Several Xp tricks

Making IExplore extremely fast

This is a handy little trick you can use with Internet Explorer 6 to make it boot up extremely fast
Make a shortcut of iexplore on your desktop ... right-click on the shortcut to Internet Explorer and add the parameter '-nohome' to the end of the command line, like so:

Target: Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" -nohome

Router Commands

Set a console password to cisco
Router(config)#line con 0
Router(config-line)#login
Router(config-line)#password cisco

Set a telnet password
Router(config)#line vty 0 4
Router(config-line)#login
Router(config-line)#password cisco

Enable an interface
Router(config-if)#no shutdown

Turn Off Indexing to Speed Up XP

Turn Off Indexing to Speed Up XP

Windows XP keeps a record of all files on the hard disk so when you do a search on the hard drive it is faster. There is a downside to this and because the computer has to index all files, it will slow down normal file commands like open, close, etc. If you do not do a whole lot of searches on your hard drive then you may want to turn this feature off:

• Open My Computer.
• Right-click your hard drive icon and select Properties.
• At the bottom of the window you'll see "Allow indexing service to index this disk for faster searches," uncheck this and click ok.
• A new window will pop up and select Apply to all folders and subfolders.

It will take a minute or two for the changes to take affect but then you should enjoy slightly faster performance.

How to Change the Default Icons for Folders in Windows XP

How to Change the Default Icons for Folders in Windows XP

You cannot customize the default icon for a folder in Windows; however, you can make a shortcut to a folder and change the look of the shortcut icon. To make a shortcut to a folder and change the look of the shortcut icon:

• Open My Computer and browse to the folder that you want.
• Right-click the folder, and then click Create Shortcut. If you are prompted to place the shortcut on the desktop, click Yes.
• Right-click the shortcut you created, click Properties, and then click Change Icon.
• Click the picture of the icon you would like the shortcut to use, click OK, and then click OK.

No Icons Available
If you click Change Icon, and there are no icons available, use the Browse button to find Shell32.dll:

• Right-click the shortcut you created, click Properties, and then click Change Icon.
• Click Browse, type %systemroot%\system32\shell32.dll in the File name box, click Open, click the icon you want to use, click OK, and then click OK.