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Cheap and easy way of using an XP box as a router.
A cheap and easy way of adding a router to your network is to use a surplus PC with Windows XP Professional installed on it. Just install an additional network card in the box and then configure the registry setting below and Presto! Your XP box becomes able to route (forward) IP packets from one interface to another.
Open Regedit and navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
Find the following registry value:
IPEnableRouter
Set this value to 1 to enable IP routing on the box.
After doing this, reboot the machine. You may also need to disable Windows Firewall on the machine

The following command starts the Add Printer Wizard:
Rundll32.exe printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /il
If you want to add a standard TCP/IP port for printing, use this command:
Rundll32.exe tcpmonui.dll,LocalAddPortUI
You can easily create new shared folders through the New Share dialog box. Use this command to open it:
Rundll32.exe ntlanui.dll,ShareCreate
Another function you can access through Ntlanui.dll is the Shared Directories dialog box. Here's how to open it:
Rundll32.exe ntlanui.dll,ShareManage

Make icons in windows appear quicker
Every time you open My Computer to browse folders XP automatically searches for network files and printers. This causes a delay in displaying your icons. You probably see the "default" windows icon and as you scroll it changes to the correct icon. This is how to stop that...
1. Open My Computer
2. Click on the Tools menu and select Folder Options...
3. Under Folder Options select the view tab.
4. Uncheck the very first box that reads "Automatically search for network folders and printers".
5. Click "Apply" or "OK"
You should see a dramatic increase in speed when Windows displays your icons.

Re-Install Windows XP without Activation

Have you ever wanted to reformat the hard disk and reinstall Windows XP on a system but you didn't want to mess around with Microsoft's Product Activation after the reinstall? Fortunately, you don't have to.
As long as you aren't making any hardware alterations, you can back up the activation status files before you reformat the hard drive and then restore them after you reinstall the operating system.
To perform the backup, follow these steps:
1. Use Windows Explorer to open the C:\Windows\System32 folder.
2. Copy the Wpa.dbl and Wpa.bak files to a floppy disk or CD.
To perform the restore, follow these steps:
1. Decline the activation request at the end of the installation procedure, and restart Windows XP.
2. During bootup, press [F8] to access the Windows Advanced Options menu.
3. Choose the Safe Mode (SAFEBOOT_OPTION=Minimal) option.
4. Use Windows Explorer to open the C:\Windows\System32 folder.
5. If they exist, rename the new Wpa.dbl and Wpa.bak files to Wpadbl.new and Wpabak.new.
6. Copy the original Wpa.dbl and Wpa.bak files from the floppy disk or CD to the C:\Windows\System32 folder.
7. Restart the system.

Enabling Remote Desktop On Remote Computer

Remote Desktop can be enabled remotely by creating a new RDP listening port through the remote computer�s registry. You can accomplish this by completing the steps described below:
Open the Registry Editor on your computer.
From the File menu, click Connect Network Registry.
Locate or type in the name of the remote computer. Click OK.
Browse to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \CurrentControlSet \ Control \ Terminal Server.
In the right pane, open the value called fDenyTSConnections (REG_DWORD).
Change the value data from 1 to 0. This will enable Remote Desktop on the remote computer.
1=Disable 0=Enable
Click OK and close the Registry Editor.
The remote computer must be restarted in order for the changes to take effect