Windows XP Tweaks

A quick and easy way to get system properties: Hold down your Windows Key and press Pause (Break), releasing both and just like magic up pops the System properties window.

Closing a dial-up connection can be done with just one keypress:

When you try to save an image in Microsoft Internet Explorer, the image will only save by the default bmp only.

The system restore tool with Microsoft Windows XP is a very valuable application.  When enabled on a drive, it automatically creates a backup when ever you install a software application or change add or change drivers.

Necessary Criteria This procedure assumes that Windows XP is installed on drive C:

After running the MS Bootvis utility, the file C:\WINDOWS\System32\LogFiles\WMI\trace.log becomes hugely inflated.

If you have a huge hard drive and would like to increase the amount of drive space used beyond the "12% maximum" for System Restore, check this out.

The registry key LargeSystemCache "1" on a RAID Windows XP Pro configuration will lead to disastrious read/write errors.

Here's a great site for identifying and (with any luck) addressing your Event ID errors:

Some people say it isnt possible to uninstall XP. Fact is, it is! Use your Win98 Cd-ROM Autostart thing and go to DOS.