I recently played around with the ClearType Tuner Powertoy on my
system. I was curious to see what this powertoy could do, even though I
was happy with how enabling the standard ClearType in XP.
After playing around with it, I really came to the conclusion that I

"image resizer" on
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx is a
nice little tool.  I've been using it for years to quickly reduce the
resolution of an image, but it just recently broke for me.  The only thing

I'd like my 'Guest' account to allow remote users to connect via 'Remote
Desktop'.  How can I remove the built-in restriction that prevents remote
access to the Guest account?  Thanks!

Would love to have a 'Send to > Quick Launch' on my Right Click menu.
...anyone?  ;)

i'm having problems changeing the background on my desktop. i've tried the
line 142 thing but its not allowing me to change anything other than the
background color.

I know there's a way to keep the system files (or whatever they are)
from showing during Windows startup. My startup screen just started
showing two or three files. I don't know why, and I can't remember what
to do to stop it.

I am unable to change my background to any pictures that I have stored.  I
was able to do so before I added a spyware program and cannot now.  The
spyware program has been removed and when I go to change my background I am
unable to do so. THe only thing I can choose is the NONE. ...

In Start / classic view....how do I view all programs listed, instead of
recently used programs? In other words, I'd prefer to se all programs listed
as soon as I click 'programs' in classic view.
Thanks,

I cant find out where to change the color of my mouse from white or black to
all the other colors of the color spectrum. A friend of mine had his colored
blue and red. This makes it easier on the eyes. Anyone know how to do this?
I've tried Start,Cotrol Panel, Printers and other ...

I occasionally run System File Checker (sfc /scannow) to be sure
Windows files are present and in their correct versions.  In the
Registry, How do I point to a location different than the original
Windows XP CD?  Then I could avoid having to get out the CD every time

For a very long time, I had themes in WinXP disabled--to the point that
the Themes service was disabled.  Now, I would like to try using a
theme, but it isn't working for some reason.
I've set the Themes service back to Automatic, and it's running.  Under

I recently did an update on my motherboard controller- from the Microsoft
Windows Update website for the JMicron JMB36X Controller. My motherboard is
the new ASUS P5B Deluxe wi-fi.
The update was successful and listed as so on the Windows Update website.

Is there some way to change the order (left to right, for example) of the
icons on the Taskbar?  I see shareware, etc., but would prefer just to see if
XP allows you to do it, or if there is a Microsoft-provided tool that would
allow one to do that.

I have shortcut icons on my desktop arranged in groups. If I change screen
resolution and then return to my normal settinf (1280 x 1024) the icons are
scrambled. In some instances after restart they are scrambled. Any way to
lock my arangement in. Windows XP SE2.

I require very good anti-virus and firewall programs. They can be seperate
and not bundled. Currently I'm using McAfee Security Centre 6 but its got a
dozen small programs running in the background and seems like bloatware to
me. And every now and then I suspect it spins up my hd ...