I told you the correct way. But maybe you wanted the easier way. The link below has a file which has made the given changes automated. Download and double click. You are done.
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/foldersettings.reg
Many of us don't know that we can retrict number of users sharing taking files from the folders that we share in XP. We think that its an advance feature added up in windows vista. But this is not true. You can go to the folder options and uncheck the the recommended checkbox of basic sharing in the view tab to see this advance sharing option in windows XP as well. For more details view:http://fhctech.org/fhc/networking/xp-sharing-folder.htm.
I make some normal 5 min posters as well. Here is one of them: Do tell me if u like it. That saves a lot of time.
There is a virus that makes your drives open as a open with dialog box on clicking and you need to use direct run command to access them. The tool that can help you remove that virus can be found at:
http://www.techsupportforum.com/sectools/sUBs/Flash_Disinfector.exe
Soetimes it happens that the windows explorer does not work to open up as we reboot windows. Then we require to run task manager and open it manually. This can be due any of the viruses that affects th eregistry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
To remove it, go to the registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon through regedit.
In the right pane, modify the value:
"Shell"="explorer.exe some_process.exe"
to:
"Shell"="explorer.exe"
This will end up the problem.
Not getting time to write though having lots of plans, like the google master plan as they release their chrome. Will do that some day. Meanwhile a little tweak, I don't know why I did not know of it.
To add an application to run at system startup. Goto the start>Programs>startup and open it as a browser by right click. Just paste a shortcut of the application you wish to be at start up there nad that is it. ?Have fun....
You can use a batch file at start up and thus you can have a proper automation of youre PC start up. Say open browser with the favourite website. Use command line options at the batch file or maybe directly in your start up and you are through.
I deally I will not recommend you making too much of this. You might end up slowing the PC performance at startup.
You can always remove a program from the start up by deleting simply the shortcut. Though some programs need the msconfig to be run to be removed. start>run>msconfig
