Tech Newsgroups: Windows XP Customization

how do you change the logon background image?

Tim.T - 6 Oct 2007 11:33 PM - 8 messages

I have tried TweakUI>Logon>Wallpaper, and I have tried using ResHack, and I have tried using the few registry hacks that are out there, but not one of them works! Whatever changes I make don't seem to take, and it goes back to ...

Wireless Video and Dual Monitor Mode

jampetro - 6 Oct 2007 7:34 PM - 1 message

I am running Windows XP and an NVIDIA GeForce FXGo5200. I am running Media Shout application software and need to see the application, but project only the image not all the application images. This works fine when cabled to a ...

How to change the default background folder image

Sky - 6 Oct 2007 6:57 PM - 3 messages

hello like subject, i want to change the default background image for a multimedia files folder. i don't want to do a desktop.ini for any folder, i just want to change the default image that comes with winxp ...

How to change the default bacground folder image

Sky - 6 Oct 2007 6:56 PM - 1 message

hello like subject, i want to change the default background image for a multimedia files folder. i don't want to do a desktop.ini for any folder, i just want to change the default image that comes with winxp ...

Adding a program to the right-click menu?

BG - 6 Oct 2007 12:41 PM - 5 messages

My drive crashed and the only copy I was able to salvage of my Arcsoft Suite was what I had cut/pasted onto a disk, but when I cut/pasted it back to my harddrive nothing worked properly :( I lost the link in the right click menu, usually when I right click a ...

Language Bar

Candace - 5 Oct 2007 11:17 AM - 3 messages

I cannot seem to remove the Language Bar from my Taskbar. I can go in and remove the check mark next to it and it goes away. But when I log back into my computer or restart it, low-and-behold, the language bar is back again. ...

customize the folder view

Lorne - 4 Oct 2007 8:16 PM - 2 messages

In windows 98 you could create a folder.htt file and customize how folders appeared in explorer. How do you do that in XP? Specifically I want to create a custom view similar to the default MyComputer view when "show in groups" is turned on except I want ...

Appearance>Advanced: How to adjust areas not on dropdown list?

Christopher Glenn - 3 Oct 2007 5:18 PM - 10 messages

Having gone to a widescreen LCD monitor and trying to use it at the recommended resolution (1440x900), I am in the process of increasing all my font sizes so I can see them with my aging eyes. For all the options under appearance>advanced, I have increased size ...

What Do You Want to do?

Larry - 3 Oct 2007 1:15 AM - 4 messages

Using Win XP w/SP2 and current updates. When I insert a DVD/CD a window opens asking "What do you want to do?" Create a CD?DVD ... using xxxxxxx Open writeable Folder ... using xxxxx Burn Audio CD ... using xxxxx ...

Save Profile on a PC shared by others!!!!!!

Batz38 - 2 Oct 2007 4:55 PM - 9 messages

Hello, I currently share my PC with others, and everytime I log back on to the PC, I have to change my settings back to the way I had them. This includes moving the desktop icons to the screen I had them on and the Start ...

Displaying Windows Date and Time Properties

History Fan - 1 Oct 2007 7:09 PM - 2 messages

I have a desktop PC running Windows XP SP2. To view the Windows Date and Time Properties, you need to double-click the clock in the systray. Is there a way to tweak XP so that this can be ...

Customize start menu most used programs

Crest Teethgel - 1 Oct 2007 6:46 PM - 5 messages

I would like to set myself which programs are listed in: START MENU most used programs. There must be a counter somewhere that reflects the use of these programs and the rank in that list. If i can change such a counter that ...

How to Tune-up a PC

Richard in Va. - 30 Sep 2007 11:47 PM - 18 messages

3-4 years ago, I helped a friend buy a new PC, a Dell Dimension 4550 w/ XP-home. The years have taken it's toll and it's really running slow. We've removed a bunch of apps via Add/Remove Programs and installed Norton 360 for virus ...

Showing folder tree as a default

losl(removethis) - 30 Sep 2007 10:53 PM - 4 messages

In Windows explorer user has to click the "Folder" icon on the toolbar for displaying folder tree in the left-pane. How could i setup (or modify the registry) showing the folder view in the left pane of win explorer as default? ...