How startup programs get loaded in Windows at boot
time ? Run keys of Windows Registry:
Windows XP Support
By: WinXpFix.com
Run keys cause programs to automatically run every time
computer/XP boots up . The Windows XP registry includes
the following four Run keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
Each of these keys has a series of values. The values
allow multiple entries to exist without overwriting one
another. The data value for a value is a command line.
There are some special considerations for the third and
fourth keys in the list, the RunOnce keys: By default,
Run keys are ignored when the computer starts in Safe
mode. Under the RunOnce keys, You can prefix a value name
with an asterisk (*) to force the associated program to
run even in Safe mode. You can prefix a RunOnce value
name with an exclamation point (!) to defer deletion of
the value until after the command runs. Without the exclamation
point prefix, a RunOnce value is deleted before the command
runs. As a result, if a RunOnce operation does not run
properly, the associated program is not asked to run the
next time You start the computer.
Create a Personal Screen Saver
Tip:
Windows XP Support
By: WinXpFix.com
You can create your own screen saver using your digital
photos, try creating a slide show presentation for use
as a screen saver.
* Right–click an empty spot on your desktop, and
then click Properties.
* Click the Screen Saver tab.
* In the Screen saver list, click My Pictures Slideshow.
* Click Settings to make any adjustments, such as how
often the pictures should change, what size they should
be, and whether you’ll use transition effects between
pictures, and then click OK. WinXpFix.com
Now your screen saver is a random display of the pictures
taken from your My Pictures folder.
Low on disk space and
do not use Windows XP Hibernate feature tip:
Windows XP Support
By: WinXpFix.com
With hardware prices going down every passing day You
may not need this tip but if You are in a situation where
You are really low on disk space even after using disk
cleaner, one of the things You can do is to identify features
of XP You don't use. It may very well be the hibernate
feature. If You don't use it, simply disable it and get
as much of hard disk space free as is your physical RAM
size. To do that go to power options in control panel
(fast route: goto START-RUN or win+R and type powercfg.cpl
) and click on hibernate tab and deselect "enable
hibernation".
