Not familiar with the latest operating skills of XP system

Microsoft's Windows Vista can not be released this year, although we have been using Windows XP operating system for five years, many functions we are familiar with, but no one People, there are always skills you don't know, such as those described below. In this article, we will introduce some unfamiliar Windows XP operating skills.

It is forbidden to modify the hard disk path of "My Pictures"

Start regedit, go to the path HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer and look for a DWORD value called "DisableMyPicturesDirChange" If you do not add one, change the setting to "1".

Do not display the "My Pictures" option

Start regedit, go to the path HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer, look for a DWORD value called "NoSMMyPictures", if If you don't add one, change the setting to "1".

It is forbidden to modify the hard disk path of "My Music"

Start regedit, go to the path HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer and look for a DWORD value called "DisableMyMusicDirChange" If you do not add one, change the setting to "1".

Do not display the "My Music" option

Start regedit, go to the path HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer, look for a DWORD value called "NoStartMenuMyMusic", if If you don't add one, change the setting to "1".

It is forbidden to modify the hard disk path of "My Documents"

It is forbidden to modify the hard disk path of "My Documents" to start regedit, to the path HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer Find a DWORD value called "DisablePersonalDirChange". If not, add one, and change the setting to "1".

Or you can achieve the goal through the group principle, method:

First log in as the system administrator, go to "Start"--> "Run", type " Gpedit.msc" enters the group policy setting, under "Local Computer Principles", open "User Settings"--> "System Management Templates"-->"Desktop"-->Prohibit users Change the "My Documents" path.

Do not display the "My Documents" option

Start regedit, go to the path HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer, look for a DWORD value called "NoSMMyDocs", if If you don't add one, change the setting to "1".

Limit the number of "My Recent Documents" displayed

Start regedit, go to the path HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer and look for a DWORD value called "MaxRecentDocs" If you do not add one, change the setting to "1".

Do not display the "My Recent Documents" option

Start regedit, go to the path HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer and look for a DWORD value called "NoRecentDocsMenu". If you do not add one, change the setting to "1".

Disable the "Safely Remove Hardware" item

Start regedit, go to the path HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer and look for a DWORD value called "NoStartMenuEjectPC". If you do not add one, change the setting to "1".

Do not display "My Computer"

Start regedit, go to the path HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\NonEnum, remove {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D } OK.

Do not display the "computer shutdown" option

Start regedit, go to the path HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer, look for a DWORD value called "NoClose", if not Add one and change the setting to "1".

Log in to the system as Administrator, go to "Start"--> "Run", enter gpedit.msc, click "Computer Configuration" on the left side of the window--> "System Management Template"--> ; "[Start] menu and taskbar", enable "Remove and deactivate [Computer Shutdown] button".

Remove the "Search" option

Start regedit, go to the path HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer, look for a DWORD value called "NoFind", if not Add one and change the setting to "1".

Remove the "Description and Support" project

Start regedit, go to the path HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer, look for a DWORD value called "NoSMHelp", if If you don't add one, change the setting to "1".

Remove the "Run" option

Start regedit, go to the path HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer, look for a DWORD value called "NoRun", if not Add one and change the setting to "1".

Hide "Recycle Bin"

Method: Start Regedit, go to the path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\HideDesktopIcons\\NewStartPanel and add a name called {645FF040-5081- The DWORD value of 101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}" is set to "1".

modify the "Start" menu display

want to modify the "Start" menu and display the title, will want to use Resource Hacker to modify stored in the C: \\ Explorer.exe Windows folder of information, as this The run file is protected by the Windows File Protection (WFP) feature, so it must be unprotected first.

Unlock WFP protection method: Open "File Explorer"-->"Tools" à "Folder Options"--> "View", cancel "Hide protected operating system files (recommend)" and "Hide Extensions for known file types", and cancel "Show hidden files and folders".

Then go to "Start"--> "Run", enter "%systemroot%\\system32\\Restore", you should find a file called "filelist.xml", click and then right click the mouse button to select " "Properties", cancel the "Read Only" item.

officially revise filelist.xml, right click, using the "Notepad" to open a file, the file documents all important files protected. Look for the "%windir%\\system.ini" line and add the "%systemroot%\\explorer.exe" line to archive.

Go to "Start"-->"Run", enter "%systemroot%\\system32\\dllcache", find and delete Explorer.exe, because once the WFP function is run, the system will put some specified Important files are backed up here. If you do not delete this file, the WFP function will perform a routine check and find that the Explorer has been modified, it will replace the newly modified file in real time.

Cancel the "automatic update" function

Windows XP "automatic update" function, self-test found that there are new system patches will be updated in real time, although convenient, but it takes up some system resources, down It is better to manually update it yourself. If you cancel the automatic function function? The method is as follows:

Go to "Console"-->"Efficacy and Maintenance"-->"System"-->"Automatic Update", select "Turn off automatic updates, I want to manually update my computer." In addition, go to "Start" -> "Run", run msconfig and cancel "Automatic Updates" under the "Services" item.

Hide "My Network Places"

Windows XP to hide "My Network Places", start regedit, go to the path HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer, look for a name called "NoStartMenuNetworkPlaces "DWORD value, if not added one, change the setting to "1".

Find programs hidden in "Add and Remove Programs"

Not all installed programs can be uninstalled through the "Add and Remove Programs" function, but can be modified by some Parameters to solve. For example, Windows XP is installed in the C drive. Open the C:\\Windows\\inf folder and double-click the sysoc.inf file. You can see that the second-to-last word with a few lines is "Hide". It is this word that tells the system not to display this entry in the "Add/Remove Programs" list. You can use the space key instead of "Hide" to display the desired program.