In case of user password boot the pc in safemode by pressing the F8 key and then selecting the Safe Mode option. You can now logon as an administrator and XP wont prompt for the password.
Incase of an administrator account try rebooting the pc in DOS. access C:\Windows\system32\config\mania . Rename mania as mania.mj
With XP continuing to be the favorite among millions..we decided to add spice to XP So we came up with loads of hidden features you can try out to see how XP stills rocks your world !!
We have recently heard that XP is going to discontinued soon.. But many of us like it for its stability and and better compatiblity .. Here is a nice article to further speed up XP and giving it a lot more new life ...
In this step by step guide you will learn about: Deleting cache, cookies, all history from your browser under a limited account. Manually means without the use of programs or softwares
Photoshop required large memory to function well (1 GB or more is preferable) because it handle image files. Here discussing how to speed up startup of Photoshop.
Did You Notice, whenever You Insert any game 0r software cd, or simply consider Windows Xp Operating system cd. As soon as You Insert the disk in CD-ROM, It automatically runs the cd.
if you want to make a autorun file for that CD you are ready to burn just read this...
I’ve read a number of articles on the internet about changing the text on the Start button in XP. On more than one occasion I’ve seen references to a five (5) letter limitation when the button is renamed. I always wondered if this was true or just an assumption someone made because the default ‘start’ just happened to fit the button size. So, I decided to run a test and see if there really was a five character limit.
We all know that you really shouldn't try to run Windows XP on anything less that
about a Pentium 3 of some sort if you are out for speedy operations and amazing reaction times, but for those of us with the good old Pentium 2's who want to see just how well we can run XP, we have to tweak as much as we can where-ever we can.
This tweak is for broad band cable connections on stand alone machines with WinXP
professional version - might work on Home version also. It may also work with networked machines as well.
This tweak assumes that you have let WinXP create a connection on install for your cable modem/NIC combination and that your connection has tcp/ip - QoS - file and print sharing - and client for Microsoft networks , only, installed. It also assumes that WinXP will detect your NIC and has in-box drivers for it. If it doesn't do not try this.