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- Disable Windows XP's Error Reporting notification
- Great Tip....Thanks!I get tired of telling my PC not to send error information. Just a reminder of how buggy Microsoft products really are. Like a lot of folks, when that pops up....I get the feeling that 'Big Brother' is watching me. Just your run of the mill...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, dzweigoron@..., Error Reporting notification, Error Reporting, Disable Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2007-08-30
- Disable Windows XP's Error Reporting notification
- When Windows XP encounters a severe error that has the potential to crash the operating system, it immediately halts the offending program and displays an error message that says the application has encountered a problem and needs to close. Then, the operating system prompts you to send an error report...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Dialog Box, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2007-08-30
Additional Resources
- Video: Disable and enable Windows XP services
- This WMV video shows you how to disable and enable Windows XP services. Knowing how to disable and enable Windows XP services can help you better secure your machine, troubleshooting Windows startup problems, and combat viruses or spyware. This 1:30 minutes video shows you how to use...
- Tags: Video, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Corporate Communications, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing
- Download resources 2006-02-17
- disable tour windows xp
- I know you can do it through GPedit.msc I just do not know where it is. I am trying to disable it across the domain... So can someone help me find it?also to diable the "text and language services toolbar"Here is the Reg KeyDisable Windows TourAdded 11/19/05If you want to...
- Tags: CookieOrc@..., Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2007-10-25
- Video: Five services you can turn off in Windows XP
- Running unnecessary Windows XP services can increase your vulnerability to exploits that might use those services as attack vectors. Disabling unnecessary services can be an important step in securing Windows XP. However, the typical Windows XP system has more than 80 services. Knowing which ones you can safely turn off...
- Tags: Video, Service, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Bill Detwiler
- Blog posts 2008-05-19
- IT Dojo: Five services you can turn off in Windows XP
- Running unnecessary Windows XP services can increase your vulnerability to exploits that might use those services as attack vectors. Disabling unnecessary services can be an important step in securing Windows XP. However, the typical Windows XP system has more than 80 services. Knowing which ones you can safely turn off...
- Tags: Information Technology, Service, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, it dojo, Strategy, Management, windows xp, bill detwiler, disable services, security
- Videos 2008-04-29
- Disable User Tracking
- The user tracking system built into Windows XP is useless to 99% of users there are very few uses for the information collected other than for a very nosy system admin, and it uses up precious resources to boot, so it makes sense to disable this "Feature" of Windows XP....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software
- Webcasts
- Disable EFS on Windows 2000 and Windows XP Pro clients
- Microsoft's Encrypting File System EFS is designed to be easy to use, even transparent to the end user. Unfortunately, this ease of use also makes it possible for users to encrypt files and folders they shouldn't. EFS is enabled on Windows 2000 and XP Professional systems by default, but you...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Corp., Encrypting File System, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, Operating Systems, Software
- Download resources 2005-03-28
- Disabling the Alt key in Windows XP.
- How will I able to disable the Alt key in Windows XP Pro or WIndows XP Home?Why?maybe a 3rd party desktop manager could do it but i don't think plain windows xp gives you control like that. maybe if you used a programmable keyboard...which would be more trouble than worth...or...
- Tags: Keyboards, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Alt
- Q&A 2006-03-23
- Disable $ Sharing in Windows XP without disabling admin$
- I know about the registry hack through which we can disable all default administrative shares in Windows XP.But I want to know if there is any way by which we can only disable drive sharing (ex, C$, D$) sharing without disabling admin$ and IPC$.As disabling admin$ or IPC$ on pc's...
- Tags: imranais@..., IPC$, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-07-12
- Can USB ports be disable for specific users on a windows XP pro Compuer ???
- Hi,This is my 1st post here, we have a bought a new HP 4400 workstations running on windows XP pro and it is connected to the network on workgroup.Is there a way to disable the USB Ports for specific users ???I am waiting beliving i am goin
- Tags: windows, disable usb for specific users on xp pro, ganesh.bbr@..., windows XP Pro, Microsoft Windows XP, USB port
- Discussion threads 2006-12-22
- Outlook Express and MSN Messenger
- Running Windows XP SP2... Everytime I open Outlook Express, Windows Messenger is opened and logged in. Is there anyway to disable Outlook Express from doing that?Use "WinMessControl;" description follows.You can download it fromhttp://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wmc.htmlPlease be sure to rate this answer; and, if it solves your problem, cloase this question.==================================================DescriptionThis small...
- Tags: e-mail, karma1, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Messenger, MSN, MSN Messenger
- Q&A 2005-05-23
- Disabling the Windows XP Firewall nag
- It may sound like backwards logic to disable a nag in Windows XP that notifies you that your computer might be at risk. However, if you're using a hardware firewall on your network, there's no reason why you shouldn't disable the pesky Firewall nag. If you've disabled Windows XP...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Firewalls, Microsoft Windows, Greg Shultz, Network security, firewall, Windows XP Tips Newsletter, Security, Networking, Operating Systems, Software
- Technical articles 2005-09-14
- Disable the Windows XP Pro tour and .NET passport nags with this VBScript
- After installing Windows XP Professional on a computer you'll encounter several annoying prompts that appear as balloons in the notification area of the taskbar. The first balloon prompts you take the Windows XP Tour. This balloon will return on subsequent logons until you've either taken the tour or dismissed the...
- Tags: Microsoft VBScript, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, .Net, Middleware, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software
- Download resources 2005-06-24
- disable boot menu
- i need to disable boot menu on windows xp home edition please helpe ..... i already try with ntldr but not working very well the sistem doe`s not start enymore thanksEdit boot.ini or boot from XP CDCheck your boot.ini file on c: it might be hidden or read only, it...
- Tags: \Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, XP CD
- Discussion threads 2005-08-15
- how do I disable the Windows XP Welcome Screen?
- how do I disable the Windows XP Welcome Screen?I am using Windows XP Professional.
- Tags: Operating systems, AbbeTech, Windows XP Welcome screen, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-07-23
- disable boot message (safe mode, etc)
- I have a group of XP Pro machines that are saying "We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully..." upon boot. They are fine as far as I know, but I would like to disable this message. I have a domain with group policies and startup scripts,...
- Tags: TechSerf
- Q&A 2004-12-20
- Disable Internet access on a Windows PC
- Problem: TechRepublic member gryandmary used the Technical Q&A to pose the following question: "Can I target a client PC and disable Internet surfing, through a Windows 2000 Server with DSL connectivity, while still maintaining communication with the server? We are using Microsoft Windows XP Pro...
- Tags: Internet Access, TechRepublic Inc., PC, Windows PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Internet, Desktops, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Download resources 2006-06-15
- How to disable autorun when double-clicking on a volume in windows explorer
- Hello: Through group policies or other changes in the windows registry it's posible to disable the autorun feature which activates when a removable device is just plugged, but i need also tu disable the feature windows explorer have (at least in windows 2000/XP) of activating autorun when we double-click on...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, list_ado@..., windows explorer
- Discussion threads 2007-08-24
- Ctrl Alt Del
- Is there any way to disable the task manager in Windows xp home edition, so users except the adminstrator can not use it.Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER Key: SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem Name: DisableTaskMgr Type: REG_DWORDValue: 1=Enablethis key, that is DISABLE TaskManagerValue: 0=Disablethis key, that is Don't Disable, Enable TaskManager As part of the enhanced management...
- Tags: Chief29@..., Enable TaskManager, group policy, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, registry, TaskManager, windows
- Q&A 2005-05-19
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