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Termintate crashed application faster

There are some applications which takes much memory and makes your system slow .It even takes much time to  terminate that applications.So to terminate such applications faster , just follow these steps:

>>Go to Start>Run>Type regedit to open registry editor
>>Navigate to the following key : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
>>When you select Desktop , on  right window pane you can see a string named HungAppTimeout
>>Double click that string and set its value to 1000 (default value:5000 in ms)
>>Now windows can recognize crashed application within and allow you to kill it within a second

Now you can change windows default program files directory (which is usually C:\Program Files)  using registry editor by just following these steps:
>>Go to Start>Run , type regedit to open registry editor
>> Now navigate to the following path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
>>Select the CurrentVersion folder in the registry

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>>In the right window pane you will see a string named ProgramFilesDir
>>Double Click that string change its value data directory to your own directory
>>For eg: If by default the string value is C:\Program Files then you can change is to D:\Program Files
>>Now when you install any program(software) the program will paste its installation files and other data in D:\Program Files directory not in C:\Program Files directory

*This trick can be useful when your default(C:\) drive has less free space

Now you can keep your Broadband connection ON even if you log off from your PC by just following these steps:

>>Go to Start>Run , type regedit to open registry editor
>>In registry editor navigate to the following directory:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

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>>Select winlogon and under it create a new string value named KeepRasConnections
>>Double click it and change its value data to 1

*Thats it now you logoff your PC and login again to see broadband connection still ON

Many applications at startup will make your pc slow.So you must remove some unwanted applications using registry or other method already discussed.You can make your PC start faster by doing this.
>>Go to Start>Run Type regedit to open registry editor
>>Navigate to the following      keys:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RUN and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RUN
>>On the right side ,  Delete keys which show unnecessary applications at startup

ClearType font produces improved font display resolution and readability in LCD monitors,also in laptops and other flat desktops.To use or enable cleartype font for your desktop, just follow these steps:

>>Go to Start>Run>Type regedit to open registry editor
>>Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_USERS/.DEFAULT/ControlPanel/Desktop
>>Right click on right window pane create a new string value and name it FontSmoothing and set its value to 2(only if string is unavailable).
>>Right click again and create a new DWORD value named FontSmoothingType and set its value to 2 by selecting decimal button.(only if DWORD is unavailable)
>>Exit registry and reboot your PC to see ClearType font for all users on the PC

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Now you can add copy to folder and move to folder options in right click menu by just following these steps:
>>Press win + R to open run window and type regedit to open registry editor
>>Navigate to the following key:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
>>Create a new key called "Copy To"and set its value to {C2FBB630-2971-11d1- A18C-00C04FD75D13}
to get Copy To option in your right click menu
>>Create a new key called "Move To" and set its value to {C2FBB631-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}
>>Exit the registry
>>The changes will occur immediately or after a reboot

Microsoft has set its default search engine in internet explorer as MSN.Now you can change that search engine to any other you like.
>>Close internet explorer
>>Go to start>Run>type regedit to open registry editor
>>Navigate to following key:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl
>>Change the value of string key name default to any one of the following values :
>>To specify Metacrawler as the default search page, change the default value to http://www.metacrawler.com/crawler?general=%s
>>To specify AltaVista as the default search page, change the default value to
http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?q=%s
>>To specify HotBot as the default search page, change the default value to
http://hotbot.com/?MT=%s
>>To specify Google as the default search page, change the default value to
http://www.google.com/keyword/%s

You can change your service pack 2 or display service pack 3 or even 4 by just following these steps:
>>Go to start>Run>type regedit to open registry editor(Make a backup of your registry if needed)
>>Navigate to :HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows
>>Change the value of CSDVersion from 0x00000200 (SP2) to the Windows XP SP3 value of 0x00000300
>>Reboot and see the change.

If you dont want any users to change desktop settings ,then follow these steps:

>>Open registry editor(Start>Run>regedit)
>>Navigate to the following key:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\ProgramManager\Restrictions
>>Create or edit the DWORD NoSaveSettings. Now to disable saving desktop settings, set its
value to 1.
>>Reboot your PC for setting to take effect.

By following these steps you can automatically dial to your Internet Service Provide ISP to get connected to Internet.

>>Go to start>Run>Type regedit
>>In registry editor explore to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\InternetSettings
>>Create a new binary value named EnableAutodial, and set the new value to equal 01 00 00 00 to enable autodial or 00 00 00 00 to disable it.
>>This restriction can be used on a computer wide basis by adding it to keys corresponding to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Micrsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\InternetSettings.