Ben de iColorFolder'ı severek kullanan biri olarak iki hafta önce DeviantArt'ta rastladığım deleket'in yarattığı ikonları kullanarak kendi kullanımım için bir iColorFolder arayüzü oluşturdum.

Kendisinin de izniyle bu paketi meraklısına sunuyorum.

Kurulum

• Öncelikle şuradan iColorFolder'ı indirip Windows XP kurulu sistemimize yüklüyoruz.
• C:\Program Files/iColorFolder/skins klasörü içerisine aşağısan indireceğimiz dosyayı klasörüyle birlikte açıyoruz.
• Sonuçta elimizdeki klasör yapısı şöyle olacak: ...Program Files/iColorFolder/skins/KaraGarga/iColorFolder.dll
• iColorFolder'ın Skin Selector (arayüz seçici) programcığını çalıştırıp yeni kurduğumuz arayüzü seçiyoruz.
• Artık bir hayli farklı bir klasör arayüzüne sahibiz :)

Daha farklı klasör arayüzleri için http://icolorfolder.sourceforge.net/download_icolorfolder_page.htm adresine göz atabilirsiniz.

iColorFolder alternatif indirme adresi

KG Arayüz Paketini indirmek için buraya tıklayın.

By: NeoMayhem (neomayhem@neomayhem.cjb.net) for Neowin.net
Original Thread: http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=80511

Why would I want to do this?

There are many reasons for making your windows folder smaller, first it saves space and removes windows features you will probably never use that are just slowing down your computer.

What can you delete?

That is what this article is about, I will explain everything I know is safe to delete, and what happens if you do!

Everything I explain in this article has been done on my main system and my other systems for at least 3 months now, my systems have been perfectly stable, and I don’t think I have got a fatal error or BSOD yet this year!

Will this really improve the speed of my system?

I don’t have any results to prove it, but I think it does improve boot time a little, and after a clean install, it does seem to make the system slightly faster after deleting these things.

Disclaimer: In no way is neowin.net or NeoMayhem responsible for what you do to your system, this is ONLY for advanced users who know a little about windows and computers and can reinstall/repair a windows installation if necessary. This has worked for me wonderfully and hopefully will for you to!

Final notes: This has been tested on Windows XP Pro Final and SP1 (Not home, but it should work fine) Windows 2003 Enterprise Server 3700, RTM, and The Free Evaluation version (Any 2k3 version should work fine), and Windows 2000 Pro. If the following folders are not on your 2k/2k3 system it means they are only in XP and you don’t need to worry about them.

If for some reason you can not delete a folder, just delete the files inside, I tried to make not of the folders that cant be deleted, but depending on your system and if you use FAT32 or NTFS it may be different.

All of the paths listed in there are C:\Windows and C:\Program Files, if your folders have different names (Like C:\WINNT on windows 2k) then you should use that path instead.

Well, lets get started deleting, these start out ordered from largest to smallest, but after the first few files they are all fairly small, and are just in a random order.

1. c:\windows\system32\dllcache\

NOTE: DON’T DELETE THIS FOLDER, JUST ALL THE FILES INSIDE!
This folder uses a LOT of hard drive space, it holds a backup of every system file that windows uses. Deleting this will cause a SFC error when you replace a system file instead of windows putting back the original file. For people who want to mod there system, this is a good thing.

2. c:\windows\servicepackfiles\i 3 8 6\

NOTE: DON’T DELETE THIS FOLDER, JUST ALL THE FILES INSIDE!
This folder only exists if you installed a service pack on XP, if you did a slipstream it won’t be here either. This folder is the same as the dllcache, but has the new files that were updated by a service pack. If you delete the dllcache, deleting this is just like finishing the job.

3. c:\windows\$Uninstall----$

These $uninstall----$ folders are used whenever you want to uninstall a windows update. If you delete them, you can not uninstall the update(s), but if the updates are working fine for you, there should be now reason to remove them.

4. c:\windows\cursors\

This folder contains some custom cursers for windows, if you are happy with the default cursers, or use your own set like Blue Curve, then deleting this wont effect you at all.

5. c:\windows\driver cache\i 3 8 6\

NOTE: DON’T DELETE THIS FOLDER, JUST ALL THE FILES INSIDE!
This is one you may not want to delete, this takes up a bit of space (about 80mb) but windows uses if you ever add or remove windows components and things like printer drivers. If you’re your hardware is already working fine, you don’t need this folder on your hard drive. For example, if you delete this folder, and try to install IIS, windows will ask for the CD or Network share with the files on it, if you don’t need to add or remove windows components often, deleting this will free up some space for you.

6. c:\windows\help\

NOTE: DON’T DELETE THIS FOLDER, JUST ALL THE FILES IN SIDE!
This folder contains all of the windows help files. If you are like me, and think they having 50mb of help files is a waste, then you probably want to delete it. If you delete this folder and try to view a help file, the Help and Support center will come up with a 404 error. No harm is done, you just can’t view the help files (because you deleted them…). There is also a tours folder inside of the help folder, you can delete everything in this folder also, but windows won’t let you remove the actual folder.

7. c:\windows\inf\

NOTE: DON’T DELETE THIS FOLDER, JUST ALL THE FILES INSIDE!
This folder contains a lot of windows drivers, if you ever add new hardware, windows looks in this folder, then on your CD drive for the latest drivers. Any hardware you might get will probably come with the drivers on a disk, so this folder is just a wasting space on your hard drive with outdated drivers. If all of your hardware is working fine, and you don’t plan on adding any new hardware for a while, deleting this wont effect your system at all. If you don’t want to delete everything in it, you can go into the folder, press CRTL+F and search for mdm*.* and delete everything that comes up. These are all modem drivers, and it is very unlikely you will ever need them because you either have a modem installed already, or if you do add one, it will come with newer drivers.

8. c:\windows\srchasst

This folder is the XP Search assistant, if you delete it, windows will just use the classic 2k style search instead, which is more functional and easier to use.

WARNING: Some people have reported problems with this, and have not been able to search, try this at your own risk!!!

9. c:\windows\downloaded installations\

This folder holds the installers for some programs you download and install, for example, Tweak UI puts its installer in this folder, and so you can repair it or update its components later. Deleting this folder won’t harm any programs I have ever seen, but you should look inside this and see what you are deleting first.

10. c:\windows\media\

These are the default windows sounds, if you don’t want them, deleting them wont hurt anything.

11. c:\windows\system32\restore\

This is the system restore apps, if you delete this, system restore will no longer work. Before you delete this, you should go into System Restore, and delete all your restore points, and then you should go to the system properties and disable system restore. After that, you can delete this folder, and not worry about system restore slowing down your system or sucking up space.

12. c:\windows\system32\usmt\

This folder is the File and Settings Transfer wizard. If you have no need for it, then deleting this wont have any other effects besides the File and Settings Transfer wizard not working anymore.

13 A. c:\program files\msn
13 B. c:\program files\netmeeting\

These are the MSN Explorer and Net Meeting applications. If you don’t need or use them, then you can delete these folders (For net meeting, you can only delete the files inside) and the only thing it will effect is that these programs will know longer work.

14. C:\windows\system32\oobe

NOTE: DON’T DELETE THIS FOLDER, JUST ALL THE FILES INSIDE!
In this folder is the Out of Box Experience (The screens you see right after you have installed XP for the first time), and the XP Product Activation stuff. If you have a Retail or OEM version of XP, and you think you might ever need to activate again, DON’T DELETE THIS. So unless you are using XP or 2k3 CORP, you may still need this folder someday.

15. c:\windows\msagent

This folder holds the MS Agent program. The MS Agent is a gay little wizard thing that looks like the Office Assistant, I personally hate this thing, and removing it will get rid of it for good! If windows wont let you remove the folder, just delete everything inside of it, and everything inside of the intl folder.

16. c:\windows\java

This is the crappy MS Java components that don’t work well, and MS got sued over. If you have Windows XP slipstreamed with SP1a you wont have this because MS no longer distributes it. If you use websites that use Java Applets, you should keep this, or remove it and install Suns Java VM.

17. c:\windows\mui

This is a little app that allows you to switch between multiple languages, if you only use one language, then deleting this wont effect you at all. NOTE: I think this folder only exists on XP Pro because Home Edition doesn’t support multiple languages.

Post Deletion:

After you have deleted everything you want to, I recommend you run the Regisrty Cleaner from jvPowerTools ( http://www.vtoy.fi/jv16 ). This will remove all the references to things you deleted so a window doesn’t look for the files any more. If you delete the Java Folder, RegCleaner will find at least 50 reg entries related to it, and can remove them for you if you want.

What else can I do to make the windows folder smaller?

If you want to make your windows folder even smaller, and you use NTFS, you can use NTFS compression to make the windows folder smaller. Although you can compress everything it, compressing EXEs and DLL files will make you system a little bit slower, so I recommend compressing everything BUT EXE and DLL files.

Using this guide, you should easily be able to make your windows folder less then 1gb, but because some programs add there own files to the windows dir, your results may differ from what other people have gotten there folder sizes to. After a clean install, it is fairly easy to get your windows folder less then 700mb so you can put a image file of your clean install on one CD and be able to restore it easily.

That is all for now, if you have your own, feel free to post them below and if my system still works well after deleting them, I will add them to this guide!!

SP3 是其中一個因素，
還有微軟出的 Hotfix 也佔掉不少空間，
今天就花了一點時間，
把 c:\windows\ 底下，
是 『$』開頭的資料夾、『Installer』資料夾，
(除了 $hf_mig$ 沒刪，聽說留個後路比較安全)
總共 5.6 G ！
通通刪掉。

如果感覺 C槽愈來愈小，
這個方法可以參考一下。

이틀정도 이것저것 해보면서 몇가지 알게 되었는데, 언제나 느끼는건 emacs는 어렵다는 것이다.

여러가지 이맥스가 패키지가 있지만, 삽질을 해본결과, emacsW32란 건(http://ourcomments.org/Emacs/EmacsW32.html) 한글 설정은 좀 쉽게 할 수 있지만 page up, down을 할때 렌더링이 느린다.
ntemacs(http://ntemacs.sourceforge.net/)는 버젼업이 늦고, gnu에 있는 것하고 별반 차이가 없어 보인다.

우선 emacs 22.2을 ftp://ftp.kaist.ac.kr/gnu/emacs/windows/ 여기서 다운 받는다.
각각의 버젼이 barebin과 bin으로 나뉘어져 있는데, 용량차이를 보고 예상해보면 barebin은 기본적인 emacs만을 의미하는게 아닐까 한다.
bare 는

1. 발가벗은(naked), 살을 드러낸;<산 등이> 헐벗은, 노출된;(칼집에서) 뺀 <칼>
2. 꾸밈없는; <사실이> 있는 그대로의
3. 빈, 텅 빈, 세간 없는 <방>; …이 없는 《of》
4. 가까스로의, 다만 …뿐인(mere);얼마 안되는
5. <손이> 도구[무기]를...
이런 의미이다.

다운 받은 파일을 C:\Program Files\emacs-22.2에 풀고, 바로 이맥스를 실행하기 전에 regedit를 이용하여 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GNU\Emacs 란 패스를 만들다. 이맥스 디렉토리의 bin에 가보면 addpm.exe란 파일이 있는데, 이를 실행하면 환경 설정과 시작메뉴에 이맥스를 등록한다.(레지스트리 패스를 만들어 주지 않으면 addpm.exe가 제대로 실행이 안된다고 함.)

나 같은 경우는,
C:\Program Files\emacs-22.2 여기에 압축을 풀었기 때문에 C-x C-f를 해보면 처음에 이 디렉토리의 bin폴더를 보여준다. 이게 좀 불편한데 바꿀려면 이맥스 바로가기 아이콘을 우클릭하여 나온 창(등록정보)의 시작위치란을 C:\home라고 해줬다. 이렇게 하면 C-x C-f를 했을때, C:\home가 뜨게 된다.(윈도우랑 리눅스는 디렉토리 구성이 달라서 불편한 점이 많다.)

그리고 환경변수를 설정해줘야 하는데 "내 컴퓨터"를 우클릭하여 속성을 선택하면 "시스템 등록정보"창이 뜨는데, 여기서 "고급"탭 아래의 환경변수를 클릭하자. 각 사용자 변수 또는 시스템 변수에 LANG = euc-kr, HOME = C:\home를 등록하자.

HOME = C:\home 이것은 이맥스에서 홈디렉토리(즉, ~/) 를 지정된 디렉토리로 연결하게 해준다.
이러면 리눅스랑 대충 비슷하게 사용할수 있을 것이다.

LANG = euc-kr 이부분은 인코딩을 설정하는 부분인데 내가 인코딩에 관해 잘 알지 못해 뭐라 설명하기 어렵다.
http://cecildesk.egloos.com/4394230 이 글을 참조했음.

.emacs 는 이렇게 설정했다.
.emacs
.emacs.d 디렉토리 안에는 이것들 추가.
.emacs.d.zip

지금은 이정도로 설정을 했는데 몇가지 문제점이 보인다.
1. 한글의 아햏햏 나 뷁 이 안써지고 mode line의 한2 라는 글자가 깨짐.

 예상으로는 아햏햏이 안되는 문제는 22 버젼이 안되어서 그런게 아닐까 싶고(하지만 ntemacs 23버젼에서는 네모로 나옴), 한2가 깨지는 이유는 hangul.el의 인코딩이 utf-8로 되어 있는데 mode line는 그걸 못읽어서 그런게 아닐가 싶다.

2. http://cecildesk.egloos.com/4394230 여기에 쉘부분 설정을 똑같이 해봤는데, 한글이 바로 나오지 않는다.

일단 여기까지 해놓은것도 꽤 잘 굴러가니까 만족하고 조금씩 더 고쳐야 겠다. emacser의 길은 정말정말 험난한다.

taskmgr- Windows Task Manager
wupdmgr- Windows Update Manager
dfrg.msc- Windows Disk Defragging Tool
cmd- Command line interface
msconfig- Microsoft Configuration Utility
calc- Calculator
dxdiag- DirectX Diagnostic Tool
regedit- Registry Editor
explorer- Windows Explorer
excel- Microsoft Excel
powerpnt- Microsoft Powerpoint
winword- Microsoft Word
msaccess- Microsoft Access
mspaint- Microsoft Paint
notepad- Notepad

Prima di tutto, se non l'abbiamo già fatto, installiamo WINE -.-'

sudo apt-get install wine

ora passiamo a configurarlo digitando sempre da terminale

winecfg

così facendo si creerà una directory nascosta nella nostra home chiamata .wine dove andranno a salvarsi tutti i file di configurazione e i programmi .exe che installeremo sul "finto" drive C:\. Inoltre si aprirà una finestra dove poter impostare le caratteristiche del desktop virtuale, della grafica e del sonoro. Una volta finito possiamo chiudere tale finestra.

Se in una remota e dimenticata partizione del vostro Hard Disk possedete un'installazione di Winsows XP, questo è il momento di accedervi e copiare i files mscoree.dll e streamci.dll da c:\windows\system32\ nella directory di configurazione nascosta .wine/drive_c/windows/system32/. Attenzione: le DirectX 9.0 funzioneranno sotto WINE solo copiando questi due file da una versione di Windows XP già installata, e non Vista. Nel caso il vostro buon senso non vi abbia permesso di riservare alcun gigabyte del vostro disco rigido a tale sistema operativo, recuperate i due file da qui.

Sempre nella cartella nascosta .wine, aprite il file user.reg, individuate la stringa [Software\\Wine\\DllOverrides] (approsimativamente verso la riga 420) e sostituite l'elenco che vi trovate al di sotto con il segunete:

“d3d8″=”native”
“d3d9″=”native”
“d3dim”=”native”
“d3drm”=”native”
“d3dx8″=”native”
“d3dxof”=”native”
“dciman32″=”native”
“ddrawex”=”native”
“devenum”=”native”
“dinput”=”native”
“dinput8″=”native”
“dmband”=”native”
“dmcompos”=”native”
“dmime”=”native”
“dmloader”=”native”
“dmscript”=”native”
“dmstyle”=”native”
“dmsynth”=”native”
“dmusic”=”native”
“dplay”=”native”
“dplayx”=”native”
“dpnaddr”=”native”
“dpnet”=”native”
“dpnhpast”=”native”
“dswave”=”native”
“dxdiagn”=”native”
“mscoree”=”native”
“quartz”=”native”
“streamci”=”native”

salvate il file e chiudete.

Ora procediamo con la vera e propria installazione delle librerie DirectX scaricando la versione redistribuitable più recente da questa pagina. Sulla destra, nella fascia verde in alto, cliccate su Download Latest Version e salvate il file nella vostra home. Aperto il terminale, digitiamo:

wine directx*.exe

e scompattiamo creando una cartella temp nella nostra home. Da terminale spostiamoci nella cartella appena creata:

cd temp

e diamo questo comando per iniziare l'installazione:

wine DXSETUP.EXE

Al termine del processo di installazione, avviamo di nuovo winecfg da terminale e, nella finestra che si aprirà, spostiamoci nella scheda Librerie e cliccando sul tasto edit per i files d3d8, d3d9, ddrawex, dinut, dinput8, settiamo il valore "Buildin (wine)" per ognuno di essi.

Fatto ciò, sono pronte le DirectX 9.0 su WINE. Per testarle spostiamoci da terminale nella cartella .wine e digitiamo:

wine drive_c/windows/system32/dxdiag.exe

così da effettuare tutti i test necessari e constatarne il corretto funzionamento.

Spesso capita di avere memorizzati sul proprio harddisk delle cartelle o dei file riservati a cui non si vuole dare accesso agli utenti non autorizzati. Per questo tipo di file la soluzione consiste nel crittografarne il contenuto impostando una password d’accesso. C’è un programma gratuito che fa molto bene tutto questo: EncryptOnClick
Encrypt OnClick è un utile tool che, mediante una gradevole e semplicissima interfaccia, permette la cifratura e decifratura di file e cartelle con l´algoritmo AES a 256 bit. Il programmino è gratuito e scaricabile liberamente.

Download: qui.

Básicamente si lo que necesitas es un sistema operativo windows xp que vaya al doble de rápido que un windows xp service pack2 o service pack3 y que ademas puedes instalarlo en la computadora de la abuela SuricataOS es la solución, aparte de linux, sistemas basados en bsd..etc.SuricataOS tiene las siguientes características:

• En español (100%)
• SmartBoost: Redes-3D-yodm3D-Imitacion de Aero- librerias beta DirectX10- Nuevo menu portable- Netcrawling opcional
• Trae menos programas que SOS4, solo los mas utiles.
• Nuevo theme: MacOS
• Vista Transformation Pack
• MacOS Transformation Pack
• Ahora sepueden ver los detalles de los archivos (antes en la caperta mi musica no se veia)
• Nuevo Logo
• Tablet PC
• Solucionado el booteo desde el CD, ahora es instantaneo
• Open Office funciona ahora desde el CD.
• Se pueden explorar unidades con Linux

La velocidad del sistema se logra gracias a varios ajustes, del registro, de los servicios y de los archivos del sistema. El consumo de memoria es normalmente entre un 45 y 60% del consumo de WindowsXP normal, por lo tanto tendras mas memoria libre.

Una imagen de mi escritorio en Ubuntu Linux con virtual box corriendo SuricataOS, realmente es muy rápido, ahora puedes ejecutar aplicaciones desde windows xp que corren muy rápido y no consumen demasiada memoria...se me ocurre que para desarrollar aplicaciones y probar en uno o ambos sistemas operativos a la vez y probar de inmediato la portabilidad de tus aplicaciones.

El consumo de memoria NO esta relacionado con el rendimiento general del sistema, por lo tanto aunque instales miles de programas o actives todos los servicios, y termine consumiendo 250MB de RAM la velocidad del sistema sera aun mayor que la velocidad de WindowsXP consumiendo 100MB, notaras esto al explorar carpetas, iniciar aplicaciones pesadas (Photoshop, 3DsMAX) o en juegos a pantalla completa.

Un ejemplo practico:
Windows Normal: Tu PC funciona a 300KM/h, le pones el norton antivirus y el office, luego de esto funciona a 200KM/h.
SuricataOS: La misma PC funciona a 350KM/h, le pones el Norton y el Office y luego funciona a 250KM/h

SuricataOS puede correr perfectamente bien en un procesador Pentium 1, asi como en los nuevos procesadores Core Duo.

Si eres usuario de windows 98 ya puedes quemar,romper los discos de windows 98 porque SuricataOS va mas rapido que windows 98.

La diferencia de velocidad inicial se mantiene atraves del tiempo.

Descarga desde rapidshare.
http://rapidshare.com/files/39678780/SOS_RM.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/39699580/SOS_RM.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/39733387/SOS_RM.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/39950852/SOS_RM.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/40078299/SOS_RM.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/39759733/SOS_RM.part6.rar

Después de que descargues los archivos rar, descomprime y vas a obtener una imagen iso que puedes quemar a un cd o dvd y para esto puedes usar programas como Alcohol120%, AShampoo Burner Studio, Nero en Windows o k3b o la linea de comandos en GNU/Linux.

No, I want to raise an issue which must be relevant to many New Zealand households. This is the constant taunting and ridicule, the frustration of individual ambitions and pleasure, even the destruction of one's honest attempts at creativity which is a common experience for many of us. Its this sort of constant provocation which can cause people to 'lash out' - and for most of us there is no-one to turn to for help.

Even when the situation doesn't precipitate actual physical violence victims of this provocation can suffer emotional damage as a result of constant feelings of frustration - even rage.

Computer rage

I'm talking, of course, about rage resulting from technical provocation by some of today's household devices.

Who hasn't thrown their TV, video or DVD recorder remote across the room? How many of us have actually lashed out and physically attacked the TV set or recorder?

Even worse, in my experience, is the continual provocation of the home computer. How often do we lose information, carefully and painfully entered over a period, to a computer 'crash'? And there's no one to turn to. Has anyone tried to contact Microsoft for help with their operating system. At least at work there is the IT department. And if you have problems with your spouse you can get counselling. But with the home computer you are on your own.

The most recent straw which almost broke the camel's back for me was the latest Windows XP security update. These happen automatically - the problem is that this one automatically prevented any further contact with the internet. Restores to return to the pre-update setup were inevitably followed by re-installation of the update and re-isolation from the internet. No information was forthcoming from Microsoft - and my attempts to get online help (after each restore) was an exercise in circular frustration.

Boy, was I ready to 'lash out'. However, after a week I got a message from ZoneAlarm who produce my virus anf firewall security software: "Microsoft Update KB951748 is known to cause loss of internet access for ZoneAlarm users on Windows XP/2000. "

OK, the updated version of  ZoneAlarm resolved the programme - but not before the experience had wrecked extreme emotional damage on me. I can no longer trust my operating system.

And I am that much closer to 'lashing out' when the next provocation occurs.

It could mean divorce

I'm seriously considering a divorce. I've been eyeing up an iMac lately. It look so smart. It responds much more quickly than my old system and it has a reputation of being more caring - not resorting to the constant taunting and provocations of my current operating system.

Still, I wonder if I'm doing the right thing. After all there is so much invested in my current relationship. Despite the provocations of WindowsXP I know how to use it and am aware of its problems. I'm not young and silly anymore. I know that a new relationship means risks. There will be a new learning curve. And I am sure that the iMac OS will have its own problems. I may be opening myself up to whole new set of provocations and emotional damage.

I need some counselling on this issue. But who is there out there who can be objective when it comes to such important relationships?

2. Lock Windows to protect computer
You can lock Windows to protect the computer when leaving the station easily by creating a shortcut with the path rundll32.exeuser32.dll, LockWorkStation. The Windows key + L is also a shortcut to this feature.

3. Edit sysoc.inf to list all software
To show all software that can be removed from your computer (including protected Windows services), you can manually edit (using notepad for example) the sysoc.inf file located in Windows\inf\. Just remove the word hide next to the software pack.
*Note* - use this at your own risk. Removing critical components of the system will make Windows instable.

4. Windows XP comes with IPv4 and IPv6
Windows XP comes both IPv4 and IPv6 support. To enable IPv6, you can install the protocols needed with the command "ipv6 install" in the command-prompt. Then type ipv6 /? to see the options. The installation will not remove the IPv4 protocols so your current configuration will still work.

5. Access Task Manager with shortcut
To access the Task Manager easier, you can make a shortcut that points to %windir%\system32\taskmgr.exe.

6. Stop treating ZIP files like Folders
If you don't want your Windows XP to treat ZIP files like folders, you can disable this component by running regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll at the command prompt or Run dialog. If you start missing it, you can enable it by typing regsvr32 zipfldr.dll.

7. Run program as diffrent user
You can run a program as a different user. Right click an application and select Run As command.

8. Switch users leaving applications opened
You can switch users leaving the applications opened too (*NOTE* use this only when needed since it could lead to system instability).
Go to Task Manager - processes and end the process explorer.exe. This will end only your session and not all applications. Then go to Applications tab, click New task and type runas /user:domainname\username explorer.exe. A password prompt will appear to login to the desired username. The user's session will start, with all your previously applications running.
I recommend to open first a command-line prompt and type runas /? to see all the options available.

9. Rename multiple files in Windows at once
Rename multiple files in Windows at once. Select them all, right click and select Rename. Enter the desired name. They will be renamed using what you specified, with a number in brackets to distinguish them.

10. Task kill feature in Windows
Windows has a task kill feature similar to Linux. Go to a command prompt and run the command tasklist to see running processes with PID numbers. Then type tskill <PID> to end the specific task. This forces an instant closing of the task.

11. Edit features with GPEDIT.MSC
You can edit many features by running gpedit.msc. You can add log on/log off scripts here and many features.

12. Edit accounts in the command prompt
You can edit accounts by running "control userpasswords2" at the command prompt.

13. Use systeminfo.exe to see System Information
You can use the systeminfo.exe command in the command prompt to see System Information, including all Windows updates and hotfixes.

14. Disable system services for maximum performance
There are system services that you can disable to free up the system's load. To access the interface that permits you to make changes to system's services, type services.msc and the command prompt.
This is a list of services that are *usually* useless and can be safely disabled.
Alerter
Application Layer Gateway Service,
Application Management
Automatic Updates
Background Intelligent Transfer
Clipbook
Distributed Link Tracking Client
Distributed Transaction Coordinater
Error Reporting Service
Fast User Switching Compatibility
IMAPI CD-Burning
Indexing Service
IPSEC Services
Messenger
Net Logon
Net Meeting
Remote Desktop Sharing
Network DDE
Network DDE DSDM
Portable Media Serial Number
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager
Remote Registry
Secondary Logon
Smartcard
SSDP Discovery Service
Uninterruptible Power Supply
Universal Plug and Play Device Host
Upload Manager
Webclient
Wireless Zero Configuration
WMI Performance Adaptor

*NOTE*: Make sure you don't need them since some applications you're using could depend on them. If you make any application to fail by disabling any of the services, go back and enable it again.

15. Repair Windows XP by using the XP installation CD
If your system failes to start due to an error related to missing HAL.DLL, invalid Boot.ini or any other critical system boot files you can repair this by using the XP installation CD. Simply boot from your XP Setup CD and enter the Recovery Console. Then run "attrib -H -R -S" on the C:\Boot.ini file and delete it. Run "Bootcfg /Rebuild" and then Fixboot.

Abaixo estão dez curiosidades sobre ele:

1-) O Windows XP (XP significa eXPerience) foi desenvolvido pela Microsoft em cerca de dois anos (1999 a 2001), e durante o seu desenvolvimento ele tinha o codinome Whistler. Seu lançamento oficial foi no dia 25/Out/2001.

2-) Embora alguns considerem que existam apenas duas versões dele (Home e Professional), na prática existem onze versões do Windows XP:

1. Windows XP Home Edition
2. Windows XP Professional Edition
3. Windows XP Media Center Edition
4. Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
5. Windows XP 64-bits para Itanium
6. Windows XP 64-bits para x86-64
7. Windows XP Embedded
8. Windows XP Starter Edition
vendido somente em alguns países (incluindo o Brasil)
9. Windows XP N
versão vendido na Europa, sem o Windows Media Player
10. Windows XP K
versão vendida na Coréia, sem o Windows Media Player
11. Windows XP KN
versão vendida na Coréia, sem Windows Media Player e Messenger
[Bem que o Windows aqui poderia vir como essa ultima versão sem o Messenger, que ninguém ou quase ninguém usa o que ja vem instalado, e sempre baixam o WLM]

3-) Em janeiro de 2006 já haviam sido vendidos mais de 400 milhões de cópias do Windows XP.

4-) As dez principais novidades do XP eram:

1. Nova interface gráfica
2. Fim do DLL Hell (várias versões de DLL)
3. Sistema de Ativação
4. Restauração de Driver
5. Troca Rápida de Usuários
6. ClearType
7. Desktop Remoto
8. Suporte a redes sem fio
9. Restauração do sistema
10. Criptografia de dados

5-) A conhecida imagem de fundo Bliss do Windows XP (um morro gramado com nuvens no fundo) é uma fotografia do Napa Valley, na California

6-) A configuração mínima para se trabalhar com o Windows XP era um computador com processador de 300Mhz, 128 Mb RAM e apenas 1,5 GB de espaço em disco.
[como se vc soh fosse precisar mesmo do XP instalado neh.... 128 de memória da pra fazer nada :S]

7-) Houveram cinco Service Packs para o Windows XP:
1. Service Pack 1, que foi lançado em 09/Set/2002
2. Service Pack 1a, que foi lançado em 03/Fev/2003 e não continha o Java Virtual Machine
3. Service Pack 2, lançado em 06/Ago/2004
4. Service Pack 2a, lançado em 10/Set/2007 somente para OEM
5. Service Pack 3, lançado em 21/Abr/2008

8-) O Service Pack 3 contém 1.174 correções de bugs.

9-) O Windows XP será suportado até o dia 08/Abril/2014, ou seja, quase 13 anos após o seu lançamento.

10-) Cerca de um ano após o seu lançamento, muitos ainda duvidavam do sucesso do Windows XP, pois consideravam "um absurdo" ele ser mais lento do que o Windows 98, além de exigir computador mais potente e ter diversos problemas de compatibilidade com as aplicações da época. Atualmente o Windows Vista é criticado pelos mesmos motivos :)

Fonte: Baboo

Sure enough, there's a 'config' file that controls which options are available in the Add/Remove window.  See the file c:\windows\inf\sysoc.inf (note that 'inf' is a hidden Windows folder).  Credit to this forum post.

Основной причиной продления срока поддержки Windows XP называется то, что многие крупные клиенты Microsoft все еще не перешли на операционную систему Windows Vista. Они не планируют этого делать, предпочитая дождаться появления новой операционной системы Windows 7. Выход последней намечен на январь 2010 года.

Отказаться от Windows Vista компании заставляют повышенные требования операционной системы к "железу" и нестабильная работа в ней ряда приложений, созданных для Windows XP и необходимых для ведения бизнеса. Смущает многих и стоимость перевода рабочих компьютеров на Windows Vista.

Первоначально планировалось прекратить поставки Windows XP тридцатого января 2008 года. Однако, учитывая высокий спрос на эту операционную систему, Microsoft продлила срок ее продаж до 30 июня. После этого Windows XP Home будет доступна лишь в OEM-версии, предназначенной для установки на ультрабюджетные компьютеры. Поставки Windows XP Home для ультрабюджетных десктопов и лэптопв продлятся до середины 2010 года.

21 апреля 2008 года вышел последний крупный пакет обновлений Service Pack 3 для Windows XP.