2600.0
[Components]
NtComponents=ntoc.dll,NtOcSetupProc,,4
WBEM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wbemoc.inf,hide,7
Display=desk.cpl,DisplayOcSetupProc,,7
...
The 'hide' option prevents you from removing the application (meaning it won't show in your Configuration --> Software screen). Use your text-editors search&replace-function to replace every hide with a ,
Safe the file, go back to your Configuration --> Software-screen, and remove whatever application you want.
3. Changing a service's priority.
You want to give your Virusscanner or another application Top priority? --> Hit Ctrl-Alt-Del (for those of you who don't want to use both hands: Ctrl-Shift-Esc). Your taskmanager will pop up. Select the second tab (processes), and right-click the process you want to change.
4. Faster Start-menu.
Open regedit. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \Desktop. Open the key MenuShow Delay. Standard value is 400. Lower this to make your Start-menu faster.